Comments Thread For: Mayweather Sr: De La Hoya Tabbed Me To Train V. Ortiz

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On Wednesday afternoon, I caught up with outspoken trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr. inside of Johnny Tocco's Boxing Gym in Las Vegas.

Following up on a report by my colleague Richard Powell that Mayweather had been approached to trainer former welterweight champion Victor Ortiz, I decided to speak with Senior myself to get his thoughts on all the talk.

True enough, Ortiz and his camp have reached out to Senior about the possibility of them working together and he seems open to the idea.

“His manager told me that Oscar De La Hoya is the one that recommended me to Victor,” said Mayweather, who for several years trained De La Hoya, now president of Golden Boy Promotions, who promotes Ortiz. [Click Here To Read More]

Snake...

this won't end well

jvsnypes

I don't know if that move would be wise for Ortiz. Floyd Sr is good at molding fighters from a young age. That's why Floyd Jr is so good. But he doesn't bring to the table what Ortiz needs right now as a fighter. Victor needs someone like Teddy Atlas, a no nonsense type of guy and a motivator. Victor needs someone to push him. The skills that Floyd Sr teaches has to be taught at a young age.

Young Money

Victor seems a bit thick, he needs a Barry Hunter type of trainer.

pit

Quote:

Originally Posted by jvsnypes

I don't know if that move would be wise for Ortiz. Floyd Sr is good at molding fighters from a young age. That's why Floyd Jr is so good. But he doesn't bring to the table what Ortiz needs right now as a fighter. Victor needs someone like Teddy Atlas, a no nonsense type of guy and a motivator. Victor needs someone to push him. The skills that Floyd Sr teaches has to be taught at a young age.

disagree, Victor is fragil mentally and Atlas hardball insight to boxing might hurt instead of help .

reeny

Victor would have to do some humbling himself and not be a big cry baby and want to win it may work. He is a hot mess tho

ThePhantom5

Don't like it.

But maybe it'll work.

Juan,000,000

ortiz needs to hire merchant as a trainer. so he can continue his career as a announcer and permantnetly QUIT boxing.

spoonwars · 02:11 AM

All Sr.'s gonna do is eat Taco Bell and arrive late for training camp, setting up another Hatton-esque retirement for Ortiz.

*edit*

Scratch the last part... Ortiz will just quit before getting KTFO unless he eats another cheap shot or two.

Phil Ivey

Bad match up imo..... I see it not ending well with both sides blaming each other for the fiasco in the end.

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jvsnypes Undisputed Champion Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Easton,MD Age: 41 Posts: 1,081 Rep Power: 9 Points: 28,953.90 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 28,953.90 Donate	I don't know if that move would be wise for Ortiz. Floyd Sr is good at molding fighters from a young age. That's why Floyd Jr is so good. But he doesn't bring to the table what Ortiz needs right now as a fighter. Victor needs someone like Teddy Atlas, a no nonsense type of guy and a motivator. Victor needs someone to push him. The skills that Floyd Sr teaches has to be taught at a young age.

Young Money Undisputed Champion Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 1,533 Rep Power: 10 Points: 11,099,980.46 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 11,099,980.46 Donate	Victor seems a bit thick, he needs a Barry Hunter type of trainer.

reeny Amateur Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 10 Rep Power: 0 Points: 330.43 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 330.43 Donate	Victor would have to do some humbling himself and not be a big cry baby and want to win it may work. He is a hot mess tho

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Juan,000,000 Up and Comer Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 71 Rep Power: 0 Points: 1,995.35 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 1,995.35 Donate	ortiz :-( ortiz needs to hire merchant as a trainer. so he can continue his career as a announcer and permantnetly QUIT boxing.

spoonwars Undisputed Champion Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,659 Rep Power: 12 Points: 1,677.86 Bank: 1,406,621,389.28 Total Points: 1,406,623,067.14 Donate	All Sr.'s gonna do is eat Taco Bell and arrive late for training camp, setting up another Hatton-esque retirement for Ortiz. edit Scratch the last part... Ortiz will just quit before getting KTFO unless he eats another cheap shot or two. Last edited by spoonwars; 09-27-2012 at 02:11 AM.

Phil Ivey No Home Jerome Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 2,853 Rep Power: 9 Points: 45,637.01 Bank: 7,334,673,101.25 Total Points: 7,334,718,738.26 Donate	Bad match up imo..... I see it not ending well with both sides blaming each other for the fiasco in the end.