♪ the following a presentation of hbo sports. ♪ previously on 24/7. >> i seen it on 24/7. >> arguing with your daddy. >> in las vegas, floyd mayweather maintained he was flustered by an a family altercation. >> i could careless. i don't have to speak to him again in life. i don't care. i'm fine. with or without him in my life. i'm fine. >> reporter: in ventura, california, victor ortiz's aggressive training program called for a similar aggressive healing regimen but i his confidence was bolstered when his boyhood idol offered an assessment of the past and future.

>> it is gone. this is a whole different game for him. he should be the underdog. >> reporter: with fight night fast approaching, the war of words was intensifying. >> going to beat me. >> victor ortiz is 24. i'm old enough to be your boy's father. so i'm going to son him. >> i am 24 but i have been through a whole lot more than our good friend floyd. >> somebody's in trouble ♪ . ♪ >> it's labor day at the mayweather boxing club, but

there are no days off for the boxer in training. floyd mayweather, in fact, arrived angry at the gym today, frustrated, he says, by all of the attention being paid to his opponent's back story. >> let them know. let them know. >> about time they hear about the story. you know my dad left me. my mom left. black parents leave all the time. every black you know raised themselves. you can make it. you punks. they ain't over there massaging him. they say he wants a strong black man to massage him. give me the strongest black man you have got to massage me. i'm going to show you how my massage therapist look. works for our company, bad. everything we do is bad. i'm going to [ bleep ] right now

and it is going to be bad. victor ortiz he let a man massage him and another wearing a fish net and he look at him like a god. are you serious? oh, man. what the [ bleep ] is going on. tell me what is really going on. ♪ >> reporter: the workout begins in ernest at 4:00 p.m., offering a reminder that mayweather is far from all talk. [ chanting ] >> keep working. >> who we fighting, victor

>> who we fighting, victor ortiz, he's more than ready. you are watching, ain't you, all right then. >> it is morning at knucklehead's gym. victor ortiz has some visitors. the boxer is celebrity ambassador for big brothers/big sisters and a group of youngster from the los angeles chapter are here to meet him discovering he's not that different from them. >> who's your favorite basketball team for nba? yeah, boy. >> that's why my belt is green, bro. boston celtics.

>> chicago bulls. >> they are all right. >> a lot of these kids sometimes they don't have the best people and role models to look up to. i'm not saying i'm the best role model to look up to or the greatest but i can say that, hey, to a point, i may be able to help a person or two maybe believe in themselves a little more than they did and give them a little hope. that's one thing. never stop believing in yourself, man. people will always try to say you can, you can't. which who cares. let them. the moment you start believing they may be right, then you are going to be the one like it's not good. i can say things. it is just up to them to pick it up. >> he holds court, the fight seemingly a thousand miles from his mind. but next door the gym is awaiting his arrival. it is media day in ventura and the turnout is by far the largest collection of cameras and note pads to cover a victor ortiz training camp. >> as far as media and stuff it is the biggest event i have had in my life but there's nothing

different about it because i will put the gloves on and we will dance at the end of the night. >> good job. ♪ >> good job. ♪ >> on tuesday, 260 miles northeast of ventura, the mayweather boxing club opens its doors to the media. it is a pre-fight ritual the boxer knows well. the more cameras, the bigger the show. >> my grandfather from mexico. that's right.

i love you. >> the public workout is accompanied by a question an answer session, filled with inquiries of what has been seen and heard of late on tv. >> we saw one where you with and your dad got in a skirmish. it is rough to see that. >> no hard feelings toward my father. we had a disagreement and things happened. i just wish him nothing but the best and hopefully, he is still working with his fighters because me and my uncle are still working together. this is a lifetime relationship and we're going to get the job done. >> are you happy with the way 24/7 has been edited so far. >> like victor ortiz we are tired to the same story every week. i lived a very rough life. they made it seem like i just woke up and was a multimillionaire. my father was in prison, and my mother been on drug and my

father was a drug dealer. we live seven deep in a one bedroom but i don't talk about that on the show. >> he has not forgotten how difficult life once growing up in grand rapids, michigan but he seemingly does all he can to mask the memories of hardship. a few miles from the gym, this is the ode to opulence where mayweather is known to spend frequent afternoons, tobin motor cars. joining him for a browse today, r&b singer ray jay. >> limited edition. >> mayweather owns 14 luxury cars, collection valued at more than $4 million. on this visit he negotiates an impromptu trade, one of his bentleys for a new rolls royce. >> you want to come to the dealership and meet me at my house and me the difference and we will take care of it. i will give you cash.

