Show full articles without "Continue Reading" button for {0} hours. We hope you keep Floyd and the entire Mayweather family in your thoughts and prayers during this time.".

"He beat him in his backyard, just destroyed him.

He faced many notable opponents during his 18-year career, including Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. (twice), Pernell Whitaker, Kostya Tszyu, Livingstone Bramble, Rafael Pineda, Vinny Pazienza, Rocky Lockridge and Samuel Serrano. Hatton’s right, nobody is truly unbeatable. A lot of us will miss him and love him.".

Over the years it became more difficult for him. But the right tactics on the right night at the right time? "He was a real warrior," said Top Rank chairman Bob Arum, who promoted several of his fights. "He wasn't doing very well over the last couple of years," said former two-time world titleholder Jessie Vargas, whom Mayweather used to train. Mayweather (59-13, 35 KOs), known as the "Black Mamba," won his first world title in 1983, claiming the WBA junior lightweight belt by eighth-round knockout of Serrano.

"I remember we were fighting in L.A., and we walked around a little bit after lunch. Is this the right fight for both? Or, the better question I guess, would he have had a legitimate chance at beating Mayweather with those conditions? He did good things for people without having to brag about it. Are you changing or what?'

Even the best can be beaten,” Hatton said on The Boxing Show. Floyd Sr. eventually took over his son's training, but when father and son had a falling out, Roger -- who had his own falling out with his brother -- returned to lead Floyd Jr.'s corner in 2000.

We are thankful for all the love and well-wishes we have already received as word traveled about Roger's passing. “I’m not saying I was a better fighter than Floyd. Roger was at the center of an infamous incident during Floyd Jr.'s challenge of junior welterweight world titlist Zab Judah in 2006 in Las Vegas. He didn't think I had seen it, and he didn't even mention it. He just did it out of his heart.
He seemed like he was homeless, [and Roger] walked by and gave him $20 and kept walking," Vargas said. "He'd fight anybody. And even after he retired, he was a human voice in the Mayweather camp. Roger Mayweather was ejected from the fight, which Floyd Jr. went on to win by unanimous decision. He saw someone on the sidewalk. That Mayweather went 50-0 is remarkable, but you can argue he should have had a loss to Jose Luis Castillo in 2002, too. With all the boasting and stuff that Floyd did, Roger was a reality check.". As referee Richard Steele called timeout to give Floyd a chance to recover, Roger stormed toward Judah, which prompted Yoel Judah, Zab's father and trainer, to also enter the ring. It helps me to see that he was able to touch so many people through his life in boxing, because he gave so much to the sport which was his first and longtime love.". Mayweather made four successful defenses before losing the title to Chavez in a rematch in 1989, a fight Chavez dominated before Mayweather retired on his stool following the 10th round. Is Fury-Wilder 3 really doomed? ESPN's Steve Kim contributed to this report.

Hatton believes he could have beaten Mayweather at top form, © Photo by Peter Byrne - PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images. WBA-IBF champ Taylor demolishes Khongsong. MMA, boxing and wrestling are all facing a major issue: a cracked combat sports pipeline. Unfortunately, his health was failing him for several years and now he can finally rest in peace. Would Ricky have beaten Mayweather if he’d been in the form he was against Tszyu, with a more lenient referee?

Real or not: The latest on crossover fights featuring McGregor, Mayweather, Pacquiao and Khabib. During the buildup to many of Floyd Jr.'s fights, Roger was a staple of the HBO reality series "24/7." In 1985, Mayweather challenged Chavez for his junior lightweight world title but was knocked out in the second round. Boxing debate: Who's next for Tyson Fury, if not Deontay Wilder? What lies ahead for Gervonta Davis and Naoya Inoue after highlight-reel KOs? How does new featherweight titlist Emanuel Navarrete stack up against the best in the division? He wasn't really visiting the gym as often because of his illness.". Microsoft may earn an Affiliate Commission if you purchase something through recommended links in this article. "This is a sad day for the Mayweather Promotions family because that is truly what Roger was to us," said Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe, who worked side-by-side with Roger for many of Floyd's biggest fights. 16 years ago this past Thursday, Ricky Hatton pulled an upset, beating Kostya Tszyu for the IBF 140-pound title in Manchester. "Roger meant the world to me, my father Floyd Sr., my uncle Jeff, our whole family, everyone in and around the Mayweather Boxing Gym and the entire boxing world. With five seconds left in the 10th round, Roger entered the ring because he was angry at Judah, who had fouled his nephew with a blatant low blow followed by a right hand to the back of the head. He was 58.

