The family feud between trainer Floyd Mayweather 
Sr. and his talented boxer son, Floyd Mayweather Jr., has been well-documented.
Sr. and his talented boxer son, Floyd Mayweather Jr., has been well-documented.The son once booted the father from his training facility and evicted him from a home that he owned.
They reportedly didn't have a cordial conversation for nearly seven years, a time during which Floyd Sr. once even threatened to train Oscar de la Hoya to defeat his son in the ring -- although he later, refused to do so.But their frosty relationship has since thawed, most notably leading up to Floyd Jr.'s last fight -- September's unanimous, 12-round decision over Juan Manuel Marquez.
That's when, after having been long exiled from his son's camp by the fighter himself, Floyd Sr. was allowed to be part of Floyd Jr.'s preparation for Marquez.
The 57-year-old Floyd Sr. has told FanHouse that he also has "no problems" with Roger Mayweather, his 48-year-old sibling who has trained Floyd Jr. since 2000, adding, "That's [feuding] something that happened a lot of years ago."
"Through it all, the Mayweather bond between the father and son has never wavered in my eyes. The deep love and appreciation that the two have had for a number of years, you can't even began to even talk about," said Leonard Ellerbe, the fighter's longtime friend and CEO of Mayweather Promotions.
"I know, personally, how Floyd Jr. feels about his dad, and the impact that he has had on his life," said Ellerbe. "Floyd Sr. has really played an integral part in his son's career from the very beginning. He's taught him everything that he knows about the sport, which has enabled him to be the best fighter in the sport today, as we all know."
Floyd Sr. will apparently be a part of things, yet again, at The MGM Grand in Las Vegas, on May 1, when 33-year-old Floyd Jr. (40-0, 25 knockouts) takes on 38-year-old WBA welterweight (147 pounds) champion, Shane Mosley (46-5, 39 KOs) in perhaps the biggest fight of his life.
"This is very, very important, and, you know, I would be lying to you if I were to tell you that I'm not happy to be back with my son," said Floyd Mayweather Sr., who trained Floyd Jr. to his first world title -- an October, 1998, eighth-round knockout of Genaro Hernandez for the WBC super featherweight (130 pounds) belt -- and was named Manager Of The Year in 1998.
"That's my blood. My blood runs deep. That's my son, and there ain't nothing that I wouldn't do for him," said Floyd Sr., who also trains other fighters. "That's why right now, as soon as I get through with one gym, I'm at my son's gym, because my son comes first."
Input into Floyd Jr.'s training for Marquez was said to have involved "things like holding the heavy bag and helping with shadow boxing," said Floyd Sr.
It is unclear whether that situation will change against Mosley, although Floyd Sr. said that he is in his son's camp, "Every day."
"The only thing is that I can tell you is that everything is going really good in training camp now, and that Floyd's looking very sharp," said Floyd Sr., who trained de la Hoya to face Mosley during the latter's 2003 victory over de la Hoya.
"That [Mosley-de la Hoya] right there was a blueprint right there, what Oscar did to him already. Oscar really beat the hell out of [Mosley,]" said Floyd Sr. "The blueprint has already been laid out for Floyd to beat Shane, because he ain't gotten any better."
But having fought as high as junior middleweight (154 pounds), Mosley has vowed that Floyd Jr. "is going to be the hardest fight that he has ever had in his life."
"Everybody else Floyd has been in with has been 135 pounds or at around 140. He's not fought any real 147 pounders," said Mosley, adding that his weight, as of now, is "around 152-ish when I leave the gym."
"I'm pretty sure that Floyd will feel more power in this fight that he will have ever had to feel," said Mosley. "And if I can get that knockout, if I get that one shot, and if I can get him hurt, then I'm going to be all over him."
Floyd Sr., however, disagrees.
"Floyd beat Oscar de la Hoya, and Shane don't punch as hard as Oscar de la Hoya. He might swing a little wider, throw his punches a little wider," said Floyd Sr. "That's just a bunch of talk. What do you expect him to say. And you have to remember one thing: Hitting don't mean sh** when you can't find nothing to hit."
Floyd Sr. discounted Mosley's January, 2009, ninth-round knockout victory which dethroned Antonio Margarito as WBA super world welterweight champion, saying Margarito "was a walking mummy who was tailor-made for Shane."
"Floyd has too many things that he can use against Shane. Shane is not smart. He doesn't use the jab enough, and when he does use it, he's going to get countered and something is going to come flying over the top of it," said Floyd Sr.
"Floyd's got too much for Shane, trust me," said Floyd Sr. "On May 1, it's going to be Shane who is going to be a walking mummy. Believe me, Shane knows what's coming."
Source: boxing.fanhouse.com
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