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I sat in on Floyd's training camp yesterday and came away feeling pretty good about how his camp is going. I got there about 2:30 pm and the gym was hustling and busseling along as any boxing gym would be. Roger was there already working the mitts for a couple of fighters (including a female who looks pretty decent in the ring). In between rounds on the mitts, Roger would lean over the ropes and flirt with these two ladies standing ringside. This went on for about 30-45 mins. Suddenly the mood of the gym started to gradually change. Most of the fighters just working out in the gym started to clear out. Then the influx of people I recognized from Floyd camp started to spill in.
Garcia walked in and immediately started getting his tape ready. Roger and Nate were already there from earlier, but they both disappeared and , came back with "Mayweather Boxing Club" shirts on. Actor Jackie Long, Zab Judah, came in as spectators while Sechew Powell and Kassim Ouma came in to do work. I heard about Ouma's notorious whoremongering ways and it was on display in the gym. He talked and flirted with every female in the gym, while Powell stayed near the heavy bags throwing punches.
The door from the lobby finally opened and preceded by two big bodyguards Floyd walked in. The music started to blast Jeezy TM 101 while Floyd sat down to get his hands wrapped. Ever the showman, Floyd made it a point to mouth and use hand gestures to insinuate various lyrics of the songs. Sporting a white "BBH" (Billionaire Brotherhood) t-shirt, Floyd stepped into the ring to spar a rather young non descript fighter without any warm up. The first round (which seemed to last 5-8 mins) was interesting because the guy sparring Floyd actually landed some good shots on Floyd. He got hit way more than I initially expected, but realized this is sparring which also serves as training your body for punch resistance. Towards the end of the round, Floyd started to open is offense up more and the mantra being stated by his camp was "chop the tree down". Floyd ended the round with about 10 designed shots to the body.
The second round started and Floyd just began to embarrass the kid. His defense looked more fluid and he started to talk major trash to the kid. He mixed his punches up well, and you can sense that there is a major emphasis on working on the inside and at close range. By the end of the round, the kids trainer called it off. Another guy got in the ring, wearing a red polo styled shirt, to give Floyd some work. In the 3rd round of sparring, Floyd spent the first few minutes staying at a distance. In response to all the "are Floyd legs gone" threads, he used his legs alot in this round of sparring. Once they finished with the round, Floyd got out of the ring and went to work the heavy bag.
After working the heavy bag, Floyd got back into the ring with Roger and Nate to work the mitts and the body shield. This is when the comedy gold for 24/7 cameras really got ramped up. To show off his ability to be at 147 already while Ortiz is apparently sweating down, Floyd began to drink Moutain Dew instead of water. After about the second go round on the mitts, Floyd started mimicing a matador while staring Roger down and his crew yelling "Ole' ". Floyd finished up and went over to work the speed bag. After working the speed bag, Floyd got back into the ring to do situps and neck work. While this was going on, Roger was sitting over with a white lady and a kid related to Judah and some other guy in glasses. "I'm Black and I'm Proud" by James Brown started blaring over the speakers and the 24/7 cameras got Roger and the kids dancing and singing in their seats whiile the white lady sat there...it was all in good fun and wasn't malicious though.
Floyd finished up by doing jump rope and went to change. Everybody spilled into the lobby where his family and crew were watching the Bengals vs Colts football game. Somebody that was in the gym stole Floyd's hand wraps after Garcia cut them off. The whole gym was pissed off and Floyd was visibly pissed as well. Floyd's bodyguard told me and this older couple from D.C. that Floyd does pictures and authographs when he finish changing, but the stolen hand wraps changed the mood of the gym. Overall, Floyd looks good and should put on a good performance.
TID BITS:
-the gym is a family affair for real. His daughter was there doing homework, his cousins where there, even Zab and his brother Joe was there with a teenaged kid (Floyd made fun of Joe Judah for stuttering while the cameras were rolling, too)
-Miss Jackson is stunning in person. She wore a form fitting beige dress and you can see every curve she has. Amazingly beautiful.
-there were a lot of groupie looking chicks in the gym too.
-the gym is uncomfortably hot inside. It was funny seeing all these chicks in make up and heels sit through a 2 hour workout acting like they weren't hot as hell.