2013 BWAA Nat Fleischer Award winner for excellence in boxing journalism. It was a great night for Hatton and for British boxing, which at … Mayweather, though he retired at 50-0 (27 KO) after a 2017 win over Conor McGregor, really isn’t unbeatable. He trained Floyd Jr. for most of the rest of his career, until his health prevented it.

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Then he started living a little high on the hog, and that caught up with him.". "On top of being a phenomenal fighter in his own career, Roger was one of the most essential parts of guiding Floyd to the incredible career he had in becoming the best ever. Will Lopez beat Lomachenko? The Nevada State Athletic Commission revoked Roger's trainer license for one year and fined him $200,000, which was his entire paycheck for training his nephew for the bout. After that loss, Mayweather won his next two fights and landed a title shot against WBC junior welterweight world titlist Rene Arredondo and knocked him out in the sixth round to claim another belt. Mayweather fought for junior welterweight world titles twice more but suffered a ninth-round knockout loss to Pineda for a vacant belt in 1991 and a one-sided decision challenging Tszyu in 1995. In 1987, Mayweather faced another all-time great in Whitaker and lost a unanimous decision in a regional lightweight title bout. But Hatton and his fans have long blamed referee Joe Cortez, whose style of controlling the fight, they allege, took Hatton’s best chance away from him. It really hurts me, as it does the boxing world. Mayweather also had a sweet side, which Vargas recalled.

I just noticed it. It is a terrible loss for all of us. It was just tough for him to get over it. We admired him as a fighter, a former world champion, a great fighter. "He didn't even say anything to me about what he did. It was a great night for Hatton and for British boxing, which at the time didn’t have the world stage presence it does now, what with several world champions and what have you. "And when I saw that, I flew to Vegas and said, 'What the hell's going on with you, Roger? There’s no question Mayweather fairly beat Hatton in 2007, really. Trainer Roger Mayweather, uncle of Floyd, dies. "I remember watching '24/7,' [and] he was training Floyd, and he said, 'The only white guy I respect is Jesse Reid,'" Reid said. Real or Not: Fury-Wilder III without fans? "Roger was a great champion and one of the best trainers in boxing.

“If I fought him on that night, I think I might have beaten him.”. "My uncle was one of the most important people in my life inside and outside of the ring," Floyd Mayweather Jr. said in a statement, just days after the death of Josie Harris, his former longtime girlfriend and the mother of three of his children. I told him, 'God damn, that means a lot to me, to know that I helped you in some way.'".

May he rest in peace without any suffering. The last time I saw him, it must've been about six months ago. As Roger's boxing career was coming to an end, Floyd Jr. turned pro in 1996, and Roger served as his trainer while Floyd Sr. was incarcerated. Roger also had legal issues outside the ring through the years, including a 2009 incident in which he allegedly attacked Melissa St. Vil, a female boxer he trained. Mayweather fought for junior welterweight world titles twice more but suffered a ninth-round knockout loss to Pineda for a vacant belt in 1991 and a one-sided decision challenging Tszyu … "The best fight with Roger was when he beat Sammy Serrano in Puerto Rico," Reid said. Real or not: Canelo-GGG III in 2021? Not too many people got too close to him that I did notice. Hatton remembered that night as being obviously the best of his career, and says he feels that in that shape, with a referee like Dave Parris who let the fight be a fight, he feels he might well have beaten anyone — including Floyd Mayweather. Roger, if he would've done road work, could've been a champion for a lot longer, but he was never a guy who liked to run.

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