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Floyd Mayweather: Life In Pictures by Itulah(m): 9:02am On Jul 07, 2015
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Floyd Mayweather, Jr. has done it all: titles in five different weight classes and a perfect record in his 47 fights. He's described by many as the greatest pound-for-pound boxer in the world. Let's take a look at his story so far.



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Mayweather was born on February 24, 1977, in Michigan, United States. Boxing is in his genes: his father Floyd Mayweather, Sr., was a former welterweight contender.


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Early in his career, he won the national Golden Gloves three times, in 1993, 1994 and 1996. He picked up a bronze medal at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta by reaching the featherweight semi-finals.


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Mayweather turned professional in 1996 and, in 1998, he won his first world title in the super featherweight division after knocking out champion Genaro Hernandez.


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At the age of 21, Mayweather became one of the youngest recipients of the Fighter of the Year award presented by The Ring magazine.



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In a memorable 2001 bout against Diego Corrales, Mayweather won every round and knocked Corrales down five times.



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In his first lightweight fight, Mayweather faced WBC champion Jose Luis Castillo. He defeated Castillo to win the lightweight crown with a 12-round unanimous decision.



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In 2005, the star boxer moved up to the welterweight division. He stopped contender Sharmba Mitchell, in the sixth round of their fight. In April 2006, he defeated Zab Judah by unanimous decision for the IBF welterweight title.



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In 2007, Mayweather defeated Oscar de la Hoya to take the WBC super welterweight crown. The fight sold 2.7 million pay-per-views, earning $120 million, a record at the time.



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In 2007, he surprised the world by announcing his retirement. 21 months later he made a comeback and defeated The Ring lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez.



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In 2007, the boxing champion founded his own philanthropic organization, named the Floyd Mayweather Jr. Foundation (TFMJF) which seeks empowerment of disadvantaged people and education for the young.



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His next big fight was in 2010, defeating Shane Mosley in a 12-round welterweight match in Las Vegas.



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Mayweather was sentenced to 90 days in jail by a court in Clark County Detention Center in Las Vegas on December 21, 2011, after pleading guilty to domestic violence charges.



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In May 2013, Mayweather successfully defended his WBC welterweight title in a 12-round match against Robert Guerrero.



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In 2014, Mayweather topped the Forbes magazine’s list of world's 100 highest paid athletes. He became the first athlete besides Tiger Woods to earn $100 million in a single year.



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After years of negotiations, Mayweather is finally set to meet Manny Pacquiao on May 2, 2015 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.



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And he won wink


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Re: Floyd Mayweather: Life In Pictures by frodobee: 9:05am On Jul 07, 2015
Frodobee :

Hey, OP you too dey do ctrl+c and ctrl+v. Edit am joor, him don fight Manny finish.

Frodobee :

Good pictorial biography. this black boy makes his money the hard way and spends it the easy way.

Frodobee :

Funny though, if those alayes that rig election for Tinubu will horn their skills maybe they will be great boxers some day. Even you too, you e-warrior itching to quote me.
Re: Floyd Mayweather: Life In Pictures by sirthisthickkal: 9:06am On Jul 07, 2015
Cool.





*sipping zobo *
Re: Floyd Mayweather: Life In Pictures by Nobody: 9:08am On Jul 07, 2015
Give him one bottle of Legend and Star because he is a Legend and will continue to Shine On.
Re: Floyd Mayweather: Life In Pictures by SFSNIPER(m): 9:11am On Jul 07, 2015
He's rich
Re: Floyd Mayweather: Life In Pictures by SFSNIPER(m): 9:11am On Jul 07, 2015
Hardwork
Re: Floyd Mayweather: Life In Pictures by mescapee: 9:11am On Jul 07, 2015
And he won
Re: Floyd Mayweather: Life In Pictures by ELTON123(m): 9:12am On Jul 07, 2015
sirthisthickkal:
Cool.






*sipping zobo *
Pass small for me na
Re: Floyd Mayweather: Life In Pictures by sirthisthickkal: 9:27am On Jul 07, 2015
ELTON123:
Pass small for me na
No shaking.
*dip hand into cooler*
Oya take,....... suffri drink am o, I mix am with kush o.
Re: Floyd Mayweather: Life In Pictures by ELTON123(m): 9:35am On Jul 07, 2015
sirthisthickkal:

No shaking.

*dip hand into cooler*

Oya take,....... suffri drink am o, I mix am with kush o.
but this one no cool na
Re: Floyd Mayweather: Life In Pictures by sirthisthickkal: 9:44am On Jul 07, 2015
ELTON123:
but this one no cool na
Shey you want the one wey Don spend two days for inside fridge? undecided
Re: Floyd Mayweather: Life In Pictures by ELTON123(m): 9:55am On Jul 07, 2015
sirthisthickkal:

Shey you want the one wey Don spend two days for inside fridge? undecided
no worry make I manage this one like that cheesy
Re: Floyd Mayweather: Life In Pictures by sirthisthickkal: 10:11am On Jul 07, 2015
ELTON123:
no worry make I manage this one like that cheesy

Abeg manage am, na tomorrow zobo go cool pass, in fact I promise to double the kush. cool

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