I was eight and didn’t even know what that meant. He went to the washing room six times.
He took me out to Vegas and that’s where it started. Both boxers turned pro after the 96 Games, where Mayweather lost for the last time — to Serafim Todorov of Bulgaria. He said, ‘have you ever boxed before?’ and I said, ‘no’. “I’ve never seen someone so nervous in my life. For other inquiries Contact Us. He seen me move around and said, ‘man, how old are you?’ I said, ‘I’m eight’. Only reason I kept doing it was Tom would take us to the restaurant and buy me two pieces of chicken every night. “He said I was the baddest thing he’d ever seen! It gave me a new life. “Going into that fight, though, when I saw McGregor he was bigger than I thought, longer. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF.

They offered me $1.5 million but I hung up on them. Nate Jones, who is a part of Floyd Mayweather’s entourage has made an interesting claim about the boxing match between Mayweather and McGregor. That’s the part that shocked me the most because going into the fight, McGregor was talking a lot of smack. I was worried about that but we handled him well, we chopped him down and stopped him.” Said Jones. Jones clearly had talent but another life was drawing him in. “I wanted to be an Olympian. READ : “He’s a Piece of Trash” – Floyd Mayweather Sr. Belittles Deontay Wilder, “Floyd don’t know this but I got a call from Conor McGregor’s people to work his corner for that fight – and I hung up on them. “In the locker room getting ready to fight, he was very shook. Jones added: “When I made my comeback in boxing, Tom was very instrumental. Jones said that McGregor’s team offered him large sums of money to switch corners back in 2017. Said to be one of America’s toughest neighbourhoods, many of his friends were drawn into the gang life and never got out. So that’s why I just stayed on my game.”. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. I wanted to be someone with a good name. He was my best friend. 13:09. This was Conor McGregor’s first pro-boxing fight, and despite his loss, he did not disappoint. “And he brought to the table his size. Nathaniel Henry "Nate" Jones (born August 18, 1972) is an American former Olympic and professional boxer. “I had messed my life up and gone to prison for auto-theft. 322.4k Likes, 1,312 Comments - Floyd Mayweather (@floydmayweather) on Instagram: “#TBT Nate Jones on the left and Don Hale in the middle year 1995.” “They opened a boxing gym right across the street from the project I grew up in, and I go over there one day and I meet this white guy who started the programme. “I lost my first eight fights and I was going to quit. I wanted to win a medal and do something big. Jones lost the bout that would have set up a crack at the world heavyweight title and, after noticing some damage, walked away. But with O’Shea constantly in his ear, and even giving him a job cleaning the gym, he got himself back on track and won bronze at heavyweight at Atlanta 96.
Jones said: “What got me back in, and got my spirits up, was Floyd calling me. Cassius Clay, later to be known as Muhammad Ali, was a team-mate. Jones appeared on an episode of HBO's Mayweather-Hatton 24/7 series as an assistant trainer to Floyd Mayweather Jr. Mayweather, a friend of Jones from the U.S. Olympic Team, offered Jones a job as an assistant. Referee stopped the bout at 2:11 of the first round. But Mayweather went on to build a remarkable unbeaten career and brought his friend on board. “Now people consider me as one of the best trainers in the world — and it all started from meeting that white guy, Tom O’Shea. NATE JONES’ journey took him from the projects to the podium — with a Dubliner by his side. The Mayweather Channel 103,563 views. Jones said: “I wanted to be someone. I didn’t know what to expect from MMA to boxing. Green knocked out at 2:35 of the first round. “They was like, ‘we’ll pay you $1.5million — whatever you want’. The Chicago boxer learned on the job and even brought some teachings from O’Shea into camp. “When Floyd wrapped his hands they sent someone to watch us to make sure he wasn’t doing anything illegal, and vice versa. “Just like with O’Shea, meeting him changed my life.”, Pat Spillane angers Meath fans by omitting Sean Boylan from best managers ever, Wales boss Giggs' future in doubt after arrest on suspicion of 'assault', McGregor says he will be a billionaire in three years and names toughest rival, Sligo GAA panel hit with a number of Covid-19 cases with Galway clash in doubt, Conor Murray says he was pestered into a buying a puppy by Joanna Cooper, ©News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. He had 378 amateur fights and was never knocked down. He became a trainer to his 1996 Olympic team-mate Floyd Mayweather and was involved in historic fights with the likes of Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton, Manny Pacquaio and Conor McGregor. Stick with me and I promise you’re gonna be OK’. “He told me, ‘Nate, I’ll give you a job at the gym, you can clean up the gym after you train and I’ll give you $100 a week?’, “I started getting in shape, cleaning the gym and loving it. Floyd has been very instrumental to me as a trainer and he’s the reason that I feel I am the best because I learned a lot from that family. He since started coaching and has even teased a possible rematch against the Notorious recently.


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