Ellerbe says...I say....

[Dye]

I became immune to it a long time ago.... I tell u a funny story on this subject that really made me see the light LOL...there was a time about two years ago when there was a thread concerning one of the greatest fighters of all time, a friend of mine, a legend, and I thought it would be cool for this guy to read what everybody was saying about him...well, he ended up using his screen name and posting messages.....and these guys were literally arguing back and forth with him, with no idea who it was they were arguing with, and because his screen name was associated with his real name I figured some sharp guy might figure out who he was and I told him to change it unless he wanted 500 emails by the morning...and he told me he had no idea u could even make more than one name on AOL... LOL So I had to take him step by step down the line so he could change his screen name and then he started posting under his new name. He never told those guys who he really was, though, and it was so funny to watch these guys tell this guy what HE was thinking and doing and what he actually did.

Sugar Ray Leonard?

[McNulty]

ya...me curious too...who?

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

lol.......cool but it just makes Floyd look like a puppet that can fight.....which I tend to agree with also.

The reality is that Leonard Ellerbe is like a brother to Floyd. And he helps Floyd do whatever.

Oscar's closest adviser is his brother. Blood aside, the relationships appear no different. Shane uses Jin (Or rather, the other way around).

Leonard Ellerbe is just the Eric Murphy to PBF's Vinnie Chase.

Now, say what you want about Floyd, but the Haymon/Ellerbe team has done VERY well for him. PBF was making $3 mil and $3.5 mil to fight guys like N'Dou and Bruseles. To this day, Margarito STILL hasn't had a million-dollar payday. In fact, he is getting $1.2 mil for P-Dub.

Cotto just made - what- $2.4 mil for a huge fight with Zab?

I don't think it's appropriate to be overly critical of Team Mayweather. They have done an excellent job of navigating their fighter. And Ellerbe appears to have played a critical role.

[toyboy33]

Mayweather Aide Proves a Match

By Rich Campbell
Special to The Washington Post
Saturday, November 4, 2006; Page E08

It's 2:30 in the morning on Tuesday, and Leonard Ellerbe's phone is ringing. It's Floyd Mayweather Jr., as usual. Time for Ellerbe to go to work.

He heads off to meet Mayweather for a run followed by a workout at the gym. Calls in the middle of the night don't bother Ellerbe. In fact, they're customary. The Washington native gladly sacrifices the sleep because he'll do whatever it takes to help Mayweather stay on top of the boxing world.




"So many people are jealous of our relationship," Mayweather said this week. "We're best friends and we're going to continue to work hard and be the best we can be."

Ellerbe is Mayweather's personal adviser. And his strength and conditioning coach. And his business representative. Basically, Ellerbe said, it's easier to list the things he doesn't do for Mayweather than those he does.

"Floyd's job is to take care of business inside of the ring, and my job is to take care of business outside of the ring," Ellerbe said via phone from Las Vegas this week. "That combination makes his job that much easier. He can just focus on the task at hand, and that is whupping [butt]."

Ellerbe will try to help Mayweather do that, too, tonight when Mayweather (36-0, 24 KOs) fights Carlos Baldomir for the WBC Welterweight Championship at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Ellerbe will be in Mayweather's corner due to the absence of Mayweather's uncle and trainer, Roger Mayweather, whose license was revoked by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for his role in a melee during Mayweather's unanimous decision over Zab Judah in April.

Ellerbe was suspended for four months and fined $50,000 for his role in the skirmish, but he's back now and happily admits his presence won't make a difference. Mayweather, he says, is in control no matter who is in his corner.

"My outlook on it is a trainer can't get in there and fight for a fighter," Ellerbe said. "A trainer can get in there and prepare a fighter, but it's up to the fighter to go in there and execute the game plan."

There was a time when Ellerbe, 41, was the fighter. When he was 13 years old, living near 42nd Street and Benning Road Northeast, he idolized Sugar Ray Leonard and developed a love for boxing. He would take three separate buses each day to a gym in Hillcrest Heights. There, he learned how to box and, in his words, got "busted up."

"Once you come into a gym, once you get the basics down, then they throw you in there with the wolves," Ellerbe said. "That's exactly what happened. I hung in there. I always had a tough mentality. I never wanted to give up. I was getting beat up every day. I mean every day. But I stuck with it."

