Boxing

Floyd Mayweather is being called out for being TOO FLASHY ... but the hilarious part -- the guy calling him out was driving a Rolls Royce at the time.

2-time welterweight champ Andre Berto was cruisin' around L.A. this weekend when we brought up Mayweather -- who's selling his ultra-rare Ferrari Enzo for $3.8 MILLION.

"He got too many of 'em anyway," Berto said ... noting that he doesn't need to resort to that "extra s**t" that Floyd does to get attention.

Don't rule out a fight between Oscar De La Hoya and Gennady Golovkin -- 'cause after ODLH called out Triple G last week ... his rep tells TMZ Sports, "Stranger things have happened."

GGG's rep says the boxer is well aware of the TMZ Sports video in which 42-year-old Oscar says he thinks about making a comeback every day -- and has his sights set on Golovkin.

But Gennady didn't take the call out as an insult ... his rep says, "It was a show of respect."

In fact, GGG and De La Hoya came face-to-face just days after the video and had a very friendly exchange ... even taking a picture together (see above).

But get this ... GGG's rep says the boxer is so dominant, he has trouble finding opponents -- "We can't even get guys to return our calls."

So, if Oscar wants a fight, and the money's good enough ... we're told, "Stranger things have happened."

Floyd Mayweather is about to make even MORE money this year -- 'cause TMZ Sports has learned he's selling his ultra-rare Ferrari Enzo super car ... FOR $3.8 MILLION!!!

Mayweather only bought the car in January for $3.2 mil ... but after putting 194 miles on the whip, he decided it was time to swap it out for a brand new ride.

BTW -- the car's previous owner is the Shiekh of Abu Dhabi.

We spoke with Floyd's exotic car dealer, Obi Okeke -- owner of Fusion Luxury Motors in L.A. -- who tells us Mayweather made it clear he wants to move fast on the deal and wants to use the profits to buy TWO other insane vehicles.

Okeke says he's been sworn to secrecy about the other cars until Floyd takes possession of them -- but says, "They're extremely expensive and will shock everyone."

Floyd Mayweather has done it again ... sitting on the very top of Forbes' 2015 highest paid athletes in the world list ... a list that contains ZERO players from the NFL.

Mayweather made roughly $300 MILLION in 2015 ... almost doubling the #2 guy Manny Pacquiao ($160 million) and #3 Cristiano Ronaldo ($79.6).

They're followed by Lionel Messi ($73.8), Roger Federer ($67), LeBron ($64.8), Kevin Durant ($54.1), Phil Mickelson ($50.8), Tiger Woods ($50.6) and Kobe Bryant ($49.5).

The list is essentially comprised of the same names as last year with one noticeable difference ... the one NFL guy from '14, Matt Ryan, has dropped off.

Deion Sanders knows what it takes to make a comeback in pro sports ... which is why he's BEGGING Oscar De La Hoya to STAY RETIRED ... before he gets seriously hurt.

42-year-old Oscar has been flirting with the idea of returning to the ring ... and told TMZ Sports he wants to fight Triple G -- the most dangerous man in all of boxing.

So, when Prime Time appeared on "The Cruz Show" on Power 106 this morning ... he had a STRONG message for the Golden Boy -- FORGET ABOUT IT!!!!!!

More venom from Blac Chyna ... who went out of her way to diss her baby daddy, Tyga, Tuesday night -- and to twist the knife, she bragged about the insane sex she plans to have with her new boxer BF.

Chyna was leaving 1 OAK nightclub in Hollywood when she told us she has BIG BANGIN' PLANS to break J'Leon Love's pre-fight vow of abstinence once the final bell rings on June 20th.

"It's over for him!" Chyna bragged.

That's when the topic turned to Tyga -- and Chyna fired off a few shots in his direction.

Those two have been beefin' ever since they broke up back in August ... and it doesn't seem like it's ending anytime soon.

Here's an interesting video ... we asked Rev. Al Sharpton if he thinks Floyd Mayweather is a good role model -- and while he didn't exactly say yes, he didn't say no either.

Floyd's past is no secret ... he's been convicted of domestic violence, he's humiliated his ex-fiancee on social media and once exploded on security at his private community in Vegas.

On the other hand, he's a REALLY good boxer.

