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Rapper Lil Wayne scored the prestigious honor of walking boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. to the ring before his championship fight against Robert Guerrero on Saturday night in Las Vegas.

Weezy was dressed in a T-shirt, had sunglasses on, and came out to the ring rapping “No Worries.”

In the past, pop singer/entertainer Justin Bieber has escorted Money to the ring, as has the boxer’s former best friend, rapper 50 Cent. In fact, all three were together with Floyd before the champ’s fight last year against Miguel Cotto.

Weezy’s health was a matter of huge concern recently. In March, there were reports that he had overdosed on codeine and his condition was grave. Those reports were overblown, and Lil Wayne recovered just fine. Now he’s walking Mayweather out to the ring, which is a huge honor.

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Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Robert Guerrero are set to square off in the ring on Saturday night, and there has been no shortage of drama leading up to the fight. Guerrero has been given the chance of a lifetime, but at Wednesday’s pre-fight news conference it seemed like his father was more anxious for the fight than he was.

Ruben Guerrero, who is also Robert’s trainer, took the podium very briefly before he was basically pried away by Oscar de la Hoya.

“May 4th, baby, you guys are gonna find out,” Ruben began. [...]“My son’s blessed. I’m blessed, no matter what I am. I am what I am. I’m the real deal. I don’t talk s***, man. I back it up. I back it up, baby. Anytime, anywhere, like I said.

“And we’re gonna beat up that woman beater. The one that beat up his wife, man — his wife in front of his kids! You guys like that s***? You like this guy, (the) woman beater? He must have learned that from his dad. Woman beater, baby. We’re gonna beat that woman beater! See how he’s gonna like it. He’s gonna get it from a real man! Damn woman beaters. We’re gonna beat that woman beater down!”

Mayweather simply kept his head buried in his cell phone and chuckled most of the time, although his face did turn a bit serious when Ruben first brought up his checkered past. Mayweather has been in trouble with the law several times regarding instances of domestic violence. He served a county jail sentence from June 1, 2012, until August of 2012 after pleading guilty to misdemeanor battery.

Earlier this week, Robert Guerrero released a video stating he is going to pull a Buster Douglas on Mayweather. If Floyd doesn’t watch his back, Ruben may try to Buster Douglas him before Saturday night even rolls around.

Robert Guerrero and Floyd Mayweather Jr. will meet on Saturday in Las Vegas for the WBC welterweight title, and Guerrero is confident entering the fight despite being a heavy underdog.

Guerrero has started a #BeatFloyd social media movement, and he has been talking a lot of trash leading up to the bout.

Guerrero, who is from Gilroy, Calif., has a long-standing relationship with our partner site, Yardbarker.com. He made the video seen above for Yardbarker. In the video, Guerrero predicts he will pull a Buster Douglas-like upset on Mayweather.

“I honestly feel this is a modern-day David vs. Goliath,” Guerrero says in the video. “I’m in that position like Buster Douglas. I’m going to show up to the fight and I’m going to take him out just like Buster Douglas did Mike Tyson.”

Douglas’ win over Tyson in 1990 is widely considered one of the biggest upsets ever in the sport. Tyson was 37-0 at the time and thought to be an unstoppable, killing machine in the ring. But he came in overconfident and didn’t pay much attention to Douglas, who shockingly knocked him out in the 10th round. A lot of people didn’t think anything of the fight, which took place in Tokyo, and they were stunned to see the result.

Guerrero has been saying in the buildup to the fight that he thinks Mayweather is ripe for a fall.

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Floyd Mayweather Jr. says he has already made weight two weeks before his May 4 welterweight title fight with Robert Guerrero.

Mayweather has fought at welterweight (weight limit of 147 pounds) for seven of his last nine fights. His fight last year against Miguel Cotto was a light middleweight fight with a limit of 154 pounds. Mayweather was 151 for that fight. He also weighed 150 for his light middleweight fight against Oscar de la Hoya in 2007. But he says he has already made the 147-pound weight limit for this fight.

“Camp has gone tremendously,” Mayweather said at recent media workouts. “My weight has already been made, and I’m ready to fight. I feel good and, like I said, I couldn’t do it without the support from the fans. When I was locked away, the fans wrote me letters and sent cards and I really appreciated that.”

Already making weight is a great sign that Mayweather is well-prepared for the fight. Sometimes fighters have to go through extreme measures in the days leading up to their fight to cut weight, but Mayweather likely will not have to. It also means he should be comfortable at 147 for the bout.

Another issue for Mayweather leading into this fight is that his dad is working with him again after the two had a falling out. He says all is well in his camp.

“I don’t think the layoff will affect me. My dad is back in my corner. My dad is my lead trainer, but I’m also working with my uncle Roger. The Mayweather family, as of right now, has good chemistry.”

Matters are generally volatile within the family, so that is a great sign.

