By Ronnie Nathanielsz
Two days ago, members of Team Mayweather told BoxingScene.com that Floyd Mayweather Jr. did not watch Manny Pacquiao's fight with Joshua Clottey from last Saturday in Arlington, Texas. Pacquiao's trainer Freddie Roach told BoxingScene - "I don't believe that" - in response to Mayweather not watching the fight.
BoxingScene has learned that Mayweather did not watch the fight because he was in Los Angeles shooting an HBO commercial for the May fight with Shane Mosley.
Respected sportswriter David Mayo of the Grand Rapids Press in Michigan, who is a friend of the Mayweather family as well as Floyd’s adviser Leonard Ellerbe, informed us that Ellerbe had told him “neither he nor Mayweather watched because they were in Los Angeles shooting an HBO commercial for the Mosley fight.”
Mayo said “Whether they actually did or didn't, that's what he said, and I'm inclined to believe him.”
The sports journalist indicated he didn’t know whether Floyd Mayweather Jr’s uncle/trainer Roger watched it. He told us - "I doubt it. He's cheap and probably will wait for it to come on mainstream HBO for free this week. If anyone did, it would've been Floyd Sr.”
Mayo himself said he watched the fight and pointed out “Clottey didn't want to fight and Pacquiao did what he had to do, hit what he could when he could. It was a dull fight but that's because Clottey chose to make it one.”
He promised to check with Floyd Mayweather Sr tomorrow and would let us know whether ghe watched the fight and what he thought of it.
