Floyd Mayweather Jr.

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[[File:PrettyBoyFloydMoneyMayweather.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Floyd Mayweather Jr.]]
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'''Trainers:''' [[Roger Mayweather]] (former), [[Floyd Mayweather|Floyd Mayweather Sr.]] (present) 
'''Managers:''' [[Floyd Mayweather|Floyd Mayweather Sr.]] (former), [[James Prince]] (former), [[Al Haymon]] (present) 
'''Promoters:''' [[Top Rank Boxing Promotions|Top Rank]] (former), [[Golden Boy Promotions]] (former), [http://www.mayweatherpromotions.com/ Mayweather Promotions] (present) 
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== Biography ==
'''From [http://www.biography.com/people/floyd-mayweather-507718 biography.com]'''

One of the best pound-for-pound fighters in history, American boxer Floyd Mayweather has won championships across five weight divisions.

'''Synopsis'''

American boxer Floyd Mayweather was born on February 24, 1977, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He won three national Golden Gloves and an Olympic bronze medal before turning professional in 1996. Mayweather claimed his first championship as a super featherweight in 1998, later accumulating titles in four other weight classes while retaining an undefeated record.

'''Early Years'''

Widely considered the greatest boxer of his era, Floyd Mayweather Jr. was born Floyd Joy Sinclair on February 24, 1977, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. 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 WBA super featherweight and WBC super lightweight champion.

Floyd Sr. introduced Mayweather to the gym not long after he started walking, holding his young boy in front of speed bags whenever they visited. Soon, Mayweather was throwing punches at anything that came in his view. At the age of 7 he was fitted for his first pair of boxing gloves.

Little Floyd, as he was known, became a staple at his neighborhood gym, which was conveniently located just five doors down from his family's home. He soon took the last name of his father, indicating a desire to follow in his footsteps to boxing success.

His family life was complicated. The elder Mayweather had a violent temper, and drifted in and out of danger as a drug dealer. He was shot in the leg while holding his baby son in 1978, and in 1993 he was sentenced to prison on cocaine trafficking charges. Mayweather's mother, Deborah, also dealt with substance abuse issues.

'''Boxing Success'''

Away from the circus of his family, Mayweather found peace and control in the ring. Known as "Pretty Boy" early in his career for his unmarked face, Mayweather, with his fast, precise style, won the national Golden Gloves in 1993, 1994 and 1996.

While he finished 84-6 as an amateur, Mayweather's pre-professional career ended on a bitter note. At the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, he lost a controversial decision to Bulgaria's Serafim Todorov and was forced to settle for a bronze medal.

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 after his release from prison, the talented boxer won several easy bouts. In 1998, he defeated Genaro Hernandez to capture his first world title, the WBC super featherweight championship.

His career greatly accelerated even more beginning in 2000, when Mayweather embarked on a seven-year stretch that had many fight fans talking about him as one of the sport's all-time greats.

During this period, he moved up in weight class four times, taking home the WBC lightweight title in 2002, the WBC super lightweight title in 2005 and the IBF, IBO, WBC and IBA welterweight titles in 2006. In 2007 he defeated Oscar De La Hoya for the WBC super welterweight crown.

His success garnered increased earnings. In 2010 he was the third highest-paid American athlete, with income of more than $60 million for the year.

The victories and paychecks only fueled Mayweather’s already sturdy ego. In a sport built on bravado, he proved to be one of boxing's most polarizing figures. "My goal has always been to be one of the best fighters who ever lived," Mayweather has said. "My career and legacy are very important to me."

So is his crossover appeal. As his international profile grew, Mayweather brought his star power to television.

In the buildup to his much-anticipated 2007 match with De La Hoya, Mayweather took center stage in the four-part HBO documentary 24/7, which led to new pay-per-view and live-gate records. Later that year he appeared as a contestant on ABC Television's Dancing with the Stars.

'''Personal Problems'''

Mayweather's sometimes-overbearing family dynamics have intruded on his work life. In 2000, Mayweather fired his father as manager. Their differences only became more intense, and not long after, Mayweather fired his father as trainer too, and replaced him with his uncle Roger Mayweather.

Outside the ring, Mayweather has fought different kinds of battles. In late December 2011, a Las Vegas judge sentenced him to 90 days in jail after he pleaded guilty to a domestic violence charge and no contest to two harassment charges. Mayweather has been arrested several times since 2002 in battery and violence cases in Las Vegas and in his hometown of Grand Rapids.

'''Continued Success'''

Mayweather stunned the sports world when he announced his retirement after defeating Ricky Hatton in late 2007. 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).

Following three more successful bouts, Mayweather set the boxing world abuzz by agreeing to fight eight-division champion Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 2, 2015. Displaying his usual airtight defense in the "Fight of the Century," Mayweather held off his opponent to win a unanimous decision and retain his perfect record.

