WILMINGTON, Del. – While engaging in his usual after-work exercise routine at Bally Total Fitness, local man Brian Crawford was amazed to see former welterweight boxing champion Floyd Mayweather stretching out with a basic ab wheel.
Though uncertain at first whether the man was indeed the professional boxer, after conferring with other patrons on adjacent treadmills Crawford declared, “That’s gotta be him.”
“I thought maybe there was some sort of ‘workout with the champ’ contest somebody had won or something,” Crawford said. “But then I realized, no, he’s alone, and he’s just doing squats.”
Other possible reasons for Mayweather’s attendance at the gym included the boxer’s involvement in an upcoming commercial or his having a stake in the business itself, but Crawford believed each possibility unlikely.
“There’s only like three of these places left – there’s no way Mayweather’s tied in with them financially,” Crawford said. “And he has to have his own private gym, or he’d go to like a specialized facility for boxers, right?”
“I think the son of a bitch is just here to work out,” Crawford concluded.
At press time, Mayweather was looking at his smartphone while waiting for another gym member to finish up at the bench press.
