Floyd Mayweather Sr: Ain't No Threat in Front of My Son!

By Edward Chaykovsky

As BoxingScene.com previously reported, Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach has initiated a lockdown on the Wild Card Gym in Hollywood, California. Roach is preparing WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao for his very anticipated unification mega-match with WBC/WBA champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. on May 2nd at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Roach says the lockdown has nothing to do with Mayweather's team getting information. The maneuver was strictly to clear out any individuals who may potentially distract Pacquiao in camp. Roach wishes that he would have implemented this action in some of Pacquiao's previous training camps.

"I don't give a f*** what they're doing," Roach told Yahoo Sports. "I care about what we're doing and to be honest, I wish I'd done this a long time ago and taken more control [over who gets into the gym when Pacquiao spars]. It's so much better it's not even funny. He's concentrating so much more on what we have to do and understanding the plan."

Floyd Mayweather Sr., father and trainer of Mayweather Jr., also spoke to Yahoo and said he's not concerned with any of Roach's recent boasts of victory or any success in Pacquiao's camp.

"Man, let me tell you something," Mayweather Sr. said. "Freddie Roach, he's the joke coach, but I ain't got a thing to say. Let him talk and do what he wants to do. I ain't scared. You know why? Guess what? There ain't no threat in front of my son. That's why I'm not worried about nothing."