When the outcome is known before the fight
The departure of legends from sports is usually accompanied by a colossal hype, touching ceremonies, memories and a mean male tear. Well, if at the same time main character will please the audience with his performance, but even in case of failure, no one will throw a stone at him. Departure of Floyd Mayweather. The first thing that caught my eye was more than three thousand empty seats at the legendary MGM Grand Arena. For the remaining seats, according to rumors, tickets were handed out almost for nothing, and the results of pay-per-view sales may well not recoup Mayweather's impressive $ 24 million fee. This is largely explained by the disappointment from the previous introduction of the hero. Fight with Manny Pacquiao in a beautiful and expensive wrapping turned out to be a spectacle, interesting for specialists, but boring for ordinary people.
The duel did not have much intrigue, because best years Berto remained in the past and he did not pose a serious threat to Mayweather. Even not only the result was known in advance, but how exactly the battle would take place. If Floyd wanted to end the show at the end, he would have chosen not a ram to be slaughtered, but a more dangerous boxer, whether it be Gennady Golovkin, Terence Crawford, or, at worst, Amir Khan. But the choice of Berto also predetermined the further risk-free strategy of Mayweather Jr., from which the respectable public in the hall had cheekbones. Handsome remained in the past, and the current nickname Money was much more in line with the spirit of the modern Mayweather.
From the first round, Floyd established control over the opponent with a jab, and at the end of the starting three-minute period, he discharged a clip on the opponent’s body, and then added a left hook. Berto tried to clinch, but received blows to the body and on the way out. Mayweather almost did not invest in his attacks, although in the second round he dangled his opponent's head well with a jab. Berto hit much more, but only a few hits reached the target. Short blows from Mayweather's left cooled the opponent's offensive impulse in the third round. After another combination of Berto, Mayweather slipped and touched the floor with a glove, but there was no question of opening an account.
Bullying opponents and spectators
The fourth round turned out to be the liveliest and one of the best performed by Mayweather. First, in the usual style, he failed all the attacks of the opponent, and then punished Berto with a powerful right cross. It seemed that, if desired, Floyd could put the squeeze on him, but generously allowed him to sit out in the clinch and even complete the round in attack. In the fifth round, Berto came out as decisive and last Stand. At first, he managed to close the distance and even give Mayweather some discomfort. At the beginning of the sixth round, Floyd was squeezed into a corner, but got out of it with minimal losses, after which he punished the presumptuous Berto several times with blows from the right.
And in the seventh round, something happened that at least somehow went beyond the pre-written script. Berto hooked Mayweather with a great left hook and even won the only round in this fight, but it was only a surge, not a turning point. Already in the next three minutes, Floyd returned the fight to a calm course, made several successful combinations and even managed to fool around when Berto once again pinned him in a corner and unsuccessfully stormed the champion's defense.
In the end, Mayweather hurt a little left hand, but this did not affect the course of the fight. The champion began to move more and move away from the opponent's attacks, and when it was necessary to cool his ardor, he often connected right hand. After a small verbal skirmish in the tenth round, the referee was forced to intervene, reminding the boxers that they were not in the market. However, Mayweather continued to mock an opponent who could not hit him. The last seconds of his stay in the ring, Floyd mocked not only the opponent, but also the public, which he, by and large, did not care about. To the whistle of the crowd, he ran around the ring and teased Berto.
"I am the best"
The judges predictably gave the victory to Mayweather and left him the WBC and WBA belts, which were at stake, with the score 117-111 - Berto's clear advance. The dry numbers of statistics recorded 232 of Mayweather's accurate hits out of 410 and only 83 from Berto out of 495.
The effectiveness of attacks below 17 percent is unprecedented for a fight at this level. , Floyd decided to stop - and, it seems, really forever.
