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Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. arrives outside the Regional Justice Center downtown Friday, June 1, 2012, to begin his 90-day jail sentence after pleading guilty to charges in a September 2010 domestic battery incident.
By Tovin Lapan (contact) 
Tuesday, June 12, 2012 | 1:55 p.m.
Attorneys for Floyd Mayweather Jr. have filed a motion requesting the boxing champion be allowed to serve out the remainder of his 90-day sentence at home. The request comes 12 days into Mayweather’s incarceration at the Clark County Detention Center.
Citing lack of exercise, poor nutrition and the special conditions under which Mayweather is being held due to his celebrity status, the boxer’s attorney, Richard Wright, argues his client may never fight again if he is forced to remain in jail for the full term.
An advocate for victims of domestic violence counters the fighter should have thought about those consequences before battering his girlfriend.
In the motion, Wright argues it is “inhumane” for Mayweather to be housed with felons, as he was convicted on a misdemeanor domestic battery charge. Mayweather, because of his celebrity, is held in lockdown 23 hours a day.
According to the motion, Mayweather had requested to be with the general population, but jail administrators have refused because of his celebrity.
“Whether Mr. Mayweather will be able to box again is dependent on his continued conditioning,” Wright states in the motion. “(Clark County Detention Center's) conduct may cause, not just huge financial harm to Mr. Mayweather, but also huge emotional harm if he is no longer able to pursue his boxing career because of the deconditioning he has suffered with CCDC.”
The motion also included an affidavit from Mayweather’s physician Dr. Robert Voy, who argues that Mayweather’s lack of exercise and quality food is delivering a knockout to his career. Voy conducted a physical on Mayweather on June 8, seven days after the boxer first entered jail. Voy observed diminished muscle tone and weight loss in examining Mayweather.
Voy’s report expresses concern over Mayweather’s mental state, saying he is anxious and upset and unable to “dissipate” those frustrations through exercise, as he is accustomed.
“At age 35, Floyd will struggle to regain his health,” Voy states. “The longer Floyd is held to the current regimen of no exercise and jail food, the more damage that will be done to Floyd’s physique. Floyd’s body is his business and his life’s work. Because of his age, the recovery time form the results of this jail detention will get longer and longer. And, he may not be able to physically recover entirely.”
Mayweather’s co-manager Leonard Ellerbe also submitted an affidavit with the motion in which he details the boxer’s training regimen and dedication to staying fit. Ellerbe says Mayweather will do three hours of boxing-related training per day and has his meals prepared by a live-in chef to ensure proper nutrition.
As an inmate under administrative segregation, Mayweather is not allowed access to the exercise area or gym, and his cell is too small for exercise, the motion says.
Wright argues in the motion that since the Clark County Detention Center will not house Mayweather with the general population, alternative sites for incarceration have been rejected, and he is being unfairly isolated, he should be allowed to spend the remainder of his sentence under house arrest.
Rebecca Ferreira, who runs Safe Faith United an advocacy organization for victims of domestic violence, protested when Mayweather’s jail time was delayed so he could fight Miguel Cotto in May. Ferreira says if the motion is granted, it will be sending the wrong message to both victims and abusers.
“That’s not right,” Ferreira said. “This is part of his punishment. If he doesn’t like the food, too bad; he should have thought of that before laying hands on his girlfriend. He needs to take this like a man. Even people with medical conditions stay in jail. This guy is healthy. He has no medical condition. He should stay in jail.”
Ferreira said it is short notice to rally a protest, but she plans to go to the hearing Thursday when the motion will be heard.
“First they let them him go because of the fight, and we weren’t happy about that,” Ferreira said. “And now they are going to let him go because he is losing weight? Give me a break. They shouldn’t let him go because that will send the wrong message to victims. Other victims won’t come forward because they’ll see the justice system does not take the crime seriously.”
In addition to the 90-day jail sentence, Mayweather was ordered to pay $2,500 in fines, attend a yearlong domestic violence counseling class and perform 100 hours of community service. His attorneys noted Mayweather already had paid the fine, completed 45 hours of community service and attended 21 of the counseling classes.
No one wants to be in jail, no one wants to eat Jail food. Most that end up inside lose their jobs.
Mr. Mayweather is now experiencing what all other criminals do.
He has already been treated special by the court system.
Hopefully they don't cut him any further slack because he is a "celebrity".