>> several hours later, back at the mayweather mansion, a man they call chop arrives with the call they call the ghost. >> rolls royce effect. we add another rolls royce to the collection, you know what i'm saying. that's what it is. all white, that's right. money men don't play. >> following a bit of paperwork, the exchange is made. a cash payment makes up the difference. >> thank you. >> appreciate another beautiful with the champ. >> we do that. we trade a super sport in and we take a rolls royce. so now we add a few more to the collection. [ male announcer ] this is what it's like

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>> it is the last full week of training for victor ortiz in ventura. in boxing, dress rehearsals come in the form of sparring sessions which are held in knucklehead's gym three times a week. the sparring partner's job is

simple to be mayweather mimics to do everything they can to make ortiz feel as if he is facing the real thing. >> floyd is nothing new to my camp. >> floyd is nothing new to my camp. there's nothing there that there's nothing there that has me been saying oh my god. there's a lot saying thank god. mayweather is a human being. i don't see floyd as anything special. the world has for many years but the world has been deceived for many years. he is 41-0. there's never been a victory in there with him.

>> in las vegas, it's 2:30 a.m. floyd mayweather is up tending to a unique night time appointment at his house, a skype session with a group of soldiers, members of task force duke, stationed in afghanistan. >> what's up? what you all doing? >> we are in afghanistan. you know, right now i'm sorry i was late but i was watching this movie called "shark night" came up so i had to hang out and see "shark night." >> i want to say god bless and thank you guys. what can we do without guys like you. you guys go out and fight for the country.

i want every troop to know that is over there fighting for the country i love this country. >> off beautiful fiance. >> come on in and say what's up, baby. >> hello. >> i will send you a postcard so you can be up all night, buddy. >> my nickname is the irs because i tax these boys but time giving victor ortiz his biggest payday, 2.5 million. that's my shoe collection basically. >> i know you walk around pretty close to your fight weight year round and i want to know what your motivation is to stay in that type of fighting condition. >> motivation, there's the motivation right there. let me show the troops. let's me walk for the troops.

his home is 22,000 square feet. the private tour starts in the garage. that is my '57 and that is -- come and hold this. i have to show my troops. internet connection lost. i lost them. get the troops back on. get the troops back on. get them back on. this is the movie theater. this is my washer and drier in my closet. i lost my troops again. everything is customized. got the suede watch see the suede wall? there she goes. there she goes. tell the troops once again it was fun. thank you.

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♪ less than two weeks before fight night, confidence in ventura is continuing to grow. the young boxer is determined a respite from training is in order. >> we're not going to talk about the fight. it is going to be a relaxed day. >> team ortiz assembles early

harbor side for a deep sea fishing expedition. the name of the boat is "the island spirit." the destination is the channel islands. >> this whole boxing, boxing, boxing thing, don't get me wrong. i love what i do but i am human. why not spend the day doing nothing. >> some members of the crew handle the rough water better than others. but by afternoon the verdict on the voyage is determined by the catch. going fishing nine days before the biggest fight of your life is by no means a conventional decision, but great fighters are rarely predictable. they are men who are most comfortable without constraint, and most invigorated by confrontation.

>> dedication, dedicate case, power. dedication, dedication dedication, power. >> floyd thinks he is a walk in the park. this will be a very, very ugly, bloody walk for him. >> there's a lot of things that i see in him, about him. they don't mix with me and they won't. anyone that'ses watching already knows with floyd mayweather you can say what you want to say. you can talk about his cases, about him being arrogant, you can talk about him being cocky. say you do or don't like him. he always comes to win. he always comes to win.

>> it is not like i woke up thinking oh my god, i am here. i belong here. i was supposed to be here a while ago. >> he's not no champ. he was champion. >> i'm not stopping for anyone. with all due respect to floyd, he's not the one that is going to stop me. >> power, dedication, power. come on. power. come on. >> everybody saying that floyd has problems. everybody they put in front of me, i beat. ♪

>> i know why i'm here. i know where i'm going. i know where i'm staying. the only question is, does he? not letting go. >> i am that's my name, world's best champion. world's best champion. i said before i'm going to be the man last standing. i'm still here. still going strong. anyone else? who's next? stay tuned for the finale of "24/7" and don't miss the big fight, mayweather versus ortiz on hbo pay per view tomorrow night.

