The hidden side of FLOYD MAYWEATHER, Jr.

[Ivansmamma]

Why did the police take Floyds bulletproof vest?

[Bea5T]

lmao @ the children on this board turning this into a "gay" thread

Gay jokes are for 5th graders

XD

[goldenglove2]

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Nate Jones, Mayweather’s teammate on the 1996 U.S. Olympic team, is one of those who knows Mayweather the man, not Mayweather the public figure. They first met, Jones said, at the Golden Gloves in Michigan in 1994. Jones instantly disliked him.

“I heard this kid running off at the mouth, every day at the weigh-in,” Jones said. “Every morning you weigh in and every morning, I’d go down to weigh in and here’s this kid just talking about himself. He wouldn’t shut up. I just didn’t like him because of his mouth.

“But I saw him fight then and I went up to him and I shook his hand. When I first saw him, I told him to shut up because he talked so much. But when I saw him fight finally, I said, ‘Oh my God.’ All I could do was bow to him. He could really fight. Everything he was saying was true.”

Each went on to make the Olympic team and became roommates and close friends. When they turned professional, Mayweather signed with Arum and Jones opted to sign with Don King.

While Mayweather enjoyed nothing but success as a pro, Jones hit a road block. He was too small to make an impact as a heavyweight and began having problems. He retired in 2002 because of neurological damage.

Jones was lost and had nothing to do, no way of making a living, when his phone rang. “Floyd said, ‘Nate, come on out here and work for me. You know boxing. I’ll find something for you to do and you’ll always have a check,’ ” Jones said.

Jones said part of his problem as a professional was that he began to drink heavily. Mayweather would counsel him and urge him to stop, but Jones persisted. He drank and didn’t train as hard as he needed.

“I would drink in camp, up to about a week before the fight, and I shouldn’t have been doing that,” Jones said. “Floyd told me. He begged me. And I paid for it. You kill a lot of brain cells when you drink like I was and then you go and get hit in the head. It quickened up the process.”

Jones said when he first arrived in Mayweather’s camp he was simply a friend, a guy Mayweather paid just to be around so he’d have some money in his pocket. As time evolved, though, Jones began to have a more active role in Mayweather’s boxing career.

“Floyd has a lot of respect for my boxing knowledge,” Jones said. “He always tells me, ‘Nate, yours is the only voice I hear when I’m fighting. I can’t hear anyone else’s voice but yours.’ He respects my opinion, so I can make suggestions and talk about things with him. I’m like a secondary trainer. He knows I have his back. All I want is what is 110 percent what is best for Floyd. He knows that.”

Jones said it stings him to his core when he hears Mayweather being attacked. Mayweather has an entourage of about 20 people he has hired because he felt sorry for them, Jones said.

“He doesn’t need me,” Jones said. “He’d win without me. But he cares about people. He pays decent money so people can have good lives and have a chance to have success. And that touches a lot of people. There’s one guy here who is working for Floyd who basically can’t do a thing. He can’t even carry a bag without having some problem. Floyd just doesn’t turn his back on anyone.

“He said to me, ‘Nate, I don’t need this guy. He can’t carry a bag. He serves no purpose. But how would I feel if I told him to go home and I know it would hurt him? I can’t do that.’ That’s the part of Floyd people don’t understand.”

Ellerbe talked about Mayweather going shopping for shoes to deliver to the students of Matt Kelly Elementary School, which is located in one of Vegas’ most blighted areas. Mayweather also paid the full tab, nearly $200,000, so the Michigan Golden Gloves could be held in Grand Rapids last year.

“I got a chance by fighting in that tournament and I was lucky and I made it,” Mayweather said. “There wouldn’t have been a tournament [last year] because there was no money, so me paying for it to keep it alive, that was a way for me to say thanks and give someone else the same opportunity I had.”

It’s mentioned to him that if more people saw this side of him he would skyrocket in popularity and would make more money. He would become a beloved figure.

Mayweather shook his finger.

“You might be right, but that’s not what it’s about,” he said. “I don’t go talk to kids and I don’t go feed the homeless because I want someone to know about it. I want to do it because I know there’s a need and I have the chance to do right.

“I don’t care who knows or who doesn’t know. As long as I help the kids and people who need help, that’s really what matters. I don’t care too much about what anyone else thinks or has to say, to be honest with you. I’m happy with who I am and that’s the important thing.”

So Floyd JUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUST SO HAPPEN to be feeding the homeless and talking to kids the same week of 24/7.....yet didnt just so happen to be doing it in the others....?

He did both the same week? staged.....

And I asit saying he has never done it, Im sure he has a good heart and has, but that there was staged..... there was like 6 kids in a room....

[oc9979]

The problem with some people is, Mayweather feeds the homless on 24/7 and people think this is new. Not knowing that Mayweather has done this many times before, especially on thanksgiving. Touching article, read most it.

That is a tax deduction Dominicano. Everyone does it.

[Al Haymon]

So Floyd JUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUST SO HAPPEN to be feeding the homeless and talking to kids the same week of 24/7.....yet didnt just so happen to be doing it in the others....?

He did both the same week? staged.....

And I asit saying he has never done it, Im sure he has a good heart and has, but that there was staged..... there was like 6 kids in a room....

I'm sorry, sir. I thought you understood.

He does it every week, apparently. So, if 24/7 can show him getting haircuts and pedicures, i think they can show him feeding the homeless.

Is that how you would see it?

[Doctor_Tenma]

That is a tax deduction Dominicano. Everyone does it.

Doesn't change the fact that he's doing a good deed.

[Al Haymon]

That is a tax deduction Dominicano. Everyone does it.

Jax,

Not exactly. You can't deduct your time. It is ALWAYS good to see people contributing their money. It is especially rewarding to see people contribute their time.

He could just write a check.

[Doctor_Tenma]

Jax,

Not exactly. You can't deduct your time. It is ALWAYS good to see people contributing their money. It is especially rewarding to see people contribute their time.

He could just write a check.

True and who is to say drugs didn't get them in that mess the first place? Best to donate food and water.

[goldenglove2]

I'm sorry, sir. I thought you understood.

He does it every week, apparently. So, if 24/7 can show him getting haircuts and pedicures, i think they can show him feeding the homeless.

Is that how you would see it?

K..good for him Im confident it was staged..you can think what you what as well. He should be fighting WW's....

[Al Haymon]

Never heard that about Ellerbe before and I doubt its true! so Floyd needs a body guard to to the Doc's office w/him and take his T shirt off for him?

This is what I heard.....

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."