pacquiao vs margarito: Mayweather Sr. shows sympathy towards his troubled son, says prison is no place for Floyd

The drama surrounding Floyd Mayweather Jr. continues to build as it was revealed late last night that the superstar fighter is facing even more charges in relation to his September 10th altercation with the mother of three of his children, Josie Harris at one of her homes in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mayweather reportedly assaulted Harris in front of his own children while also offering up death threats to the 31-year old and her companion which resulted in charges of assault and larceny after he also reportedly took off with her iPhone.

Now it looks like Floyd is facing eight charges in total, including three felony counts of grand larceny, robbery and coercion. Floyd also has four misdemeanors which include battery and three counts of harassment, says the local DA. If found guilty Mayweather’s career would likely be over as he could be looking at up to 28 years in Nevada prison.

One man who has seemed to be visibly saddened by the news is the fighter’s father Floyd Mayweather Sr. who has had his share of separation from the 33-year old over the past ten years. While Floyd Sr. has always been one in the past to talk with extreme vigor, his candor changed completely when discussing the bumpy road that awaits his boy.

“I’m not telling any stories about my son,” Floyd Sr. stated candidly. “What he did was bad but I’m pretty sure that he is sorry for whatever he did though. But that doesn’t make it right that he did it. I would have to believe that there is more to it than we have heard.”

While one could be forgiven for taking the elder Mayweather’s words with a grain of salt due to his obvious attachment to his son, Floyd Sr. went on to state that he saw first hand where Lil’ Floyd’s frustration may have came from. Father and son crossed paths this past Sunday at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino during an amateur show and Senior revealed that Floyd opened up to him more so than in years past.

“There was a lot of things that he showed me that could have ticked him off and it would have ticked me off too,” Mayweather said. “Most people think it was just about another guy but it was a lot of text messages that she was texting him saying that she wanted money, money, money. My understanding was that she has spent quite a bit of money. I really can’t say exactly what it is but I would have to say it was more than just a guy. I’m just saying from what was on his screen on the telephone that there was definitely more than meets the eye.”

Just a few months prior I spoke to Floyd Sr. about his estranged relationship with Lil’ Floyd and he didn’t hold back any feelings in a raw and uncut thirty-five minute tirade, calling into question Floyd’s lifestyle and choices he has made in life. But with such a serious issue now hovering over his head the 57-year old’s true feelings have come to the surface.

“I don’t wish him bad,” Senior claimed. “That’s my son. At the end of the day whether he does right or wrong that’s still my son. Of course I don’t want to see him in this kind of trouble. It doesn’t look good. I hope he gets out of it and pulls himself together and walks the straight path and do the right thing. I definitely don't believe all that was said but I can’t really say because I don’t really know. He showed me enough things to let me know that if I were him I would be mad as hell myself.”

In recent times Floyd Sr. only made headlines if he was boasting of his own abilities or verbally chastising Filipino icon Manny Pacquiao, who is the one man people have wanted to see Mayweather fight most. All of that talk is now in the background as something far more serious has risen to the surface and you can tell from the tone in his voice that Mayweather Sr. is concerned.

“I don’t care who you are. When things ould this come into play it humbles you. It makes you think. It makes you realize a whole lot of things. I’m just saying that I’ve been through that road he is going on and I’ve been in prison. Going to prison is not a good thing. Even though you are who you are in the world, they don’t give a damn about you up in there. Because when you go there you are just a prisoner. They used to call me champ up in prison but you know what? I was just a prisoner like they were.”

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