Attorney: Mayweather May 'Come Riding To The Rescue' Of Jailed 'Suge' Knight
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr., touted as "the fight of the century", may have a degree of impact on the Suge Knight proceedings in LA.
A report by the Los Angeles Times last week said that Marion "Suge" Knight will get his $10 million bail covered by Mayweather's winnings, should be defeat Pacquiao in Vegas on Saturday night.
Knight is currently jailed on charges of murder, attempted murder and hit-and-run, stemming from an incident that occurred in a Compton parking lot in which he is accused of running down two men with his vehicle, killing one of them.
Knight's attorney, Matthew Fletcher, has attempted repeatedly to get his client out of jail, but a judge denied his most recent attempt on Thursday to have Knight's bail lowered again.
Fletcher reported that Mayweather and Knight are close, and that the boxer could contribute part of his winnings, if he beats Pacquiao, to help cover that bail.
"I think we're going to have very good luck," Fletcher said. "Hopefully next week, after Floyd Mayweather wins again, I think he's going to come riding to the rescue. There's a lot of really good things, that him and Suge are very close friends (and) have known each other for a while. Obviously, he's been busy. They've both been busy, but I think we will be able to make bail."
However, TMZ Sports reports from a source within Mayweather's camp that this may not be the case, quoting "one of Floyd's most trusted members of his TMT crew", who reportedly said "Suge's lawyer was just plain wrong."
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