-Roger is cool and hell! I told him I was from Saint Louis and he went on his "the best fighters of all time come from the midwest" rant
-once Floyd hits the gym, the bodyguards makes an announcement to anyone who hasn't been in camp before....NO PHOTOS OR VIDEOS! His bodyguards are HUMONGUS, so the guy that secretly filmed him sparring in the other thread really was playing with his life.
Garcia walked in and immediately started getting his tape ready. Roger and Nate were already there from earlier, but they both disappeared and , came back with "Mayweather Boxing Club" shirts on. Actor Jackie Long, Zab Judah, came in as spectators while Sechew Powell and Kassim Ouma came in to do work. I heard about Ouma's notorious whoremongering ways and it was on display in the gym. He talked and flirted with every female in the gym, while Powell stayed near the heavy bags throwing punches.
The door from the lobby finally opened and preceded by two big bodyguards Floyd walked in. The music started to blast Jeezy TM 101 while Floyd sat down to get his hands wrapped. Ever the showman, Floyd made it a point to mouth and use hand gestures to insinuate various lyrics of the songs. Sporting a white "BBH" (Billionaire Brotherhood) t-shirt, Floyd stepped into the ring to spar a rather young non descript fighter without any warm up. The first round (which seemed to last 5-8 mins) was interesting because the guy sparring Floyd actually landed some good shots on Floyd. He got hit way more than I initially expected, but realized this is sparring which also serves as training your body for punch resistance. Towards the end of the round, Floyd started to open is offense up more and the mantra being stated by his camp was "chop the tree down". Floyd ended the round with about 10 designed shots to the body.
The second round started and Floyd just began to embarrass the kid. His defense looked more fluid and he started to talk major trash to the kid. He mixed his punches up well, and you can sense that there is a major emphasis on working on the inside and at close range. By the end of the round, the kids trainer called it off. Another guy got in the ring, wearing a red polo styled shirt, to give Floyd some work. In the 3rd round of sparring, Floyd spent the first few minutes staying at a distance. In response to all the "are Floyd legs gone" threads, he used his legs alot in this round of sparring. Once they finished with the round, Floyd got out of the ring and went to work the heavy bag.
After working the heavy bag, Floyd got back into the ring with Roger and Nate to work the mitts and the body shield. This is when the comedy gold for 24/7 cameras really got ramped up. To show off his ability to be at 147 already while Ortiz is apparently sweating down, Floyd began to drink Moutain Dew instead of water. After about the second go round on the mitts, Floyd started mimicing a matador while staring Roger down and his crew yelling "Ole' ". Floyd finished up and went over to work the speed bag. After working the speed bag, Floyd got back into the ring to do situps and neck work. While this was going on, Roger was sitting over with a white lady and a kid related to Judah and some other guy in glasses. "I'm Black and I'm Proud" by James Brown started blaring over the speakers and the 24/7 cameras got Roger and the kids dancing and singing in their seats whiile the white lady sat there...it was all in good fun and wasn't malicious though.
Floyd finished up by doing jump rope and went to change. Everybody spilled into the lobby where his family and crew were watching the Bengals vs Colts football game. Somebody that was in the gym stole Floyd's hand wraps after Garcia cut them off. The whole gym was pissed off and Floyd was visibly pissed as well. Floyd's bodyguard told me and this older couple from D.C. that Floyd does pictures and authographs when he finish changing, but the stolen hand wraps changed the mood of the gym. Overall, Floyd looks good and should put on a good performance.
TID BITS:
-the gym is a family affair for real. His daughter was there doing homework, his cousins where there, even Zab and his brother Joe was there with a teenaged kid (Floyd made fun of Joe Judah for stuttering while the cameras were rolling, too)
-Miss Jackson is stunning in person. She wore a form fitting beige dress and you can see every curve she has. Amazingly beautiful.
-there were a lot of groupie looking chicks in the gym too.
-the gym is uncomfortably hot inside. It was funny seeing all these chicks in make up and heels sit through a 2 hour workout acting like they weren't hot as hell.
-Roger is cool and hell! I told him I was from Saint Louis and he went on his "the best fighters of all time come from the midwest" rant
-once Floyd hits the gym, the bodyguards makes an announcement to anyone who hasn't been in camp before....NO PHOTOS OR VIDEOS! His bodyguards are HUMONGUS, so the guy that secretly filmed him sparring in the other thread really was playing with his life.
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