Should Mayweather Sr. Be in DLH's corner on May 5th

[!! Mr. Soprano]

Here's how it will go. Mayweather Sr. will be giving Oscar all the wrong strategies during the fight and when the scorecard is being read (120-108 on all cards), Ashton Kutcher will come out.

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[cortdawg25]

No, I don't think he should be in Oscar's corner. The way i see it, at the end of the day, you got to make a decision. Either be a trainer or be a father, encourage your son's dreams or destroy them, either OScar or Floyd JR, your own flesh and blood...It ain't really that hard of a decision to me.

[!! Mr. Soprano]

Oscar, who is going to be working your corner on May 5?

"Well, that I haven't made my final decision on. Obviously with Mayweather Sr. being my trainer for the last few years, I'm thinking to myself why even change now? This is such a big fight and I am really considering Mayweather Sr, the fact is that we have created such a great bond together and we work together as a good team. He's obviously on mind as my choice."

[Tuggers1986]

I Voted yes but have changed my mind (like the **** that i am). Even after the Mayweather Sr/Jr fall out do you really think his heart will be in it 100% training somebody to beat his son?

DLH needs a trainer as dedicated as he will be if hes going to win this fight.

[Addison]

That never seemed like an appropriate or advisable thing.

If nothing else; what if Mayweather Sr. becomes emotional during the fight?

Anything could happen. These are the same Mayweathers that were invloved in ring melees, run-ins with the law, and other mess.

If I was Oscar I couldn't trust Mayweather Sr. in my corner.

I wouldn't care what he tells me going into it.

[deuce_drop]

i gotta say yes and no.

yes: if there is a fued then he could give DLH all the tools and blueprint to beat floyd. and have bragging rights over his kid.(so cold)

no: if he has a heart and really doesn't want to beat his kid floyd sr. might not train DLH properly.


plus if oscar loses will he use that as an excuse? oscar does have a problem blaming trainers for his short comings.

and if oscar does win, does mayweather sr. go down as one of the worst fathers in public history, because you know people are going to have a field day with this.

if i was floyd sr. i would bow out for this one because there is too much damage to his rep either way on this, win or lose, just the fact that you're trainning someone to fight against your own son, brutal.

[Fighting Cougar]

Who knows man, I mean de la hoya can start winning the fight and just as it seems that de la hoya is pumbeling mayweather jr in the fight mayweather senior steps in the ring and BAAAM! mayweather jr wins by an amazing disqualification, LOL!! naw man im just playing

[Addison]

I'll say it again: Emphatic NO from me.

Mayweather Sr. has indicated to me from his statements that he still loves his son.

How can he be counted upon to steer another fighter to dismantle his son, ALL through training, ALL through every second of a 12 round fight.

He could lose Oscar by wavering in his corner, it could be a disaster.

Very few men could keep their entire focus through that. Mayweather Sr. has shown ZERO signs of complete and total concentration - to say the least.

He's a ****ing drama king for God's sakes!.................

[Addison]

Anyone who is voting "yes" is presuming Mayweather Sr. is some kind of emotionless android that's going to keep his **** together.

That's a ****ing bad bet.

[K-DOGG]

It's up to Oscar, really. I see no moral delima in the situation; a job is a job.

I can think of no "father vs son" precedent; but in a couple of incidents where a trainer had two of his fighters going against each other, two different things happened.

1. Ali vs Ellis: Angelo Dundee trained both and decided to be in Jimmy's corner....I guess because he figured Ellis needed his assistance more than Muhammad.

2. Holmes vs Spinks: Eddie Futch, if I'm not mistaken, was the trainer of both men and opted to sit ringside and not take sides because he didn't want to play favorites.


Now, obviously, those cases are only slightly comparable to this one, seeing as how Sr. no longer trains Jr. and it's almost akin to a personal vendetta on both sides; Jr. wanting to prove he's better than his old man and Sr. wanting to show his son that he doesn't know everything. So, the decision boils down to Oscar. De La Hoya has been doing this long enough that he doesn't need Sr. in his corner; and if he feels the press would distract him from training for and executing his game plan, he has every right to tell Sr. to sit this one out. However, if none of that bothers him, he has the right to tell Sr., "okay, let's do it".

There is no "Right or Wrong" in this situation, to my way of thinking.