{"id":343382,"date":"2026-03-09T02:59:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T07:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/shawn-porter-defends-floyd-mayweathers-boxing-return-hes-not-broke"},"modified":"2026-03-09T03:00:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T08:00:03","slug":"shawn-porter-defends-floyd-mayweathers-boxing-return-hes-not-broke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/shawn-porter-defends-floyd-mayweathers-boxing-return-hes-not-broke","title":{"rendered":"Shawn Porter Defends Floyd Mayweather&#8217;s Boxing Return, He is Not Broke!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Shawn Porter<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Mayweather&#8217;s NOT Short on Money<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">&#8230; He Just Loves To Box!<\/span><br \/>\n           <\/h2>\n<p>    <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-03-09T00:30:32-07:00\"><br \/>\n               March 9, 2026<br \/>\n              12:30 AM PDT<\/time>\n                                      <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-a76ffac04475e64f93728884a8997852\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-39165de1-c496-4ed9-ab7e-cd07f82a767d-82113412-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-39165de1-c496-4ed9-ab7e-cd07f82a767d-82113412-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Floyd\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/d0\/16by9\/2026\/03\/02\/d0e4b2f1dc4b4a199b5b1348dfdf4fc8_md.jpg\" alt=\"shawn-porter-kal-03-02-2026\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZSports.com<\/span>\n     <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a76ffac04475e64f93728884a8997852--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-37f87edd88d84fd3089fde5bd341acee\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/floyd-mayweather\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Floyd Mayweather<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s decision to unretire has some fans believing the 50-0 fighter is running out of money &#8230; but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/shawn-porter\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Shawn Porter<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>tells <strong>TMZ Sports <\/strong>he&#8217;s not broke &#8230; he just can&#8217;t stay away from the sport he loves.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-37f87edd88d84fd3089fde5bd341acee--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-685175bacd8fbf6b8c470a91c2855700\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>We spoke with Porter &#8212; who retired from boxing in 2021 &#8212; after Mayweather <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/02\/23\/floyd-mayweather-manny-pacquiao-rematch\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>announced his return<\/strong><\/a> to the pro ring for a rematch with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/manny-pacquiao\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Manny Pacquiao<\/strong><\/a> in September, on top of exhibitions with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/mike-tyson\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Mike Tyson<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>and <strong>Mike Zambidis<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-685175bacd8fbf6b8c470a91c2855700--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-382ec389bb925c5e7669145f461cb4eb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260223_73839cc6f25043f1b7130f7ad7abff2d\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:6d4f526a-7f5c-44a4-8e92-d4274baa7124\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/73\/4by3\/2026\/02\/23\/73839cc6f25043f1b7130f7ad7abff2d_md.jpg\" alt=\"mayweather pacquiao 2 poster\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>                 <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-382ec389bb925c5e7669145f461cb4eb--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-c5ff05b7724666725a68ea3386209345\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>That said, many are questioning whether &#8220;Money&#8221; has no money &#8230; or if he&#8217;s really just been champing at the bit to punch some faces again &#8230; but Porter can explain.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c5ff05b7724666725a68ea3386209345--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-fdf64528ba38f7988a0ed77259edfb25\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>&#8220;This just happens to be the hurt business. In the hurt business, once you&#8217;re done with the hurting or getting hurt, you really don&#8217;t want to go back into that kind of fire, but at the end of the day, this is his livelihood,&#8221; Porter said. &#8220;This is what he&#8217;s done his entire life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-fdf64528ba38f7988a0ed77259edfb25--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-669d56e1456c120b29fbf9f06d357a44\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-669d56e1456c120b29fbf9f06d357a44--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-769e216fe9476651afdb346556e09171\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>&#8220;At some point, you gotta get away from this being a financial thing, this being a &#8216;I wanna be popular&#8217; thing and all that kind of stuff, and you just gotta say hey, this is what this man has done his whole life to provide, and this is what he loves to do. So, he&#8217;s gonna do it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-769e216fe9476651afdb346556e09171--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-0592c0a851e72a220d4c734c0dd56ac3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Mayweather, 49, is hitting the gym hard, too &#8230; we were told he&#8217;s training daily for his bouts, with a special focus on his upcoming exhibition against Tyson sometime in May in the Congo.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-0592c0a851e72a220d4c734c0dd56ac3--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-0c5c340bc059c45af4f9cc1f2707ac76\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>&#8220;Yeah, it&#8217;s happening,&#8221; Tyson told\u00a0TMZ&#8217;s <strong>Michael Babcock <\/strong>during their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/02\/13\/mike-tyson-floyd-mayweather-fight-boxing-update\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>latest interview<\/strong><\/a>, &#8220;S***, yeah, it&#8217;s happening!&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-0c5c340bc059c45af4f9cc1f2707ac76--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-95a0d5be4c5446c27168df2116a9bff2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-youtube-video-block canvas-youtube-video-block-permalink canvas-youtube-video-block--default \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-95a0d5be4c5446c27168df2116a9bff2--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-4209aa63168b343f5750e041adcbf61e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>&#8220;You think I&#8217;d give that up?! I was minding my business! He challenged me!&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-4209aa63168b343f5750e041adcbf61e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-3feca321c566cb76aeb998d29d9cb7b8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>His fight against <strong>Zambidis<\/strong> is scheduled for June, and Pacquiao II goes down in September.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-3feca321c566cb76aeb998d29d9cb7b8--><\/p><\/div>\n<p> <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/03\/09\/shawn-porter-defends-floyd-mayweather-comeback\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shawn Porter Mayweather&#8217;s NOT Short on Money &#8230; He Just Loves To Box! 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