Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Sam Girard - Revision history

Earl at 23:38, 14 May 2014

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	===Floyd Mayweather Jr. ~~versus Sam Girard===~~		==Notes==
			* This was Mayweather's first professional fight with his father in his corner. [[Floyd Mayweather\|Floyd Sr.]] had been in prison for drug trafficking.

	* ~~In a brief bout which can be found on YouTube, the~~ first round was mostly an ~~even~~ defensive gem, with ~~Floyd mostly~~ moving forward, and Girard ~~mostly~~ blocking incoming jabs with some counter attempts. ~~Floyd~~ scored a flash knockdown ~~of Girard near the end of the first~~ at 2:58, with a counter ~~blow by Floyd dropping Girard for a~~ two ~~count.~~ Girard finished the ~~first~~ round with a small mouse under the left eye.		* The first round was mostly an evenly fought defensive gem, with Mayweather primarily moving forward and Girard blocking incoming jabs with some counter attempts. Mayweather scored a flash knockdown at 2:58 of the round with a counter left hook. Up at the count of two, Girard finished the round with a small mouse under the left eye.

	* ~~Floyd~~ warned for a low blow early in round two.		* Mayweather was warned for a low blow early in round two.

	* Girard wobbled Mayweather with his best shot, an overhand right with ~~Floyd~~ along the ropes, then began working to the body as ~~Floyd~~ tried to hold with a minute left in the round.		* Girard wobbled Mayweather with his best shot, an overhand right, with Mayweather along the ropes. Girard then began working to the body as Mayweather tried to hold with a minute left in the round.

	* Girard tried to slug it out with ~~Floyd~~ on the inside standing in front of him going toe-to-toe~~, and got knocked down by a short right to the head thrown by Floyd at 2:12 of the second~~.		* Girard tried to slug it out with Mayweather on the inside, standing in front of him and going toe-to-toe.

	* ~~Floyd then walked~~ Girard down~~, backing him up and knocking him out with~~ a ~~straight~~ right at 2:45 of the second.		* Girard was knocked down by a short right to the head at 2:12 of the second second.

	* ~~Girard lost a ten round decision to [[Paul Spadafora]] in his next bout,~~ then ~~lost a six round decision to Lemuel Nelson and retired in 1998. The noteworthy statistic is Mayweather and Spadafora had a combined record of of 35-0 when~~ Girard ~~fought them in 1998. 15 years later~~, ~~Mayweather~~ and ~~Spadafora had~~ a ~~combined record~~ of ~~92-0-1, making Girard's losses to them credible~~.		* Mayweather then walked Girard down, backing him up and knocking him out with a straight right at 2:45 of the second.

	*Floyd Mayweather versus Sam Girard on YouTube, commentary in Spanish [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2zr20u-vaQ]]		* Girard fought two more times, losing a ten-round decision to [[Paul Spadafora]] and a six-round decision to [[Lemuel Nelson]]. The noteworthy statistic is Mayweather and Spadafora had a combined record of 35-0 when Girard fought them in 1998. 16 years later, Mayweather and Spadafora had a combined record of 94-1-1, making Girard's losses to them credible.

			*Floyd Mayweather versus Sam Girard on YouTube, commentary in Spanish [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2zr20u-vaQ]

Earl: Earl moved page Fight:12378 to Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Sam Girard

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Earl moved page Fight:12378 to Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Sam Girard

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Rockyjones at 16:04, 11 May 2013

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	* In a brief bout which can be found on YouTube, the first round was mostly an even defensive gem, with Floyd mostly moving forward, and Girard mostly blocking incoming jabs with some counter attempts. Floyd scored a flash knockdown of Girard near the end of the first at 2:58, with a counter blow by Floyd dropping Girard for a two count. Girard finished the first round with a small mouse under the left eye.		* In a brief bout which can be found on YouTube, the first round was mostly an even defensive gem, with Floyd mostly moving forward, and Girard mostly blocking incoming jabs with some counter attempts. Floyd scored a flash knockdown of Girard near the end of the first at 2:58, with a counter blow by Floyd dropping Girard for a two count. Girard finished the first round with a small mouse under the left eye.

	* Floyd warned for a low blow early in round two		* Floyd warned for a low blow early in round two.

