By Edward Chaykovsky
Trainer Jeff Mayweather, the uncle of WBC/WBA welterweight and junior middleweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr., says his nephew is increasingly motivated by "numbers" at this late stage of his career.
The race is on to get Mayweather in the ring in the first half of 2015. Both Manny Pacquiao and Amir Khan [among many others] would like to get Floyd on the date of May 2nd.
Jeff gives both Pacquiao and Khan a good shot to get Mayweather in the ring. He does not give the same consideration to fighters who don't bring money or pay-per-view buyrates to the table.
"This is a business, especially at this point in Floyd's career that's what it's about - walking away with the most money. It's not about fighting [an opponent] because he beat this guy or beat this guy. That don't matter. That don't matter to Floyd. At the end of the day, if you can do numbers you got a good shot [to get a Mayweather fight]," Jeff told Pro Boxing Insider.