Mayweather, who is the father of four children (two sons and two daughters), resides in Las Vegas.

==Amateur Highlights==
[[File:Mayweather-Sanchez 293616.jpg|thumb|right|275px|Mayweather against Augie Sanchez at the 1996 United States Olympic Box-Offs.]]
[[File:Mayweather wins a bronze medal at the 1996 Olympics.jpg|thumb|275px|right|Mayweather's hand is raised after defeating Bakhtiyar Tilegenov at the 1996 Olympics.]][[File:Floydgallbpg-vertical.jpg|thumb|275px|right|Mayweather against Lorenzo Aragon in the quarterfinals of the 1996 Olympics.]][[File:Floyd-mayweather-bronze-1996-atlanta.jpg|thumb|275px|right|Mayweather reacts to losing a controversial decision to Serafim Todorov in the semifinals of the 1996 Olympics.]]
*Amateur Record: 84-7 [http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://www.geocities.ws/pedrinet/mayweather.html&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dwww.geocities.ws/pedrinet/mayweather.html%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26hs%3DF1u%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official]
*1993 National [[Golden Gloves]] Light Flyweight Champion. Results:
**Salvador Casillas W 3
**Domenic Filane W 3
**Willie Seenn W 3
**Juan Anzures W 3
**[[Eric Morel]] W 3
*1994 National [[Golden Gloves]] Flyweight Champion. Results:
**[[Isidro Garcia]] W 3
**Julian Stevens W 3
**Juan Anzures W 3
**Nick Molinari W 3
**Linton Nichols W 3
*1994 United States Junior National Championships. Results:
**Nick Molinari W 3
**[[Arnulfo Bravo]] L 3
*Lost on points to [[Martin Castillo]] at a 1994 United States vs. Mexico dual meet in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
*Lost on points to [[Carlos Navarro]] at the 1995 United States Pan American Games Trials.
*Lost on points to [[Juan Carlos Ramirez]] at a 1995 United States vs. Mexico dual meet at Fort Huachuca in Sierra Vista, Arizona, USA.
*1995 United States featherweight representative at the World Championships in Berlin, Germany. Results:
**1st Round - Defeated Marian Leondraliu (Romania) (8-7)
**2nd Round - Lost to Noureddine Medjihoud (Algeria) (6-8)
*1995 [[United States Amateur Featherweight Champions|United States Amateur Featherweight Champion]]. Results:
**Jesse Byers W 3
**Raul Basulto W 3
**[[Augie Sanchez]] W 3
**James Baker WO
*1995 National Police Athletic League Featherweight Champion. Results:
**Ernest Rodriguez W 3
**Shavonn Price
**Elizondo Gilbert RSC 3
**[[Carlos Navarro]] W 3
**Carmello Ramos W 3
*1996 National [[Golden Gloves]] Featherweight Champion. Results:
**[[Jose Hernandez]] W 3
**Hector Cruz W 3
**Chad Jaquillard W 3
**Adriel Pebenito W 3
**[[Martin O'Malley]] W 3
*1996 United States [[Olympics|Olympic]] Trials. Results:
**Defeated William Jenkins (RSC-3)
**Defeated James Baker (RSCH-1)
**Lost to [[Augie Sanchez]] (11-12)
**Defeated [[Carlos Navarro]] (31-11) in Challengers Bracket
*1996 United States [[Olympics|Olympic]] Box-offs. Results:
**Defeated [[Augie Sanchez]] (12-8)
**Defeated [[Augie Sanchez]] (20-10)
*1996 Featherweight Bronze Medalist for the United States at the [[Olympics]] in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Results:
**1st Round - Defeated Bakhtiyar Tilegenov (Kazakhstan) (RSCI-2)
**2nd Round - Defeated [[Artur Gevorgyan]] (Armenia) (16-3)
**Quarterfinals - Defeated [[Lorenzo Aragon]] (Cuba) (12-11)
**Semifinals - Lost to [[Serafim Todorov]] (Bulgaria) (9-10)