He has no problems with money in the near future, and even the most naive idealists will not be able to imagine that after the fight with Pacquiao someone will make an offer to Floyd that cannot be refused. In addition, Mayweather's prudent style, which has become completely boring in recent fights, also suggests that the big champion is tired of boxing and is unlikely to enter the ring at the turn of his fortieth birthday. “That was my last fight,” Mayweather said confidently. I am financially stable and satisfied with my great career. Someday there will be a new Floyd Mayweather. I would like to spend more time with my family and leave the sport with all the comforts. I don't need to prove anything to anyone. I am the best".
For many years of history professional boxing there are not many boxers who have completed sports career undefeated. Collecting information, I counted only 8 professional boxers who have completed their careers and have an impeccable track record. By a perfect list, I mean that:
1. The boxer had no defeats in the professional ring.
2. The boxer had a zero in the draw column of his track record.
3. The boxer was a world champion in one of the four major boxing organizations: WBC, WBA, WBO and IBF.
I'll start, perhaps, with the most famous and worthy, the record of which many strive for.
1. Rocky "Brockton Blockbuster" Marciano(49 (43 KOs) - 0 - 0) - American professional boxer who performed in heavyweight, the absolute world champion in the NYSAC and NBA heavyweight versions from September 23, 1952 to April 27, 1956.
At that time, these two organizations were the main ones.
NYSAC - The New York State Athletic Commission was founded in 1920, organized championship fights until the mid-70s, and then became part of the World Boxing Council (WBC).
NBA - National Boxing Association (National Boxing Association) was founded in 1921, in 1962 it was renamed the World Boxing Association (WBA)
Marciano made his professional debut in March 1947 at the age of 24. During his 8-year career as a professional boxer, Marciano spent 49 fights in the professional ring, 43 of which he finished ahead of schedule, of all 49 he came out the winner.
On the early stages During his professional career, Rocky spent more than 10 fights a year, but he went to the championship fight in the 43rd fight in September 1952 against the current champion of Jersey Joe Walcott. Marciano's 15-round title fight against Walcott ended with Marciano's 13th-round knockout victory. Rocky was knocked down for the first time in his career and lost on points, but he found the strength and knocked out the champion, taking his NYSAC and NBA world heavyweight titles. Then in next year in the rematch, Marciano knocked out Walcott in the first round. After 2 fights with Walcott, Rocky had 5 more successful defenses of his titles.
In 1954, he twice met in the ring with former world champion Ezzard Charles and defeated him twice. And he spent his last fight in the professional ring against legendary champion light heavyweight division Archie Moore, defeating the latter by knockout in the 9th round.
Marciano also has another victory over the legendary Joe Louis. He met Luis Marciano in October 1951 and defeated him by technical knockout in the 8th round. That fight was not a title fight.
After defeating Moore, Marciano did not return to the ring due to back problems. Rocky Marciano is the only heavyweight boxer to have never held a title. defeated in the professional ring in 49 fights.
Fig 1. Archie Moore - Rocky Marciano
2. Pichit Sitbanprachan(24 (18 KOs) - 0 - 0) - Thai professional boxer, who performed in the flyweight category, IBF world champion in the flyweight category from November 29, 1992 to November 25, 1994.
Figure 2. Pichit Sitbanprachan
Pichit Sitbanprachan made his professional debut in March 1988 at the age of 22. During his career as a professional boxer, Sitbanprachan had 24 fights in the professional ring, 18 of which he finished ahead of schedule, of all 24 he came out the winner. All fights were held at home in Thailand.
In November 1992, in his 14th fight in the pro ring, Sitbanprachan won the IBF world flyweight title, defeating Colombian professional boxer Rodolfo Blanco by knockout. In total, Pichit defended his title 5 times, including a split decision victory over Jose Luis Zepeda. After defeating Zepeda in May 1994, Sitbanprachan retired from boxing.
Sitbanprachan returned to boxing in October 1996 against Sammy Sordilla. Then he again left boxing and returned only in 2000 at the age of 34. In 2000, he spent two title fights, and then finally retired from boxing as one of the few undefeated professional boxers.
