Floyd Mayweather
Undefeated professional boxer and promoter, 50–0.
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Floyd Mayweather was born Floyd Joy Sinclair on February 24, 1977, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, into a family of boxers.[1] Boxing analysts and historians frequently cite Mayweather's defensive skills as among the finest ever, and his 26 consecutive world title fight victories match the mark set by Joe Louis.[2]
Key facts and history
His uncles Jeff and Roger Mayweather were professional boxers, with Roger winning two world championships and serving as Floyd's former trainer.[3] Mayweather won his first professional bout on October 11, 1996, knocking out Roberto Apodaca in Round 2.[4] In 1998, he won his first world title, the WBC super featherweight championship, with an eighth-round technical knockout of Genaro Hernández.[5] The International Boxing Hall of Fame welcomed Mayweather as part of its 2021 induction class.[6]
What the cited sources add
A 2007 New York Daily News article reported that Mayweather stood toe-to-toe with Sugar Ray Leonard and told Leonard he would have beaten him.[7] The same article noted that Mayweather's bravado is borne of his miserable upbringing and his prodigious talent.[7] A 2007 article from mercurynews.com reported that Mayweather's father, Floyd Sr., was a convicted drug smuggler who served over three years of a federal sentence.[8][9] The CBS News account of the Corrales fight stated that Mayweather landed 220 of 414 punches while Corrales landed only 60 of 205.[10]
In the cited article, Mayweather recalled that around age eight or nine, he resided in New Jersey with his mother, sharing a single bedroom with six other people and occasionally lacking electricity.[7][8] According to the CBS report, after the bout Mayweather expressed regret to Corrales, explaining that his earlier remarks were merely promotional hype intended to boost ticket sales.[10]
References
- Wikipedia, "Floyd Mayweather Jr." (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Floyd Mayweather", Biography (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Floyd Mayweather Jr." (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Guryashkin, Igor, "Mayweather measures up with greats" , ESPN, May 3, 2012.; Manfred, Tony, "The fighters who've lost to Floyd Mayweather explain why he's so impossible to beat" , Business Insider, April 30, 2015.; Iole, Kevin, "Floyd Mayweather's flawed perfect record and how he would have fared against all-time greats", Yahoo! Sports, September 10, 2015; "Floyd Mayweather's shared title record may never be broken", October 18, 2024 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Floyd Mayweather Jr." (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Johnson, "Mayweather dancing with success in and out of ring", USA Today, December 6, 2007 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Floyd Mayweather Jr." (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Pierce, Ben. "Floyd Mayweather Sr.: Father, son and holy cow!" August 22, 2002. East Side Boxing. Retrieved April 17, 2006. (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Floyd Mayweather Jr." (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Floyd takes junior title in style", October 5, 1998 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Floyd Mayweather Jr." (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Seto, "Floyd Mayweather Is Finally Heading to the Hall of Fame", Sportscasting.com, January 1, 2021 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Smith, "Stormy Mayweather", New York Daily News, April 30, 2007. facts only, no text reused. nydailynews.com
- "Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s dad won't be in corner of title fight", mercurynews.com, May 4, 2007. facts only, no text reused. mercurynews.com
- Pierce, Ben. "Floyd Mayweather Sr.: Father, son and holy cow!" August 22, 2002. East Side Boxing. Retrieved April 17, 2006.. facts only, no text reused. eastsideboxing.com
- "Mayweather Mauls Corrales", CBS News, February 11, 2009. facts only, no text reused. cbsnews.com
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Career statistics and honours
Medals
- Bronze 1996 Atlanta Featherweight
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Sources
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- Wikipedia: Floyd Mayweather Jr. (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Statistics, medals and awards: the tables of the source article.
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