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Rival trainers Roach and Mayweather Sr continued their war of words on Wednesday ahead of the light-welterweight showdown in Las Vegas.

The pair have been trading insults since long before the fight was made and during a joint media conference call Mayweather Sr used his opening remarks to carry on the row, saying; "Freddie's getting too hyped about Manny knocking out Ricky in three rounds. It's going to be the other way around."

He added: "Who's (Roach) won with? Apart from Manny, he's never won with nobody and he's never made nobody. I made my son (Floyd Mayweather Jr) but he's never made nobody.

"I've said it before, he's Freddie 'The Joke Coach' Roach."

Roach brushed the insult aside initially but then hit back at his rival by suggesting it was Floyd Sr's brother, Roger Mayweather, that made Floyd Jr the pound-for-pound champion he became.

"I don't really pay attention to it," he said. "Floyd made his son but Roger made him a boxer so it doesn't really bother me."

Roach added: "If I win the trainer of the year award, I want Floyd to present me with it."

Mayweather Snr said it would have to be the other way around, to which Roach retorted: "That will never happen."