@fuseboxradio Like how industry "tastemakers" raving how classic Watch the Throne was. 7 hours ago
RT @fuseboxradio: "New Slaves" is going to be hailed as a revolutionary as f*** song but it really isn't. It's just a mini-Kanye race Rant … 7 hours ago
@jethang Might go after Knicks game. No way I can enjoy the concert knowing Knicks are facing elimination lol 8 hours ago
Floyd Mayweather has been sentenced to 90 days in prison after agreeing to a plea deal for misdemeanor domestic violence.
The charges stem from a September 2010 incident where the mother of Mayweather two son’s, Josie Harris, claimed he hit her multiple times and threatened their children. Originally, Mayweather faced over 20 years in prison for felony battery and harassment charges.
Under the plea deal, Mayweather was fined $2500, must complete 100 hours of community service and a 12-month domestic violence program. An initial six-month prison sentence was suspended three months and three days for time already served.
Mayweather’s scheduled May 5 in-ring return for a possible megafight with Manny Pacquiao is now compromised, as Mayweather must turn himself in by January 6.
A Las Vegas Justice of the Peace ruled to delay Floyd Mayweather’s preliminary hearing until March 10 after discovering his lead attorney was not present.
Floyd Mayweather appeared in court earlier today to answer four felony and four misdemeanor charges stemming from an alleged September 2010 assault of his ex-girlfriend and children’s mother, Josie Harris. Not considered a flight risk, Mayweather has remained free on $31,000 bail.
The charges have resulted in Mayweather being from barred from contacting Harris. In addition, the boxing champion had to request permission from family court to see his children again.
According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Mayweather criticized the media when leaving the courtroom. He accused them of not offering the same extensive coverage to his community work through the Floyd Mayweather Jr Foundation.
On March 10, Mayweather will still face up to 34 years in prison if convicted on all charges.
An HOA (Home Owner Association) representing Las Vegas’ Southern Highlands neighborhood has filed a civil complaint against Floyd Mayweather, arguing the boxer has become a “threat” to the community.
The suit was filed last Tuesday (January 4). The case was prompted after Mayweather had a second confrontation with a community security guard late last month. After being asked to show his ID per community protocol, Mayweather berated the guard and demanded entry. In November, Mayweather allegedly poked another guard in the face several times over receiving tickets for illegally parked vehicles. That confrontation resulted in the boxer being charged with misdemeanor battery.
The Southern Highlands HOA has requested a court-ordered injunction for Floyd Mayweather to carry a gate opener, remain in his vehicle at all gate stops, and pay $10,000 in damages.
At press time, Floyd Mayweather has not commented on this lawsuit.
On January 24, Mayweather will be in court to answer several felony counts for allegedly attacking Josie Harris, the mother of his two sons.
Security footage of the aftermath of Floyd Mayweather’s confrontation with his children’s mother, Josie Harris, has surfaced online.
The roughly one minute clip from September 2010 begins with three children, two boys and a girl, rushing inside a glass door. An unidentified woman emerges, and waves forward a police squad car.
EMTs arrive with a gurney, and take away Harris, who is seen clutching her head. According to Harris’s police statement, Mayweather allegedly struck her with a closed fist over her dating another man. He faces a misdemeanor battery charge, and felony counts of robbery and grand larceny for alleging taking Harris’s cell phone.
Floyd Mayweather also faces two felony counts on coercion for allegedly threatening to beat his sons, Zion and Koraun, if they called the police.
At press time, Mayweather is scheduled to appear in court for a preliminary hearing on January 24. If convicted on all counts, he faces up to 34 years in prison.
Welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather has been formally charged with misdemeanor battery over a November 15 dispute with a security guard.
Last month, Mayweather confronted the 21 year old guard (Shayne Smith) after receiving two citations on vehicles illegally parked at his Southern Highlands condominium in Las Vegas.
Smith alleges Mayweather became irate, shouting at him that he had “no fucking business” touching his vehicles. The battery charge stems from Mayweather repeatedly jabbing his finger into Smith’s face, causing discoloration and redness. Prosecutors were able to obtain pictures of the injury to support their case.
Mayweather faces a maximum punishment of six months in jail, and a $1000 fine.
Next month (January 24), Mayweather will be in court to face domestic violence charges against his children’s mother Josie Harris, and their two sons. If convicted, he faces up to 34 years in prison.
At press time, a court date has been tentatively set for February 2011.
A photo of Shayne Smith’s alleged injury can be viewed below.
When you add in the recent assault accusation from his former associate, Mayweather has three outstanding cases going into 2011. I doubt this is what Floyd had in mind when he announced his “vacation” from boxing this past summer.
