Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Floyd Mayweather Jr.

DateBirth 24th feb,1977. Born in United States. Occupation Sports. Global ID 352. country USA. residence Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. birth place Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. birth name Floyd Joy Sinclair. height 5'8"/173cm. reach 72"/183cm.

Biography:

Floyd Mayweather Jr is an American professional boxer currently undefeated as a professional. Boxing is in his blood. His father, Floyd Sr., was a welterweight contender, and his uncle Jeff Mayweather is a former IBO super featherweight champion. Another uncle, Roger Mayweather, is a former World Boxing Council super-lightweight champion.
Mayweather turned professional on October 11, 1996. As a pro, Mayweather continued to win at an astonishing rate. With his father serving as both manager and trainer, he won several easy bouts during his first two years, which he capped off by capturing his first world title, the WBC junior lightweight championship.
He won three national Golden Gloves and an Olympic bronze medal in 1996, and became a professional boxer that same year. By 2007, he was considered the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world and had 38 undefeated bouts.In 2007, Mayweather stunned the sports world when he announced his retirement. He returned in September 2009 and won a bout against Juan Manuel Marquez by unanimous decision, for a purse of nearly $60 million. Eight months later, he won a 12-round unanimous decision over Shane Mosley in Las Vegas to up his professional record to 41-0.In May 2013, Mayweather made headlines when he won a 12-round bout against Robert Guerrero in a unanimous decision at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, taking the WBC welterweight title. The fight bumped Mayweather's record to an undefeated 44-0 (with 26 KOs).

Floyd Mayweather's Quotes:

"I think my grandmother saw my potential first. When I was young, I told her, 'I think I should get a job.' She said, 'No, just keep boxing."

"If you fight angry, you make a lot of mistakes, and when you fight a sharp, witty fighter like me, you can't make mistakes."

"I come from a very rough background, and I'm saying that if you work hard and dedicate yourself that you can make it, too."

"I think I already proved that I wasn't just fighting for the money, because I fought as an amateur. I fought 90 fights for free."

"I loved competing and winning and also wanted to continue my career for the fans, knowing they were there for me and enjoyed watching me fight."

"If anyone has followed my career, they know that there's been a lot of obstacles and a lot of ups and down through my career. But day in and day out and in the square circle, I went out there and always did my best."