Floyd Mayweather Jr is now less then 2 weeks away from what could be potenitnally the final fight is his boxing career. On September 12th he faces Andre Berto in a fight that many expect Mayweather to win. If Floyd wins the Berto bout it will mark the 49th victory of his career, tying him with Rocky Marciano?s unblemished record, and setting up the potential for a recording breaking 50th fight before he hangs up the gloves.
In part 1 of my ?On The Ropes? boxing radio interview with Floyd Mayweather Sr, I discuss with him the upcoming Berto fight and Floyd Jr?s future beyond that. Senior shares his views on what kind of threat Berto is, and what he expects from his son at age 38. Additionally Senior gives his thoughts on Manny Pacquiao?s injury claims and if he thinks there is any reason for a rematch. Here is what Mayweather Sr had to say.
Jenna J: I?m joined by a very special guest, now making his 34th appearance to ?On The Ropes? boxing radio, I?m joined by Floyd Joy Mayweather Sr. How?s everything going today Floyd?
Floyd Mayweather Sr: I?m good, I?m good.
Jenna J: Let?s talk about your son?s next fight, he will be taking on Andre Berto on September 12th. How do you feel about this match up?
Floyd Mayweather Sr: It?s a fight. I?m just saying that my son has been a champion numerous times and Berto has been champion two times. It?s made to be a fight.
Jenna J: What do you make of the people who are being critical of the fight even though Berto has been a champion twice in his career?
Floyd Mayweather Sr: Well, it don?t make no difference about what the people think or feel because none of those people are in the ring. Nobody has to worry about that.
Jenna J: Do you think Berto is any kind of threat at all?
Floyd Mayweather Sr: Any man is a threat. I?m just saying that any man can get lucky, anything can happen in a fight, anything. I?m not gonna sit up and say that he doesn?t have the quality to fight Floyd because things happen. The man has power, sometimes when a man throws power, sometimes a man gets lucky.
Anything can happen in a fight, anything can happen. That?s when you least expect things to happen, in fights. As far as technically, I think little Floyd is the best fighter, not for Berto, I think Floyd technically is the best fighter in the world right now.
Jenna J: How does Floyd look now at the age of thirty eight?
Floyd Mayweather Sr: He?s thirty eight and looking like he?s twenty eight.
Jenna J: So do you think your son can keep going if he wanted to?
Floyd Mayweather Sr: I definitely think he can keep going if he wanted to. I think that he can keep going if he keeps going for two or three more fights, but to tell you the truth, I can?t call it. The only thing I?m gonna tell you is that I think that whatever he does, I hope he gets out early enough because I see it happen all the time with these fighters. These good fighters fight to the end and most of the time it?s not a good look. You look at Larry Holmes, you look at Muhammad Ali, Tyson. You look at all these people but I?m just saying that it?s still in the run that it can happen to anybody else.
Jenna J: What did you think of Manny Pacquiao trying to sour your son?s last victory by saying he was injured?
Floyd Mayweather Sr: That?s Pacquiao blowing smoke with no hope. Hey, that?s Pacquiao right there. Pacquiao is blowing smoke, that?s what he?s doing. And Freddie Roach is saying, ?It?s gonna be better this time than it was last time,? Freddie Roach is a joke, blowing smoke with no hope. That?s the one right there. Pacquiao?s the last thing in the world that Floyd should be even be thinking about, unless they deliver it like they delivered the last time, otherwise it shouldn?t even be going on at all.
Jenna J: Do you think there?s any reason for Floyd to revisit that fight?
Floyd Mayweather Sr: There?s nothing to even talk about with that fight. Floyd beat Pacquiao and it used to be that people would be talking about that and ain?t nobody thinking about that fight. That?s nothing. Floyd beat another opponent, that?s what he did. Nobody spectacular, nobody with no significance, no one with no name. He had one with a name and with no class to go with it.
