"He knew automatically it wasn't going to be an easy fight; it was going to be a tough fight without a doubt so one of his reasons could be that he didn't want to lose. The other reason is he didn't want his daddy to make that money...I did hear that he wanted 50 million dollars. I did hear that and I'm not sure if that was the exact amount, but that's what I heard. To me, he couldn't have got 50 million dollars for that last fight that him and De La Hoya put up," stated world-renowned trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr. as he shared his thoughts on why his son, Floyd Mayweather Jr., walked away from a rematch with De La Hoya and ultimately retired. You definitely don't want to miss this exclusive as Mayweather Sr. talks more about Lil Floyd's retirement, his treatment of Roger Mayweather and what happened when the two ran into each recently at the gym. Check it out!
PC: We'll cut right to the chase Big Floyd. What do you think of Lil Floyd's retirement and why do you think he retired?
FM: First of all, it could be for many different reasons. One of them could be because he knew it wasn't going to be an easy fight. He knew Oscar wasn't in the corner with Freddie "The Joke Coach" Roach. He knew that! He knew automatically it wasn't going to be an easy fight; it was going to be a tough fight without a doubt so one of his reasons could be that he didn't want to lose. The other reason is he didn't want his daddy to make that money. That could very well be one of his reasons; he didn't want his daddy to make that money.
PC: Yeah, I got some emails with people wondering if he did that just to spite you.
FM: I think he did it so I wouldn't get the money. To be honest with you, he definitely does spite me because he was just getting ready to put up his uncle's restaurant.
PC: Who? Roger?
FM: No, no, no. His uncle on his mother's side; the one that shot his daddy.
PC: Oh, the one that shot you? Damn!
FM: Yeah, yeah! He was putting it up and his uncle died a week before they could get everything straight. He wasn't nothing but about 50 years old.
PC: Did something happen to him or did he have a heart attack or something?
FM: Yeah. Massive heart attack. All of that is by the grace of God man. It wasn't meant for it to happen like that anyway. Naturally, I wouldn't want anything to happen to him even though he shot me, especially nothing like that, but the only way I wanted something to happen to him is if I did it myself; but as far as something like that, no. Them are the only reasons I could think of. He did it to spite his father. I don't know exactly how much, but I did hear that he wanted 50 million dollars. I did hear that and I'm not sure if that was the exact amount, but that's what I heard. To me, he couldn't have got 50 million dollars for that last fight that him and De La Hoya put up. It wasn't worth 50 million. It wasn't a classic fight at all. Did he win the fight? Yeah, he won the fight, but was it a fight that everybody was going crazy over? No! Oscar definitely had a better chance at winning the fight this time, even thoughÂ…whatever things he did wrong with Steve, I was going to straighten it out anyway. I wasn't even worried about the fight. I had everything all lined up and ready to go.
PC: You were ready to get it on then?
FM: Oh yeah! Like I said, those are the only reasons and I would have to go more with [the fact that] he didn't want to let his daddy make that money.
PC: The thing that gets me, and I don't see anyone talking about it, but why did he stop Roger from training Steve Forbes to fight Oscar and now he's turned around and quit fighting.
FM: Right! He stopped Roger from getting the money and then he done stopped. That ain't right man! See, that's where I am right there man. Me and him could never work together because he could never control his daddy. His daddy ain't going to let him control him like that. I'm the trainer and you listen to the trainer. A trainer is never supposed to listen to the fighter.
PC: You told me Roger was crazy right after he left Steve?
FM: Yeah man. For what? He's controlling you if you let him do that. [Quoting Roger] "I thought it was best to get back over there." Get back over there for what? This is your life man. This is your livelihood; boxing. This is how you make a living and you got Lil Floyd telling you to drop somebody? Man, come on. Let me tell you something, you look at the money I could've made with De La Hoya and you see what I did.
PC: You left it behind.
FM: That's right! And I didn't call him back; he called me. He lets Lil Floyd have too much control man. They try to talk about it's our horoscope and all of that. Me and Lil Floyd just can't get along and it has nothing to do with horoscopes. He's still my son at the end of the day and I'm not a foolish man like that; that's my son, but he is a very bitter person that will do anything he can to hurt his daddy. He wants to hurt his daddy any way he can, but I'm not losing any sleep. I'm blessed man and I'm a proud man to say that the Lord has blessed me. I'll never change. I don't have the same kind of money that Lil Floyd has, but I could live good the rest of my life. I can live just as good as he does. Anybody could live good if they're doing the right things.
PC: You could definitely see when he started to change.
FM: Yeah. You could ask anybody that knows me. I've never changed and never will. Lil Floyd has changed so much, the only person that can bring him back down is the man above. That's the only person that can do something with him. I still love him man, but it's a different type of love because he's such a rude kid; he's so rude to the point where he's rotten. He's a spoiled kid and he's rotten man. Look, it's your money. Do what you want with it, but he needs to take a good look at what just happened to that football player.
PC: Oh yeah! They found Javon Walker knocked out cold. They took his jewelry and some money from him.
FM: I'm trying to tell you. He needs to take a good look at what's going on. People don't have money right now man. I don't give a damn how many of those big bodyguards he keep around him. All of these dudes have guns now and one thing about it, if they shoot one of them bodyguards, the only way they gonna shoot the other ones is in the back because they'll be running. They not gonna turn to see if he's hit or not. They not going to wait and see the next shot. They not even trying to hear the next shot. They are getting the hell out of there and fast.
PC: I would have liked to see you corner Oscar for that fight to see the difference.
FM: One thing about it, Lil Floyd knew, win, lose or draw, he knew what he was in for.
PC: So Lil Floyd never contacted you about the retirement?
FM: No! Man, something wrong with Lil Floyd man. Nobody turns down 30-35 million dollars man. You don't give up money like that, but it's something wrong with him. He was in the gym the other day and had the nerve to look me right in my face and not say nothing to me. He was talking to a man that was standing right next to me and he acted like his daddy wasn't even there; that's not normal man. You know who he's going to have to deal with next though?
PC: Who is that?
FM: He has kids, don't he? I'm telling you man. Watch how things get between him and his kids, and I don't wish that on him, but the bible says that. You don't treat your parents like that man.
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