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Floyd Mayweather Sr.
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In the first part of my interview with Floyd Sr. I got his thoughts on the upcoming Zahir Raheem-Acelino Freitas clash while listening as the conversation got deeper as the subject turned to his son, Floyd Jr.
It is evident in talking to Floyd that he feels both unappreciated and slighted by many in his life, his son included. In part two of my interview Floyd delves more into his relationship with Floyd Jr., the Mayweather legacy, and his life in general…
Always his son…
‘Do I miss my son? I’m too busy doing my thing, man. I’m into my own world. I’m letting him be into his own world and I don’t have anything against my son. He’s my son and he is always going to be my son. I will say that I have been there for him as a father and in return he hasn’t been a good son. He has shown that he isn’t a good son; the world has seen that he isn’t a good son. It’s just the way it is. As far as I’m concerned, I’m not going to kiss up to my son or nobody. My son has nothing to do with me and my life. I don’t even have to tell you, because he knows.
You reap what you sow…
‘Everybody does what they want to do and it’s their life. When you get to be grown, you make your own decisions and whether they are right or wrong you have to live with that. You have to live with the choices that you make. You reap what you sow. I’m not going to get into the depths of it but there are a lot of things that have occurred that don’t really need to be spoken about. In me Floyd didn’t just have a father, he had a Daddy. I did it all for my kids. I did it all for my daughters and did it all for my kids. I did it all for the both of them and you know what I got in return? I got kicked in the ass. That’s what happened. No respect is what I got, but you know what? I don’t feel bad about it. Life goes on and I will go on. Like I said, at the end of the day, you reap what you sow and that’s all I have to say. I don’t have anything to be sorry about or to regret. I did the best I could with both of my kids and the mothers had nothing to do with it. I bought my daughter three cars, I paid for her to go through paralegal school, I saw her drop out, then paid $10,000 in cash for her to become a nurses’ assistant and she quit again. It’s like she was oblivious to what I was trying to do for her.
Paving the way…
‘One thing I can say about my son is that he took what I gave him, did the best he could with it and did very well for himself. But I don’t feel I was given full credit for helping out. I laid the foundation for the entire Mayweather family. None of the Mayweathers would be boxing if it wasn’t for me. I’m the one that laid the foundation for my son as a fighter. Do you really think any of the Mayweathers would be fighting if it wasn’t for me? They can say what they want to say, but at the end of the day I was the one who paved the way. Everything came after me.
His career…
‘In my career I had bad management. My record was decent but I was under bad management. I had a manager that was all about money. He would have me fight anytime and anywhere he saw fit. I took a lot of fights on short notice when I wasn’t at my best. I fought Ray Leonard with only two weeks to prepare. That’s the truth. I hadn’t fought in nine months before that. I have paperwork and everything with what went down in my career. My manager had me fighting in the Don King tournament and I only had 10 or 11 fights. You were supposed to have at least 15 fights but he had me fight anyways.
Being his own man…
‘I’m just letting you know the way things were. You have to remember that greed overcomes common sense. I have been done wrong by many around me and it was because of greed. That’s why if you ever see me, I don’t bother anyone with anything. I’m my own man and I always have been. Whether I shine, or whether I don’t. Whether my son gives me something or whether he doesn’t. I would walk the long road and take a loss before I ever asked anyone for anything.
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INTERVIEW Part II of II By Chris Robinson, BRC (February 14, 2006)
