Listening to mma hour and man that’s some of the the worst head trauma punch drunk speak I’ve heard in a while. For all the heat mma gets with CTE man boxers get some next level head trauma.
it's not just punch drunk, there are substance issues from the past mixed in as well. Floyd Sr. was a crack/cocaine hustler after his boxing career ended, maybe he used at one point.
CRE -That makes sense I don't think I understood one thing he said. That interview needed to be dubbed.it's not just punch drunk, there are substance issues from the past mixed in as well. Floyd Sr. was a crack/cocaine hustler after his boxing career ended, maybe he used at one point.
Mutant -CRE -That makes sense I don't think I understood one thing he said. That interview needed to be dubbed.it's not just punch drunk, there are substance issues from the past mixed in as well. Floyd Sr. was a crack/cocaine hustler after his boxing career ended, maybe he used at one point.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is an extreme overachiever, his Mother was on drugs, he was raised in terrible conditions and after today will be one of 3 billion dollar athletes along with Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods.
"The two Floyds have always had a turbulent life together. When the boy was one his father used him as a human shield when the boy's uncle, this time on his mother's side, arrived at a house with a shotgun. Floyd Snr held the boy up and the gunman simply shot Floyd Snr in the leg.
The father and son pair separated for over five years when Floyd Snr was sent to prison for drug trafficking and during that period from 1992 until 1998 Uncle Rog, as Floyd Jnr calls him, firmly established his credential as the trainer. However, father and son joined forces after the prison sentence and were together in the ring on the night in late 1998 when Floyd Jnr won the first of his world titles at super-featherweight. The pair started to disagree and fell out leaving the way for first Jeff and then Roger to take control. Floyd Snr calls his brothers snakes but they are still able on occasion to share the same gym if they are working with different fighters. They sit around and swap foul-mouthed compliments.
Since winning his first title he has added belts at lightweight, light-welterweight, welterweight and light middleweight. His fight with Ricky Hatton on Saturday is for the World Boxing Council welterweight championship. "It's never been easy for me. Life has not been easy the boxing is easy but life has never been easy," said Floyd Jnr. "I had a father who was a hustler and a mother who was on drugs. I was the man in the house from 16. That's just the way it was."</p>
At the time Floyd Jnr was living in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and often sharing bedrooms with six or seven members of his extended family. His mother was a serious crack addict at the time but she is now back in his life and he often refers to her as his wife.
"Let me tell you how it was. At Christmas we never had a Christmas. My mother would go out and steal presents for me. She tried but it was hard and that's why I look after her now," continued Floyd Jnr.
There is a distrust of women that is certainly shared by father and son and obviously the loose cannon that is Roger, who, by the way, has made threatening remarks about members of Hatton's training team. Senior Mayweather men have an unsavoury history and Floyd Jnr, who at the last count had four children from two women, appears to share their enthusiasm. In 2002 he pleaded guilty to domestic assault charges against the mother of his eldest son and in 2005 he was acquitted of assaulting the mother of his other three children.
"Right now I'm close to my mother and I can see the jealousy in my father. He's jealous that I have a relationship again with her. I certainly don't need another woman in my life. My mother is my sweetheart and I don't need to get married to fight my whole life just for some woman to get all the money," said Floyd Jnr.
An interesting footnote, Floyd is of Jamaican descent. His Grandfather is from Kingston. So Mayweather has a birthright to citizenship there.
Love or hate Floyd coming from what he has to making a billion dollars is a huge achievement. Sure he has flaws like we all do but that is amazing. So he likes to spend money who cares we only have a short time on this planet and he made his money and he gets to live his life the way that makes him happy. I’m sure many of us who love to be in that position. The same with McGregor after tonight he will get to live his life the way he wants to so you have to respect that.
Anyone think Amir Khan showing signs? I haven’t listened to him speak for a few years, surprising how quickly he’s slowed down.
Yeah I couldn't listen to it.
Painful.