Floyd talks about how Rogers health influenced his retirement

short clip from back in the day: Floyd Sr. is very likely the one who first introduced the family to that style of mittwork. And he appears to have learned it from an old Detroit trainer named Darryl Williams (sometimes referred to as Dale Williams in some interviews.) In regards to Roger's health, diabetes is very dangerous especially if a careful diet isn't followed. And as other posters have mentioned there might be a link between diabetes and Alzheimer's.

What a sad interview, I found this today, just like one comment says sometimes, we forget he's a man with problems just like everybody else.

It's not just boxing or head trauma that causes this. A healthy 30 year old can be affected by alzheimers/demetia Come on Boxing is the reason roger is the way he is.

That would be good but it definitely won't happen. I'm not sure who came up with those combinations but my guess would be Roger and Floyd. It would be cool though to see Jr and Sr on the pads. short clip from back in the day:

Boxing is a brutal sport and Roger was hurt/knocked out many times. Unfortunately everyone is different and you just never know. I don't give Floyd an excuse for taking such an easy last fight. I do think the guy has every right to walk away. He's pretty much done all he can do.

http://stream1.gifsoup.com/webroot/animatedgifs6/3220325_o.gif Looooooool. Always funny.

lol,you know your boxing i see indeed, very underrated lightweight champion and beat some very good fighters in his day...his record isn't pretty but IMO he is one of the greatest lightweights of all time Its too bad the few childish posters on this site make it hard to actually talk about boxing instead of fan boy wars, insulting each other, and talking about their purses, etc. in every thread

people act like roger was just about to cure cancer then this mental problem set in. I wonder if he could even read because he wasn't that smart. so throw in the beatings chavez gave him crack smoking and there you have it. but I have known a bunch of coal miners who never made it to 50

Sad but true, moral of the story is don't mock disabilities or peoples health conditions. Personally I don't care about those *******s who can laugh at that but then show sympathy for something when it happens to their favourite side. Yep because thats what this is all about picking sides and arguing in every thread

where you find that pic of "Old Bones" joe brown lol,you know your boxing i see

where you find that pic of "Old Bones" joe brown

I could tell roger was slowing down around the time of the Cotto fight and a lil before....the mitt work was slowing down and their would be times you could see Floyd's frustration

Dont tell me u havent seen in this forum ppl form yall fanbase making fun of freddies parkinson.. You gonna deny it? Im not saying it was you tho, the world doesnt revolve around you. Sad but true, moral of the story is don't mock disabilities or peoples health conditions. Personally I don't care about those *******s who can laugh at that but then show sympathy for something when it happens to their favourite side.

Only thing that influenced Floyd's retirement is this man: http://stream1.gifsoup.com/webroot/animatedgifs/103987_o.gif Khan catches Floyd like that once and it's game over Cherryweather. http://stream1.gifsoup.com/webroot/animatedgifs6/3220325_o.gif

Really? Roger was convicted of battery-strangulation on a female and it's not that long ago. Here he is threatening to beat up some female after getting pepper sprayed for apparently aggressively hitting on them: Yea i think id want to fight someone too if they pepper sprayed me

roger mayweather can hardly talk. this is a guy in his 50's. his 50's. people in their 50's should be able to talk. this is what professional boxing does to people. this is what the accumulation of thousands of punches to the head in the gym and in professional fights will do to you. take a good look at roger mayweather doing his best to try and talk, and failing. this is a man in his 50's. It's not just boxing or head trauma that causes this. A healthy 30 year old can be affected by alzheimers/demetia

https://i.imgur.com/xrU4X.gif Works every time

Mayweather is 38 and he has been fighting since he was 6 years old. He has enough money to be rich for a few hundred lifetimes. He shouldn't need a reason to retire at his age. If he wants to retire then good for him. It's the intelligent thing to do and he had a great career. I wish Hopkins and Jones would retire while they still have good health and sharp minds.

Only thing that influenced Floyd's retirement is this man: http://stream1.gifsoup.com/webroot/animatedgifs/103987_o.gif Khan catches Floyd like that once and it's game over Cherryweather. https://i.imgur.com/xrU4X.gif

The top boxers often don't have anything visibly wrong with them. Look at Hagler, SRL, Vitali, Eubank, and many many more. The ones who got ko'ed a lot and were goalkeepers and journeymen, they are the ones who would have problems. But Roger was probably like that when he was fighting and soon after retiring. But of course when you are no longer at your best you should think of getting out. I don't foresee BH ever not being able to talk as he is good defensively like Floyd is. I doubt Paul Malignaggi will show signs of punch drunkness. But boxing is a risky business. That's why you learn to fight like Floyd does, or BH.