At its best, training should be simple and straightforward. Make it complicated, and it’s bound to confuse the trainer. One can only imagine the onlookers’ plight! Probably that’s what transpired when Beijing Olympics bronze medalist Tony Jeffries saw a video. Only that it featured Floyd Mayweather Sr. training a young boxer in the ring.

But as he watched the footage, Jeffries seemingly found himself confounded. Unable to comprehend. It’s been over thirty years since Floyd Mayweather Jr.‘s father fought. However, it was his subsequent career as a trainer that brought him laurels across the boxing world. His tenure with his famous son was brief. However, his resume boasted a string of big names—from Chad Dawson to Oscar De La Hoya and Ricky Hatton—who learned their ropes under his guidance.

Something’s missing here…

“What are your thoughts on this?” asked Tony Jeffries. The Instagram post featured his reaction to footage of Mayweather Sr. Though he wore a pair of mitts, his dress must have drawn some attention. A casual shirt with matching pants finished off with white shoes. But inside a ring?

Nevertheless, the clip begins with the senior Mayweather corning the young boxer at the ropes. Rather than the latter, it was the former boxer-turned-trainer who jabbed aggressively—with mitts. The latter somehow wriggled himself out and walked back to the center. All the while someone could be heard yelling out instructions: “Grab his hand with your left!” But the situation didn’t change. The boxer tried jabbing with his left, but Mayweather Sr. kept taunting, hitting him on the head.

Confusion loomed over Tony Jeffries’ face. “I don’t understand what sort of mitt work this is about,” he said. Then, to his utter shock, Mayweather Sr. started throwing uppercuts, hooks, and straights—still wearing the mitts. A bemused Jeffries attempted a clarification: “See mitt like this; yes, you’re going to get through someone; see how he’s doing there. Throw that little uppercut. It’s smashing him in the face.” But still, he failed to comprehend what sort of training was taking place.

He said, “Now I don’t know what sort of training is this. I don’t know what the hell they’re trying to do. But it’s not great.” Trying to find some answers, he reconciled that probably Floyd Mayweather must have been demonstrating his skills in front of an audience, in a slightly exaggerated way.

Floyd Mayweather Sr.: A legacy to reckon with

Viewers could treat the footage with a pinch of salt. Consider whom all he has trained: Floyd Mayweather Sr. has honed the craft of some of the biggest names in boxing. Though he may not be in the best of health, the teacher in him remains as sharp as ever. Even Oscar De La Hoya acknowledged Mayweather Sr.’s teaching in a not-so-recent interview.

Speaking with Shannon Sharpe, ‘The Golden Boy’ called Mayweather Sr. ‘the best trainer’ that he ever had. Talking about the latter’s impact on his legendary son, De La Hoya said, “Floyd Senor is the best trainer I’ve ever had. He’s a teacher, and that’s what Floyd Jr. grew up with; he grew up with a teacher who disciplined him to be the very best.”

Tony Jeffries frequently shares interesting videos about boxing and his personal takes on the goings around. But last week fans were concerned as they came across a post from ‘The Mighty Mackem’. In detail, he shared how he had been experiencing some problems in his scapula (shoulder plate). As a result, he suspected that he was suffering from nerve-related problems. A lot of fans would be worried, considering the circumstances that forced Jeffries to pull the plug on his brief professional career.

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