Check out Sharpton's answer ... it essentially boils down to the old Charles Barkley argument -- if he doesn't want to be a role model, does he have any real obligation to act like one?

Oscar De La Hoya is calling out the SCARIEST boxer in the world -- telling TMZ Sports if he does decide to get back in the ring, he wants to fight undefeated human annihilator Gennady Golovkin!!!!!

The 42-year-old Golden Boy was leaving the Belasco Theater in L.A. when we asked how he felt about being called out by Shane Mosley and Roy Jones Jr.

That's when Oscar dropped the bombshell ... saying, "If I ever come back, and I think about it every day, I'll fight Triple G!"

BOOOOOOOOM!!!!!

For the record, Golovkin is 33-0 ... with 20 CONSECUTIVE KNOCKOUTS!!!!!

So, does Oscar have a death wish?? Or does he truly believe he could beat one of the most dangerous fighters alive???

Wanna see the best fight between 40-somethings this side of Bobby Brown's family reunion?

You might get your chance ... 'cause boxing legends Shane Mosley and Roy Jones Jr. tell TMZ Sports they're 100% DOWN to fight Oscar De La Hoya if he REALLY wants a comeback bout.

As we previously reported ... De La Hoya's hinting hard at a return to the squared circle, saying in a recent radio interview that he thinks he's still got enough goods with the leather to compete.

We spoke to Mosley & Jones who both tell us they're willing to trade shots with the 42-year-old De La Hoya ... not just for money ... but to save the sport they love.

Mosley, who fought Oscar twice in the pros and once as an amateur, says a fight between the two would be a chance for Oscar to do the one thing he never did in his celebrated career ... beat him.

"I would fight him if the money was right. I got his number, he can't beat me."

Jones has an even better idea ... an epic geriatric tournament of pugilists where he, Oscar, Shane and Bernard Hopkins all establish who is the best old lion in the sport.

"The fights won't be a pitter-patter chess match. We're gonna be looking to knock each other out. It would actually be worth the $100 pay-per-view because of the legends."

Mosley adds, "If the real boxers like us came back to remind the fans what boxing is all about then boxing ratings would be improved. These new dudes are f**king up."

Return of the Golden Boy???

It's possible ... because Oscar De La Hoya says there isn't a day that goes by that he doesn't think about making a comeback -- but he DOESN'T want to fight someone like Floyd Mayweather.

ODLH appeared on "The Cruz Show" on Power 106 yesterday and said despite the fact he's 42-years-old (ancient for a boxer) he keeps himself in decent shape and thinks he could still compete in the ring.

That's when he sent a thinly-veiled shot at Mayweather -- saying, "If I did make a comeback, I would fight the best, whoever it is ... but I would want to fight someone that's gonna FIGHT ME BACK!"

Floyd Mayweather put cake to camera this weekend ... to show off a custom dessert at a belated Pacquiao victory party ... a dessert that's worth $15,000!!!!

It all went down at LIV nightclub in Miami -- where Mayweather was partying with a bunch of people from his TMT crew -- including DJ Jay Bling, Ricki Brazil and P-Reala.

At one point, Mayweather was presented with a 90-pound custom cake from Divine Delicacies
(coordinated by his friend Ms. Bling) ... a lemon rum cake that contained more than 10,000 Swarovski crystals!!!!

But get this ... we're told Floyd LOVED the look of the cake so much, he didn't want anybody to eat it until the party was over. At one point Floyd said, "I'm serious about nobody cutting my cake!"

We're told everyone obliged ... but when Floyd finally gave people the green light, only a few select people were given permission to dig in -- and didn't come close to finishing the whole thing.

It's what every little girl dreams of ... a marriage proposal over text message ... complete with crazy Hollywood bribes and a demand that you change your crappy attitude, stat.

And that's exactly what Floyd Mayweather fired off to Shantel Jackson back in April '14 ... according to new court docs obtained by TMZ Sports.

Jackson put the proposal on display in new legal papers filed in her nuclear war with her ex-fiancee ... which shows how Floyd tried to convince Shantel into getting engaged for a 2nd time.

"This is what I offer to you. Let's get married move in together you can go back in forth to L.A and stay at the condo."

"I promise I will get you in 3 A list movies this year and I'm willing to go to counseling to make us work and you can get the stuff you want and I'm willing to change but I need you to have a better attitude."