Throughout his time at Spingarn High, Ellerbe soaked up the sport. He learned about conditioning and strength training while pursuing his amateur career. "Bad luck," he says -- broken hands and other injuries at inopportune times -- derailed any chances of making it big. Still, he was determined to make a living in boxing despite joining the Air Force and moving to Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada.

About 25 years ago, Ellerbe met Roger Mayweather at a gym in Nevada. Mayweather trained Ellerbe for a while and introduced him to his teenage nephew, Floyd. Ellerbe's relationship with Roger and Floyd blossomed. Meanwhile, his own career petered out after about 40 amateur fights.

Shortly after Floyd turned professional following the 1996 Olympics, Ellerbe moved to Las Vegas and began helping Floyd with odd jobs and some conditioning. He has been with Floyd during Floyd's ascent to boxing stardom, and his list of responsibilities has lengthened over time.

With that comes sacrifices, Ellerbe said. He is single and lives alone in Las Vegas. He is on call almost constantly. But he wouldn't have it any other way.

"I have fun on my job," Ellerbe said. "Granted, I work from 18 to 20 hours [a day], seven days a week. My whole livelihood revolves around Floyd Mayweather. I'm okay with that because it's a choice that we make in life. It's a sacrifice, but I truly love my job."

Good post and a good read. The man has a enviable job that pays damn good. People shouldn't hate on Ellerbe. As for the joke comment.....who doesn't have something to say about somebody else in the fight game? Without crybabies there'd be no drama. lol

[jswa17]

Ellerbe always rides on Floyd's ****. one old pathetic loser.

[ICEMAN JOHN SCULLY]

[B][COLOR="Red"][SIZE="3"] Now, say what you want about Floyd, but the Haymon/Ellerbe team has done VERY well for him.[/QUOTE]

I say it right here and now.... Ellerbe had nothing to do with Floyd making that money...that money was there without Ellerbe and his "input"

[Run]

Ellerbe is a complete tool now in my view.

A supposed "Joke" just stopped a monolith with 1 single body shot.



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I became immune to it a long time ago.... I tell u a funny story on this subject that really made me see the light LOL...there was a time about two years ago when there was a thread concerning one of the greatest fighters of all time, a friend of mine, a legend, and I thought it would be cool for this guy to read what everybody was saying about him...well, he ended up using his screen name and posting messages.....and these guys were literally arguing back and forth with him, with no idea who it was they were arguing with, and because his screen name was associated with his real name I figured some sharp guy might figure out who he was and I told him to change it unless he wanted 500 emails by the morning...and he told me he had no idea u could even make more than one name on AOL... LOL So I had to take him step by step down the line so he could change his screen name and then he started posting under his new name. He never told those guys who he really was, though, and it was so funny to watch these guys tell this guy what HE was thinking and doing and what he actually did.

lol ya your right man you gotta have a thick skin glad to see that you can go back and forth and not let it affect you...me id be pissed like kermit cintron and not bother.

this reminds me of recently BRUCE WILLIS went on a message board to ask his fans what he thought he used a different name will b or something and then people started doubting it was him and were being rude and stuff...and he amazingly put up with it no one believed him and then he showed his picture on webcam and many of them felt like ****.

this was just like last month too pretty crazy story...you never know who posts on these boards.

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

Rough Translation....he picks Floyd up to take him running, makes PR calls, appointments etc. I don't care if also he cooks his meals, washes his clothes and armor alls the car, Ellerbee - "a guy whose amateur career petered out after 40 amateur fights" - is in no way qualified to call Ricky Hatton anything but SIR

Ice,

1) Who is the chubby girl in your avatar?

2) Does somebody have to bea top-level fighter to be knowledgeable or to be able to offer an opinion?

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

[B][COLOR="Red"][SIZE="3"] Now, say what you want about Floyd, but the Haymon/Ellerbe team has done VERY well for him.

I say it right here and now.... Ellerbe had nothing to do with Floyd making that money...that money was there without Ellerbe and his "input"[/QUOTE]

Floyd and Al are complementary about Leonard. They would know his contributions better than I would, and my guess would be that they know better than you.

Sorry, but for now, I'll defer to their evaluation of what Big L brings to the team.

No offense.