RadioOnFire.com - Australia is playing no games with Floyd Mayweather as they denied him a visa to enter the country on a promotional tour.
Now personally I think they are totally overreacting, but what are you gonna do? Their country, their rules. Mayweather was originally booked for dinner and nightclub appearances in Sydney and Melbourne on January 29 and 30 respectively. They were then deferred to February 5 and 6.
Mayweather, who is the highest paid athlete in the world after making US$110 million ($141 million) last year for only two fights, was denied a visa just hours before he was due to fly to Australia via private plane with a 30-person entourage.
The Department of Immigration has been assessing whether the 37-year-old should be allowed into the country despite a series of criminal convictions for domestic violence and assault committed against several women. The department has previously overlooked the criminal past and dubious character of several international celebrities in order to allow them to visit Australia.
It is unknown whether Mr Markson paid the boxer’s appearance fee in advance, which is usually around $500,000.
The announcement that Mr Markson was planning to bring Floyd Mayweather to Australia also provoked outrage amongst anti-violence campaigners, media personalities, and members of the public.
A Change.org petition opposing his visit has so far received more than 46,500 signatures.
“He is a thug, a wife basher, a brute and a bully,” 3AW radio host Neil Mitchell said on air. “This bloke should not be in the country, and if he is he should be ignored.”
Other opponents include Sharri Markson, media editor of The Australian and Mr Markson’s daughter, who described the boxer as “complete scum” on social media.
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