A security guard has filed a battery claim against boxer Floyd Mayweather following a Monday (November 15) confrontation over a parking violation.
The alleged incident happened at Las Vegas’ affluent Southern Highlands community, where Mayweather resides. According to the filed police report, Mayweather became irate with an unidentified guard who issued him a parking citation.
Mayweather is alleged to have poked the guard in the face several times, resulting in a police report on suspected misdemeanor battery. The case will be reviewed to access if criminal charges are warranted. The review will be completed without Mayweather’s side, as no one answered at his residence when police attempted an interview yesterday.
The linear welterweight champion’s next court date will be on January 24, when he faces four felony and four misdemeanor charges for a domestic violence incident involving his child’s mother, Josie Harris, and their two sons.
At press time, Mayweather remains free in that case on a $31,000 bail.
Misdemeanor battery? Those must have been some hard pokes. Security guards have it rough: no weapon, and no real authority to handle someone when they get out of line. If this did happen, you can be sure Mayweather only took it there because it was a security guard and not a police officer.
Mayweather wasn’t even arrested because there was no evidence or witnesses to really back up the guard’s claim. More than likely this gets thrown out. But it’s more bad publicity for Mayweather in the wake of another impressive performance in the ring by Manny Pacquiao.
I really wish we could take Floyd’s mentality from his super-featherweight and lightweight days, and put it in his brain today.
A Las Vegas judge issued a temporary restraining order for Jose Harris against Floyd Mayweather until his next court date on January 24.
Mayweather was not present for his hearing today in front of Las Vegas judge Diana Sullivan. He is facing four felony and four misdemeanor charges for an alleged September attack of his ex-girlfriend Josie Harris, stealing her cell phone, and threatening their two sons for attempting to call 911. Sullivan advised Mayweather’s legal team that his bail bond had increased from $28,000 to $31,000. She ruled that the boxer has until next Monday (November 15) to pay the outstanding balance.
While Sullivan conceded that Mayweather was not a flight risk, she ordered that he have no contact with Josie Harris.
Family court will make a ruling on if Mayweather will be able to resume contact with his sons. The decision is required due to Mayweather having pending charges of harassment against the children.
If convicted,Floyd Mayweather faces up to 34 years in prison.
One thing I noticed right off the bat is that Roger Mayweather’s assault trial was also rescheduled for January. Don’t know if it’s just a coincidence, or if the Mayweathers are trying to just push their issues away until the new year.
Like I said before, it’s quite amazing to see Mayweather’s reputation fall after being on top of the world in the immediate aftermath of defeating Shane Mosley.
No matter the charges, celebrities can damn near get away with murder (and some have). So when Roger and Floyd get their probation and community service, I’ll at least be happy to see the focus back on their boxing careers..
Las Vegas authorities have verified that Floyd Mayweather will face four felony and four misdemeanor charges in connection to his alleged assault of his child’s mother Josie Harris.
Prosecutors for the state of Nevada submitted their criminal complaint in Clark County yesterday (September 15).
Mayweather faces two felony counts of coercion concerning his young sons Zion and Koraun. Court documents state the undefeated boxer threatened to “beat their asses” if either son called 911 to stop the fighter’s altercation with Harris.
In connection with stealing Josie Harris’ cell phone, Mayweather faces felony counts for robbery and grand larceny. According to Harris’ police report, Mayweather attacked her after checking her text messages and determining she was dating Chicago Bulls player CJ Watson.
Mayweather’s first misdemeanor charge is for domestic battery on Josie Harris. The case claims Mayweather grabbed her by the hair, twisted her arm, and struck her with a fist.
Mayweather’s final charges are three counts of harassment against Harris and their two children.
If convicted of all charges, Floyd Mayweather faces up to 28 years in prison.
At press time, the boxer has not commented on the case.
Last year when I interviewed Floyd Mayweather about potential opponents, he told me that all roads lead to him, and that he didn’t need a “hit list” because he was on every one’s list. Basically he christened himself the face of boxing and it’s a stance I cannot argue with. He’s far and away the most well-known active boxer today.
And for that reason, boxing is taking a hit right now. Like it or not, when a big name boxer does something stupid, it makes the whole sport look bad. As Naazim Richardson pointed out to me earlier this year, when Mike Tyson bit Evander Holyfield’s ear back in ’97, the sport had to endure embarrassment and jokes for well over a year. With his cringe-worthy racial attack on Manny Pacquiao (and the equally ridiculous apology clip), the failed summer superfight negotiation, and now this domestic violence case, Mayweather is disgracing himself and the sport instead of being its mainstream ambassador.
