Floyd Mayweather Sr., who has trained Oscar De La Hoya since late 2000, said it doesn’t appear he’ll work for De La Hoya — and against his son — in the May 5 super-welterweight title bout in Las Vegas.
De La Hoya hasn’t chosen his trainer for what promoters hope will be the best-selling pay-per-view bout ever. It’s expected to be the biggest nonheavyweight fight, and the elder Mayweather said he wants his share of a large pie.
“If they want me to work against my son, then they’re going to have to pay me,” Mayweather Sr. told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. “My son and I, no matter what’s gone down between us, he’s still my blood. Hey, I’d work for Oscar if the deal is right, because that’s my job.
“But if you want me to tell you how to beat my son — and I’m the only one who can tell Oscar how to do that — then you need to pay me.”
Mayweather Sr. said he was offered a $500,000 guarantee and $500,000 if De La Hoya wins, which he called insulting. He said he wants a flat $2 million. De La Hoya is expected to make a guarantee in excess of $20 million and will share in the pay-per-view profits.
Mayweather and his son have feuded since 1999 and rarely speak. Mayweather Jr. employs his uncle, Roger Mayweather, as his trainer.
