Ishe smith on floyd mayweather jr.

By Ishe Smith
To say I called it would be an understatement, I wrote a story a couple of months back stating that if Mosley did not get the proper guys in camp - he would lose to Floyd Mayweather Jr. I have all the respect in the world for Karl [Dargan] and Rock [Allen], but they can't replicate Mayweather’s style one bit, and as the fight progressed you could see confusion and frustration on Mosley’s face.
I spent the last couple of weeks helping Mayweather prepare for Mosley, along with Steve Forbes and a couple of other guys. What I saw in this camp was far from amazing, it was unreal the things I had seen this guy do throughout the camp. I have never in my 24-years of boxing witnessed anything like this before. Not only does Mayweather believe he is the best of all-time, he trains like it too.
I witnessed Mayweather work out for two to three hours straight, and only taking ten second water breaks - with no bell, no minute rest, and no horse play. In the gym Mayweather is all about his business. I honestly can’t remember a single time throughout the entire camp that I even saw him get tired, and that includes during sparring, and regular workouts.
What you see on HBO's 24/7 and what you perceive of him is really not the way he is. People buy into the controversy, and without that kind of persona I don’t think he would be the superstar he is today. Who do you think carries these pay-per-views? Ricky Hatton, Juan Manuel Marquez, and now Mosley - did not carry the pay-per-views, Mayweather did. Those guys could fight each other in a round-robin tournamentin one night and I highly doubt they do a million buys on pay-per-view.
Mayweather went up against the U F C and did 1 million buys by fighting Marquez, I love Marquez but let's keep it real, Marquez won't reach half that number by fighting Juan Diaz come July 31st. Is it a coincidence that the U F C event is taking place one week later than Mayweather vs. Mosley? I think not, because Dana White is not a dumb business man, and he wants no part of Money Mayeather when it comes to a pay-per-view duel.
Mayweather believes he is the greatest ever. When he makes those statements about Ali, Leonard and Robinson - I wondered, like wow...really Floyd. Then I pondered for a bit and thought to myself why shouldn’t he think he is better than them? Why should he think anyone is better than him? I don’t think Ali was going around town screaming Joe Louis was better than him. If I remember correctly Ali was stating that he was the greatest of all time! So why can’t Floyd be our modern day Ali? Why do people hate that he thinks he is the best? I don’t have the answers to those questions, but I don’t have a problem with a man not wanting to say another man is better than him.
Best Ran Camp I’ve Been a Part Of
I must admit that he runs a very tight organized ship when it comes to training. Everything is perfect, from the music, to the sparring, and everything else is pretty much run like a factory. Everyone is professional in terms of dealing with you and making sure all your needs are met and accommodated. I had some very good sparring sessions with Floyd. The late Vernon Forrest and Floyd were probably the hardest guys I have ever worked with in terms of sparring. Floyd was very gracious in terms of me joining the camp and helping him down the stretch and I was humbled at the opportunity to spar with him because the last time we laced them up I was 19 years old.
I refused to do interviews or offer opinions on the fight because me being a part of Mayweather's camp. I didn’t think that was fair or right to them to offer what I felt Shane needed to do, so I pretty much kept those opinions to myself because it was more about respect for me. Unless you visited my Facebook page, I highly doubt you even knew I was a part of Mayweather's camp.
Final Impressions
As I said earlier, I knew the outcome beforehand. I knew that Shane would put up a good fight, but by sparring both of them I also knew that Floyd was 10 times smarter than Shane, and that to me was the key. Mayweather anticipates what you’re doing before you even do it. His boxing IQ is through the roof, and that is why I think he will beat Manny Pacquiao. Floyd showed not only that he is a superior boxer, but he will get down to the nitty gritty and fight as well. All of that coupled with his willingness to prove he is the best, and to see him train like he is the best - I don’t think there is anyone out there who can beat him right now. Greatest of all time? I don’t know about that yet, but I have no problem comparing him with the greats or calling him the greatest of this era.

 

i guess if your body is used to this routine then the only way to overtrain is to go further than that. sort of like muscle aches when you first start to work out and then after u got used to it you have to up the ante.

 

In terms of skills, i think floyd is the greatest of all time. I think he is only behind ray robinson bc fought much more opponents. Ali is very overated bc he got a charismatic personality. ali's losses against his rivals like frazier who i thought was winning the rubber match before the stoppage, norton, holmes, spinks. So far floyd have beaten all his rival and the only one left his size is pac. he would a fave over paul too.