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Floyd Mayweather Jr is an American boxing champion who is regarded as one of the best pound-for-pound fighters of his generation

InformationDetail
BirthdayFebruary 24, 1977
NationalityAmerican
FamousSportspersons, Boxers
City/StateMichigan
SpousesJosie Harris
SiblingsJustin Jones
Known asFloyd Joy Mayweather Jr.
ChildrensIyanna Mayweather, Jirah Mayweather, Koraun Mayweather, Zion Shamaree Mayweather
Universities
  • Ottawa Hills High School
Birth PlaceGrand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Height173
GenderMale
FatherFloyd Mayweather Sr.
Net Worth$340 million as of January 2017
Sun SignPisces
Born inGrand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Famous asBoxer
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Who is Floyd Mayweather Jr.?

Floyd Mayweather Jr is an American boxing champion who is regarded as one of the best pound-for-pound fighters of his generation. A sport that runs in his blood, Mayweather has given everything to it, his blood, his sweat, his hard work and his life. His career graph is an illustrious one, studded with cent percent victories in his 49 outings, of which 26 came by knockout. He has major world titles in his belt including WBC super featherweight champion, WBC lightweight champion, WBC super lightweight champion, IBF welterweight champion, WBC welterweight champion, WBC light middleweight champion, WBA (Super) light middleweight champion, WBA (Super) welterweight champion and WBO welterweight champion. Nearly every time in the ring, Mayweather has managed to give a flawless performance that has been the result of his blazing speed, punishing power and unbelievable ring generalship. His fights are a fistic masterpiece of brilliance that very few can claim to possess. Despite his age, Mayweather is a nightmare for opponents in the ring even today. What is even more surprising to note is that even at 40, he looks as hale and hearty and fit as the day he first entered the ring!

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Childhood & Early Life

Floyd Mayweather Jr was born on February 24, 1977, in Grand Rapids, Michigan into a family of boxers. His father, Floyd Mayweather Sr was a former welterweight contender, while his uncles Jeff and Roger Mayweather, were professional boxers. His mother was a hopeless drug addict. Monetarily, the family barely survived a living.

He spent much of his childhood years under the care of his grandmother, as his father was convicted of illegal drug trafficking. Missing his parents, Mayweather sought to boxing as an outlet to vent his frustration and anger. He soon developed the skills required to become a pro boxer. His precision, speed and uncanny ring sense made him the best at his age.

He attended Ottawa Hills High School before dropping out to pursue boxing for a living.

Career

Floyd Mayweather Jr’s amateur career in boxing was a roll. He won the the national Golden Gloves championships in 1993, 1994 and 1996. Mayweather’s amateur career record stood at 84-8.

In 1996, Mayweather participated in the Atlanta Olympics and won a bronze medal in the featherweight division. Same year, he fought his first professional bout against Roberto Apodaca which he comfortably won.

His winning streak continued until early 1998 as he won most of his fights either by knockout. Mayweather’s brilliance in the ring made him highly popular within the sporting world.

After his 14th professional fight, Mayweather’s father took over as his trainer, after being released from prison. Under his father’s training, Mayweather’s sporting skills enhanced considerably. He was touted by sporting legends as a pugilistic prodigy who would be an unbeatable and an indomitable force in boxing.

It took Mayweather just two years of professional boxing to win his first world title, the WBC Super Featherweight (130 lb) Championship against the then World No 1 Super Featherweight Genaro Hernandez, in 1998. His victory made him the lineal champion of the division. Also, he became the first 1996 U.S. Olympian to win a world title.

In 1999, he successfully defended his title thrice; against Carlos Rico, Justin Juuko and Carlos Gerena.

In early 2000, Mayweather successfully defended his title for the fifth time, when he defeated Gregorio Vargas. At the same time, he fired his father as his manager and instead appointed James Prince. Later on, Roger Mayweather returned to his role as a trainer for Mayweather’s fight against Emanuel Burton.

He fought his most memorable fight against hard-hitting, former IBF super-featherweight champion Diego Corrales. Both the fighters were undefeated champions until then. Though technically Corrales was superior to Mayweather in all aspects, the latter’s finesse in the ring and superb speed helped him successfully defeat Corrales in every round knocking him off five times in a row, thus claiming boxing's mythical pound-for-pound title.

