‘I Been Doing This’: Floyd Mayweather Says He’s Too Busy Building Wealth to Worry About Noise In Newly Discovered Interview as Lawsuit Moves Forward

Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr. has tried to shut down negative chatter claiming he’s broke and owes millions to other people.

Several lawsuits accuse the boxing legend of fraud and breach of contract over fights expected to generate major payouts.

Mayweather kept quiet in recent months, letting the headlines speak for him until an unexpected ally gave him a platform.

Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. responds to broke rumors and a newly discovered clip. (Photo by Candice Ward/Getty Images)

Rapper Cam’Ron dropped a new episode of his “It is What It Is” podcast. It excerpts an extended clip from an interview he had with Mayweather at the fighter’s boxing gym on March 6.

Mayweather said he now avoids “liars, thieves, rats, and snakes” amid criticism and false narratives about his character and lifestyle.

“I ain’t been out on no streets begging like my hands [are] cups, so at the end of the day I’m good,” he told Cam’Ron.

“I’m a kid that came from nothing. And I’m not educated in school. I’m educated in life. Meaning, I know how to survive,” Mayweather explained.

The 49-year-old went on to acknowledge the sacrifices many fans made to watch him fight.

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“The Black community have been paying money for years to come see me fight. These people will pull equity out of their house, bet their life savings [to see me box.]”

Mayweather added, “You bet it on Floyd ’cause I prove that I’m 100 percent when I get in that ring. … Every time, because they believe in me.”

Mayweather said dealing with “this lawsuit, and that lawsuit” is normal for someone like him.

Mayweather said failed business partnerships resemble divorces. He believes both sides should move on rather than trade public accusations. The boxing champ added that people often target him because he’s “the main face” and “the biggest name.”

He believes that building generational wealth leaves little time to worry about social media criticism.

“I’m not in nobody else’s business,” Mayweather said, later adding, “I don’t pocket watch. I don’t know what nobody is doing.”

Ironically, Mayweather went into a rant about his cash-counting stunt to impress billionaire Jay-Z at a Lakers-Clippers game last year.

Mayweather’s defense is that most people with money pay in cash, not credit cards, saying, “I been doing this.”

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He also dismissed rumors that he has lost his wealth, insisting he continues to pay his family’s bills and remains financially secure.

When Cam’Ron asked about his lawsuit against Premier Boxing Champions, Mayweather said, “I really don’t want to talk about it.”

In February, Mayweather reportedly filed a $340 million lawsuit against Showtime and Stephen Espinoza. It alleged they helped longtime adviser and “father figure” Al Haymon divert millions from his boxing earnings

Mayweather raised suspicions about why Haymon “always wanted to stay behind the scenes.”

The lawsuit accuses Haymon of controlling Mayweather’s finances, routing money through hidden accounts, and inflating expenses. It also alleges he misused proceeds from blockbuster fights, including the Manny Pacquiao bout.

He argues Showtime failed to stop the alleged scheme and brushed off claims about lost financial records.

The lawsuit does not name longtime adviser Al Haymon as a defendant, even though it alleges he orchestrated the fraud.

He also adressed another massive lawsuit. Mayweather noted, “There’s somebody I’m involved with on my team who I thought was a friend and a business partner. But it turned out he was a con artist and a scammer.”

In May, Mayweather filed a massive $175 million fraud lawsuit in New York against former investment manager Jona Rechnitz and others, accusing them of unauthorized wire transfers, forging his signature to sell his private jet, and making unauthorized investments.

The defendants deny the allegations and argue the lawsuit is an attempt to deflect from the boxer’s spending and gambling habits.

“I’m just laying low cleaning up [the] business and then you know it’s back to the regular program,” Mayweather told Cam’Ron.

Mayweather said he has no immediate plans to fight again, but he wouldn’t rule out an exhibition with Tyson. If it happens, it happens, he said adding, “Let’s entertain the people. If we do it, we do it. If we don’t, then we don’t.”

The lawsuit also claims the boxer’s team discovered altered contract dates and missing financial records after requesting documents for the Manny Pacquiao and Conor McGregor fights in 2024.

According to the complaint, Showtime said some records had been “lost.” Mayweather accuses Showtime and former executive Stephen Espinoza of helping conceal the alleged scheme through fraud and other misconduct.

Mayweather Promotions formally denied most of Showtime’s allegations and demanded a jury trial.

The company argued that Showtime’s claims lack legal merit, raised multiple defenses, including the statute of limitations, and contended that no enforceable agreement requires it to indemnify Showtime. Mayweather Promotions also asked the court to dismiss Showtime’s third-party complaint and rule in its favor.

The allegations remain unproven, and the case is pending in court.

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