3. Mihai Leu(28 (10 KOs) - 0 - 0) - Romanian professional boxer who performed in the welterweight category, WBO welterweight world champion from November 22, 1997 to 1998.
Figure 3. Mihai Leu
Mihai Leu made his professional debut in September 1991 at the age of 22. During his career as a professional boxer, Leu spent 28 fights in the professional ring, 10 of which he completed ahead of schedule, of all 28 he came out the winner.
On February 22, 1997, in his 27th fight in the pro ring, Mihai Leu entered the first title fight against Panamanian professional boxer Santiago Samaniego. The WBO welterweight world title that was on the line before the fight was vacant. The result of the 12-round title fight was the victory of the Romanian on points.
In his first title defense, Leu faced an Irish professional boxer, Olympic champion 1992 by Michael Carratt. The result of the fight was the victory of Leu by a separate decision of the judges. After this fight, Leu did not enter the ring again for health reasons. Thus, Mihai Leu managed to take part in the fights for the world title only twice, but he is one of the few who managed to go undefeated.
4. Joe "The Italian Dragon" Calzaghe(46 (32 KOs) - 0 - 0) - British professional boxer of Italian origin, who performed in the 2nd middle weight category, world champion in the second middle weight category according to WBO (1997-2008), IBF (2006), WBC (2007-2008), WBA (2007-2008).
Joe Calzaghe made his professional debut in October 1993 at the age of 21. During his career as a professional boxer, Calzaghe spent 46 fights in the professional ring, 32 of which he completed ahead of schedule, of all 46 he came out the winner.
In October 1997, in his 23rd fight in the professional ring, Joe Calzaghe entered his first title fight against the legendary compatriot Chris Eubank Sr. The vacant WBO super middleweight title was on the line. The result of the fight was Calzaghe's victory by unanimous decision.
In total, Calzaghe managed to defend his WBO title 21 times. Calzaghe spent all his title fights in his native Britain.
In March 2006, having been the champion for 9 years, Calzaghe entered the unification fight against the then undefeated IBF super middleweight champion Jeff Lacy. The fight turned out to be tense and ended with Calzaghe's victory by decision. As a result, Joe managed to combine two world titles. He later relinquished the IBF title.
In November 2007, Joe Calzaghe entered the unification bout against WBA and WBC super middleweight world champion, Danish professional boxer Mikkel Kessler. The Welshman emerged victorious from that fight, unifying the WBO, WBC and WBA super middleweight titles.
Then, for the first time in his career, in April 2008, Calzaghe traveled to the United States to fight the legendary Bernard Hopkins, whom he defeated by split decision in close combat. In the same year, Calzaghe again went to the United States to fight against the legendary Roy Jones. Joe Jones won by unanimous decision. The fights against Hopkins and Jones took place in the light heavyweight division and were not title fights.
Fig 4. Roy Jones - Joe Calzaghe
After defeating Jones, Calzaghe retired undefeated with a 46-0 record.
5. Harry "Terminator" Simon(29 (21 KOs) - 0 - 0) - a professional boxer from Namibia, who competed in the first middle weight category in light heavyweight, the world champion in the first middle weight category according to the WBO version, the middle weight category according to the WBO version, the light heavyweight category according to IBF.
Fig 5. Harry Simon
Harry Simon made his professional debut in January 1994 at the age of 20. During his career as a professional boxer, Simon had 29 fights in the professional ring, 21 of which he finished ahead of schedule, of all 29 he came out the winner.
In August 1998, in his 17th fight in the professional ring, Simon entered the title fight against the WBO junior middleweight champion, the famous American professional boxer Winky Wright. In an equal fight, Wright was awarded the victory by a majority vote of the judges, but after a while they reported that an error had occurred and in fact Harry Simon won by a majority of the judges. Simon defended his title four times before moving up to middleweight. Already in the second fight in the middle weight category in April 2002, he entered the title fight against the WBO champion, Swedish professional boxer Armand Krainc and defeated the latter by decision of the judges, taking away his title.