==Professional Record==
[[File:Mayweather-De La Hoya 2007.jpg|right|275px|thumb|Mayweather vs. Oscar De La Hoya]]
[[File:1920c3a6999b74c227a11787a9444d31-getty-88742971em034 floyd mayweat.jpg|right|275px|thumb|Mayweather vs. Juan Manuel Marquez]]
[[File:Mayweather.mosley.8.jpg|right|275px|thumb|Mayweather vs. Shane Mosley]]
[[File:Mayweather-Cotto-2012.jpg|right|thumb|275px|Mayweather vs. Miguel Cotto]]
[[File:Floyd-mayweather-alvarez.jpg|right|275px|thumb|Mayweather vs. Canelo Alvarez]]
[[File:Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao 472030658.jpg|right|thumb|275px|Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao]]
*Has a record of 25-0 (10 KOs) in world title fights.
*Has a record of 23-0 (7 KOs) against former or current world titlists:
**Won against [[Genaro Hernandez]], [[Gregorio Vargas]], [[Diego Corrales]], [[Carlos Alberto Hernandez|Carlos Hernandez]], [[Jesus Chavez]], [[Jose Luis Castillo]] (twice), [[DeMarcus Corley]], [[Arturo Gatti]], [[Sharmba Mitchell]], [[Zab Judah]], [[Carlos Manuel Baldomir]], [[Oscar De La Hoya]], [[Ricky Hatton]], [[Juan Manuel Marquez]], [[Shane Mosley]], [[Victor Ortiz (of California)|Victor Ortiz]], [[Miguel Cotto]], [[Robert Guerrero]], [[Saul Alvarez]], [[Marcos Maidana|Marcos Rene Maidana]] (twice), and [[Manny Pacquiao]].
*Has a record of 2-0 (1 KO) against [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] inductees:
**Won against [http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/gatti.html Arturo Gatti] and [http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/delahoya.html Oscar De La Hoya].

==Regional & Minor Titles==
*[[IBO]] Welterweight Title (2006-2007)
*[[IBA]] Welterweight Title (2006-2007)
*[[WBC]] Diamond Super Welterweight Title (2012)

==World Titles==
*[[WBC]] Super Featherweight Title (1998-2002)
*[[WBC]] Lightweight Title (2002-2004)
*[[WBC]] Super Lightweight Title (2005-2006)
*[[IBF]] Welterweight Title (2006)
*(3) [[WBC]] Welterweight Title (2006-2008, 2011-2012, 2013-present)
*(2) [[WBC]] Super Welterweight Title (2007, 2013-present)
*[[WBA]] Super Welterweight Super Title (2012-present)
*[[WBA]] Welterweight Super Title (2014-present)
*[[WBO]] Welterweight Title (2015-present)

==The Ring Magazine Titles==
*World Lightweight Title (2002-2004)
*(2) World Welterweight Title (2006-2008, 2013-present)
*World Junior Middleweight Title (2013-present)

==Transnational Boxing Rankings Board Titles==
*World Junior Middleweight Title (2013-present)
*World Welterweight Title (2015-present)

==Lineal Titles==
*World Junior Lightweight Title (1998-2002)
*World Lightweight Title (2002-2004)
*(2) World Welterweight Title (2006-2008, 2010-present)
*World Junior Middleweight Title (2013-present)

==Awards & Recognition==
*(2) [[Boxing Writers Association of America]] [[Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] (2007, 2013)
*(2) [[The Ring Magazine]] [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] (1998, 2007)

==Career Earnings==
*Forbes Magazine releases an annual list of the world's highest paid athletes. Mayweather's placements:
**2007: No. 16 ($26.5 million) [http://www.forbes.com/2007/10/25/sports-tiger_woods-biz-sports-cz_kb_1026athletes_slide_17.html]
**2010: No. 2 ($65 million) [http://www.forbes.com/2010/07/20/most-valuable-athletes-and-teams-business-sports-sportsmoney-fifty-fifty-athletes_slide_3.html]
**2012: No. 1 ($85 million) [http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mli45igdi/1-floyd-mayweather/]
**2013: No. 14 ($34 million) [http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mli45mmlg/14-floyd-mayweather-4/]
**2014: No. 1 ($105 million) [http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mli45eimdj/1-floyd-mayweather/]
**2015: No. 1 ($300 million) [http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mli45fdide/1-floyd-mayweather-jr/]