How romantic, right?!

Shantel says she shot down the offer (shocker) ... and included several text messages dating back to April 2013 to show why Mayweather wasn't exactly her knight in shining armor.

Among the highlights ...

-- "I had your phone traced. I hired a detective. Your not slick."
-- "I got nasty videos too that I can put on Instagram and twitter"
-- "I took you from rags to riches now you back to rags bitch. that's why your out selling shit going on petty ass auditions fronting to people like your doing big sh*t."

Shantel also says Floyd got upset over a photo of her with rapper Nelly from April '14 and demanded she remove it from her social media page.

When she refused, Shantel says Floyd sent her a pic of them together in happier days with the caption, "Just tell me this didn't mean anything."

In the legal docs she also claims, "[Floyd] threatened that if I didn't take down the photo of me and Nelly, he would post 'naked photos' of me on social media."

BTW, Shantel and Nelly began dating ... and are still together.

Boxer Jermain Taylor is adamant he's NOT a criminal -- and blames his recent string of bizarre and troubling behavior on mental illness.

Taylor appeared in an Arkansas courtroom moments ago in connection with an incident at an MLK Day parade earlier this year in which he allegedly pulled a gun on a family and fired multiple shots.

The former IBF middleweight champ pled not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect ... and his attorney requested that the boxer undergo another mental evaluation.

But instead of returning to his rehab facility -- where he allegedly assaulted another man this month -- the judge ordered Taylor to go to jail because he violated his conditions of release.

Taylor's attorney tells TMZ Sports, "He’s in good spirits. I don’t think he’s upset about it. He wants to be out. He has kids."

TMZ Sports has obtained photos of the man who claims he was brutally attacked by ex-boxing champ Jermain Taylor in a rehab facility earlier this month ... and it's clear, dude got pummeled.

As we previously reported, officials in Arkansas issued a warrant for Taylor's arrest after the May 13th incident ... in which the alleged victim was sent to the ICU of a nearby hospital for treatment.

Sources close to the alleged victim tell us ... the man claims he was leaving dinner at the rehab center and was walking back to his sleeping area, when he encountered Taylor.

The man claims he extended his hand to greet Taylor -- but the boxer slapped his hand away and proceeded to beat the crap out of him.

The alleged victim underwent surgery to treat his injuries and is currently on the mend.

Taylor's attorney says the allegations are completely frivolous.

So far, we're told the victim doesn't plan to sue -- but is cooperating with police in the criminal investigation.

Former boxing champ Jermain Taylor is a wanted man -- TMZ Sports has learned an arrest warrant has been issued after JT allegedly attacked a man at a rehab center.

The Pulaski County Sheriff's Department in Arkansas tells us the warrant was issued this morning. Taylor is suspected of 2nd degree battery. So far, he is NOT in police custody.

As for the backstory ... law enforcement sources tell us Taylor allegedly attacked another patient at a rehab facility in Little Rock on May 13th ... knocking the man to the floor.

We're told the alleged victim was transported to a nearby hospital -- and was treated in the intensive care unit.

Taylor has been in rehab on a court order since March following a string of disturbing incidents -- including an altercation at a parade where Taylor allegedly pulled a gun on a family and another incident where he shot his cousin.

Taylor's attorney Christian Alexander says he believes the complaint is "frivolous" -- and says he's already spoken with witnesses who believe the whole thing is a shameless attempt to shake down a famous athlete.

The Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight was so bad, it actively HURT the sport of boxing ... but it was GREAT for the UFC ... so says UFC octagon announcer Bruce Buffer.

Buffer -- the voice of the UFC -- was brutally honest about the fallout from the bout that was supposed to be the fight of the century ... saying it was a HUGE flop.

"When you create something with so much hype, you have to deliver. And if you don't deliver, then instead of getting a shot in the arm, you get a shot in the leg."

"That night was really a shot in the leg for boxing in my opinion and a shot in the arm for UFC."

So, why was it so great for the UFC? Check out the clip.

BONUS -- Buffer also addressed criticisms from people who say UFC fighters are underpaid ... saying Dana White has done a helluva lot to make sure the checks are bigger than ever.

Buffer also mentions how much Rampage Jackson got paid for his first fight back in the day ... and the number is pretty shocking!!!