Sworn Enemies Update!
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By Karl Freitag
It's almost unheard of for a top fighter to have an open media workout on Wednesday of fight week. However, Floyd Mayweather Jr. invited the press to the Top Rank Gym yesterday, where he had a full-blast, two-and-a-half hour workout. No sparring, but Floyd hit the mits, hit the speed bag, hit the heavy bag, did floor exercises and worked on his timing with trainer Roger Mayweather inside the ring. Floyd will have a final private workout on Thursday, then recharge until the fight.
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IBF welterweight champion Zab Judah, meanwhile, stayed in his room Wednesday and declined several scheduled press interviews. DKP's Bobby Goodman promised Top Rank that Zab would be at Thursday's press conference. Judah's promoter Don King was expected to arrive Wednesday night.
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While Mayweather did approximately 30 interviews on Wednesday alone, the only Zab-sighting so far has been his grand arrival on Tuesday. Mayweather said Judah's scarcity didn't surprise him. "I knew Judah would shut down, but I didn't think I'd shut him down that early. As Mayweather was hitting the mits during the media workout, you could hear him repeating "He should have talked to the media...he should have talked to the media...he should have talked to the media..."
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"There's no way he can beat me," Mayweather said later. "I'll win by knockout." Floyd also revealed that he walks around at 148 lbs. and he's already at 147 lbs. Earlier in the week, Floyd stated that the maximum weight he will ever fight at is 154 lbs.
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A scheduled "Sworn Enemies" outdoor public workout on Wednesday in Las Vegas was cut short due to chilly, windy weather. A temporary ring has been set up in the Roman Plaza at Caesars Palace, but only Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. worked out.
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As of now there are 14,000 seats sold and all 17,800 seats at the Thomas & Mack Center are expected to be full on fight night.
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All the fighters are now in town for the fight. Also in town is world champ Miguel Cotto, who arrived Wednesday to be with older brother Jose Miguel Cotto, who challenges WBA lightweight champion Jose Diaz in one of the other title bouts on the card.
Judah as promised has been a ghost since the first press conference, but he needs to be a ghost inside the ring too if he wants to beat PBF.
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