THE UNIVERSITY OF DALY KANSAN FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 2007 SPORTS 3B BOXING Meet TV's newest dysfunctional family Floyd Mayweather Jr. agrees to participate in HBO boxing reality show BY TIM DAHLBERG ASSOCIATED PRESS There's whackings, and 'then there's just plain wacky. Watch "The Sopranos" on Sunday nights, and you're sure to see one. Stay tuned to HBO a half hour later and you'll get the other. Some 1.4 million U.S. households did just that the other night, and for many it was their first glimpse into the life of Floyd Mayweather Jr., a boxer HBO would love to turn into a household name — and quick. Oscar De La Hoya is already that, of course, or as much of a household name as anyone who hits another person in the head for money these days can be. He's the Golden Boy, and he's the reason Mayweather will be making millions to fight May 5 for the 154-pound title. People pay to watch De La Hoya, who has built up a nice franchise for himself as the most popular fighter in the game. Now HBO is betting a prime-time spot that Mayweather will give even more people reason to cough up $54.95 for the fight. Officially, the title of the show is "De La Hoya/Mayweather 24/7." The premise is that it's a reality show taking you inside the lives of De La Hoya and Mayweather as they prepare for one of the most anticipated fights in recent years. The run will be short, with only three more episodes planned before the fight itself. But there may be more of a future in this series than the suits at HBO originally thought. First, though, a bit of advice for the people at the studio: toss out De La Hoya's part. He's too perfect for reality television, with his instant smile, beautiful wife, singer Millie Corretjer, and sprawling estate in Puerto Rico. There's only so many times you can watch him drink a cup of espresso, watch the Masters on television or play with his five dogs. It's cute when he spars playfully with his wife, but the only drama in his life comes when he steps into the ring. Bring in Mayweather and his clan, though, and you've got mustsee Sundav night TV. Mayweather, you see, is the bad guy in this fight promotion, and he plays his part well. He taunts De La Hoya, calls him names you can't repeat here or on network TV, and even went so far as to steal his bag during their 11-city tour promoting the fight. He's been kind of a bad boy in real life, too, even while building a 37-0 record and'a reputation as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. Mayweather likes to toss $100 bills around in nightclubs, has been in and out of courtrooms, and fancies himself as a sort of rap producer. At one point in the first show, Mayweather is shown with his entourage getting a haircut in his Las Vegas mansion. Through a doorway comes raiser 50 Cent, riding a Segway into the scene. "He's the villain in rap music," Mayweather says. "I'm the villain in boxing." Rappers are ing, but it's Mayweather's relationship with his family that makes the most compelling TV. They're the first family of boxing, but this family is more dysfunctional usually interest- "(50 Cent) is the villain in rap music. I'm the villain in boxing." mercial than a reality series. Maybe that's because I already know the principal players and the story lines, and it took a good half hour to introduce those who don't to the various plots and subplots. than the one run by Tony Soprano. FLOYD MAYWEATHER, JR. Boxer His father is an ex-con and exfighter who spouts his own form of homegrown poetry and trains fighters. Floyd Sr. trained De La Hoya for five years and was going to help him beat up his son, but De La Hoya wouldn't meet his $2 million salary demand. Mayweather's uncle is also an excon and ex-fighter who now trains fighters. Roger Mayweather was in jail much of the past year, but got out just in time to resume training Floyd Jr. for this fight. Son and father didn't talk for years before reconciling a few months ago. Father and uncle still don't talk, which makes for some interesting moments in the gym. Reality TV doesn't get any more real than this. Actually, to me, the first show seemed almost more like an info- But the 40 percent or so of viewers who stayed 'tuned after"Entourage" still got a taste of what's to come, and there's promises of better stuff ahead. Will Floyd Jr. and Floyd Sr. regain their father-son relationship? Will Floyd Sr. and Roger start talking to each other? Will Floyd Jr. allow his father to work his corner in the fight? Will 50 Cent fall off his Segway? Will De La Hoya throw a fit if his espresso machine breaks? Give HBO credit for doing the show, even if it is a bit self-serving since the network is trying to sell a fight for its pay-per-view division. Boxing is in a world of hurt these days, and anything the network can do to get people talking about it again is a positive for the sport. The fight itself will be one of the biggest in years, and should Mayweather win as the oddsmakers expect him to, he could rival De La Hoya as the biggest draw in boxing. Especially if those new reality show offers start coming in. PGA TOUR Rookie wants to be next circuit first-timer BY BRETT MARTEL ASSOCIATED PRESS AVONDALE, La. - Never heard of Kyle Reifs? Neither had numerous people in the gallery in the opening round of the Zurich Classic, whom Reifers could hear mispronouncing his name. Teeing off for only his eighth time on the PGA Tour, Reifers (pronounced RYE-furs, for future reference) shot a course-record 8-under 64 on the 7,341-yard TPC Louisiana on Thursday, giving him a two-shot lead. Tim Petrovic, who won the only other PGA Tour event held on this course in 2005, finished his round in a four-way tie for fourth at 67, along with Lucas Glover, Jason Schultz and Tom Johnson. His closest challenger was seasoned pro and 1989 British Open champion Mark Calcavecchia, who shot a 66. Calcavecchia acknowledged that even he did not know much about the man he was chasing. The PGA Tour stop in New Orleans has a way of bringing out the best in guys who've never won on the tour. And if Reifers keeps this up, hed become the fifth tour pro to take his first victory in New Orleans in the last six years. "I know what he looks like," Calcavecchia said. "Ive introduced myself to him." The freckle-faced rookie, thick hair curling in from under the sides and back of his baseball cap, emerged from the scoring tent having no idea he had just broken the course record of 65, set in 2005 by Chris DiMarco and Arun Atwal. "That's the least of my worries," Reifers said. "It doesn't really mean much to me right now. ... At the end of the week, hopefully it will mean a lot." Reifers barely emerged from last year's PGA Tour qualifying tournament with his tour card for 2007, making an 18-foot putt in the final stage to tie for 29th. No one who finished worse qualified for this year's tour. At the same time, it's not as if he came out of nowhere. The Wake Forest graduate finished second in the 2006 NCAA championship, then turned pro immediately, winning a Tar Heel Tour event in Charlotte, N.C., the next week. One week after that, he won his first Nationwide Tour event at Chattanooga, Tenn., where he also set a course record with a 61 on the final round and sank a 15-foot put to win in a playoff hole. This year, he has entered six prior events, making the cut in three of them and cracking the top 25 only once, when he tied for 12th at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando a month ago. 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