And to think, Mayweather had everyone (media included) on his side following his near shutout of Shane Mosley, a fighter many people said he was afraid of. Check out this video I shot of Floyd right after he beat Shane. This was only four months ago. How could it all have gone so wrong so quickly?
Floyd Mayweather has been arrested for grand larceny in connection to a domestic violence call yesterday (September 9) from his children’s mother Josie Harris.
Cops had been initially seeking Mayweather for questioning after Harris claimed he assaulted and threatened to kill her after arriving at her home yesterday morning around 2AM. Mayweather left the scene after the dispute before police arrived. Harris received treatment at Southern Hills hospital for undisclosed minor injuries. She also filed a temporary order of protection, claiming Mayweather entered the home while she slept and began an argument over her dating another man.
The larceny charge stems from Mayweather alleging taking Harris’ phone before leaving the premises. He turned himself in for questioning and was then booked at Clark County Detention Center. He has since posted a $3,000 bond and been released.
Mayweather’s attorney Richard Wright said the phone is simply “missing” and expects his client to be cleared of any wrongdoing, stating the larceny charge is simply a “misunderstanding.”
“Josie can’t find her iPhone,” Wright told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. “We’re attempting to find it or replace it. He did not commit grand larceny. We expect that to be resolved.”
Harris and Mayweather were last in court in 2005 over a previous allegation of domestic abuse. Under oath, she recanted a 2003 police report, explaining she made the allegation out of jealously of Mayweather dating another woman. The former couple has three children together.
At press time, Floyd Mayweather has not received any domestic charges, but a police report has been submitted to prosecutors for consideration.
In less than two days, I’ve done about four stories that have had something to do with Floyd Mayweather. As a fan of his in-ring ability, it saddens me that the majority of those articles have had little to do with his boxing talent.
I was ringside for Mayweather’s last two fights against Juan Manuel Marquez and Shane Mosley. Following the latter, I had high hopes that Mayweather would be headed for the biggest showdown in boxing history with Manny Pacquiao. Instead, his fans and the boxing community have been met with nothing but disappointment. From HBO officials revealing negotiation lies from his camp to embarrassing racial taunts that didn’t even address Pacquiao’s actual ethnicity, the majority of Mayweather’s moves post-May made it hard for fans to remain in his corner.
For now, I’ll sit back and remember when we used to know Mayweather for the below exploits, and not the boorish Money Mayweather persona that has now consumed his existence.
G Unit mogul 50 Cent believes the domestic violence accusation against his friend Floyd Mayweather is nothing more than a money scheme from an “angry baby mama.”
Earlier today (September 9), TMZ broke the news that Las Vegas police were seeking Mayweather for questioning after receiving a 911 call from Josie Harris. She called police around 5AM alleging that Mayweather had attacked her at their home before fleeing the premises. Police took a statement and are still looking for the boxer.
Harris went to local Southern Hills hospital and has not released a statement to the press. She has three children with Mayweather, and previously logged a complaint against him in 2003 for punching and kicking her. Those charges were later dropped in 2005, when Harris admitted under oath she made the claims due to anger at Mayweather for dating another woman.
50 Cent dismissed the latest allegation as baseless, stating his conversation with Floyd Mayweather validated his belief that Harris is trying to extort his friend. In addition, 50 noted that Mayweather does not have an arrest warrant out on him because Harris has no bruises to substantiate her claim.
“Another case of [an] angry baby mama wanting money,” 50 said via his Twitter account. “Police are looking for Floyd Mayweather. I just got off the phone with him. She’s claiming he hit her but has no bruises. Floyd went to see his kids last night. If a fighter of Floyd’s caliber hits you, you would be bruised.”
According to 50, Mayweather and Harris began arguing when he questioned her about the house being unclean and the clothes he brought for his children being discarded.
“I talked to him before and after the situation; he wasnt even upset. He said he asked her why was the house so dirty [and] she started tripping,” 50 continued. “He bought nice clothes for his kids; they were all over the place. His baby mama said she’s not gonna force them to wear clothes they don’t want. I told him that’s crazy. I know how he felt. I met her before so I told him she would calm down. [I] can’t believe she called the cops.”
Another alleged source of contention is Harris using part of the home Mayweather is paying for as a residence for one of her girlfriends.
“She has a girlfriend that stays in the guesthouse that Floyd is paying for her as child support,” 50 revealed. “That is helping fuel the situation.”
The latest negative publicity for Mayweather comes less than one full week after he posted a video ridiculing Manny Pacquiao with racial taunts. An apology video with equally insensitive racial remarks resulted in the NaFFAA (National Federation of Filipino American Associations) calling for other civic associations including the NAACP to demand that Mayweather be censured by every national boxing organization.
At press time, Floyd Mayweather could not be reached for comment.