Then Simon had an accident and did not fight until 2007. After one fight in 2007, he did not fight until 2010. From 2010 to 2013, he fought 4 fights against little-known opponents and in September 2013 he entered the light heavyweight title fight against the Serbian professional boxer Jeard Aetovich. Following the results of 12 rounds, he won by unanimous decision and won the IBF light heavyweight title.
After the fight with the Serb, he did not return to the ring and left undefeated with a record of 29-0.
6. Floyd "Money" Mayweather(49 (26 KOs) - 0 - 0) - undefeated American professional boxer, world champion in the 2nd featherweight (WBC version, 1998-2001), lightweight (WBC version, 2002-2003), 1st welterweight (WBC version, 2005), welterweight (IBF version, 2006; WBC version, 2006, 2007 and since 2011; WBA version, since 2014; WBO version, since 2015), 1st middle (WBC version, 2007 and since 2013; WBA, since 2012).
Fig 6. Floyd Mayweather
Floyd Mayweather made his professional debut in October 1996 at the age of 19. During his career as a professional boxer, Mayweather spent 49 fights in the professional ring, 26 of which he completed ahead of schedule, of all 49 he came out the winner.
On October 3, 1998, in his only 18th professional fight, Floyd defeated WBC super lightweight champion Genaro Hernandez and immediately received boxing superstar status. After the fight, the deposed champion, who was considered one of the best boxers regardless of weight class, said of Floyd: “I didn’t think I would lose like that. He's incredibly fast and technical." Mayweather promoter Bob Arum: Floyd is the successor to Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Robinson, and Sugar Ray Leonard. He is an extraordinary boxer."
This was followed by a series of defenses and winning world titles in higher weights. As a result, Floyd became the world champion in five weight categories in various versions. He has a victory over such names as Arturo Gatti, Zab Judah, Oscar De La Hoya, Juan Manuel Marquez, Ricky Hathon, Shane Moseley, Miguel Cotto, Saul Alvarez, Marcos Maidana, Manny Pacquiao. In September 2015, after a 19-year successful career, Floyd Mayweather announced his retirement from professional boxing and retired from boxing with a record of 49-0, repeating the record held by Rocky Marciano 60 years ago.
7. Sven "Phantom" Ottke(34 (6 KOs) - 0 - 0) - German professional boxer, who performed in the 2nd middle weight category, world champion in the 2nd middle weight category according to IBF (1998-2004) and WBA (2003-2004) .
Sven Ottke made his professional debut in March 1997 at the age of 30. During his career as a professional boxer, Ottke spent 34 fights in the professional ring, only 6 of which he completed ahead of schedule, of all 34 he came out the winner.
Already a year and a half after his debut in the pro ring, in the 13th fight in the pro ring, Ottke entered the fight for the IBF super middleweight world title. He was opposed by the current champion Charles Brewer, whom Ottke defeated by a split decision in a 12-round fight. As a result, Ottke managed to defend his world title 21 times. And in March 2003, he even managed to unify the titles, defeating the then WBA world champion in the same weight Byron Mitchell by a split decision.
Figure 7. Sven Ottke - Charles Brewer
Ottke also has victories over world light heavyweight champion Glen Johnson and WBC super middleweight champion Robin Reed.
In 2004, 37-year-old Sven Ottke left the professional ring as an undefeated world champion with a record of 34-0.
8. Edwin "Dynamite" Valero (27 (27 KOs) - 0 - 0)- Venezuelan professional boxer, who performed in the first light weight category, the WBA world champion in the first light weight category (2006-2008), according to the WBC in the light weight category.
Edwin Valero made his professional debut in July 2002 at the age of 21. During his career as a professional boxer, Valero spent 27 fights in the professional ring, all of which he finished ahead of schedule, out of all 27 he came out the winner. He finished his first 18 fights in the pro ring in the first round, thus setting a world record.