==Pay-Per-View History==
*1. (06/25/2005) [[Arturo Gatti vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.|W RTD6 Arturo Gatti]] ([[HBO]] PPV) 365,000 buys and $16,500,000 in revenue. [http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2098832]
*2. (04/08/2006) [[Zab Judah vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.|W UD12 Zab Judah]] ([[HBO]] PPV) 375,000 buys and $16,800,000 in revenue. [http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2408638]
*3. (11/04/2006) [[Carlos Manuel Baldomir vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.|W UD12 Carlos Manuel Baldomir]] ([[HBO]] PPV) 325,000 buys and $16,300,000 in revenue. [http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2657809]
*4. (05/05/2007) [[Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.|W SD12 Oscar De La Hoya]] ([[HBO]] PPV) 2,480,000 buys and $136,000,000 in revenue. [http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2865349]
*5. (12/08/2007) [[Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Ricky Hatton|W TKO10 Ricky Hatton]] ([[HBO]] PPV) 920,000 buys and $50,000,000 in revenue. [http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=3158134]
*6. (09/19/2009) [[Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Juan Manuel Marquez|W UD12 Juan Manuel Marquez]] ([[HBO]] PPV) 1,100,000 buys and $55,600,000 in revenue. [http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=4502922]
*7. (05/01/2010) [[Shane Mosley vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.|W UD12 Shane Mosley]] ([[HBO]] PPV) 1,400,000 buys and $78,300,000 in revenue. [http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=5180941]
*8. (09/17/2011) [[Victor Ortiz vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.|W KO4 Victor Ortiz]] ([[HBO]] PPV) 1,250,000 buys and $78,440,000 in revenue. [http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=7160303]
*9. (05/05/2012) [[Floyd Mayweather Jr vs. Miguel Cotto|W UD12 Miguel Cotto]] ([[HBO]] PPV) 1,500,000 buys and $94,000,000 in revenue. [http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=7919965]
*10. (05/04/2013) [[Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Robert Guerrero|W UD12 Robert Guerrero]] ([[Showtime]] PPV) Showtime claims over 1 million buys, but industry sources claim 840,000 buys. [http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/boxing/2013/05/10/showtime-floyd-mayweather-pay-per-view-buys-1-million/2150703/] [http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/boxing/source--mayweather-maidana-ii-does-925-000-pay-per-view-buys-182401464.html]
*11. (09/14/2013) [[Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Saul Alvarez|W MD12 Saul Alvarez]] ([[Showtime]] PPV) 2,200,000 buys and $150,000,000 in revenue. [http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=9694996] ([[Showtime]] adopted a company policy in 2014 of not releasing pay-per-view figures.)
*12. (05/03/2014) [[Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Marcos Maidana|W MD12 Marcos Maidana]] ([[Showtime]] PPV) Unreleased. Industry sources claim 900,000 buys. [http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/boxing/source--mayweather-maidana-ii-does-925-000-pay-per-view-buys-182401464.html]
*13. (09/13/2014) [[Floyd Mayweather Jr vs. Marcos Rene Maidana (2nd meeting)|W UD12 Marcos Maidana]] ([[Showtime]] PPV) Unreleased. Industry sources claim 925,000 buys. [http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/boxing/source--mayweather-maidana-ii-does-925-000-pay-per-view-buys-182401464.html]
*14. (05/02/2015) [[Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao|W UD12 Manny Pacquiao]] (Joint [[HBO]] & [[Showtime]] PPV) 4,400,000 buys and $400,000,000 in revenue. [http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/12872711/floyd-mayweather-manny-pacquiao-fight-shatters-all-live-gate-record]
Totals (approximate): 18,980,000 buys and $1,273,000,000 in revenue [http://espn.go.com/blog/dan-rafael/post/_/id/12732/mayweather-pacquiao-on-ppv-a-perfect-storm]

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before=[[Genaro Hernandez]]|
title=[[WBC Super Featherweight Champion]]|
after=[[Sirimongkol Singwancha]]|
years=1998 Oct 3 – 2002 Apr 20 '''Vacated'''
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{{Succession box|
before=[[Jose Luis Castillo]]|
title=[[WBC Lightweight Champion]]|
after=[[Jose Luis Castillo]]|
years=2002 Apr 20 – 2004 '''Vacated'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Arturo Gatti]]|
title=[[WBC Light Welterweight Champion]]|
after=[[Junior Witter]]|
years=2005 Jun 25 – 2005 '''Vacated'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Zab Judah]]|
title=[[IBF Welterweight Champion]]|
after=[[Kermit Cintron]]|
years=2006 Apr 8 – 2006 Jun 20 '''Vacated'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Carlos Manuel Baldomir]]|
title=[[WBC Welterweight Champion]]|
after=[[Andre Berto]]|
years=2006 Nov 4 – 2008 Jun 6 '''Retired'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Oscar De La Hoya]]|
title=[[WBC Light Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Vernon Forrest]]|
years=2007 May 5 – 2007 Jul 4 '''Vacated'''
}}
{{Incumbent succession box|
before=[[Victor Ortiz (of California)|Victor Ortiz]]|
title=[[WBC Welterweight Champion]]|
start=2011 Sep 17|
}}
{{Incumbent succession box|
before=[[Miguel Cotto]] Super Champion|
title=[[WBA Light Middleweight Champion]] Super Champion|
start=2012 May 5|
}}
{{Incumbent succession box|
before=[[Saul Alvarez]]|
title=[[WBC Light Middleweight Champion]]|
start=2013 Sep 14|
}}
{{Incumbent succession box|
before=[[Marcos Maidana]]|
title=[[WBA Welterweight Champion]] Super Champion|
start=2014 May 3|
}}
{{Incumbent succession box|
before=[[Manny Pacquiao]]|
title=[[WBO Welterweight Champion]]|
start=2015 May 2|
}}
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