Mayweather Switches Position, Will Back Ricky Over Floyd
By Mark Vester
Trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr. has once again switched his position on what he plans to do if Ricky Hatton gets in line to have a rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Last year, when Floyd Sr. became Hatton's trainer, he was pretty vocal about showing Ricky the secrets to beating Floyd Jr. A few months later, he told Ricky that he reconcolied with his son and he could no longer be involved as a trainer for the rematch. Floyd Sr. has switch his position again. Apparently Floyd Sr. has had another falling out with Floyd Jr, no surprise there, and plans to train Ricky if a rematch ever happens.
"That's where I'll be, exactly where I'll be. Little Floyd is back in the gym but I'm not concerned about when he is fighting, I'm training Ricky Hatton now. Me and my son have had a fall-out and I'm going to let it be that way. Ricky is a much better fighter than before, you can see a big difference in him. He is a real fast learner and is one of the best students I ever had. He had quality but no-one brought it out of him," Floyd Sr. told PA Sport.
"This is just our second camp working together and he does a tremendous job. It has been very nice working with Ricky. He's a genuine person and we are pretty close but we are totally different and opposites attract. We are like night and day but he understands and respects me and I understand and respect him. As long as we keep things like that we will have a real nice relationship."
Hatton faces Manny Pacquiao on May 2 in Las Vegas. If he wins, he wants to fight Juan Manuel Marquez before the end of the year.
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