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Las Vegas - Floyd Mayweather Jr. and his father have had a stormy relationship, but they are back together for the fighter's toughest test yet against Manny Pacquiao.
Over the years, Mayweather Sr. has spent long stretches estranged from his son because of their clashing egos and the father's stints in jail, including a five-year sentence two decades ago on a drug trafficking conviction.
Mayweather Sr., who turned to training after his own boxing career was cut short when he was shot in the leg during a family dispute, once almost took a job training Oscar De La Hoya against his son.
But the Mayweathers have reconciled and Mayweather Sr. has been in his son's corner for the last four fights.
And on Saturday, the 62-year-old Mayweather Sr. will shepherd his now-grown namesake into the ring at the MGM Grand Hotel to take on Filipino icon Pacquiao in a fight that will go a long way to determining who was the greatest fighter of their era.
"It's just a blessing," Mayweather Jr. told reporters at a media workout in Las Vegas as part of the build up to Saturday's blockbuster bout at the Grand Garden Arena.
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Over the years, Mayweather Sr. has spent long stretches estranged from his son because of their clashing egos and the father's stints in jail, including a five-year sentence two decades ago on a drug trafficking conviction.
Mayweather Sr., who turned to training after his own boxing career was cut short when he was shot in the leg during a family dispute, once almost took a job training Oscar De La Hoya against his son.
But the Mayweathers have reconciled and Mayweather Sr. has been in his son's corner for the last four fights.
And on Saturday, the 62-year-old Mayweather Sr. will shepherd his now-grown namesake into the ring at the MGM Grand Hotel to take on Filipino icon Pacquiao in a fight that will go a long way to determining who was the greatest fighter of their era.
"It's just a blessing," Mayweather Jr. told reporters at a media workout in Las Vegas as part of the build up to Saturday's blockbuster bout at the Grand Garden Arena.
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