Floyd Mayweather, Jr. (born February 24, 1977, Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.) American boxer whose combination of speed, power, and technical prowess made him one of the best pound-for-pound fighters of all time.
Mayweather earned the nickname “Pretty Boy” during his amateur career because of his unmarked face. He won the national Golden Gloves in 1993, 1994, and 1996 but ended his amateur career on a sour note at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, where he lost a controversial decision to Serafim Todorov of Bulgaria in the semifinals and had to settle for a bronze medal in the featherweight division. He turned pro on October 11, 1996, scoring a second-round knockout of American Roberto Apodaca. Despite a bitter feud between his two trainers—his father, former boxer Floyd Mayweather, Sr., and his uncle Roger Mayweather, a former holder of the World Boxing Council (WBC) super featherweight (junior lightweight) and super lightweight (junior welterweight) titles—Mayweather flourished, winning the WBC junior lightweight title on October 3, 1998, in his 18th bout by stopping veteran American titleholder Genaro Hernandez in the eighth round. Mayweather also won Ring magazine’s Fighter of the Year award in 1998.
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Floyd Mayweather Biography
| Real Name | Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. |
| Nickname | Pretty Boy, Money Mayweather, TBE (The Best Ever) |
| Profession | American Professional Boxer |
| Height | in centimeters- 170 cm in meters- 1.70 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 7” |
| Weight | in Kilograms- 70 kg in Pounds- 154 lbs |
| Body Measurements | – Chest: 40 Inches – Waist: 31 Inches – Biceps: 14.5 Inches |
| Eye Colour | Dark Brown |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Professional Debut | 1996 |
| Coach/Mentor | Floyd Mayweather Sr. |
| Records (main ones) | • The Huge record of his career is that he is undefeated in professional ring. His professional career spanned 19 years. • Floyd is five division world champion. • Mayweather has carried off twelve world titles and the lineal championship in four different weight classes (twice at welterweight). • He is a two-time victor of The Ring magazine’s Fighter of the Year award (1998 and 2007), a three-time winner of the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) Fighter of the Year award (2007, 2013, and 2015), and a six-time winner of the Best Fighter ESPY Award (2007–10, 2012–14). • In 2016, ESPN ranked Mayweather as the greatest pound for pound boxer for the last 25 years. |
| Career Turning Point | When he won the “Golden Gloves” in 1993. |
Personal Life
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Floyd Mayweather children
Floyd Mayweather Jr. has not only conquered the world of sports but has also established himself as a prominent figure in pop culture. Amidst his illustrious career and undeniable fame, Mayweather’s journey as a father deserves recognition.
While he is celebrated as an undefeated world champion in the boxing ring, Mayweather is also a recognized father figure to five children. From his strong commitment to providing for his family and ensuring their well-being to displaying the ins and outs of his notable boxing career, to dealing with his fair share of challenges and triumphs in guiding his children, Mayweather has certainly gone through the complexities of life in the public eye.
His parenting style, while perhaps influenced by his career in the ring, has also displayed a keen desire to give his children the space to make their own choices. And while he is known for his extravagant lifestyle, he has also instilled in his children the values of hard work, discipline and the importance of finding their own paths in life. Below, learn more about Mayweather’s family unit of five children.
Money Factors and Cars collection
| Cars Collection | Bentley Mulsanne Bugatti Veyron Ferrari 458 Italia |
| Salary | $100 Million |
| Net Worth | $400 Million |
Early life
Mayweather was born Floyd Joy Sinclair on February 24, 1977, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, into a family of boxers. His father, Floyd Mayweather Sr., is a former welterweight contender who fought Hall of Famer Sugar Ray Leonard. His uncles Jeff and the late Roger Mayweather were professional boxers, with the latter—Floyd’s former trainer—winning two world championships, as well as fighting Hall of Famers Julio César Chávez, Pernell Whitaker, and Kostya Tszyu. Mayweather was born with his mother’s last name, but his last name would change to Mayweather shortly thereafter. His maternal grandfather was born in Kingston, Jamaica.
He attended Ottawa Hills High School before dropping out.
During the 1980s, Mayweather lived in the Hiram Square neighborhood of New Brunswick, New Jersey, where his mother had relatives. Boxing has been a part of Mayweather’s life since his childhood and he never seriously considered any other profession.