If they let him out on house arrest how would they justify not letting everyone else out on house arrest?
Does anyone proof read articles for typos anymore?
He was convicted on a misdemeanor because that's what his plea deal was. They were going to try him on a felony. If I beat up my wife, there wouldn't be a plea deal or time off to do my job before going to prison and I bet the sentence would have been longer than 90 days. Let him rot.
Someone get this wuss some Kleenex. If a pro boxer hits a lady, he should be locked up longer than 90 days. Big man you are Floyd.
Totally agree...gee, all the celebrities get treated differently than us "regular folks"...guess he (and the rest) should have thought about his actions BEFORE he did what he did..Lindsey Lohan just got into a car accident while driving. She was NOT allowed to drive, but did anyways even WITH a movie studio's car there to pick her up - then tried to bribe her way out of it..TEACH THESE IDIOTS A LESSON - Lock their *** up in jail and treat them the way normal citizens are treated and maybe they will stop the BS. They are feerless of the law because nothing happens to them..
Any athlete does not lose all of thier conditioning in 90 days. This guy has wanted special treatment from the get go and has been afforded that luxury due to his status. If he didn't want to go to jail he shouldn't have hit that woman. Be a man Floyd! Suck it up and do your time.
By shayne7
June 12, 2012
2:28 p.m.
Does anyone proof read articles for typos anymore?
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you one of the 400 teachers that just got their pink slip?
Tuff break Floyd, you beat your baby momma in front of your kids you do the time. You can take the idiot out of the hood but you cant take the hood out of the idiot. #TeamBabyMommaBeatDown
By ls1:
No I'm a CPA....and I'm sure you didn't catch a single one.
The argument that he can't exercise in his cell is ludicrous. I watch "locked up" all the time and see those thugs doing all kinds of exercises in tiny cells. They can work their upper body with push-ups in a number of positions, even along the wall face down. He can pretend he's jumping rope and jump up and down for 30 minutes or he can throw punches into the air. His 1 hr of yard time he can run. That's plenty of exercise. He's not training for a fight right now anyway, so the point is moot. As for the food, I'm sure a nutritionist checked off on it and found it to be adequate. Bottom line, he's just another prisoner. Quit whinning like a little beouch and do your time! (No, I wouldn't say that to his face, lol)
how about everyone at ccdc gets a house arrest at mayweather's pad? He can pay for them instead of tax payers.
Let him do his time!
If you do the crime...do your time..dude!!! Its almost he is saying what he did was humane! He hasn't got a clue!
Maybe I'm showing my age, but...whenever I read a story like this, the theme song from the old cop series Baretta starts playing in my head. "Don't do the crime if you can't do the time..."
Mayweather is such a sissy! He could exercise in his cell the 23 hours a day he is in it. He just believes he is better than everyone else and should get preferential treatment!
Floyd: Brian Banks spent 5 years in prison and was wrongly convicted. And he still might make the Seahawks.
And a tough guy like you--Mr. "pound-for-pound", right?--can't handle 90 days and bounce back? C'mon, get serious.
Guess you'll have to borrow some of Manny's steroids when you get out (provided he actually has any).
I agree with MickeyA. It seems with all the reality shows on Tv. Prisoners who are confined in similar situations seem to maintain a regimen of different workouts. Here is a (trained Athlete) who after ONLY 12 days is crumbleing under the pressure of being in solitary confinement. WOW, how many thousands had spent or are spending years of this type of confinement. Mayweather is such a Sissy. Maybe he should have thought about all this before the coward beat his girlfriend. I say give him another 6 months just for the heck of it.
I agree that he should do his time. However,he's being unfairly treated then your normal person in jail. He's locked down in solitary confinement 23 hours a day because he's popular, not because he done anything wrong once in custody of the Clark County Detention Center. Mayweather requested general population that a normal person would receive, except he gets solitary. Hey MikeyA, I watch lock up too, they have him in the shoe, is that fair? You know what's going on. That's my 2 cents folks :-)
FM is such a phony. He has this whole squeaky clean act for them and another for his people.
http://youtu.be/qEC12ieb8TI
Oh for the love of god, what a candy a--. It's a lousy 90 days. Do lots of pushups and other bodyweight exercises in your cell then get back after it upon release. Anyone with a strong enough mind could get back to their prior condition in another 30-90 days after release. This just goes to show you how weak alot of these pampered, over paid celebrity athletes really are despite their chosen sport and rough exterior or image.
