Floyd
Mayweather vowed to knock out Marcos Maidana AND his trainer Robert
Garcia on the same night at a fiery press conference in Chicago.
Mayweather
and Garcia re-opened old wounds as they rowed about the type of gloves
both men will wear for their rematch on September 13.
The pound-for-pound No 1 objected to the Argentine’s choice ahead of their first meeting and refused to back down on Tuesday.
Best of enemies: Floyd Mayweather and Marcos Maidana will meet again in September
Talking a good fight: Mayweather claims he could beat Maidana and his trainer in the same night
Different approaches: Maidana's trainer Robert Garcia addresses the audience while Mayweather signs autographs
At one point Garcia handed him a pink glove to sign before throwing another one at him.
Addressing the crowd, Mayweather said: ‘I was champion when he [Garcia] was champion.
‘He’s long gone away from the sport and I’m [still] champion.
‘On September 13, I’ll still be champion.
‘I’m the type of fighter who can kick a fighter and his trainer’s a**** on the same night.
‘He had his chance to talk and he got up here and said nothing.’
Packing a punch: Mayweather came out on top the last time they met in May
Mayweather later added: ‘Last time out, it’s the truth, I mean, we grabbed the gloves and they had no padding in them at all.
‘If I had those type of gloves, I wouldn’t even want to compete if I have to cheat.
‘First we want to use gloves with no padding then we want to use knees, elbows, and heads and rabbit shots.’
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When Garcia took to the podium, Mayweather stood behind him and encouraged the crowd to boo, which they duly did.
Garcia said: ‘You better be ready because this fight’s going to be rougher for you.’
The 39-year-old then dared Mayweather to make a winner-takes-all bet on the fight.
‘Let’s do a bet, winner takes all. Come on Floyd, you’ve got a lot of money,’ he added.
Garcia implored him to shake his hand but instead Mayweather signed autographs for fans.
Judgement day: Maidana will face Mayweather on September 13 in Las Vegas
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