	* Girard wobbled Mayweather with his best shot, an overhand right with Floyd along the ropes, then began working to the body as Floyd tried to hold with a minute left in the round		* Girard wobbled Mayweather with his best shot, an overhand right with Floyd along the ropes, then began working to the body as Floyd tried to hold with a minute left in the round.

	* Girard tried to slug it out with Floyd on the inside standing in front of him going toe-to-toe, and got knocked down by a short right to the head thrown by Floyd at 2:12 of the second.		* Girard tried to slug it out with Floyd on the inside standing in front of him going toe-to-toe, and got knocked down by a short right to the head thrown by Floyd at 2:12 of the second.

	* Floyd then walked Girard down, ~~acking~~ him ~~out~~ and knocking him out with a straight right at 2:45 of the second		* Floyd then walked Girard down, backing him up and knocking him out with a straight right at 2:45 of the second.

	* Girard lost a ten round decision to [[Paul Spadafora]] in his next bout, then lost a six round decision to Lemuel Nelson and retired in 1998. The noteworthy statistic is Mayweather and Spadafora had a combined record of of 35-0 when Girard fought them in 1998. 15 years later, Mayweather and Spadafora had a combined record of 92-0-1, making Girard's losses to them credible.		* Girard lost a ten round decision to [[Paul Spadafora]] in his next bout, then lost a six round decision to Lemuel Nelson and retired in 1998. The noteworthy statistic is Mayweather and Spadafora had a combined record of of 35-0 when Girard fought them in 1998. 15 years later, Mayweather and Spadafora had a combined record of 92-0-1, making Girard's losses to them credible.

	*Floyd Mayweather versus Sam Girard on YouTube, commentary in Spanish [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2zr20u-vaQ]]		*Floyd Mayweather versus Sam Girard on YouTube, commentary in Spanish [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2zr20u-vaQ]]

Rockyjones at 16:04, 11 May 2013

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	===Floyd Mayweather Jr. versus Sam Girard===		===Floyd Mayweather Jr. versus Sam Girard===

	* In a brief bout which can be found on YouTube, the first round was mostly an even defensive gem, with Floyd mostly moving forward, and Girard mostly blocking ~~the incomning~~ jabs with some counter attempts. Floyd ~~was credited with~~ a flash knockdown of Girard near the end of the first at 2:58, with a counter blow by Floyd dropping Girard for a two count. Girard finished the first round with a small mouse under the left eye.		* In a brief bout which can be found on YouTube, the first round was mostly an even defensive gem, with Floyd mostly moving forward, and Girard mostly blocking incoming jabs with some counter attempts. Floyd scored a flash knockdown of Girard near the end of the first at 2:58, with a counter blow by Floyd dropping Girard for a two count. Girard finished the first round with a small mouse under the left eye.

	* Floyd warned for a low blow early in round two		* Floyd warned for a low blow early in round two

Rockyjones: Historical Summarey

2013-05-11T16:03:25Z

Historical Summarey

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<fight>12378</fight>

===Floyd Mayweather Jr. versus Sam Girard===

* In a brief bout which can be found on YouTube, the first round was mostly an even defensive gem, with Floyd mostly moving forward, and Girard mostly blocking the incomning jabs with some counter attempts. Floyd was credited with a flash knockdown of Girard near the end of the first at 2:58, with a counter blow by Floyd dropping Girard for a two count. Girard finished the first round with a small mouse under the left eye.

* Floyd warned for a low blow early in round two

* Girard wobbled Mayweather with his best shot, an overhand right with Floyd along the ropes, then began working to the body as Floyd tried to hold with a minute left in the round

* Girard tried to slug it out with Floyd on the inside standing in front of him going toe-to-toe, and got knocked down by a short right to the head thrown by Floyd at 2:12 of the second.

* Floyd then walked Girard down, acking him out and knocking him out with a straight right at 2:45 of the second

* Girard lost a ten round decision to [[Paul Spadafora]] in his next bout, then lost a six round decision to Lemuel Nelson and retired in 1998. The noteworthy statistic is Mayweather and Spadafora had a combined record of of 35-0 when Girard fought them in 1998. 15 years later, Mayweather and Spadafora had a combined record of 92-0-1, making Girard's losses to them credible.

*Floyd Mayweather versus Sam Girard on YouTube, commentary in Spanish [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2zr20u-vaQ]]