Boxer Mayweather gets 90 jail days in Vegas case

By KEN RITTER, Associated Press – 1 minute ago
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. was sentenced Wednesday to 90 days in jail after pleading guilty to reduced battery domestic violence and harassment charges before a Las Vegas judge.
Judge Melissa Saragosa also ordered the 34-year-old Mayweather to complete 100 hours of community service and pay a $2,500 fine.
The plea deal avoids trial on felony allegations that he hit his ex-girlfriend and threatened two of their children during an argument at her home in September 2010.
Prosecutor Lisa Luzaich told the judge Mayweather has been in trouble before and hasn't been punished.
Attorney Karen Winckler had argued that the public would benefit more if Mayweather performs 100 hours of community service with children.
She says she's considering an appeal.
Mayweather was told to report to jail Jan. 6.
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He's rich so they'll say the jail is overcrowded and he'll end up with a day behind bars probably.

-5000 that he doesn't do 90 days....if it were anybody here in forumville, it would be more than 90 days plus huge fines...

Floyd Mayweather Jr. is sentenced to 90 days in jail

Boxer pleads guilty to a reduced domestic violence charge in Las Vegas, putting in jeopardy a potential fight with Manny Pacquiao in late spring.




A Las Vegas judge Wednesday sentenced boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. to 90 days in jail for his role in a 2010 domestic violence case involving two of his children and their mother.

Mayweather pleaded guilty to a reduced domestic-violence misdemeanor charge and no contest to two harassment misdemeanor charges in the Clark County (Nev.) courthouse.

The jail sentence complicates, and perhaps scraps, plans for a late-spring fight between Mayweather (42-0) and Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao.

"You don't need to be a genius to count the days," said a person in Pacquiao's camp, who was unauthorized to speak publicly.

With Mayweather scheduled to report to jail Jan. 6, his 90-day term would expire in early April. Clark County Court spokeswoman Mary Ann Price said, "He will likely spend approximately 65 days in custody," based on receiving 22 days of "good-time [behavior] credit," in addition to three other days of credit for time served.

Under that scenario, Mayweather would be released by March 11.

Mayweather had reserved May 5 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas for his next bout, but he typically requires eight weeks of training. Plus, a Mayweather fight requires a longer window for a full promotional schedule.

Although negotiations have not begun in earnest to stage the proposed fight, Pacquiao's promoter, Bob Arum, has said he is exploring a Pacquiao-Mayweather fight in June at an outdoor 45,000-seat venue on the Las Vegas Strip. Arum on Wednesday declined to comment.

Mayweather's plea deal avoids the threat of multiple years in prison that had hung over him. His plea deal avoided a felony conviction. Prosecutors, however, still argued for him to serve time in jail.

The case centered on claims by Mayweather's ex-girlfriend, Josie Harris, that the boxer hit her and threatened two of their children during an argument at her home in September 2010. Harris reportedly had upset Mayweather by telling him she was dating another man.

Prosecutor Lisa Luzaich said Mayweather's sense of entitlement required real punishment.

"He just continually gets himself into trouble and he is able to get himself out of it as well. Essentially, it is because he is who he is and is able to get away with everything," Luzaich said. "The only thing that's going to get this man's attention is incarceration."

Mayweather, 34, had no reaction when the sentence was imposed by Judge Melissa Saragosa, who also ordered him to complete 100 hours of community service and pay a $2,500 fine.

Mayweather's attorney, Karen Winckler, said she is considering an appeal.

"Punishment is appropriate," Saragosa said. "No matter who you are, you have consequences to your actions when they escalate to this level of violence."

If Mayweather is not available, Pacquiao is likely to pursue a late-spring fight against unbeaten junior-welterweight world champion Timothy Bradley or a fourth bout against Juan Manuel Marquez.