In August 2006, Valero entered the title fight against the WBA Super world champion in the first lightweight, Panamanian professional boxer Vincete Mosquera and won him by technical knockout in the 10th round, having won the title for the first time in his career. In two years of holding the title, Valero made 4 successful defenses, and then moved to the lightweight category, where he became the WBC world champion.
Figure 8. Edwin Valero - Antonio DeMarco
Edwin Valero owns a unique record of 27-0, 27 of which by knockout.
Of course, there were also those who never lost, but fought in a draw. Among them, the Mexican Ricardo Lopez 51 (38 KOs) -0-1, the Englishman Terry Marsh 26 (KO 10) -0-1, the South Korean Ji Won Kim 16 (KO 7) -0-2, there was also a Thai Samson Dutch Boy Jim with a record of 43 (36 KOs) -0-0, but he did not hold a full-fledged world title. And I did not single them out because they are not as unique, undefeated as those I wrote about above.
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Ending a career without ever losing is very difficult in any sport.. True, in boxing it is a little easier to do this. After all, a fighter can only have 30 fights in his career, and even then, most of them will be with not the strongest opponents. Yes, sometimes some athletes go to such a trick to go down in history. After all, as they say: the game is forgotten, but the result remains ... But that's a completely different story. Today we would like to remember the boxers who have never lost in their careers.
Perhaps the most eminent boxer from this list. He competed in the featherweight, lightweight, welterweight and middleweight divisions. During his career, he earned (we will not count other people's money, but simply say) the most. His achievement is unique in that all 50 fights he fought in his career ended in victory for Floyd. Multiple Champion world in different versions. Mayweather Jr ended his career very beautifully. First he made a lot of money by defeating Manny Pacquiao, and then Conor McGregor.
Floyd does not have a single defeat in the professional ring. But still, at the amateur level, he lost. On the Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996 in the semifinal duel, Mayweather Jr. lost to the Bulgarian Serafim Todorov.
Thai Chayafon Moonsri, who performs under the pseudonym Wanheng Menayothin, is a unique athlete. Almost no one knows him. But he was able to beat Mayweather's fantastic record. The Thai won 51 fights last year, while he spent 51 fights in his career.
He performs in the minimum weight, for this reason he is unknown to the general public. Unfortunately, it is difficult to find information on whether he had at least one fight this year or not.
He competed in the heavyweight category from 1947 to 1955. In total, he fought 49 fights and finished everything with a victory. 43 times knocked out opponents. He was the absolute world champion from 1952 to 1956. After the end of his career, he was a successful businessman. Died in 1969 in a plane crash.
It is only one of the prototypes of the hero of the film "Rocky". In addition, in 1999 a film dedicated to Marciano was released. The main role in it was played by Jon Favreau.
Mexican boxer. He performed from 1985 to 2001 in the first flyweight and minimum weight. In total, he spent 52 fights in his career: 51 wins (38 by knockout) and 1 draw. Previously held the record among undefeated pro boxers in the number of wins. It is worth noting that during his career he did not meet with the most strong fighters in your weight class. But at the same time, Ricardo Lopez was the WBC and WBO world champion.
Played at welterweight. He became the world champion back in 1987. In the same year, he completed his professional career. In total, Marsh had 26 fights, all ending with a victory.
Boxer of Thai origin. He competed in the lightest weight category. He was world champion from 1992 to 1994. Spent 24 fights (all victories). 18 of them finished by knockout of the opponent. Hung gloves on a nail in 2000.
Pichit spent all his fights only in Thailand.
Irish puncher, performs in the heavyweight category."Boxer of the Year" in 2015 and winner of the title "Return of the Year" in 2018. As a professional, he fought 29 fights, never losing, and only once finishing the fight in a draw. Knocked out his opponent 20 times. Former champion world according to IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO.
The German performed in the second middle weight category. He had his first fight in March 1997, the last one also in March, but already in 2004. In total, he had 34 fights in his career in the professional ring, all ending in his favor (6 of them by knockout).
