World Awaits Final Press Conference Very Quiet

Well Almost...Floyd's Uncle Babbled Loudly For Bit

Story & Photos By William Trillo
 

The promo for The Golden Boy Cinco De Mayo show starts out by saying, "Everyone is talking..."' but that was not so today as the final press conference for Saturdays big event was very subdued and well behaved.

 

That is of course with one exception...Roger Mayweather who is training his nephew Floyd got on the podium and before he could start talking about the fight he started ripping into Oscar's trainer Freddie Roach with reckless abandon and the few laughs he was getting sounded more like nervous laughter than anything else and when he left the stage a collective sigh of relief could be heard in amongst the crowd and Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer looked relieved to move things along.

 

As for the fighters themselves, both guys were pretty cool with very little to say. Floyd spoke first and said he always knew he would fight Oscar and was well prepared for this day. Oscar seemed very intense and focused. His statements were brief and he stared straight ahead during his time on the mic, not making eye contact with anyone in the room.

 

The Hollywood Theatre at The MGM Grand was packed to the limit with media from all over the World along with luminaries and fighters from Tommy Lasorda, Shane Mosley and Floyd Mayweather Sr., who as it turns out was a guest of non other than De La Hoya.

 

In the post fight interviews Floyd Jr. claimed Oscar did this to play with mind, but Oscar was quick to say that Sr. was invited out of respect for a man who trained him for 6 years

Oh yes, things were pretty quiet, but there still was a little game of Poker going on under the surface that could be heard loud and clear.