Mayweather suffered the first knockdown of his career in a fight against Carlos Hernandez on May 26, 2001 in round six. Mayweather eventually won the fight in the 12th round.

Mayweather’s last fight in the super featherweight division was against Jesus Chavez. While Chavez came into the fight with a 31-bout winning streak, Mayweather was defending his WBC super featherweight title for the eighth time. He successfully defeated Chavez thus ending the latter’s winning streak and defending his own title.

Mayweather’s first lightweight fight was against WBC champion Jose Luis Castillo. Despite being his debut, Mayweather shocked and surprised the WBC champion knocking him off in a 12-round game. It was due to the closeness of their first bout that Mayweather accepted a rematch which he yet again won by a marginal gap.

In April 2003, Mayweather successfully defended his WBC lightweight title in a unanimous decision over Dominican Victoriano Sosa in a 12-round bout. He then fought against WBC #1-ranked contender Phillip N'dou. Defeating the latter, he retained his ranking and was The Ring's lightweight champion and the #5-ranked best pound-for-pound boxer in the world.

In 2004, Mayweather made his 140-pound debut in light welterweight by defeating former titlist DeMarcus ‘Chop Chop’ Corley.

In 2005, he fought against Henry Bruseles in another WBC elimination bout, outclassing Bruseles throughout the first seven rounds. His victory made him the mandatory challenger for Gatti's WBC light welterweight championship.

Mayweather bagged his third world title defeating Arturo Gatti in the ring on June 25, 2005 in Atlantic City. The fight was a highly publicized one with strong supporters hooting for Gatti. However, blowing the expectations of Gatti’s fans, Mayweather dominated the fight all over. Gatti was no match to Mayweather’s high speed and quick punches.

Following his victory against Gatti, Mayweather progressed to welterweight division. He won his first IBF welterweight title defeating Zab Judah on April 8, 2006. Later on, he fought Baldomir who had not lost a fight in eight years. Despite this, Mayweather defeated him convincingly for both WBC, The Ring and lineal welterweight titles.

Mayweather became the first fighter since Roberto Durán to have captured The Ring titles in both the lightweight and welterweight divisions. He also captured his third lineal championship in super featherweight, lightweight and welterweight.

Mayweather next competed against light middleweight titleholder Oscar De la Hoya. Mayweather won the fight by a split decision in 12 rounds, capturing the WBC title. Following the fight, Mayweather retired from boxing.

He came back in the Ring not long after for a fight against light welterweight champion Ricky Hatton. The fight that took place on December 8, 2007 was the biggest welterweight showdown between two undefeated fighters. Controlling the fight right from the start, he knocked down Hatton to retain the welterweight championship title. Finally, Mayweather announced his retirement from boxing.

Mayweather came out of his retirement 21 months later to fight Juan Manuel Marquez. The match was a lopsided affair, with Mayweather winning it convincingly. Subsequently he fought against Shane Mosley, Manny Pacquiao and Victor Ortiz; each of the matches became the biggest non-heavyweight pay-per-view events in the sport’s history.

Mayweather returned to light middleweight championship against Miguel Cotto winning the match comfortably. He then defended his title at welterweight in a match against Robert Guerrero.

His third return to light middleweight was in a fight against Saúl Álvarez which he won. His next opponent in the ring was Marcos Maidana. The match was an important one with Mayweather's WBC and The Ring welterweight titles as well as Maidana's WBA (Super) welterweight title at stake. Mayweather however, won it effortlessly wining back his and Maidana’s titles. A rematch of the fight also resulted in his favour.

In 2015, Mayweather claimed that he would defend the WBC, WBA (Super), and The Ring welterweight titles against WBA interim champion Andre Berto. The match held on September 12 was a scintillating display of Mayweather brisk and quick moves. His sharp counters and aggressiveness took the match away from Berto. Following his victory, he announced his retirement. The WBC declared his welterweight and super welterweight titles vacant in November 2015.

