By Mark Vester
Now that Roger Mayweather has returned to Floyd Mayweather Jr's corner, he is working his nephew very hard towards the May 5 pay-per-view clash with Oscar De La Hoya at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Roger recently told the Las Vegas Review Journal that he is not intimidated, nor is he impressed by De La Hoya’s accomplishments; because his nephew has practically matched De La Hoya's career accolades.
"Floyd's done everything De La Hoya has except win a gold medal and they robbed him of that," Mayweather said.
Since the day the contracts were signed, De La Hoya has been dealing with Mayweathers at every turn.
De La Hoya made an announcement in January that he planned to use trainer Freddie Roach for the May 5 date after Floyd Mayweather, Sr. stuck to his guns on a $2 million dollar demand to train him for the fight with his son.
Floyd Sr., De La Hoya’s trainer since 2001, has been fighting with his son for the last few years, but upon hearing the news that Roach was replacing him in De La Hoya’s corner, he opted to reconcile with his son and was even training him for the last few weeks while brother Roger was finishing up a prison sentence for a battery charge.