Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
	Mayweather in June 2011
Statistics
Real name	Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr.
Nickname(s)	Pretty Boy; Money; TBE;
Rated at	Super featherweight; Lightweight; Light welterweight; Welterweight; Light middleweight;
Height	5 ft 6 in
Reach	69 in
Nationality	American
Born	24 February 1977 (aged 49); Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	50
Wins	50
Wins by KO	27
Losses	0
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
	Representing United States
Olympic Games

Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. (born Floyd Joy Sinclair; February 24, 1977) is a former American professional boxer. He was undefeated as a professional boxer.^[1]

Overview

He is the son of a boxer, Floyd Mayweather Sr. who introduced him to boxing. His youth was difficult because he and his family had drug issues, but later, he left drugs and continued with boxing. He was trained by his uncle Roger Mayweather, who was also a boxer.

Achievements

Mayweather has won fifteen world titles and the lineal championship in four different weight classes. He won a bronze medal in the featherweight division at the 1996 Olympics.^[2] He won three U.S. Golden Gloves titles^[3] (at light flyweight, flyweight, and featherweight). He also won the U.S. national title^[4] at featherweight.

Mayweather was well known for his speed, stamina, defense, and his excellent boxing schema. In 2017, he made a comeback to the ring and defeated MMA fighter Conor McGregor.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. Media

Mayweather and Ricky Hatton at a press conference, 2007
Mayweather during his comeback bout against Juan Manuel Márquez, 2009
Mayweather photographed at the Mayweather–Ortiz press conference on June 28, 2011
Mayweather during his brief tenure in WWE