Rumors of Mayweather’s return started doing the rounds in 2016. He will face MMA star Conor McGregor on August 26, 2017 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Apart from his career commitments and his undefeated stand within the ring, Mayweather made his appearance outside as well. He was seen in the WWE No Way Out pay-per-view event. He also served as a guest host for Raw in Las Vegas on August 24, 2009. Interestingly, Mayweather put down his boxing gloves and instead put on the dancing shoes for the fifth season of the reality show ‘Dancing with the Stars’. However, he couldn’t keep up with his boxing winning streak and instead finished at the ninth position.

Awards & Achievements

Ever since his boxing career started, Mayweather has been showered with a plethora of prestigious awards including Michigan State and National State Golden Glove Champion Award, both of which he won three times.

In 1996, Mayweather bagged the bronze medal at the Atlanta Olympics Featherweight Championship.

In 1998 and 2007, he won International Boxing Fighter of the Year Award and The Ring Fighter of the Year Award. He won the BWAA Fighter of the Year award thrice. He even won the Boxing Hall of Fame and ESPN Fighter of the Year award. He is a six-times winner of Best Fighter ESPY Award.

From 2005 to 2008 he was The Ring number 1 Pound for Pound.

In 2016, Mayweather clutched three Guinness World Records: for most bouts undefeated by a world champion boxer in a career, highest career pay-per-view sales for a boxer and for most expensive boxing championship belt of $1 million.

Personal Life & Legacy

Floyd Mayweather Jr may have an illustrious career but his personal life is far from convincing. He has had a number of women in his life, though he has been married to none. He believes a man should have as many women as he can afford. Demeaning as that seems to be, some of the women he has had relation with include Shantel Jackson, Doralie Medina, Josie Harris, and Liza Hernandez. He has four children from them, two boys and two girls.

Mayweather lives in a large five-bedroom, seven-bath custom-built mansion in the Las Vegas Valley. He even owns a boxing gym called the ‘Mayweather Boxing Club’.

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Floyd Mayweather Jr. biography timelines

