Mayweather doing whatever he can to generate buzz for Maidana fight

Here comes Mayweather, and once again nobody can truly figure him out. The most complicated figure in boxing has once again manufactured controversy, become a

Chris Mannix | May 2, 2014

Mayweather doing whatever he can to generate buzz for Maidana fight /

Mayweather vs. Maidana hasn't been generating much buzz for anything going on in the ring. — Mayweather vs. Maidana hasn't been generating much buzz for anything going on in the ring :: Ethan Miller/Getty Images

Here comes Mayweather, and once again nobody can truly figure him out. The most complicated figure in boxing has once again manufactured controversy, become a lightning rod in one of this country's most intense and personal debates. No man in sports is more controversial. Not coincidentally, no athlete today rakes in more money.

Published May 2, 2014

CHRIS MANNIX

Chris Mannix is a senior writer at Sports Illustrated covering the NBA and boxing beats. He joined the SI staff in 2003 following his graduation from Boston College. Mannix is the host of SI's "Open Floor" podcast and serves as a ringside analyst and reporter for DAZN Boxing. He is also a frequent contributor to NBC Sports Boston as an NBA analyst. A nominee for National Sportswriter of the Year in 2022, Mannix has won writing awards from the Boxing Writers Association of America and the Pro Basketball Writers Association, and is a longtime member of both organizations.