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Floyd Mayweather, Jr.<\/strong> (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.<\/p>

Mayweather earned the nickname \u201cPretty Boy\u201d 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\u2014his 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\u2014Mayweather 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\u2019s Fighter of the Year award in 1998.<\/p>

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Floyd Mayweather Biography<\/strong><\/h2>

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Real Name<\/strong><\/td>Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr.<\/td><\/tr>
Nickname<\/strong><\/td>Pretty Boy, Money Mayweather, TBE (The Best Ever)<\/td><\/tr>
Profession<\/strong><\/td>American Professional Boxer<\/td><\/tr>
Height<\/strong><\/td>in centimeters- 170 cm<\/strong>
in meters- 1.70 m<\/strong>
in Feet Inches- 5\u2019 7\u201d<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Weight<\/strong><\/td>in Kilograms- 70 kg<\/strong>
in Pounds- 154 lbs<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Body Measurements<\/strong><\/td>– Chest: 40 Inches
– Waist: 31 Inches
– Biceps: 14.5 Inches<\/td><\/tr>
Eye Colour<\/strong><\/td>Dark Brown<\/td><\/tr>
Hair Colour<\/strong><\/td>Black<\/td><\/tr>
Professional Debut<\/strong><\/td>1996<\/td><\/tr>
Coach\/Mentor<\/strong><\/td>Floyd Mayweather Sr.<\/td><\/tr>
Records (main ones)<\/strong><\/td>\u2022 The Huge record of his career is that he is undefeated in professional ring. His professional career spanned 19 years.
\u2022 Floyd is five division world champion.
\u2022 Mayweather has carried off twelve world titles and the lineal championship in four different weight classes (twice at welterweight).
\u2022 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\u201310, 2012\u201314).
\u2022 In 2016, ESPN ranked Mayweather as the greatest pound for pound boxer for the last 25 years.<\/td><\/tr>
Career Turning Point<\/strong><\/td>When he won the “Golden Gloves” in 1993.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>

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Personal Life<\/strong><\/h3>

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Date of Birth<\/strong><\/td>24 February 1977<\/td><\/tr>
Age (as in 2024)<\/strong><\/td>50 Years<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Birth Place<\/strong><\/td>Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.<\/td><\/tr>
Zodiac sign\/Sun sign<\/strong><\/td>Pisces<\/td><\/tr>
Nationality<\/strong><\/td>American<\/td><\/tr>
Hometown<\/strong><\/td>Las Vegas U.S.A<\/td><\/tr>
School<\/strong><\/td>Ottawa Hills High School (Michigan)<\/td><\/tr>
College<\/strong><\/td>Not Known<\/td><\/tr>
Family<\/strong><\/td>Father<\/strong>– Floyd Mayweather Sr.
Mother<\/strong>– Deborah Sinclair
Uncles<\/strong>– Roger Mayweather and
Jeff Mayweather
Brother<\/strong>– Justin Mayweather Jones
Sisters<\/strong>– Fannie Orr, Deltricia Tawanna Howard,
Fatimah Mayweather
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Religion<\/strong><\/td>Christianity<\/td><\/tr>
Hobbies<\/strong><\/td>Listening to Music, Playing table tennis, basketball<\/td><\/tr>
Controversies<\/strong><\/td>\u2022 In 2002, Mayweather was charged with two counts of domestic violence and one count of misdemeanor battery. He got a six-month suspended sentence and two days of house arrest and was ordered to carry out 48 hours of community service.
\u2022 Mayweather was given a one-year suspended jail sentence, ordered to go through counseling for “impulse control” and pay a $1,000 fine (or perform 100 hours of community service) after being convicted of two counts of misdemeanor battery against two women in 2004.
\u2022 In 2005, Mayweather pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor battery charge after hitting and kicking a bouncer, receiving a 90-day suspended jail sentence.
\u2022 Mayweather was being sought in September 2010 by police for questioning after his former girlfriend, Josie Harris, filed a domestic battery report against him.
\u2022 In May 2015, following his bout against Pacquiao, Josie Harris sued Mayweather for $20 million for defamation, claiming that Mayweather lied during an interview with Katie Couric in April. During that interview, he called her a drug abuser while discussing the 2010 domestic-violence incident which ended up with Mayweather going to jail for two months.
\u2022 On Monday July 6, 2015, Floyd Mayweather was stripped of his WBO Welterweight Champion (147 lbs) title for not obeying the regulations of the organization.<\/td><\/tr>
Favourite Things<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Favourite Boxers<\/strong><\/td>Kostya Tszyu, Marquez brothers, Pacquiao, Winky Wright, Bernard Hopkins, Mo Harris, Pernell Whitaker, Him and Aaron Pryor and Marvin Hagler, Sugar Ray Leonard, Roger Mayweather<\/td><\/tr>
Favourite Food<\/strong><\/td>Fried hotdogs with barbecue sauce.<\/td><\/tr>
Favourite Film<\/strong><\/td>Monster Flicks<\/td><\/tr>
Marital Status<\/strong><\/td>Married<\/td><\/tr>
Affairs\/Girlfriends<\/strong><\/td>Erica Dixon
Josie Harris (1993-2007)
Melissa Brim (1998-2000)
Shantel Jackson (2006-2014)
Rozonda \u2018Chilli\u2019 Thomas (2008)
Keyshia Cole (2008)
Jessica Burciaga (2011)
Princess Love (2013-2014)
Doralie Medina (2014-Present)
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Wife<\/strong><\/td>N\/A<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>

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Floyd Mayweather children<\/strong><\/h3>

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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\u2019s journey as a father deserves recognition.<\/p>

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.<\/p>

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\u2019s family unit of five children.<\/p>

Money Factors and Cars collection<\/strong><\/h3>

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Cars Collection<\/strong><\/td>Bentley Mulsanne
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Bugatti Veyron
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Ferrari 458 Italia
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Salary<\/strong><\/td>$100 Million<\/td><\/tr>
Net Worth<\/strong><\/td>$400 Million<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>

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Early life<\/strong><\/h2>

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\u2014Floyd’s former trainer\u2014winning two world championships, as well as fighting Hall of Famers Julio C\u00e9sar Ch\u00e1vez, 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.<\/p>

He attended Ottawa Hills High School before dropping out.<\/p>

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.<\/p>

Floyd Mayweather<\/strong> Career<\/strong><\/h2>

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Amateur boxing career<\/strong><\/h3>

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.<\/p>

1996 Olympics<\/strong><\/h4>

At the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Mayweather won a bronze medal by reaching the semi-finals of the featherweight (57-kg) division.<\/p>

Floyd Mayweather<\/strong> Entertainment career<\/strong><\/h3>

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WWE<\/strong><\/h4>

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<\/em>, 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.<\/p>

Mayweather was guest host for Raw<\/em> 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.<\/p>

Dancing with the Stars<\/strong><\/h4>

Mayweather appeared on the fifth season of Dancing with the Stars<\/em>; 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.<\/p>

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Floyd Mayweather<\/strong> Personal life<\/strong><\/h2>