  • // 24th Feb 1977
    Floyd Mayweather Jr was born on February 24, 1977, in Grand Rapids, Michigan into a family of boxers. His father, Floyd Mayweather Sr was a former welterweight contender, while his uncles Jeff and Roger Mayweather, were professional boxers. His mother was a hopeless drug addict. Monetarily, the family barely survived a living.
  • // 1988 To 2007
    In 1998 and 2007, he won International Boxing Fighter of the Year Award and The Ring Fighter of the Year Award. He won the BWAA Fighter of the Year award thrice. He even won the Boxing Hall of Fame and ESPN Fighter of the Year award. He is a six-times winner of Best Fighter ESPY Award.
  • // 1993
    Floyd Mayweather Jr’s amateur career in boxing was a roll. He won the the national Golden Gloves championships in 1993, 1994 and 1996. Mayweather’s amateur career record stood at 84-8.
  • // 1996
    In 1996, Mayweather participated in the Atlanta Olympics and won a bronze medal in the featherweight division. Same year, he fought his first professional bout against Roberto Apodaca which he comfortably won.
  • // 1996
    In 1996, Mayweather bagged the bronze medal at the Atlanta Olympics Featherweight Championship.
  • // 1998
    His winning streak continued until early 1998 as he won most of his fights either by knockout. Mayweather’s brilliance in the ring made him highly popular within the sporting world.
  • // 1998
    It took Mayweather just two years of professional boxing to win his first world title, the WBC Super Featherweight (130 lb) Championship against the then World No 1 Super Featherweight Genaro Hernandez, in 1998. His victory made him the lineal champion of the division. Also, he became the first 1996 U.S. Olympian to win a world title.
  • // 1999
    In 1999, he successfully defended his title thrice; against Carlos Rico, Justin Juuko and Carlos Gerena.
  • // 2000
    In early 2000, Mayweather successfully defended his title for the fifth time, when he defeated Gregorio Vargas. At the same time, he fired his father as his manager and instead appointed James Prince. Later on, Roger Mayweather returned to his role as a trainer for Mayweather’s fight against Emanuel Burton.
  • // 2001
    Mayweather suffered the first knockdown of his career in a fight against Carlos Hernandez on May 26, 2001 in round six. Mayweather eventually won the fight in the 12th round.
  • // 2003
    In April 2003, Mayweather successfully defended his WBC lightweight title in a unanimous decision over Dominican Victoriano Sosa in a 12-round bout. He then fought against WBC #1-ranked contender Phillip N'dou. Defeating the latter, he retained his ranking and was The Ring's lightweight champion and the #5-ranked best pound-for-pound boxer in the world.
  • // 2004
    In 2004, Mayweather made his 140-pound debut in light welterweight by defeating former titlist DeMarcus ‘Chop Chop’ Corley.
  • // 2005
    In 2005, he fought against Henry Bruseles in another WBC elimination bout, outclassing Bruseles throughout the first seven rounds. His victory made him the mandatory challenger for Gatti's WBC light welterweight championship.
  • // 2005
    Mayweather bagged his third world title defeating Arturo Gatti in the ring on June 25, 2005 in Atlantic City. The fight was a highly publicized one with strong supporters hooting for Gatti. However, blowing the expectations of Gatti’s fans, Mayweather dominated the fight all over. Gatti was no match to Mayweather’s high speed and quick punches.
  • // 2005 To 2008
    From 2005 to 2008 he was The Ring number 1 Pound for Pound.
  • // 8th Apr 2006
    Following his victory against Gatti, Mayweather progressed to welterweight division. He won his first IBF welterweight title defeating Zab Judah on April 8, 2006. Later on, he fought Baldomir who had not lost a fight in eight years. Despite this, Mayweather defeated him convincingly for both WBC, The Ring and lineal welterweight titles.
  • // 2007
    He came back in the Ring not long after for a fight against light welterweight champion Ricky Hatton. The fight that took place on December 8, 2007 was the biggest welterweight showdown between two undefeated fighters. Controlling the fight right from the start, he knocked down Hatton to retain the welterweight championship title. Finally, Mayweather announced his retirement from boxing.
  • // 2009
    Apart from his career commitments and his undefeated stand within the ring, Mayweather made his appearance outside as well. He was seen in the WWE No Way Out pay-per-view event. He also served as a guest host for Raw in Las Vegas on August 24, 2009. Interestingly, Mayweather put down his boxing gloves and instead put on the dancing shoes for the fifth season of the reality show ‘Dancing with the Stars’. However, he couldn’t keep up with his boxing winning streak and instead finished at the ninth position.
  • // 2015
    In 2015, Mayweather claimed that he would defend the WBC, WBA (Super), and The Ring welterweight titles against WBA interim champion Andre Berto. The match held on September 12 was a scintillating display of Mayweather brisk and quick moves. His sharp counters and aggressiveness took the match away from Berto. Following his victory, he announced his retirement. The WBC declared his welterweight and super welterweight titles vacant in November 2015.
  • // 2016
    Rumors of Mayweather’s return started doing the rounds in 2016. He will face MMA star Conor McGregor on August 26, 2017 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  • // 2016
    In 2016, Mayweather clutched three Guinness World Records: for most bouts undefeated by a world champion boxer in a career, highest career pay-per-view sales for a boxer and for most expensive boxing championship belt of $1 million.

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  • What is Floyd Mayweather Jr. birthday?

    Floyd Mayweather Jr. was born at 1977-02-24

  • Where is Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s birth place?

    Floyd Mayweather Jr. was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

  • What is Floyd Mayweather Jr. nationalities?

    Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s nationalities is American

  • Who is Floyd Mayweather Jr. spouses?

    Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s spouses is Josie Harris

  • Who is Floyd Mayweather Jr. siblings?

    Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s siblings is Justin Jones

  • Who is Floyd Mayweather Jr. childrens?

    Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s childrens is Iyanna Mayweather, Jirah Mayweather, Koraun Mayweather, Zion Shamaree Mayweather

  • What was Floyd Mayweather Jr. universities?

    Floyd Mayweather Jr. studied at Ottawa Hills High School

  • How tall is Floyd Mayweather Jr.?

    Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s height is 173

  • Who is Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s father?

    Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s father is Floyd Mayweather Sr.

  • What is Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s sun sign?

    Floyd Mayweather Jr. is Pisces

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