♪ >> training camp in las vegas has reached its final stretch. and with his bout against victor ortiz fast approaching, floyd mayweather's pace is as unforgiving as ever. if his continued intensity in the gym is any indicator, the

undefeated 34-year-old is not taking his opponent, ten years his junior, lightly at all. [ applause ] [ applause ] >> another day in the gym, baby. >> he's widely recognized as one of the hardest workers in the sport, but that reputation as a gym rat is likely surpassed by his legend for unpredictability, which is why it is perhaps hardly a surprise to hear after his workout, mayweather has planned a very special night on the town.

he has rented out the adventuredome theet park on the strip for family, friends and employees. perhaps as a thank you or perhaps because he wanted a bit of fun. >> eat junk food, party all night and you will be champion, too. i can take anything. i'm not worried about nothing. you already know me. ♪ i ain't worried about nothing. see that back flip? see that back flip i did. coming to you live from 24/7. it is your man, money may. i like to play. love to play. like nice things. you have one life to live. why not live life to the fullest?

my stomach. i don't know how i let these kids talk me in to getting on this? i'm sick. my white car. >> money allows him to have fun any way he wants, any place and anytime he wants. a stark contrast, of course, to the limits that were placed on his life as a youngster in grand rapids, michigan. >> eight out of ten like work. rough childhood, certain situations i have been through, but god has truly, truly blessed me to put me in a better position. ♪ >> if life can be a roller coaster, floyd mayweather has learned to treasure the moments at the top. ♪

>> in ventura, california, knucklehead's gym is at full capacity with fans of all ages gathered to watch victor ortiz in his final open workout before he packs up for las vegas. >> his local following has grown over the past several weeks. for these fans, it's as much about what he represents as what he does. >> the way i carry myself, i'm just an open person, you know? having fans follow you and supporting you is definitely like a little pillow, a little cushion.

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because i'm wondering, you have a fight on saturday. why are you here? you shouldn't you be training constantly. >> 40 minutes away, private jet. >> still, i picture you, i just picture you needing to stay in some kind of focus. is this taking away from your focus? >> not at all. as soon as the show is over, back to the jet, back to vegas and back to training. ♪ >> he is, if nothing else, a man of his word. there's always a scheduled departure time on air mayweather is quite simply whenever the fighter wants. >> straight up 24/7. tell them. the money team. we are on my jet right now. we are stunning and profilin'. me and my uncle, man, high maintenance, man, high maintenance. >> there are different ways to spend 40 minutes at 30,000 feet. some passengers pass the time

more energetically than others. >> easy to chill on a jet. >> the plane touches down a few minutes early at mccarren airport and despite a full day in los angeles, it's never too late to open the gym for a workout. ♪ >> tonight will be one of mayweather's final serious training sessions at camp. as he gets out of the car, his voice is echoing on the television stagts that is tuned in to conan. >> good luck to you >. >> i'm working until it is time to bump. >> as he trains, his fiance is a visible presence a few feet away.

this will be the sixth bout she has watched her husband to be fight. his unblemished record only calms her so much. >> of course i'm going to be worried and concerned and nervous. my hands are going to be sweaty. even though floyd is the best at what he does, anything can happen. that's what i always hate just going in to the fight. you never know. >> the boxer himself, however, has never approached a fight with fear. and even though he has fought only twice since the end of 2007, his outlook is assured as ever. >> you know i don't get nervous. i don't worry about nothing. he better worry, not me. execution style. looking at our gym. don't even look at me. stealing my moves, stealing my

swag. what ortiz has to realize is this, i dish out whuppins. i don't take them. that's why i have been dominating the game since he's been 9 years old. since he's been a kid in elementary, i've been dominating this fight game right here. ♪ >> victor ortiz's flight to las vegas goes as smoothly as expected, and when the fighter lands, his mind is locked on the task at hand. >> my initial thoughts getting off the plane was, all right, we're here to end a career and start a new one.

>> power, power power. >> ortiz has fought in the city plenty of times before, but never quite with the fringe benefits of this occasion. >> the first time they have treated me on a jet to get somewhere. the first time i have been riding in private limos. first time for everything. i just think it is kind of funny because i sit back sometimes and i'm like, given the background you can really appreciate it, you know, beyond appreciate it. >> reporter: the modes of transportation may have been substantially upgraded, the work to be done, never changes. according toingly ortiz heads from the airport to barry's boxing center, a gym he's used previously. >> i have been here for quite a few times before, for the same thing, to take my "w" home.

we had a great, great camp. i'm happy with victor because he trained very, very hard and he's ready, definitely. >> better. a lot better. >> you don't have to throw a punch all the time. >> jab him anywhere, jab him. jab him. jab him. in the shoulder. nice round. >> we're ready for the fight for saturday night. we're going to do everything to beat this guy. [ applause ]

>> training concludes at 10:00 p.m. and the fighter turns in immediately after. knowing the next day the schedule is packed, starting with official fighter arrivals at the mgm grand, another novel experience for the 24-year-old ortiz. ♪ a half hour later, floyd mayweather cuts a path through the crowd in a ritual he's come to know well. a portrait of cool in the spotlight. the model of cool confidence as he departs the scene to return to the gym. ♪ >>...got even easier? affirmative. we'll show you other people's winning hotel bids.

