It looks like rumors of Floyd Mayweather Jr. getting beat up in sparring is true. Just ask Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach.
Roach, trainer of eight division World Champion Manny Pacquiao, told reporters in the US that a Mexican friend of his told him that the undefeated Mayweather is having trouble with the fast-paced styles of his sparring mates.
“He knocked out a couple of girls [in sparring] or something like. The thing is, I got a report from one of my friends in Mexico – that one of his Mexican boys beat the (expletive) out of him two days in a row. So I really don’t care about stuff like that. I really don’t care what he’s up to, because I have to get my guy ready for my fight and that’s what I’m thinking about,” Roach said.
There were previous reports that previous welterweight champion Zab Judah knocked out Mayweather in one of their sparring sessions, but the five-time champion quickly denied it.
Judah took to Twitter saying “that’s not true, that never happened. Stop it.”
Reports from Allsports.com.gh said that Judah knocked Mayweather down for 10 seconds.
Roach, a known trash talker, has certainly hyped up boxing’s biggest fight which will happen on May 2 at MGM Grand Garden Arena.
A report by BoxingScene.com also quoted Roach that he wants Pacquiao’s sparring mates to go full Money-defending, counter-punching, and no holds barred trash-talking.
“I told them to do trash talking and the one who does the best trash talking will get a bonus of $1,000 dollars,” Roach said. ID
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