Floyd Mayweather Career
Amateur boxing career
Mayweather had an amateur record of 84 wins and 8 losses, and won national Golden Gloves championships in 1993 (at 106 lb), 1994 (at 114 lb), and 1996 (at 125 lb). He was nicknamed “Pretty Boy” by his amateur teammates because he had relatively few scars, a result of the defensive techniques that his father and uncle (Roger Mayweather) had taught him. In his orthodox defensive stance Mayweather often utilizes the shoulder roll, an old-school boxing technique in which the right hand is held normally (or slightly higher than normal), the left hand is down around the midsection and the lead shoulder is raised high on the cheek in order to cover the chin and block punches. The right hand (as in the orthodox stance) is used as it normally would be: to block punches coming from the other side, such as left hooks. From this stance Mayweather blocks, slips and deflects most of his opponents’ punches (even when cornered) by twisting left and right to the rhythm of their punches.
1996 Olympics
At the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Mayweather won a bronze medal by reaching the semi-finals of the featherweight (57-kg) division.
Floyd Mayweather Entertainment career
WWE
Mayweather appeared at WWE’s No Way Out pay-per-view event on February 17, 2008, in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was involved in a storyline altercation with Big Show when Mayweather jumped a security barricade and attacked Big Show to help Rey Mysterio, whom Show had threatened to chokeslam. Mayweather originally assumed a babyface role in the storylines, which met with some resistance from fans. The attack resulted in Big Show receiving a broken nose. The following night on Raw, Big Show challenged Mayweather to a one-on-one No Disqualification match at WrestleMania XXIV, which Mayweather accepted. At WrestleMania, Mayweather defeated Big Show in a knockout with brass knuckles to maintain his unbeaten record. Mayweather was reportedly paid $20 million for the fight. 1 million PPV buys were reported for WrestleMania XXIV, grossing $23.8 million in revenue.
Mayweather was guest host for Raw in Las Vegas on August 24, 2009. He interfered with a tag-team match, which resulted in a loss for the Big Show (again a heel) and his partner Chris Jericho as Mayweather gave MVP brass knuckles to knock Jericho out, giving MVP and his new tag-team partner Mark Henry the win and a shot at the Unified WWE Tag Team Titles at WWE Breaking Point against Jeri-Show. He then celebrated with Henry and MVP, turning face. Later that night, he was involved in a backstage segment with Vince McMahon, D-Generation X, and Carlito, helping McMahon prepare for his six-man tag team match against The Legacy and DX. During the segment, McMahon knocked out Carlito.
Dancing with the Stars
Mayweather appeared on the fifth season of Dancing with the Stars; his partner was Ukrainian-American professional ballroom dancer Karina Smirnoff. On October 16, 2007, Smirnoff and Mayweather were the fourth couple to be eliminated from the competition, finishing in ninth place.
Floyd Mayweather Personal life
- Mayweather resides in a 22,000-square-foot (2,000 m2), five-bedroom, seven-bath, custom-built mansion in Las Vegas, Nevada.
- In 2008, he recorded a rap song titled “Yep” that he used for his entrance on WrestleMania XXIV in his match against Big Show.
- He owns a boxing gym, the “Mayweather Boxing Club, in the Chinatown Plaza in Las Vegas.
- In 2011, he paid for the funeral of former super lightweight world champion and former opponent Genaro Hernandez, who died of cancer after a three-year battle.
- Mayweather has four biological children and one adopted son. He has three children with former reality star Josie Harris, and one with television star Melissa Brim.
Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
| 50 fights | 50 wins | 0 losses |
| By knockout | 27 | 0 |
| By decision | 23 | 0 |
Professional record summary
| 3 fights | 3 wins | 0 losses |
| By knockout | 3 | 0 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Age | Location |
| Win | 3–0 (2) | Deji Olatunji | TKO | 6 (8), 1:22 | Nov 13, 2022 | 45 years, 262 days | Coca-Cola Arena, Dubai, U.A.E. |
| Win | 2–0 (2) | Mikuru Asakura | TKO | 2 (3), 2:59 | Sep 25, 2022 | 45 years, 213 days | Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan |
| N/A | 1–0 (2) | Don Moore | N/A | 8 | May 21, 2022 | 45 years, 86 days | Etihad Arena, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. |
| N/A | 1–0 (1) | Logan Paul | N/A | 8 | Jun 6, 2021 | 44 years, 102 days | Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Win | 1–0 | Tenshin Nasukawa | TKO | 1 (3), 2:20 | Dec 31, 2018 | 41 years, 310 days | Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan |
Floyd Mayweather Titles in boxing
Major world titles
- WBC super featherweight champion (130 lbs)
- WBC lightweight champion (135 lbs)
- WBC super lightweight champion (140 lbs)
- IBF welterweight champion (147 lbs)
- WBC welterweight champion (147 lbs) (2×)
- WBA (Super) welterweight champion (147 lbs)
- WBO welterweight champion (147 lbs)
- WBC light middleweight champion (154 lbs) (2×)
- WBA (Super) light middleweight champion (154 lbs)
Minor world titles
- IBO welterweight champion (147 lbs)
- IBA welterweight champion (147 lbs)
The Ring magazine titles
- The Ring lightweight champion (135 lbs)
- The Ring welterweight champion (147 lbs) (2×)
- The Ring light middleweight champion (154 lbs)
Honorary titles
- WBC Emeritus light middleweight champion
- WBC Diamond light middleweight champion
- WBC 24K Gold champion
- WBC Supreme champion
- WBC Emerald champion
- WBA Man of Triumph Gold champion
- WBC Money champion
Floyd Mayweather Boxing
United States
| No. | Date | Fight | Billing | Buys | Network | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 25, 2005 | Gatti vs. Mayweather | Thunder & Lightning | 340,000 | HBO | $16,500,000 |
| 2 | April 8, 2006 | Mayweather vs. Judah | Sworn Enemies | 374,000 | HBO | $16,800,000 |
| 3 | November 4, 2006 | Mayweather vs. Baldomir | Pretty Risky | 325,000 | HBO | $16,300,000 |
| 4 | May 5, 2007 | De La Hoya vs. Mayweather | The World Awaits | 2,400,000 | HBO | $136,000,000 |
| 5 | December 8, 2007 | Mayweather vs. Hatton | Undefeated | 920,000 | HBO | $50,000,000 |
| 6 | September 19, 2009 | Mayweather vs. Márquez | Number One/Número Uno | 1,100,000 | HBO | $55,600,000 |
| 7 | May 1, 2010 | Mayweather vs. Mosley | Who R U Picking? | 1,400,000 | HBO | $78,300,000 |
| 8 | September 17, 2011 | Mayweather vs. Ortiz | Star Power | 1,250,000 | HBO | $78,440,000 |
| 9 | May 5, 2012 | Mayweather vs. Cotto | Ring Kings | 1,500,000 | HBO | $94,000,000 |
| 10 | May 4, 2013 | Mayweather vs. Guerrero | May Day | 1,000,000 | Showtime | $60,000,000 |
| 11 | September 14, 2013 | Mayweather vs. Canelo | The One | 2,200,000 | Showtime | $150,000,000 |
| 12 | May 3, 2014 | Mayweather vs. Maidana | The Moment | 900,000 | Showtime | $58,000,000 |
| 13 | September 13, 2014 | Mayweather vs. Maidana II | Mayhem | 925,000 | Showtime | $60,000,000 |
| 14 | May 2, 2015 | Mayweather vs. Pacquiao | Fight of the Century | 4,600,000 | Showtime/HBO | $400,000,000 |
| 15 | September 12, 2015 | Mayweather vs. Berto | High Stakes | 400,000 | Showtime | $28,000,000 |
| 16 | August 26, 2017 | Mayweather vs. McGregor | The Money Fight | 4,300,000 | Showtime | $370,000,000 |
| 17 | June 6, 2021 | Mayweather vs. Paul | Bragging Rights | 1,000,000 | Showtime | $50,000,000 |
| 18 | May 21, 2022 | Mayweather vs. Moore | The Showcase in the Skies of Dubai | N/A | FITE TV | N/A |
| Total | 24,959,000 | $1,717,940,000 | ||||
United Kingdom
| Date | Fight | Network | Buys |
| December 8, 2007 | Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Ricky Hatton | Sky Box Office | 1,150,000 |
| May 2, 2015 | Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao | Sky Box Office | 942,000 |
| August 26, 2017 | Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor | Sky Box Office | 1,007,000 |
| Total sales | 3,099,000 | ||
Some Lesser Known About Floyd Mayweather
- Does Floyd Mayweather smoke?: Not Known
- Does Floyd Mayweather drink Alcohol?: Not Known
- Mayweather took birth in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on February 24, 1977. His family was full of Boxers, his father Floyd Mayweather Sr. also was boxer. His uncles Jeff Mayweather and Roger Mayweather were professional boxers; Roger was the former trainer of Floyd, winning two world championships, fought Hall of Famers Julio César Chávez, Pernell Whitaker and Kostya Tszyu.
