By Mark Vester
Floyd Mayweather Sr. is back on the attack, taking shots at his son, WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. The two have been attacking each other in the media for the last few years, the relationship is not getting any better. A combination of a rough childhood for Floyd Jr. and his selection of his uncle, Roger Mayweather, to be his trainer - has caused a family rift that breaks further apart by the year. The De La Hoya-Mayweather 24/7 reality series on HBO exposed the Mayweather family drama to millions.
Floyd Sr., speaking with the Guardian Unlimited , said his son cannot afford a loss under any circumstances to Ricky Hatton on December 8. He told the paper that his son has done so much pre-fight trash-talking that a loss would destroy his image.
"My son probably wouldn't be able to live in Vegas any more, because so many people will laugh at him. He's done too many people wrong. Floyd's become a different person. He's on one planet and I'm on another. He even disrespects his sparring partners, calling them bitches and whores. He's done that in front of his children. What goes around comes around in the end," Floyd Sr. said.
There was a brief moment of peace, as Floyd Jr. recently allowed his father to train Joan Guzman at his Las Vegas gym. According to Floyd Sr., the peace was short-lived.
"One time he signed some gloves at the gym for me so I thanked him," said Floyd Sr. "Under his breath Floyd said, 'No problem.' The next day he looked straight through me outside. He praises his mother, but his daddy and my mother raised him. Floyd shows no loyalty to his grandmother. If she wants tickets for the fights, she can't call him, but has to go through Leonard Ellerbe, his manager. My son has too many people in his ear."
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