In his latest attempt to become a "cross-over athlete", Floyd Mayweather is wrestling the 400+ pound "Big Show" on pay-per-view. Last year, Mayweather became recognized by mainstream Americans when he participated on the hit show "Dancing with the Stars". I watched Floyd on the "Dancing with the Stars" and I admit I was impressed with his dancing ability, but wrestling against a 400 pound man just seems a little too ridiculous. Like all other WWE wrestling matches this will undoubtedly be staged and no real harm should come to Mayweather, who needs to remain healthy for an upcoming fight against Oscar De La Hoya. Perhaps if it wasn't on pay-per-view at the price of $49.99, I might take the time to watch it because Mayweather is one of my favorite fighters in the sport of boxing but I can't bring myself to pay money for something that isn't real.It is actually surprising how many former fighters have actually participated in the wrestling. When Joe Louis was deep in debt to the IRS he wrestled multiple times, as did Muhammed Ali. Even "Iron" Mike Tyson tried his hand at wrestling. Perhaps this move to wrestling might attract more people to the sport of boxing (I mean if people are willing to pay nearly fifty dollars for something that is fake, one would think they wouldn't mind seeing an actual fight).
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