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Floyd Mayweather Sr. You're FIRED!
Father again out as Mayweather Jr.'s trainer
By Chuck Johnson, USA TODAY
Floyd Mayweather Sr., after spending the last two weeks working gratis as his son's trainer, is again on the outside looking in heading into the May 5 mega fight in Las Vegas between Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Asked if he expects to be in his son's corner when Floyd Jr. fights for De La Hoya's WBC 154-pound crown, the elder Mayweather responded, "I don't." But he said their recent reconciliation is a lasting plus, even though their reunion as trainer-fighter was brief.
Mayweather Jr. (37-0, 24 knockouts) announced this week that he's glad to have his uncle Roger Mayweather back as his lead trainer after a one-fight absence.
"When he got to the gym, we picked up where we left off and things were back to normal," said Mayweather Jr., who prepared himself when he fought in November against Carlos Baldomir. "I never thought to pick someone else to train me, as I truly believe that my uncle is the best in boxing."
Roger Mayweather was released Monday from a Nevada jail after serving time for battery on his son's grandmother. He has trained his nephew for much of his career, taking over that role in the late 1990s from his brother, Floyd Sr., who was serving jail time on drug charges.
"Roger was the last one training him, so I guess they're going back to their past," Mayweather Sr. said. "I trained my son the last couple of weeks. I showed him a few things. But that was just me as a father. I came to support my son."
Mayweather Sr., who was in De La Hoya's corner for the last seven years, is in a unique position of knowing both fighters up-close. He was demanding $2 million to train opposite his son, but De La Hoya wasn't sure Mayweather Sr.'s heart was in it and hired trainer Freddie Roach. De La Hoya (38-4, 30 KOs) also added Shane Mosley, who beat him twice, as his sparring partner.
Surprisingly, after years of estrangement, it appeared Mayweather Sr. was again aboard his son's team at a news conference three weeks ago in Las Vegas.
Mayweather Jr. hugged his dad and showed him off to De La Hoya, saying, "He may be in the corner but not your corner."
Mayweather Sr. has accepted that he apparently won't be working his son's corner, either.
"People say things, and people do things. But I've got no problem with my son. He called to tell me Roger was training him again, and I can respect that. The message he left was all positive. He said, 'I love you, you're a great trainer and I know we've had our differences, but I hope we can be father and son.' At the end of the day, our relationship is the most important thing. That's bigger than the fight."
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