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...Mayweather Jr. needs a humbling experience," said De La Hoya. "I'm gonna beat you 'til you respect me, I'm gonna beat you 'til you call me Pretty," said Mayweather. "Don't miss this one, it might not be too long," warned Freddie Roach, De La Hoya's trainer. But it was not to be. De La Hoya had been the aggressor throughout the tactically riveting fight, but he only landed 21 percent of his punches. In a split decision the victory went to Mayweather. "He was rough and tough, but he couldn't beat the best," said Mayweather...
...training his son after serving 5 1/2 years in prison for trafficking in cocaine. But young Mayweather, who turned pro after winning a bronze medal at the 1996 Olympics, soon found his father overbearing and evicted him from his house. Uncle Roger, Floyd Sr.'s brother, took over as trainer. Floyd Sr. found a new client: Oscar De La Hoya...
...kind of familial dysfunction, even though he imported some of it for a while. Floyd Sr., torn about training De La Hoya to bludgeon his son and unhappy with his salary, split with De La Hoya in January. He is now back advising Junior, to the dismay of head trainer Roger, his brother, who, incidentally, just finished a six-month jail stretch for battery. The brothers aren't speaking. "Why would I have to be concerned about my brother's thoughts or feelings?" asks Roger during a Mayweather workout in Las Vegas. He is wearing a T shirt with Sesame...
...fight, De La Hoya's accurate blows and powerful left hook could wear Mayweather down--if he can catch him. Mayweather zips around the ring like a mosquito, throwing quick punches and darting backward before his opponent can counter. De La Hoya's trainer, Freddie Roach, is teaching his fighter to attack when Mayweather crosses his feet, which puts him slightly off balance. "Floyd is so fast, Oscar has to react to it right away," Roach says...
...defeated two of Columbia’s strongest singles players in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1 and 6-2, 6-3, respectively. Playing at No. 4, Brook seized an early 3-2 lead in the first set, but ultimately dropped the set, 6-3. After calling in a trainer to wrap her knee in the middle of the second set, Brook failed down the stretch, again yielding, 6-3. “Lizzie has arthritis in her ankle and tendonitis in her knee,” Graham said. “Her ankle is wrapped so tightly before matches...