- His birth name is Floyd Joy Sinclair. He is said to be an avid watch collector with timepieces reportedly worth upwards of $6 million.
- Boxing has been part of his life since his childhood, he told once, “I think my grandmother saw my potential first,” he further said, “When I was young, I told her ‘I think I should get a job.’ She said, ‘No, just keep boxing”. “When I was about eight or nine, I lived in New Jersey with my mother and we were seven deep in one bedroom and sometimes we didn’t have electricity.” Mayweather said. “When people see what I have now, they have no idea of where I came from and how I didn’t have anything growing up.”
- The most time his father remained with him used to take him to the gym to train and work on his boxing, according to Mayweather. “I don’t remember him ever taking me anywhere or doing anything that a father would do with a son, going to the park or to the movies or to get ice cream,” he says. “I always thought that he liked his daughter (Floyd’s older sister) better than he liked me because she never got whippings and I got whippings all the time.”
- He was nicknamed “Pretty Boy” when he won the Golden Gloves in 1993.
- He was the National Golden Gloves champion in 1993, 1994 and 1996.
- In 2007, he did fight with Oscar De La Hoya and generated $136 million revenue from 2.48 million pay-per-view buys.
- Forbes has listed him as the highest-paid athlete in the world for the last two years. In 2014, Mayweather Jr. earned a whopping $105 million.
- Once he was eliminated from ABC’s Dancing with the Stars after his Paso Doble routine failed to impress the judges.
- The last time Mayweather Jr. got defeat was in the 1996 Olympic semifinals, when he lost to Bulgaria’s Serafim Todorov.
- In 2001, Mayweather Jr. has already retired once, but made a comeback in September 2009.
- He is very Generous guy, he donates money and helps family to build homes in the Decatur district of Las Vegas.
- His bodyguards are over 7 feet tall and are called “The Great Wall.” They wear T-shirts reading TMT (for The Money Team) and have nicknames — Big Church, Big A, Big Pat and Jethro.
- He allows his fans to watch him doing practice at his gym on the edge of the Chinatown district of Las Vegas.
Floyd Mayweather Movies
| Year | Film Title | Role | Form |
| In Production | The GOAT | Co-Executive Producer | Docuseries |
| 2003 | More than Famous | Himself | – |
| 2007 | The World Awaits: De La Hoya vs. Mayweather | Himself | Documentary |
| 2014 | Think Like a Man Too | Himself | Cameo appearance |
| 2017 | When Love Kills: The Falicia Blakely Story | Punch | – |
| 2018 | 6IX RISING | Himself | Cameo appearance |
| TBA | All-Star Weekend | Himself | Cameo appearance |
Television series
| Year | Series | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| In Production | The GOAT | Co-Executive Producer | Hidden Empire Films & The Money Team (TMT |
| 2005 | Countdown to Gatti-Mayweather | Himself | Documentary |
| 2006 | Soul of a Champion | Himself | Documentary |
| Countdown to Baldomir-Mayweather | Himself | Documentary | |
| 2007 | 24/7: De La Hoya/Mayweather | Himself | – |
| 24/7: Mayweather/Hatton | Himself | – | |
| 2009 | Countdown to Mayweather–Marquez | Himself | Documentary |
| 24/7: Mayweather/Marquez | Himself | – | |
| 2010 | 24/7: Mayweather/Mosley | Himself | – |
| 2011 | 24/7: Mayweather/Ortiz | Himself | – |
| 2012 | 24/7: Mayweather/Cotto | Himself | – |