In 2004, Ottke became the second undefeated world champion in history (after Rocky Marciano).
The professional career of an American began in 2008. His last fight was in April of this year. During this time, he spent 35 fights and finished everything in his favor (26 by knockout). Since 2017, Terence has been ranked second among all modern boxers, regardless of weight category.
Owns all four titles in the 1st welterweight (absolute champion).
The Mexican boxer performs in the middle weight category. Previously competed in the second middle and light heavyweight category.
Spent 39 fights and all ended with the victory of Sanchez. Knocked out an opponent 25 times. WBO world champion. Given that the boxer is only 28 years old, his achievement may improve or he will fall out of this rating.
The 28-year-old Briton performs in the middle and 2-middle weight categories. 27 fights, 27 wins and 13 knockouts. WBO world champion since 2015.
In September last year, Saunders failed a doping test, as a result of which the boxer was stripped of his title and disqualified for a period of six months, expelled from the WBO rating. Plus, he will be able to return to the ring only 90 days after the end of the period of disqualification.
On the amateur ring Saunders still lost. It happened at the Beijing Olympics in a fight against the Cuban Carlos Bantex.
WBO World Featherweight Champion. Has held the title since 2016. In total, he spent 26 fights in his career, and celebrated victory in all of them. Finished the fight 20 times by knockout. Among other things, in the amateur ring, Valdez won youth championship peace.
He performed in the second middle weight category. In different years he was the world champion in each of the 4 main versions. He has been playing professionally for 15 years. During this time, he spent 46 fights, and all ended in favor of Calzaghe, and 32 times Joe sent his opponents to a knockout.
The American performs in the 2nd welterweight and light heavyweight category. Multiple world champion in different versions. In total, he spent 32 fights in his career and defeated his rivals in all. Knocked them out 16 times. By the way, during his amateur career, Ward had 110 fights, and lost only 5.
In 2017, according to The Ring, he was recognized as the best boxer of the year.
The Ukrainian spent only 16 fights, but he defeated his rivals in all, knocking them out 12 times. In 2018 The Ring recognized him best fighter of the year.
During his amateur career, Usyk had more than 300 fights.
The American boxer performs in the welterweight category. He began performing professionally in 2012. For 7 years he had 25 fights and celebrated victory in all of them. Knocked out opponents 21 times.
The Romanian boxer competed in the welterweight division. 28 fights, all completed in his favor, and 10 of them by knockout. Former WBO World Champion. Ended his career due to injury.
Not only men can leave undefeated, but also women. Our compatriot, nicknamed Natasha-Kuvalda, had 22 fights in the professional ring. During this time, she has 22 wins, 13 of which by knockout. Ragozina competed in the second welterweight division. Multiple world champion in various versions. Started her career with athletics, after which she retrained in boxing. Last duel held in 2009.
In this article, we will look at 15 world champions who ended their careers without defeat. 15 undefeated professional boxers in the history of boxing.
The absence of defeats is not always a sign of a high level of a boxer. However, in the history of professional boxing, there were fighters who reached the title of world champion and ended their careers without defeat. So, 15 undefeated professional boxers (years of holding the title are indicated in brackets):
- Jack McAuliff. Country: Ireland. Record: 28(20)-0-10. Absolute world champion in lightweight (1886-1893).
- Jimmy Barry. Country: USA. Record: 58(39)-0-10. Absolute world champion in the bantamweight (1894-1899).
- . Country: USA. Record: 49(43)-0-0. Absolute world champion in heavyweight(1952-1956).
- Terry Marsh. Country: England. Record: 26(10)-0-1. IBF World Light Heavyweight Champion (1987).
- Pichit Sitbangprachan. Country: Thailand. Record: 24(18)-0-0. IBF World Flyweight Champion (1992-1994).
- Kim Ji Won. The country: South Korea. Record: 16(7)-0-2. IBF World Bantamweight Champion (1985-1986).
