Mayweather family back together -- for now
by Scott Christ on May 20, 2009 4:03 AM EDT
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In a story that I genuinely hope has a happy ending instead of the on-again, off-again stuff that has been reported for years now, it looks like all the Mayweather men (well, sans forgotten Jeff Mayweather) are back together.
T.K. Stewart reports that Floyd Sr., Roger and Floyd Jr. are working together on Floyd's July 18 fight against Juan Manuel Marquez.
The trio were together in a loose sense for Mayweather's 2007 fight with Oscar de la Hoya, if you'll recall. The elder Floyd was shown in camp on "24/7" leading up to the bout, but was not officially working for his son. He had recently been training Oscar, but refused to train him to fight his son. The next year, before the rematch was met with lukewarm anticipation and Jr. retired, Floyd Sr. was on board to train Oscar to take on his son in a second go-'round.
On the most recent "24/7," Big Floyd expressed his desire for the family to get back together, to "love each other" and let go of all the past beefs, whatever they may be. He spoke highly of his son, and Roger even made an appearance on the show, bringing a fighter in to spar with Ricky Hatton.
The Mayweathers are, in many ways, boxing royalty. Jr. is arguably still the best fighter in the world, and both Sr. and Roger are regarded as top trainers. Big Floyd says he and his son started working things out right after the Hatton fight, and have been working together some. It appears for now that Roger will remain in the lead trainer position.
But realistically, you can't not note that we're talking about three massive egos that have clashed very hard in the past. I really hope they work together, it turns out great (win or lose against Marquez), and everyone gets along and loves each other and one of boxing's "dysfunctional families" garners a new reputation. What are the odds, though?
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Any word on the weight issue?
I got word today that it was finalized to be at 147. 147?
"Penelosa is not human." -Max Kellerman on Gerry Penelosa during the Juan Manuel Lopes-Gerry Penelosa bout.
not to be mean or anything
but i’m so tired of hearing about floyd sr. i think hes remarkably overrated as a trainer and as a fighter was a waste of talent that never went anywhere but inside prison cells.
its good they have reconciled…again, he seemed genuine in his plee for it during the 24/7, but I’m just tired of hearing about him when there are other people more deserving of press.
but he's pbf'sdad
that automatically makes him relevant
unfortunately being overrated doesn’t stop them from being relevant, just look at ricky hatton ;)
The Dude Abides
by battle axe of doom on May 20, 2009 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions
That picture
of Floyd Sr. is freakin fantastic.
Boxing is like jazz. The better it is, the less people appreciate it.
-George Foreman
This whole situation is blown up by the media much more than it should be. FYI..Jeff Mayweather is on board with what these guys are doing as well. He’s very supportive of his brothers. He may have his own training situations going on and his own fighters be he supports Roger and Floyd, and in return they support him as well. This is a situation where too many people from the outside get involved in other peoples business and blow it completely out of proportion….
Well I’ve never heard anything of Jeff being less than friendly with anyone on the planet, really, but I just mean Jeff isn’t involved in this camp.
Here’s the thing, though: The media only “blows this up” because the Mayweathers make a big deal out of it.
by Scott Christ on May 21, 2009 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions
comedians
The Mayweathers are a very entertaining family, no doubt about it. They are comedians. I just wanna make this plea to Maywather Sr — please don’t wear that predator-alike hairstyle again. It scares the hell out of me. And a word of advice: don’t talk too much, it’s bad for yo lungs, man.
God I would love to see Marquez win
Just to see the staggering amount of fingerpointing and inflated egos that couldn’t take responsiblity for the loss just rip that entire family to shreds
Gimme 1 round!
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