| Ridiculousness | Himself | Season 2, Episode 2 | |
| 2013 | 30 Days In May | Himself | Documentary |
| Mayweather | Himself | Documentary | |
| All Access: Mayweather vs. Guerrero | Himself | – | |
| All Access: Mayweather vs. Canelo | Himself | – | |
| 2014 | All Access: Mayweather vs. Maidana | Himself | – |
| All Access: Mayweather vs. Maidana II | Himself | – | |
| 2015 | Inside Mayweather vs. Pacquiao | Himself | Documentary |
| At Last: Mayweather vs. Pacquiao | Himself | Documentary | |
| All Access: Mayweather vs. Berto | Himself | – | |
| 2017 | All Access: Mayweather vs. McGregor | Himself | – |
| 2017 | 6IX RISING | Himself | Documentary (Focus on Friyie’s entrance song for Mayweather) |
Video Games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Knockout Kings 2000 | Himself | Playable fighter |
| 2000 | Knockout Kings 2001 | Himself | Playable fighter |
| 2002 | Knockout Kings 2002 | Himself | Playable fighter |
| 2002 | Knockout Kings 2003 | Himself | Playable fighter |
| 2005 | Fight Night Round 2 | Himself | Playable fighter |
Honors and awards
- 1993 Michigan State Golden Gloves Champion, 106 Lbs
- 1993 National Golden Gloves Champion, 106 Lbs
- 1994 Michigan State Golden Gloves Champion, 112 Lbs
- 1994 National Golden Gloves Champion, 112 Lbs; Outstanding Boxer Award
- 1995 National PAL Champion, 125 Lbs; Outstanding Boxer Award
- 1995 United States national amateur boxing featherweight champions, 125 Lbs
- 1995 Competed at Featherweight at the World Amateur Boxing Championships
- 1996 Michigan State Golden Gloves Champion, 125 Lbs
- 1996 National Golden Gloves Champion, 125 Lbs
- 1996 Qualified as a Featherweight for the United States Olympic Team
- 1996 Atlanta Olympics Featherweight Bronze medalist
- 1998 and 2007 International Boxing Award Fighter of the Year
- 1998 and 2007 The Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year
- 2002 World Boxing Hall of Fame Fighter of the Year
- 2005 and 2007 World Boxing Council Boxer of the Year
- 2005–08 The Ring ‘number one’ pound for pound
- 2007 Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year
- 2007 ESPN Fighter of the Year
- 2007 Forbes Magazine, Ranked “Number 14” Richest Celebrity Paydays
- 2007 New York Daily News Fighter of the Year
- 2007 World Boxing Council Event of the Year (The World Awaits)
- 2007 World Boxing Council Knockout of the Year (against Ricky Hatton)
- 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2013 Best Fighter ESPY Award
- 2007, 2008 and 2010 The Ring Magazine Event of the Year
- 2008 Sports Illustrated, The 50 Highest-Earning American Athletes (ranked 4th)
- 2008 Yahoo Sports, Ranked “Number 6” Most Powerful People in Boxing
- 2009 The Ring Magazine Comeback of the Year
- 2009–10 BoxRec, BBC Sport and Yahoo! Sports ‘number one’ pound for pound
- 2010 Yahoo! Sports Boxing’s Most Influential (ranked 70th)
- 2010 Forbes magazine Celebrity 100 (ranked 31st)
- 2010 Forbes Magazine, The World’s 50 Top-Earning Athletes (ranked 2nd)
- 2010 Sports Illustrated, The 50 Highest-Earning American Athletes (ranked 3rd)
- 2012 Forbes Magazine #1 of the world’s 100 highest paid athletes.
- 2012 Sports Illustrated #1 fortunes 50.
- 2013 The Ring ‘number one’ pound for pound.
- 2013 Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year
- 2015 Spike TV The Best Ever Award
- 2015 Forbes, Ranked “Number One” as The World’s Highest-Paid Celebrities.
