Mayweather Sr wants his son to retire after Pacquiao fight

LAS VEGAS, USA – Floyd Mayweather Sr, the father and trainer of Floyd Mayweather Jr, wants to see his son hang up the gloves after Saturday’s fight with Manny Pacquiao. 

Speaking at Thursday’s trainer meetings, the 62-year-old Mayweather Sr said that even the best boxers fall victim to Father Time. 

“I think it’s best for any man that’s grown to do whatever they choose to do, whether it’s getting out the game or continue in the game down the line.  

“Basically I do think he should quit though, these are my thoughts. Because if you stick around, somebody’s gonna get you sooner or later.”

Mayweather (47-0, 26 knockouts) is a solid favorite to defeat Pacquiao (57-5-2, 38 KOs) when they meet on Saturday, May 2 (May 3 in the Philippines) at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. 

“To be honest, I don’t think it’ll be much of a fight,” said Mayweather Sr. 

“The fight is already won. They’re all talking that talk, they keep talking about Floyd is, and how scared Floyd was for five years. That was them, they were scared. We weren’t scared. Any time, any year, any moment.”

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Mayweather Sr is hoping that his 38-year-old son avoids the embarrassing defeats that befell boxing greats Roy Jones Jr, Sugar Ray Leonard and Muhammad Ali at the end of their careers.  

Mayweather retired briefly in 2007 before returning in 2009 and is approaching the fifth fight of a six fight deal with Showtime, which he signed after leaving HBO, the network he had fought on since winning his first world title in 1998. 

Mayweather Jr says that he will fight once more later this year before hanging his gloves up for good. He’ll still be involved in the business side of the sport, where his Mayweather Promotions boasts two current world champions – IBF lightweight champion Mickey Bey and WBC super middleweight champion Badou Jack.

“When it’s all said and done, come September, my career is done,” said Mayweather Jr.

“My goal now is to be on the other side. Be a manager, be a promoter. I’ve outgrown the sport.”

The fight will be broadcast as a joint pay-per-view by both networks in the United States at a record price of $89.95 for standard definition ($99.95 high definition).

Mayweather Jr says he isn’t as concerned about surpassing the 49-0 mark of former heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano as he is about making as much money as he can before retiring. 

“At the end of the day, my daughter can’t eat no zero. She can’t spend a boxing record,” said Mayweather Jr. – Rappler.com