Daily Media Weigh-in

Floyd Mayweather Jr. Disappoints » Ride or die. • The phrase is the ’hood equivalent to “for better or for worse.” A vow. It means if your person’s ship is going down, you are going down with it and them. As the great Bernie Mac would say, it signifies “Who You Wit.” • Floyd Mayweather Jr. has always been one of my ride-or-die cats. Regardless of how thick the hate got, I was ridin’ with him. ’Til death do us part. Except now I’ve come to a part in his boxing career where faith begins to fade… Scoop Jackson, sports.espn.go.com

Dawson Ready To Slug It Out With Pascal » Chad Dawson’s confidence doesn’t seem rusty, even if it’s been nine months since he was last protecting his WBC light heavyweight title in a comfortable, if routine, unanimous decision over Glen Johnson at the XL Center in Hartford… Dave Solomon, www.nhregister.com

Q&A: Jean Pascal » Fightnews met up with WBC light-heavyweight champion Jean Pascal as he put the finishing touches on his preparations for this Saturday’s showdown with undefeated Chad Dawson… Dave Spencer, www.fightnews.com

Mayweather photo by SCOTT DUKES PHOTOGRAPHY