43 Facts About Floyd Mayweather

Floyd Mayweather was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in the class of 2021.

Floyd Mayweather topped the Forbes and Sports Illustrated lists of the 50 highest-paid athletes of 2012 and 2013, and the Forbes list again in both 2014 and 2015, as the highest-paid athlete in the world.

Floyd Mayweather had an amateur record of 84 wins and 8 losses, and won national Golden Gloves championships in 1993,1994, and 1996.

At the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Floyd Mayweather won a bronze medal by reaching the semi-finals of the featherweight division.

Floyd Mayweather won his first professional bout on October 11,1996, when he knocked out fellow newcomer Roberto Apodaca in Round 2.

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Floyd Mayweather became the first 1996 US Olympian to win a world title.

In 1999, Floyd Mayweather continued his domination of the super featherweight division by defending his title three more times.

On May 26,2001, Floyd Mayweather, fighting in his hometown of Grand Rapids, pounded out a 12-round unanimous decision over future IBF super featherweight titleholder Carlos Hernandez to retain his WBC super-featherweight title.

On January 22,2005, Floyd Mayweather fought Henry Bruseles in another WBC elimination bout, outclassing Bruseles throughout the first seven rounds.

However, Oscar De la Hoya postponed his decision until 2007, leaving Floyd Mayweather to obtain Floyd Mayweather Promotions and choose his next opponent.

Floyd Mayweather considered moving up in weight again to fight light middleweight champion Cory Spinks, but because of negative publicity and Spinks' impending mandatory defense of his title, he decided to face WBC and The Ring welterweight champion Carlos Baldomir on November 4,2006 in Las Vegas.

On December 13,2009, Pacquiao's adviser, Michael Koncz, said Floyd Mayweather's request for Olympic-style drug testing was a laughing matter and they had no concerns whatsoever about it.

ESPN reported on January 20,2012, that Floyd Mayweather called Pacquiao on the telephone and spoke directly with him in the Philippines.

On December 20,2013, The Daily Telegraph reported that Floyd Mayweather said Pacquiao's association with promoter Bob Arum is the reason why the bout will not happen.

On June 1,2012, Floyd Mayweather reported to the Clark County Detention Center in Las Vegas to serve his jail term for domestic abuse.

On February 4,2015, Floyd Mayweather, who was planning to do a tour in Australia, was denied a visa on the basis of his criminal record and jail term.

Floyd Mayweather returned to the ring on May 4,2013, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena to face the WBC interim welterweight champion, Ring No 3 ranked welterweight, and the WBC's mandatory challenger Robert Guerrero.

Floyd Mayweather confirmed via Twitter that a deal was reached to face Ring No 10 ranked pound for pound, WBC and WBA Super welterweight champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez in a championship bout on September 14,2013, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

On July 10,2014, Floyd Mayweather made the announcement that a rematch with Maidana was confirmed.

Floyd Mayweather fought Manny Pacquiao on May 2,2015 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, after several negotiations spread over years.

Floyd Mayweather confirmed through Instagram that he would defend the WBC, WBA, and The Ring welterweight titles against WBA interim champion Andre Berto on September 12,2015, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

On May 7,2016, Floyd Mayweather confirmed that he was the one who started the rumors regarding the potential clash.

On March 7,2017, Floyd Mayweather urged McGregor to sign the contract, hinting that a fight was really in the works.

On March 10,2017, Floyd Mayweather stated that only a fight with McGregor would make him come out of retirement.

On March 16,2017, Dana White backpedaled on his stance against Floyd Mayweather fighting McGregor and said that he would not deprive McGregor of making a massive payday.

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On September 19,2018, Floyd Mayweather stated in an interview that, despite references to "this year" in the videos, he planned to hold a fight in Japan before any possible rematch with Pacquiao.

On October 18,2018, Pacquiao told the Daily Mirror that a rumoured rematch with Floyd Mayweather would occur in 2019, as Floyd Mayweather was planning to fight an unnamed opponent on December 31,2018.

On November 16,2018, Floyd Mayweather confirmed that a three-round exhibition boxing match against Nasukawa would indeed happen after the initial misunderstanding had been resolved.

On May 21,2022 Floyd Mayweather fought an eight round exhibition boxing bout with one of his former sparring partners, Don Moore, in Abu Dhabi.

On June 13,2022 Floyd Mayweather announced he would be returning for another exhibition bout.

On September 25,2022 Floyd Mayweather announced he would be facing YouTuber Deji Olatunji, the younger brother of KSI.

Floyd Mayweather appeared at WWE's No Way Out pay-per-view event on February 17,2008, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Floyd Mayweather was guest host for Raw in Las Vegas on August 24,2009.

On October 16,2007, Smirnoff and Floyd Mayweather were the fourth couple to be eliminated from the competition, finishing in ninth place.

In 2002, Floyd Mayweather was charged with two counts of domestic violence and one count of misdemeanor battery.

In 2004, Floyd Mayweather was given a one-year suspended jail sentence, ordered to undergo counseling for "impulse control" and pay a $1,000 fine after being convicted of two counts of misdemeanor battery against two women.

In 2005, Floyd Mayweather pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor battery charge after hitting and kicking a bouncer, receiving a 90-day suspended jail sentence.

On September 9,2010, it was reported that Floyd Mayweather was being sought by police for questioning after his former girlfriend, Josie Harris, filed a domestic battery report against him.

Floyd Mayweather was taken into custody September 10,2010, but was released after posting $3,000 bail.

On December 21,2011, a judge sentenced Floyd Mayweather to serve 90 days in the county jail for battery upon Harris in September 2010.

On June 1, Floyd Mayweather began serving his county jail sentence, and was released on August 3,2012.

In November 2018, together with DJ Khaled, Floyd Mayweather agreed to a total settlement of $750,000 with the Securities and Exchange Commission for failing to disclose payments accepted from issuers of initial coin offerings, including a personal $100,000 promotional payment from beleaguered cryptocurrency firm Centra Tech Inc, whose co-founders were indicted for fraud in May 2018.

In January 2022, in a class-action lawsuit filed against the cryptocurrency company EthereumMax that alleged the company is a pump and dump scheme, Floyd Mayweather was named as a defendant along with media personality Kim Kardashian, former NBA player Paul Pierce, and other celebrities for promoting the EthereumMax token on their social media accounts.