Floyd Mayweather, the younger version, was the one atop the massive dais at the MGM Grand, soaking it all in and spewing it all right back out — the adulation and the indignation.
He is the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world, a title that means “Pretty Boy” has accomplished a whole lot more than his father, Floyd Sr., ever did in the ring.
Mayweather Jr. (37-0, 24 knockouts) is one who will enter the ring Saturday for the most-anticipated bout of his career, the WBC 154-pound championship showdown against a hated opponent, future Hall of Famer “Golden Boy” Oscar De La Hoya (38-4, 30 KOs).
Yet Senior is the tie that binds the fighters.