Here's what I find Ironic!
The man is in jail for an agreed term of 90 days for what exactly FIGHTING yep Imangine that fighting and to top that off his attorney charges that if his client is forced to complete his sentence then the Rehabilitation he agreed to would be a Success.
He now want's a second bite of the apple.
The TV character Barretta had sage advice:
Don't want to do the time, don't do the crime.
No exceptions for Mayweather, he's a big boy, he can do 90 days.
What's "inhumane" is a man beating up a woman.
"The TV character Barretta had sage advice..."
brass -- you going to quote some fortune cookies next?
"What's "inhumane" is a man beating up a woman."
Noindex -- and what's unjust is taking the woman's word for it without evidence beyond a reasonable doubt.
"Makes you feel ashamed to live in a land where justice is a game." -- Bob Dylan "Hurricane"
boo hoo--almost feel sorry for the gangster wanna be punk
"I agree that he should do his time. However,he's being unfairly treated then your normal person in jail. He's locked down in solitary confinement 23 hours a day because he's popular"
I'd say he's being treated more fairly than your normal person. If he was put in the general population there's probably a bunch of them would like to take a swing at him. He's being protected, not treated unfairly. It's 90 days...he's already been given a break with the delay in serving the time. Stop whining and do the time. If he was in the general population and got assaulted he'd be crying that he's not being protected.
KillerB, no one "took the woman's word for it without evidence." Mayweather pled guilty and no contest to the charges.
It's worse is to assume a miscarriage of justice based on your prejudice against the law, when you've examined no evidence, no statements of witnesses nor forensics.
I'll take Mr. Mayweather at his word: he harassed and assaulted the mother of his children. He deserves no special treatment, no special accommodation other than to protect his personal safety. His future career should have NO BEARING on how he should serve his sentence.
Don't bend over in the shower Floyd.
Give me a break!!!! What a bunch a bull crap!!!! Let him serve out his time in the general population. He can keep fit by sparing with all the other inmates while at the same time working off those anger issues his lawyer claims he's experiencing in jail.
There's a reason why I love you Sun posters. This thread is one of them.
KillerB, I know you never want to believe it, but sometimes people ARE guilty.
And to FM, Boo-hoo, you big baby. You beat up your wife in front of your child. Eat your bologna sandwich and drink your kool-aid with the rest of them. It's more nutrition than many people in the world get in a day.
Gee...another celebrity who wants to be above the law. Imagine that.
If he'd rather be in general population for the rest of his time, let him. Otherwise, he should serve each and every day he was sentenced to. He should stay in great shape defending himself against the various inmates who would be trying to make a name for themselves by attacking him, and not necessarily with just fists. Hence solitary confinement.
A whiner and a thug. I would think a better attorney could probably have made a more realistic and believable argument.
Has his attorney seen some of the thugs that are in jail?! They're cut, muscular, and are able to carve out a body that many bodybuilders would die for! If they can do it, he can do it. He's a whiner crybaby! Get over it dude!
The legal system is NOT LEGAL. The Domestic Violence Laws create more contention than it solves. The state gets money off others heartaches. Jail is NOT what most of these men or women need. They need counseling to help them relearn behavior patterns that most likely they saw growing up. Love and kindness, understanding is what is lacking. What is locking up a human being teaching them? Frustration and the absence of strong communication skills caused the problem and jail INTENSIFIES this. Thieves and murderers are the ones that need to be locked up. The other crimes of passion and drugs need rehabilitation facilities. Most people don't want to hurt another human being. They are hurting themselves and they do not know how to express it. Teach love not hate.
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First they let them him go because of the fight, and we weren't happy about that," Ferreira said. "And now they are going to let him go because he is losing weight? Give me a break. They shouldn't let him go because that will send the wrong message to victims. Other victims won't come forward because they'll see the justice system does not take the crime seriously."
The WRONG MESSAGE is sent to society ... how do you know he wasn't a victim of verbal abuse? I don't know the circumstances involved but the states are making money preying into peoples lives. He made a mistake, is doing his community service, domestic violence classes, and has paid his fine. Some of these advocates seem more hateful than the perpetrators. How can one learn from their hate?
I was 100% in favor of delaying the jail-time so he could fight the last fight, byt 100% opposed to this new request. Serve the time Floyd!
if Oranthal James Simpson can handle it...So can Floyd. Imagine how OJ's golf game has suffered...
