Floyd Mayweather Jr. wants nothing but a knockout win over Argentine slugger Marcos Maidana in their welterweight championship rematch on Saturday at MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Looking for his first KO win since dropping Victor Ortiz in the four round of their welterweight match in 2011, Mayweather is aching to see another opponent kissing the canvass and he confidently believed Maidana would be that guy.
"I'm going for the knockout...there's always danger, even when the guy is not a big puncher...I'm coming to make a statement," Mayweather told Fight Hype two days before slugging it out with Maidana for the second this year.
As for making adjustment, Money May cleared that he won't do anything different from the first fight, as he believed his skills and ring generalship would be too much for Maidana to contain in the bout.
"I don't have to make no adjustments; he do. I won. He has to make adjustments; I don't...I try not to take no shots...I don't want to be known as a guy that can take a good shot," said Mayweather, who looks for his 47th career win in the same number of professional fights.
Preparation is Key
Despite his braggadocios, Mayweather has been one of the hardest working fighters in this era. Preparation has always been an integral part of his since he makes his debut in 1996.
Against Maidana, Money May disclosed his team had to bring guys possessing similar fighting style as the Argentine during sparring session.
"We used some guys that have the same style [as Maidana] in this training camp. We used some guys that threw a lot of looping, wild shots, you know, very, very strong, rugged guys. We had different looks."
Moreover, Mayweather also revealed that he's currently working with conditioning coach Alex Ariza, the same guy who helped Maidana preparing for the fight against Adrien Broner in December and Mayweather last May.
"No, it doesn't bother me. He's a physical trainer. He's gotta find work. He was left without work with me, so he found work. It doesn't bother me," Maidana said.
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