Charlamagne admits feeling Bad for Releasing the Audio of Floyd Mayweather Struggling to Read

Charlamagne is admitting to feeling a certain way about releasing the Audio last week of Floyd Mayweather seemingly struggling to read through a few sentences.  This furthered the speculation created by 50 Cent in his tirade against the boxer.

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Last week we reported on 50 Cent’s challenge to Floyd, that if he could get through a page of Harry Potter, 50 would donate $750,000 to a charity of his choosing.  This brought to light many (including myself) wondering if Floyd Mayweather could actually really read or not.  I knew that at one time, 50 and Floyd used to be good friends and that is something only a good friend would know. [more…]

Charlamagne must have been asking himself the same question, one which he actually had the answer to and released it to the public.  If you missed it, here is the video of Floyd trying to read a drop for the radio station that Charlamagne works for 105.9 FM.

Yes…I agree.  It’s painful to listen to the Champ struggle.

During a recent interview, Charlamagne explains exactly why he decided to release the audio,

I’m a journalist right? I feel like, I wanted to know what 50 was talking about ‘cause I didn’t know.  So when my producer said, ‘Yo, we got audio of Floyd reading.’ I’m like, ‘Let me hear it.’ I listened to it, I’m like, ‘Let’s let the listeners hear this to see if he can read or not.’ That’s the question I asked: ‘Ya’ll think he can read?’ So I just felt like it was something that the listeners deserve to hear. I like to give people context to the content that’s constantly out there.

“In hindsight I feel a little bad, only because he was recording drops for us.  I guess that was supposed to be a private thing but you can’t unring a bell. My job is to benefit the listeners first and foremost, entertain the listeners first and foremost, and to get ratings. You can’t get ratings without listeners. So I wanna do things that the listeners enjoy even though you may hate me for it or you may love me for that.”

FLOYD’S RESPONSE WAS SIMPLE AND TO THE POINT

He posted a pic of two checks with four words: “Read This. God Bless”.

In those two checks is more money than 99.99% of us will ever see in our lifetime.  So is this a win for Floyd?  Yes it is.  When he is done boxing he can read all the Harry Potter books he wants.

WHY I AGREE AND DISAGREE WITH THE AUDIO RELEASE

It has been reported that the drop that Floyd was trying to read is at a 9th grade reading level.  Floyd dropped out of high school his Sr. year and has been boxing ever since, including going to the Olympics in 1996; so that would make perfect sense.  Revealing that he has struggles reading is hitting way below the belt.  Revealing that you have audio footage is hitting him with an uppercut after you have hit him below the belt; especially when you don’t need the ratings and chances are  you will want to interview Floyd again.  I don’t think it was smart business.

I say that I agree and disagree because I would be a hypocrite if I didn’t slightly agree with Charlamagne’s position because I have the audio prominently posted on this site. Similar to the Huffington post who condemn the shaming of Floyd but also include the Audio.

Lastly – does that one audio mean that Floyd can’t read?  I’m sure if you gathered footage of other celebrities reading through scripts you would be surprised. If Floyd truly can’t read, then it makes him even smarter than I already gave him credit for.  He signed a lucrative boxing deal with HBO and later dropped them for Showtime, he started the entire ‘Behind the Scenes’ fight coverage phenomena, and he has managed to obtain a fortune that exceeds $280 million dollars all while reading at a 9th grade level.

So while we all might be laughing or feeling sorry for Floyd, neither sentiment is quite right.  Laugh all you want in your cube, working your horrible 9 to 5 job, earning in 40 hours what Floyd earns in 5 minutes while he sleeps.  Feel sorry all you want while Floyd goes to work doing what he loves in his brand new Buggatti.  What I’m feeling is impressed and aware.  Impressed at how much Floyd has done with so little, and aware of how little I have personally done with so much.  Me and my college educated self are barely getting by.

Bravo Floyd, Bravo!