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Floyd Mayweather Jr. to fight Robert Guerrero on May 4
“On May 4th I’m going to shock the world,” Guerrero tweeted.
Sources reveal that Mayweather chose Guerrero as his next opponent because of his toughness and crowd-pleasing style.
Guerrero and Showtime Sports general manager Stephen Espinoza both felt lucky after Mayweather made his decision. Espinoza went after Mayweather Jr., before his last fight, but finally got his man after two weeks of negotiations.
“He is as compelling an entertaining a personality as there is in sports, and his performance is at the top of the sport as well,” Espinoza told reporters. “You don’t often see those things in combination. Everything he does, everything he says generates reaction and discussion. Those are the people you want. We’re thrilled to be working with Floyd.”
Mayweather has been on Time Warner-owned HBO for essentially his entire professional career, which began after the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
Along with his peerless pay-per-view prowess, Mayweather starred in HBO’s popular “24/7” reality series before each of his past six bouts, further growing his celebrity with the four-episode showcases of his Vegas lifestyle and irrepressible personality.
Mayweather Jr., is making another big change for his next fight: He has hired his father, Floyd Sr., as his trainer. The younger Mayweather was estranged from his father for long stretches of the past several years while he trained under his uncle, Roger.
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press
