(Exclusive Interview by Jenna J & Geoffrey Ciani) ? This week?s 143rd edition ofOn the Ropes Boxing Radio(brought to you by CWH Promotions) featured an exclusive interview with well know boxing trainer Floyd Mayweather Senior, whose son, Floyd Mayweather Junior (42-0, 26 KOs) just scored a controversial fourth round knockout victory against Victor Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KOs). Mayweather spoke about the fight and the controversy, and also shared his views on various other topics, including Manny Pacquiao, Amir Khan, Larry Merchant, and more! Here is a complete transcript from that interview:
JENNA J: Let?s move to our final guest of this week?s show. He is no stranger to On the Ropes because he?s making his fourteenthappearance. He is a top trainer in boxing today. He is the father of Floyd Mayweather Junior. We have the one and only Floyd ?Joy? Mayweather Senior! How?s everything going today Floyd?
FLOYD MAYWEATHER SR: I?m doing great.
JENNA: Alright Floyd, well the boxing world is certainly talking about your son?s last performance in the ring against Victor Ortiz. There is a little bit of controversy involved how the fight actually ended with a fourth round stoppage. I wanted to get your views on it. How did you see the fight?
MAYWEATHER: It?s pretty much what you had seen. The fight was a legitimate fight. Everybody is trying to say that the fight was fixed or whatever they?re trying to say about it. There is no question when the referee says, the last the referee tells you is, ?Protect yourself at all times!? That?s what he tells you, and he didn?t protect himself because it?s time to fight. It?s not time to bump gloves no more. You already bumped gloves. There?s no need to bump gloves. It?s time to fight! Everybody?s got this thing all twisted like little Floyd stole on him. First of all, he was the first one that started the mess by head-butting little Floyd. He?s the one that started it, anyway! Little Floyd just ended it. That?s all that was.
JENNA: I definitely agree Floyd with what you?re saying, but why do you think boxing fans are so upset with the way the fight ended?
MAYWEATHER: They?re upset because a lot of them hate little Floyd. They hate him! I?m just telling you. That?s just the way it is. It?s just like Muhammad Ali. Nobody liked him. They hated him, too! He?s one of them kind of characters. You love him or you don?t.
