By Mark Vester
During a recent interview with scribe Robert Morales of CBS Sportsline, Floyd Mayweather, Sr. verbally assaulted Oscar De La Hoya's new trainer, Freddie Roach. Floyd Sr. has very little respect for Roach, and can't understand how De La Hoya could choose him as his trainer for the May 5 bout with his son, Floyd Jr.
"I couldn't care less about Freddie Roach," Floyd Sr. said. "Freddie Roach don't know sh*t. I can tell you that. Tell me, who has he really trained? He didn't train James Toney. James Toney trained himself. And who in the hell is Manny Pacquiao? He's strong and he can punch hard, but that's it; he doesn't know how to box. So, who has he trained?
De La Hoya told reporters on Tuesday that Floyd Sr.'s demand of $2 million dollars did not play a role in his decision to not use him for the May 5 fight, Floyd Sr. disagrees. He feels De La Hoya's decision to not to use him is based on money, and nothing else.
An offer of $500,000 was presented to Floyd Sr. for the May 5 training duties, with an additional $500,000 if De La Hoya won the fight. Floyd Sr. found the offer insulting and resfused to back down his $2 million dollar demand. When asked during a Tuesday conference call, De La Hoya refused to disclose the financial agreement between him and Roach.
De La Hoya often praised the talents of Roach when speaking to reporters on Tuesday, and said he was confident that Roach could put together a plan to beat Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
The praise De La Hoya gave to Roach only made Floyd Sr. more irate.
"He knows he can't out-train me. He knows it like all the rest of them. I can talk the way I talk about these trainers because I can back it up. I can take one hand and do more things than he can with two hands. ... When you talk about Freddie the joke, coach Roach, come on, man. That's a joke. How could Oscar be so narrow-minded to get up and say what this man can do. This man couldn't teach a f**king cat to piss."