- 2015 Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year
- 2016 Guinness World Records Most bouts undefeated by a world champion boxer in a career (49)
- 2016 Guinness World Records Highest career pay-per-view sales for a boxer ($1.3 billion)
- 2016 Guinness World Records Most expensive boxing championship belt ($1 Million)
- 2018 Forbes magazine #1 of the world’s 100 highest paid entertainers
- 2019 Forbes magazine highest paid athlete of the decade
- 2010 – 2019 Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Decade
- 2010 – 2019 World Boxing Association Boxer of the Decade
- 2010 – 2019 Yahoo Sports Fighter of the Decade
- 2010 – 2019 World Boxing News Fighter of the Decade
Floyd Mayweather: Net Worth
- Celebrity Net Worth shows Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s net worth to be around $450 million. The richest fighter in boxing’s history reportedly made $1.2 billion during his life’s work in and out of the boxing ring. Whenever the talks about the biggest money-making fights crop up, the top four inevitably end up with Mayweather Jr.’s bouts. The following details could be referred to understand the stats:
- Vs. Manny Pacquiao, 2015: The “Fight of the Century” resulted in nearly 4.6 million pay-per-view subscriptions. While “Pacman” received almost $147 million, “Money” netted $250-$300 million.
- Vs. Conor McGregor, 2017: “The Money Fight” fell short of the fight against Pacquiao in terms of PPV purchases (4.3 million). But as far as fighters went, while McGregor’s paycheck stood around $100 million, Mayweather Jr. bagged nearly $300 million.
- Vs. Canelo Alvarez, 2013: “The One” spinning around $144 million pay-per-view revenue. Then much younger Canelo Alvarez received around $12 million. Mayweather Jr., on the other hand, made roughly $75 million.
- Vs, Miguel Cotto, Billed as “Ring Kings”, the fight generated around 1.5 million pay-per-view buys. Mayweather Jr. made around $45 Million and Cotto made $8 Million.
- Fights are not the only source of ‘Money’s income. Regarding investments, he made some of his most brilliant moves in the real estate sector. Floyd Mayweather owns as many as nine skyscrapers. One of the most prominent among those, One Vanderbilt, a 93-story tall building in New York, forms a part investment portfolio estimated to be over $150 million.
- In 2022, reports filtered in of Mayweather Jr. branching out to open a Casino at New York’s Times Square. It would be another feather in the cap for the former champion, who boasts homes in Las Vegas and Los Angeles. Reportedly, he has a $25 million mansion in Beverly Hills. Despite retiring from professional boxing, Mayweather has yet to hang the gloves for good. Since 2018, he has been active in the exhibition circuit.
- According to Celebrity Net Worth, his first fight against Tensin Nasukawa in December 2018 fetched $9 million. He fought YouTuber Logan Paul three years later, and his purse swelled by $35 million.
- As per Sporting News, in the following exhibition against Don Moore, Mayweather made around $50-60 million, as he received 80% from the PPV sales. Then in the contest against Mikuru Asakura, Mayweather earned around $20 million, as reported by ESPN.
- Furthermore, he even accepted the exhibition against another Youtuber Deji, where, as per The Mail, he earned around $28 million.
- In 2023, Mayweather fought former Geordie Shore star Aaron Chalmers and the grandson of crime boss John Gotti: John Gotti 3, reportedly earning a guaranteed purse of $10 Million and $25 Million consecutively.
- Moreover, Floyd Mayweather Jr. was endorsed by many notable companies such as Hublot, Burger King, during his playing career. Apart from that, his other notable business investments include Money Team Racing, Mayweather Promotions, and Skate Rock City.
Floyd mayweather dead
Floyd Mayweather, dead? No, it’s a hoax! ‘Money’ isn’t the first celebrity to become the unfortunate victim of a death hoax, given his extensive online following. Malicious social media accounts have countless times tried to drum up attention to gather likes with such posts. However, they don’t think about the emotional turmoil fans go through upon discovering such false news on social media.
When the whole campaign about Mayweather’s death began, no one would have thought it would blow out of proportion this much. Some would even question how people can blindly trust a social media post. Nevertheless, it begs the question – why was “Floyd Mayweather found dead” trending online?
Origins of “Floyd Mayweather found dead” rumors
The origins of the rumors took root in late November on the popular social media platform, Facebook. It blew out of proportion after a page on the site honored Floyd’s passing, receiving one million likes, per a report from The Sun. The page managed to convince people of Mayweather’s demise, leveraging a somewhat credible source.
Floyd Mayweather FAQ
KJ is just two years old but already seems to have a grasp on the boxing basics and is earning ‘just like his grandpa’ praise from those around him.
The WBC champion of boxing’s smallest weight class – strawweight – announced back in June that he was planning to retire at 54-0, but reversed that decision and has now paid the price.
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