Floyd Mayweather Jr. is one of the most entertaining men, inside or
outside of the boxing ring. But it was the humility of Marcos Maidana
that saved this episode of Showtime's "All Access."
When it came to the segments on Mayweather, the episode could have easily been called "All Excess."
Mayweather and Maidana fight at the
MGM Grand in Las Vegas on May 3. The bout will be televised by Showtime
pay-per-view. Here's more from Showtime's "All Access" episode 1:
Best Spoken Line, Floyd
Mayweather: "I want to be the best, not just the best fighter, the best
athlete ever. When I leave, I will be known as TBE, and that's 'The Best
Ever.'"
Best Spoken Line, Mayweather part 2:
"I don't know [his] name, but he knows my name," after getting confused
while trying to pronounce Maidana's name.
Best Spoken Line, Marcos Maidana: "I
don't really care about fame. I think if the fights weren't televised,
or if we had to fight without an audiance, it would be better."
The scenic view: Shots of Sante Fe, Argentina.
Training Days: Mayweather body shots.
Best supporting cast: Amilia Maidana, one day old and she's on television.
Best written line: Nice work by Mark
Kriegel on Mayweather. "But after all these years there is one thing he
still lacks, that which can't be measured in dollars - a proper
antagonist." However, not sure I entirely agree with this. Jose Luis
Castillo and Oscar de la Hoya were certainly worthy opponents and so is
Manny Pacquiao.
* The black slate opening over Mayweather's voice was very cool.
* Watching Maidana beat Adrien Broner never gets old.
* One of Mayweather's camp members
made a derogatory remark about Maidana, but Mayweather shushed him,
saying, "No, no, no my opponent is tough."
* One thing that should never be
overlooked by all the bluster is that Mayweather is one of the hardest
working fighters in boxing and that sentiment was eloquently stated by
narrator Barry Pepper, "talent by itself means nothing."
* Incredible timing for "All Access,"
being in Argentina the day Maidana's daughter was born. Those segments
in which the fighter held and talked about his newborn child were the
only times in which he smiled.
* Excellent transition from Maidana and his child to the out-of-focus neon stilletto on the Las Vegas strip.
* The line, "promoters, sponsors,
members of the fourth estate, they're all his [Mayweather's] subjects,"
was a bit over the top.
* The entire opening segment was
unfortunate. Mayweather flaunted his jewely, cash and exotic cars. All
of which viewers have seen before. The cameras followed Mayweather to a
luxury car dealership at which he purchased a Ferrari and a Bentley.
The narration then explained, "Rare is the odometer that exceeds 2,500
miles."
That scene was followed by Mayweather
talking about a breakup with his fiancee, Shantel Jackson, who was a
regular on these shows. However, in this episode, she was not even
mentioned by name, only referred to as a "this former resident," while
showing footage inside Mayweather's home.
That was immediately followed by the
an excellent line written by Kriegel, "Floyd may be single, but he's
never alone." Then we see Mayweather sitting with three women discussing
private body parts. This came off as a thinly veiled dig at his former
fiancee. This isn't the first time that Mayweather has used "All
Access" to push a personal agenda that had nothing to do with boxing.
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