Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. is an American former professional boxer and current boxing promoter. Widely considered the greatest boxer of his era, undefeated as a professional, and a fivedivision world champion, Mayweather won twelve world titles and the lineal championship in four different weight classes . He is the only boxer to hold lineal titles simultaneously in two divisions . He is a twotime winner of The Ring magazines Fighter of the Year award , a threetime winner of the Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year award , and a sixtime winner of the Best Fighter ESPY Award . BoxRec currently rates Mayweather as the sixth best pound for pound fighter of all time and the greatest welterweight of all time. In 2016, ESPN ranked Mayweather as the greatest pound for pound boxer of the lastyears.

Mayweather was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on February 24, 1977, into a family of boxers. His father, Floyd Mayweather Sr., was a former welterweight contender who fought Hall of Famer Sugar Ray Leonard. His uncles were professional boxers, with Roger Floyds former trainer winning two world championships, fought Hall of Famers Julio Csar Chvez, Pernell Whitaker and Kostya Tszyu. Mayweather was born with his mothers last name, but his last name would change to Mayweather shortly thereafter Mayweather attended Ottawa Hills High School before he dropped out.

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