There should be plenty of stability for Mayweather heading into his fight, which, if you’re buying what he’s saying, means he should be able to win like usual.

Making weight should be less of an issue for Guerrero, who fought as a lightweight until moving up to welterweight last year.

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Floyd Mayweather is a generous man. He is a giving type. He takes his employees on trips, makes sure his children are living well, and he even tries to give the women in his life followers on Instagram. At least, that’s what I think he was trying to do on Monday night.

Mayweather posted the photo seen above to his Instagram account, along with the message, “Follow my massage therapist @badmedina and yes she is “BAD”.. #Chanel #Rolex #Bad #TheMoneyTeam.”

The massage therapist in question is named Doralie Medina. She sat ringside at Mayweather’s fight last year, and she has been on private planes that may or may not belong to Mayweather. If Mayweather is endorsing her over Instagram, she must be very good at what she does.

But Medina wasn’t the only woman Mayweather was generously promoting on Instagram. He also encouraged his followers to follow Melissia (Melissa?) Brim on Instagram.

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Floyd Mayweather Jr. recently signed a new contract with Showtime, but the 36-year-old is already planning his exit strategy from boxing.

Mayweather was in attendance for the Final Four at the Georgia Dome and was interviewed by CBS between the Louisville-Wichita State and Michigan-Syracuse games to promote his upcoming May 4 fight with Robert Guerrero. He was asked how long he planned to keep boxing and said 30 months.

The number makes sense considering Mayweather’s contract with Showtime calls for him to fight up to six times over 30 months. Some felt like there was a good chance he would retire before the 30-month period, but it sounds like he’s planning to fight until the deal expires.

When asked about facing Guerrero, Mayweather offered some praise of his opponent.

“Robert Guerrero, he’s solid. He’s a solid, tough competitor. He’s a very very busy fighter. He’s strong, he’s solid, and we’ll see what he brings to the table,” said Mayweather.

The undefeated champion would not divulge his gameplan, but he did cite his father’s advice.

“My dad truly believes the less you get hit, the longer you last in the sport. I’ve been able to last in the sport 17 years, which is a great thing.”

If Mayweather plans to avoid getting hit, that would mark a change in strategy from his last fight. Mayweather defeated Miguel Cotto by unanimous decision last May. He actually slugged with Cotto for several rounds and took much more punishment than usual. Mayweather claimed the reason he exchanged with Cotto was to entertain the fans. But if he’s looking to fight potentially six more times in the next 30 months, it would make sense for him to go back to his roots of avoiding punches.

You figure that if there was an interview with Mayweather then a question about Manny Pacquiao was imminent. The question came from Doug Gottlieb, and Mayweather brushed it aside.

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Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s “30 Days in May” documentary aired on Showtime Wednesday, marking his most visible appearance on the premium channel since he signed with the network in February.

The program had a completely different feel from what viewers were used to seeing on HBO’s “24/7″ series. The documentary was shown in a countdown style, taking viewers through a day-by-day look at how Mayweather spent his last 30 days before turning himself in to serve his jail sentence for domestic violence and harassment. The production and footage was done by a Mayweather in-house crew, giving a more first-person look at his life than what we are used to seeing. The documentary was extremely self-promotional — even by Mayweather standards — and boasted about the boxer’s influence in the city of Las Vegas. It honestly felt like a PR commercial for Floyd rather than a compelling drama.

There were many notable quotes from Mayweather during the show, but perhaps the one that stood out most concerned Money’s stance on relationships. The way Floyd sees it, a man should be able to have multiple women so long as he can handle it. His analogy for the situation compared women to a fleet of cars.

“When it comes to females, even though you can’t drive 10 cars at one time, but, you got people that got 10 cars,” said Mayweather. “So you’re able to keep maintenance up on 10 cars. So I feel that as far as it comes to females, that same thing should apply. If you’re able to take care of 20 then you should have 20.”

So does that mean Floyd has multiple women? And what does his fiancee, Shantel Jackson, think of his stance?

“I’m not the jealous type,” she says. “I know who I am and I know where we stand. I just feel like when you have that type of relationship where you can be open and honest, I just think it helps the trust and it helps keep things new and fresh. So it doesn’t bother me and it’s never bothered me. I just think when you let a man be him, he will respect you that much to not disrespect you.”

The documentary goes on to show Mayweather and “The Money Team” partying at a strip club in Atlanta. They bring girls with them for a private show in what appeared to be a hotel room, and there were copious amounts of nudity. We’re talking full back and frontal nudity. It was as graphic as I’ve ever seen on a sports program, and Mayweather was in the middle of it, so obviously Jackson is OK with it.

“I don’t know, man, it’s just my life. Strip clubs is what it is. We was born naked, so let the girls party naked,” justified Mayweather.

Mayweather also shared his thoughts on the boxing business and how it’s similar to the music industry.

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