I saw him shopping at Caesar's 2 nights before he checked into jail. He looked like someone with a great deal on his mind. I am not surprised he's having emotional issues. I think he'd be buying trouble in gen pop. Not saying he doesn't deserve a good "whooping" but 90 days may turn into more if they put him there- especially if he is already looking for a fight. The notion that he will be irretrievably broken is absurd. I just hope they don't give him the Lohan treatment. I'm a bit shocked that he's still in honestly. If I hit someone, I have no doubt I'd see the longer, much longer sentence and I'm certain my hands aren't deadly weapons.
"KillerB, no one "took the woman's word for it without evidence." Mayweather pled guilty and no contest to the charges."
edgewise -- you should read before you post. If you had you would have seen my post was a general response to a general statement, not aimed at any particular person. Do you know a man ordered away from his home and family by an domestic restraining order? They're done ex parte -- without first hearing his side of the story, and becomes a criminal just for sending his little girl a card on her birthday. If you don't, 'nuf said.
"Gee...another celebrity who wants to be above the law. Imagine that."
Lowjiber -- you should observe the courts and what they do to people's lives. You'll probably come to the same conclusion I did -- when you run out of money you run out of rights.
"You don't know anything about a woman until you meet her in court." -- Norman Mailer
Go ahead and put him in general population. So he can get his butt beat, just like he beat his wife's butt.
"Go ahead and put him in general population. So he can get his butt beat, just like he beat his wife's butt."
Wolfdog -- he's a prize fighter. Do the math, and try not to look like a buffoon next time.
"'If the law supposes that,' said Mr. Bumble,.... 'the law is a ass -- a idiot.'" -- Charles Dickens, "Oliver Twist"
General population would be kissing Floyd's rear as do the guards. They will treat Floyd like a king in the yard/general area...Just hoping for some -hook up after they get out. With the exception of some skinhead types - but that happens in prison not county jail.
"The TV character Barretta had sage advice..."
brass -- you going to quote some fortune cookies next?
"Makes you feel ashamed to live in a land where justice is a game." -- Bob Dylan "Hurricane"
no, don't worry there killerb, we'll all leave the pedantic self-serving quoting to you.
This isn't his first brush with the law. He's had numerous other incidents prior to this. Is he threatening the boxing world and Las Vegas thru his "retirement" statements?
LOL. Floyd loves to gamble big, real big. He'll fight until he can't physically fight anymore. He loves money.
Hey Floyd: If you can dish it out, learn to take it!
For all those who say he is being treated unfairly - Guess he should have not accepted the plea deal and gone to court. Shouldn't his high priced lawyer have known he would be separated from others? Could have gotten nothing or could have gotten up to 34. At least most people here are in unison that he should stay. Other places comments are that he is special and should be allowed out. Poor poor celebrity.
And as TomD said. This is not the first time in the exact same type of problems. Just with different people. "Is this a conspiracy and everyone is out to get him?"
Maybe Floyd and Bryan Clay could share a cell? or maybe both could be granted joint house arrest so they can hang at Mayweather's crib. Floyd could show Clay his 5million dollar rolex collection to pass the time.
The dilemma is not so much that he'll be hurt in general population, come on now, he's a great boxer. The problem is what he'd be able to buy himself. Weed for sure, if he wanted it. Good food for sure, he'd have the cooks in the kitchen making him some decent food for a mere $1000 on the books, a lot of money to a convict. He'd have people cleaning his room and changing his sheets every day. He'd probably pay to have an enforcer or bodyguard to watch his back (or two, three). Anyone stupid enough to step to him would be knocked out before they even got close. Money in lock-up buys these kinds of things, and the authorities know it. He'd be able to do his time much easier in general population, and they know it. The "man" wants him to suffer for 90 days, simple as that. It isn't fair, but it is what it is.
Champ, you think it's inhumane? Good. Don't commit a crime. You don't go to jail. Do you understand (yet).
What a baby!
Now this SOB gets an emergency hearing!!!!!!!????
What the F is going on? Talk about money and celebrity playing favorites. If this was Joe Blow he'd be told to shut up and do the time.
Now the judge is going to make a ruling tomorrow?
Is this how the system works? You don't like something you get an emergency hearing??? For the average guy???
Jail should be nutting to Floyd, look how this poor fella lives. How does he make it?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTEiVbUt9C4