- Ricardo Lopez. Country: Mexico. Record: 51(38)-0-1. World minimum weight champion according to WBC (1990-1998), WBO (1997-1998), WBA (1998), IBF flyweight (1999-2002).
- Michael Leu. Country: Romania. Record: 28(10)-0-0. World welterweight champion according to WBO (1997).
- Sven Ottke. Country: Germany. Record: 34(6)-0-0. World champion in the second middleweight according to IBF (1998-2004), WBA (2003-2004).
- Harry Simon. Country: Namibia. Record: 31(23)-0-0. WBO junior middleweight champion (1998-2001), WBO middleweight champion (2002).
- Joe Calzaghe. Country: Wales. Record: 46(32)-0-0. World middleweight champion according to WBO (1997-2008), IBF (2006), WBA and WBC (2007-2008).
- Edwin Valero. Country: Venezuela. Record: 27(27)-0-0. WBA featherweight world champion (2006-2008), WBC lightweight champion (2009-2010).
- Dmitry Pirog. Country Russia. Record: 20(15)-0-0. World middleweight champion according to WBO (2010-2012).
- Andre Ward. Country: USA. Record: 32(16)-0-0. World champion in the second middleweight according to WBA (2009-2015), WBC (2011-2015), light heavyweight according to WBA, WBO and IBF (2016-2017).
- Floyd Mayweather. Country: USA. Record: 50(27)-0-0. WBC Super Featherweight (1998-2002), WBC Lightweight (2002-2004), WBC Welterweight (2004-2005), WBA Welterweight and WBC (2006-2008, 2011-2015), IBF (2006), WBA junior middleweight (2015-2017), WBC (2007, 2015-2017).
The best boxer ever weight categories and the most expensive fighter in the ring: Floyd Mayweather repeated incredible record Rocky Marciano, leaving the canvas as the absolute king. Luck? No, it's definitely not about him. Absolute willpower and ability to work in any conditions made Floyd who he is. Rising from the bottom, passing through the slums and dealing illegal drugs on the streets, he became living proof that perseverance can lead a person to any peak.
Thank you grandma
Mayweather was born a boxer and the whole family knew it very well. The advice to go in for sports was given to him by his own grandmother, although at that time the family was in desperate need of money. For a while, Floyd combined training with the sale of illegal drugs on the streets: one of best boxers in history, he could well end his career on prison bunk.
Handsome
In the amateur team, Floyd had a brilliant series, ending with a victory in 96 matches out of 100. Boxers from the team nicknamed the guy Pretty Boy, handsome: Floyd rarely came from the ring with bruises and injuries. At the 1996 American Olympics, Mayweather lost the semi-finals to Serafim Todorov, but the team still received a bronze medal. After this fight, Floyd decided to retire to professional boxing.
Secret of success
Mayweather has never lost again. The ability to fight at high speed and competent, very thoughtful tactics of Floyd turned out to be too tough for anyone from major league. Arthur Gatti, Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton - boxing legends surrendered under the blows of Pretty Boy one by one.
Money bag
Money poured in. For one fight, Mayweather could get five million dollars. Over time, the boxer changed his nickname "Handsome" to "Money", The Money. Admittedly, Floyd had every reason to change his name, because he is still the highest paid boxer in the world.
Problems with law
No amount of money helped Mayweather get out of the accusation of domestic violence. For a hard beating of a girlfriend, the athlete received two months of solitary confinement. However, the term did not affect Floyd's temperament and character.
Businessman from the ring
Despite all the window dressing with money (and Floyd likes to carry literally suitcases of cash with him), Mayweather knows how to manage income. Two boxing academies, a line of clothes and expensive accessories, and even his own strip club.
Boxing vs. MMA Mayweather's last fight was with Andre Berto. 49 wins, 0 losses. An exact repetition of the record of the legendary Marciano. And now, two years after the official end of his career, Floyd decided to return and make it as spectacular as possible. The duel with a professional from MMA - on August 26, one of the most anticipated fights of the century will take place.