WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. of the U.S. is seen during a media workout at the Mayweather Boxing Club in Las Vegas
WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. of the U.S. is seen during a media workout at the Mayweather Boxing Club in Las Vegas Reuters

While unbeaten American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr is busy cruising Miami aboard his yacht and spending the millions he earned on diamonds as well as "getting a confirmation from God that his lavish lifestyle is OK," his dad is likewise busy preparing for a new boxing reality TV show.

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Knockout, to air beginning June 7, Saturday, is a tournament-style reality series, featuring young boxers. It is produced by NOVOtv and will air from Casino Miami Jai-Alai in Florida.

Floyd Mayweather Sr is one of the trainers in the TV show. The two other trainers are Ruben Guerrero and Yoel Judah.

Like his namesake who believes he is the world's greatest boxer, the older Mayweather likewise believes he is world's greatest trainer, even better than his brother Roger Mayweather.

"Roger and I are totally different ... I've made seven world champions. I made Floyd [Jr] a world champion. Roger didn't do that. Roger got there after I made him a world champion. From where he was in his crib, I trained him. I went to prison for three and a half years, and when I got out, I trained him to become a world champion. I trained Laila Ali, Chad Dawson and Joan Guzman. I trained Oscar [De La Hoya] for seven years," he said during the press conference for Knockout, quoted by Eastside Boxing.

He also belittled Freddie Roach, Manny Pacquiao's coach, calling him "The Joke." He boasted, "I train the best fighter in the world, and I'm the best trainer in the world. The Joke [Roach] gets all these awards, you know there's a lot of sorrow behind him getting all that," referring to Roach's health.

Among the fights scheduled in Knockout are:

Dennis Douglin vs Charles Whittaker (10 rounds)

Azea Augustama vs Cory Cummings (8 rounds)

Ahmed Elbiali vs Yuwshua Zadok (4 rounds)

Tickets to Knockout are priced at $15, $30, $50 and $75 for VIP. It is available at the Casino Miami Jai Alai box office of online at www.ticketwebcom. Doors open at 6 pm and the broadcast is at 7 pm.