If you pay attention to the sports world at all you know I
am talking about the upcoming fight between Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr. and
Conor “The Notorious” McGregor. McGregor, the brash Irishman, is fighting in
his first professional boxing match (although he has fought professionally in
MMA very successfully. Mayweather is 49-0-0 in his illustrious boxing career
but does have some age on him… but this guy hasn’t even had many close fights
because he is so good. Most boxing experts give McGregor almost zero chance of
winning; I even heard one state that he didn’t think he would land one clean
shot on Mayweather. The thinking is that McGregor’s only shot is that his power
and awkward style may allow him to land that one lucky shot that will bring “Money”
down…
So what about Mayweather, why do people want to see him
go down so badly that they will pay ridiculous prices for what appears will be
a very lopsided boxing contest? The reason is that in spite of how brash
McGregor is, Mayweather’s career has been built on being the villain. This guy
wasn’t even a main draw for much of his career; nut until he fought a “good guy”
in Oscar De La Hoya back in 2007. Since then it has been about money and fame.
In fact, in one fight he knocked a guy out when the guy was apologizing to him
with his hands down… it was truly a despicable display of sportsmanship, but
within the rules since the round was live. (But when talking ethically it was
cheating!) Mayweather has truly built his fortune on having a bad name…
Proverbs 22:1 has something to say about names: “A good
name is to be chosen rather than great riches, loving favor rather than silver
and gold.”
Proverbs 21:6 states: “Getting treasures by a lying
tongue (unethically) is the fleeting fantasy of those who seek death.” Or check
out the way that The Message states it: “Make it to the top by lying and
cheating; get paid with smoke and promotion----to death!”
Bottom line is that Mayweather has made, and continues to
make, an enormous amount of money in the boxing/entertainment world; yet what
will all of that mean when he can no longer go in the ring and is seeking peace
and contentment?
What about you? When people hear your name, is it a “good”
one? What would your nickname be? Is your life characterized by selfishness or
by integrity? (The prioritizing or pursuit of riches in one’s life is a sure
sign of selfishness.)
Make a good name your priority! Maybe a nickname like “The
Giver” or “The Servant” would be a good one…
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