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♪ >> nine weeks of training have produced a sequence of recurring images in the mayweather boxing

club images all linked by hard work and dedication. >> believe me, i'm ready. i have been ready for a lot of fights. this is one of the fights i prepared for physically hard, very, very, very hard. my sparring partners were solid. and, you know, just different celebrities coming to my training camp, supporting me made me feel good. always feel good when you have different entertainers that come and support you and show love. [ applause ] >> while routine has been essential to the success of the camp, there's also been a share of the unexpected. most doubtedly the blowout between the boxer and his father several weeks ago. the pair still hasn't spoken

since the argument. >> do i regret it? absolutely not. because that is real life. i'm not -- i'm not like oscar de la hoya, i'm not hiding. i'm not hiding. me and my dad. we had a difference, i hear some people say well your uncle jeff said, it is not true if you don't speak to your dad ever again again. if me and my dad never speak again, i'm okay. >> this will be mayweather's first fight without the benefit of his father's counsel since he faced ricky hatman in 2007, but the rest of the boxer's long-time circle remains intact. but no member more crucial to his comfort than his trainer. >> when it is all said and done, when my career is over, roger and floyd mayweather, we had a chemistry and a bond that would

never be able to be broken. that's my uncle. i love him. he's a blessing in my life and i thank god for bringing roger in to my life and being with me. i know he's older now and, you know, kind of sick, a little bit sick, but he never forgets that boxing. >> hard work and dedication their latest referendum awaits in just a few days. ♪ ten miles across town, vic torrer tore ortiz returns to barry's boxing center for an evening workout with the word out about where the fighter is training. a light 60-minute training session is on the schedule.

the boxer offering no evidence that hysteria of fight week is affecting him. >> i don't endorse -- i know i have to work hard and defeat this guy. put another one on somebody's record. >> i have seen a lot of fighter and some fighters get nervous. victor doesn't get nervous. a lot of people think he's afraid or scared. that's not true. saturday night he's going to beat mayweather no matter how he's going to beat him. >> push, push, push. time. good job. >> at the end of the workout a lighter moment reveals the fighter isn't the only one who's made progress the last several weeks. >> big improvement from week one until now.

>> three weeks. look at that. better, huh? >> a lot better. ♪ >> they have come this far as a single unit. bonded together by faith and trust. propelled by a shared hunger for victory. inspired by a knowledge of what desire can make possible. >> it is very important because the whole team is going to get all the way to the top. and it's a great feeling for all of us. i really don't care about me. i want victor to win the fight. i don't care about me. i'm the same. >> having no parents around, it's pretty tough and i don't wish that upon anybody. i believe that's why my brother

fights so good because he fights for his family, he fights for me. >> this fight means everything to my career. maybe not everything, but in my eyes it is only because i have always been the underdog. always. no matter what i am always the underdog. i don't mind it at all. not one bit. every individual has their way of telling themselves something. it is a story you tell between your ears that you listen to. i guess my symphony is a little different. ♪ >> at 1:00 on wednesday afternoon, the fighters and their teams gather at the mgm grand for a final press conference before fight night. >> it is the my pleasure, you know, to know this young man who

i actually look up to. victor ortiz. [ applause ] >> so i dens sense a little bit of nervousness around this area. all of this section right here. then again let's not forget i am the current champion of the world and that will remain and that i will teach you what it feels like to have that one on your record, bro. saturday night i will hold my hands up and i'm going to put you on your [ bleep ]. >> you ain't going to get a chance. i must let the fighter know, once you have been at this level for so long, you know i'm never nervous. never worried about nothing. i believe in my skills. i believe in my talent. if no one believes in floyd mayweather, i believe in me. i'm the best. i'm the best. all work is easy work. all work is easy work. all work is easy work. all work is easy work.

all work is easy work. ♪ >> there's a paradox that shapes every human journey. a reality that our lives are shaped by the choices we make. one thing that we cannot choose shapes us most, where we come from. no one has any say over how it starts. when we enter the world, who brings us here, how much bleakness and how much hope surrounds us as existence comes in to focus.

these are the origins that forever define them. these are the images that have shadowed every choice they have made since. determining that violence was the most promising route of escape, reckoning that wealth was the most dependable ar bit tore of success. seeking guidance from the guise of shatterproof bonds. searching for control over the most complicated of connections. ♪ push it, push it. >> hard work. ♪

>> i show you how to whup somebody. >> i was warming up. ♪ >> they never had any choice about where they came from, only extraordinary desire to fight their way out. on saturday night, floyd mayweather and victor ortiz collide in the boxing ring. and seize another priceless chance to determine where their journeys go next.

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