Unbeatable.

Love him or (most likely) hate him, Floyd “Money” Mayweather has proved yet again that he is unbeatable. 48-0. He is one win shy of tying Rocky Marciano’s record of 49-0. Floyd intends to tie the record in September and then retire as one of the greatest pound-for-pound boxers of all time. He is very clear about this goal. I have no doubt that he will accomplish it.  

Mayweather started his professional career as “Pretty Boy Floyd” and was just a shadow in the background of Oscar De La Hoya’s spotlight. Mayweather was winning fights but he was not nearly as famous as he is now. He was not accomplishing the goals that he set out to. His goals were very clear – he wanted to be the best fighter he could be and the first “9-figure fighter” AKA he wanted to be the first fighter to make over $100 million dollars in a single night.

I have never been a huge fan of Mayweather. Or so I thought. I was adamantly rooting for Pacquiao last night. I was hoping somebody would finally shut him up.

There was no question of the outcome. It was very clear that Mayweather won the fight last night. He dominated. For anyone who follows boxing to at least some degree, Mayweather landed tons more punches and hardly got hit at all by Pacquiao. He completely controlled the fight. He controlled the ring.

This fight, just like all fights, was won outside of the ring. It is won in practice and preparation, both physically and mentally. This is why I have a newfound respect for Mayweather.

Mayweather wins his fights long before setting foot in the ring. His greatness is in his mentality. He does not just believe he is going to win. He knows it. He has absolutely no doubt. This does not mean that he relies entirely on his mind. He definitely trains his ass off, but the mental game is what makes him unbeatable. In boxing and in business

Boxing ability aside, Mayweather definitely understands the “money” side of boxing and there is absolutely no denying that he is one of the absolute best promoters EVER. Period. Nobody has accomplished what he has OUTSIDE of the ring, much less inside of it.

Mayweather made close to $180 Million dollars last night. This was not by accident. His formation of his company, “Mayweather Promotions” is all about “money”. It is very clear. Look at his nickname. This has been his master-plan all along. He knew he needed to break free from De La Hoya’s brand and create one for himself. So he did.

Mayweather recognizes the business of boxing and pointed out last night that he is an “entertainer” and everything he does is to “to sell tickets”. He sees the big picture. He knows that boxing is entertainment and the whole goal is to sell more tickets.

Mayweather knows how to make money. He knows what people want and what they are willing to pay for. That in itself is amazing from a business perspective but to ALSO be able to go out and be the performer, is even more incredible.

Mayweather’s legacy is a lesson for all of us. He has 2 goals that he is 100% committed to accomplishing and you can tell that nothing in the world is going to stop him. The first one is to be the best pound-for-pound boxer of all time. His record pretty well speaks for itself in this regard. His second goal, to be the first boxer to make 9-figures in a night was already accomplished. What else does he have accomplish?

You can call him whatever you want. You can hate the idiotic things he says on camera. You can call him cocky, arrogant and conceited. All of those might be true, but the one thing you cannot call him is “beatable”.

Thank You - For My Life

Imagine living in a society where a small group of men, call them “The Societal Board”, determines what is best for you and everybody else. The Board determines what time you wake up and what time you go to bed. The Board assign you a “job”, not based on your skills or enjoyment, but based on societal necessity. You work long hours out of duty to your fellow societal members and are not allowed any breaks. If you are good at your job, you are not allowed to advance. Advancement is putting yourself above the other members of society, which is not allowed. You are not paid for your efforts because you have no decision-making capability anyway. Your work is your service to your country. It is your duty. Your ultimate goal is to sacrifice your wants, desires, and ambitions, to somebody else. It does not matter who the faceless person is that you are sacrificing to – that person’s life has a higher societal value than yours. Anything that you do for yourself is selfish and therefore, evil.

Food is rationed to provide the bare minimum for everybody’s subsistence. Anything more than this would be selfish. If your child is deathly ill and needs a rare medicine, it is more virtuous for you to give that medicine to another child, even if you were holding the medicine in your hand. You must put other’s first. The entire society is built on this principle. Anything you do for yourself is bad. Anything you do for others is good. Regardless of the outcome.

Our freedom protects us from the society above. Freedom is the protection of our individual rights. We are not pieces on a chess board being controlled by a group, or Board, with our best interests being determined by somebody else. We are all free to make our own choices. We are free to pursue our own happiness and be the person that we want to be. We are free to live. We are free to the ownership of our own life. Not all societies are granted this right. Today is a day to honor that.

Veteran’s Day is a day to honor all of the brave men and women, who put their own life on the line, to ensure that we all maintain ownership of ours. Our free society would not exist without the people who defend it – militarily and intellectually. My largest and most emphatic “Thank You” goes out to everybody who has served, or is serving in the military right now. You are not only defending the greatest country on earth, but you are defending the greatest idea ever conceived. I also send out another huge “Thank You” to anyone who has ever stood up to intellectually defend the smallest minority on earth – the individual.