50 Cent Says
Rapper tells MTV News about being at Mayweather's match against Miguel Cotto with the Biebs and Lil Wayne.http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1685155/50-cent-justin-bieber-floyd-mayweather-fan.jhtml


Everyone loves a champion, and currently there is no bigger boxing
champ than Floyd "Money" Mayweather. Not only did the outspoken pugilist
attract a record number of pay-per-view fans for his May 5 match against Miguel Cotto, he also brought music's brightest stars to the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on fight night. Of course 50 Cent was on hand to cheer on his buddy Floyd, and Justin Bieber and Lil
Wayne made their way to the ring as well.Many fight fans were
surprised to see that the Biebs had been in Mayweather's dressing room
for the fight preparations; after that, JB walked with the undefeated
Floyd to the ring, helping to hold the champ's belts."Justin is also a Floyd fan. They love the sport. A lot of people
like it and haven't actually made contact or received anything to make
them feel like it was cool or comfortable enough for them to come," 50
said about JB's much-discussed ring walk. "When it actually happens and
it goes down like that, it feels good. When they get a chance to see
different genres, different people, everybody's excited."One of
the more excited fans was Floyd's daughter Iyanna, who, according to 50,
was fixated on the teenage idol. "Floyd's daughter, Yaya, she saw half
the fight, the other half she was looking at Bieber," the rapper joked.
"He just got that thing for the younger generation, too — he's it."Some
were also surprised to see Lil Wayne in the ring. In the past, he and
50 haven't been the best of friends, so many assumed that Floyd would
inherit Fif's perceived rap beefs, but that isn't the case. In fact, Mayweather is a Weezy fan; he listens to his music constantly while training."Floyd
has a huge passion for music that people don't know about," 50
explained. "It's a big part of what makes him comfortable and takes his
mind off of how hard he has to work to stay being the #1 fighter in the
world. With Wayne's music momentum, he's a part of that; he's been a
part of the playlist, so it's cool."After Floyd dusted off Cotto
in a unanimous decision, he, Bieber, Weezy and 50 all celebrated in the
ring and even posed for a few pictures. Though Fif sported his patented
menacing scowl, he insists that there was no problem whatsoever. "The
pictures, when I'm not paying attention, they take some really weird
facial expressions of me," he said. "I'm like, 'What the f--- was I
thinking at that point?' It's nothing there to make me feel
uncomfortable."