Macklin moves to Mayweather Snr by Ian McNeilly Jan 18th 2008

Matthew Macklin's choice of a new trainer is as ironic as it is surprising. The Irish-Brummie has left the guiding hand of Ricky Hatton's mentor Billy Graham and plans to move to Floyd Mayweather Snr.  "I felt my career needed a new direction,” revealed Macklin. “I learned so much from Billy and I'm very grateful for the time I spent there but I felt in a way that I was in Ricky's shadow a little bit. That was fine at the start because it was all part of the learning curve. But I felt that I wanted more than physical aggression. As an amateur I used to box a lot more and that side of my skills has not moved on as I would have liked in the pros so linking up with Floyd Mayweather Snr. should certainly help on that side of things.” Former stablemate Hatton, of course, received his first defeat last month from Mayweather son, Floyd Jnr.

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