Perfect fights: 50 wins and no losses. Floyd Mayweather accomplished this feat, retired from boxing, and became one of the greatest fighters of all time!
Known for his impenetrable defense, resistance in the ring, and powerful punches, the American boxer defeated every opponent he encountered in his career.
If you are looking for information about the boxer, this is the right place! We have gathered, below, the biography, fights, titles, and the main facts of Floyd Mayweather.
Who is Floyd Mayweather?
Floyd Mayweather Junior is an American former boxer. He was born in the city of Grand Rapids in the United States on February 24, 1977.
Known by the nicknames “Pretty Boy” and “Money”, he is considered the best boxer of his generation. For a time, he was the highest-paid sportsman in the world.
Mayweather finished his boxing career undefeated. His “perfect cartel” has 50 wins (27 by knockout) and no losses.
The athlete won nine major belts in five different categories: super feather, lightweight, super light, welterweight, and welterweight. After 21 years of career, he retired permanently in 2017.
Floyd Mayweather biography and Networth facts
| Full name | Floyd Mayweather Jr. |
| First name | Floyd |
| Middle name | Mayweather |
| Last name | Jr. |
| birth name | Floyd Joy Sinclair |
| Profession | Boxer |
| Nationality | American |
| ethnicity | African American |
| Hometown | Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| Home country | America |
| Father’s name | Floyd Mayweather Sr. |
| Father Profession | Boxer |
| mother’s name | Deborah Sinclair |
| gender identity | Male |
| sexual orientation | Direct |
| Horoscope | Fish |
| marital status | Affair |
| relationship with | Yasmin Mendeguia |
| not from children | 4 |
| net worth | 565000000 |
| awards | ESPY Best Fighter Award |
| wheezing | Brother Justin Mayweather Jones, Sisters Deltricia Tawanna Howard, Fatimah Mayweather, and Fannie Orr |
| Filmography | When love kills: Falicia |
| education | Ottawa Hills High School |
| Height | 173 cm |
| Weight | 68 kg |
| net worth | $565M |
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| Birthdate | February 24, 1977 |
Life and Education
How did Floyd Mayweather get started in boxing?
Floyd Mayweather started boxing from an early age. He is the son and nephew of former professional boxers. Therefore, a taste for martial arts was in the blood.
Mayweather accompanied the family to training and fights. His childhood was practically spent inside the academies. Although his relatives had followed a relatively consistent career in the ring, he was not without difficulties.
The fighter says he grew up in a poor neighborhood in New Jersey, to the point where his house went out of power. Also, he didn’t get along very well with his parents. His mother was a drug addict and his father was arrested.
Floyd ended the amateur record with 84 wins and six losses. He won the “Golden Gloves” tournament in three years: 1993, 1994, and 1995.
In 1996, he competed in the Atlanta Olympics and won the bronze medal in the lightweight category. His semifinal defeat to Serafim Todorov was the last of his career.
Floyd Mayweather Story
Floyd Mayweather’s first professional fight took place in October 1996, against Mexican Roberto Apodaca. The Americans won by technical knockout.
Super feather belt
After 17 straight wins, he challenged fellow countryman Genaro Hernández for the World Boxing Council (WBC) super featherweight belt. Pretty Boy won the match by referee’s technical decision after the eighth round ended.
Lightweight belt
Mayweather defended the belt on eight occasions before transferring to lightweight. In the new division, he faced José Luis Castillo for the title in one of the most balanced fights of his career. Floyd won by unanimous decision.
Superlight belt
In 2005, the boxer decided to go after his third title, this time in the super lightweight category. Floyd Mayweather challenged the champion, Arturo Gatti, in Atlantic City, United States, and confirmed the belt by the technical decision of the judge.
welterweight belt
Money faced Zab Judah in 2006
Not satisfied, Money moved up to welterweight and decided his fourth career title against Zab Judah in one of the most controversial fights in history. In the tenth round, Judah landed a low blow between Mayweather’s legs, which aroused the ire of his uncle Roger.
Roger invaded the ring, tried to attack Judah and a general brawl ensued between the two teams. The match was only resumed a few minutes later and Floyd won by unanimous decision. That was the title of the International Boxing Federation (FIB).
Floyd also won the welterweight belt from the World Boxing Council. He defeated Argentine Carlos Baldomir by a unanimous referee decision.
Lightweight belt
In 2006, Floyd Mayweather moved into the fifth and final category of his career: welterweight. To lift the belt, he would need to defeat American Oscar De La Hoya for the World Boxing Council.
The 16,000 fight tickets were sold out in just three hours. In addition, the clash generated 2.5 million pay-per-view subscriptions, the highest number in history so far. In the ring, Mayweather won via split decision.
Permanent retirement
Floyd faced McGregor in the last fight of his career
The American had already declared his retirement from the ring on two occasions. However, he returned to the sport in 2017 to hold his last fight and complete the long-awaited perfect record of 50 wins.
The duel was against Conor McGregor, one of the most successful MMA fighters in history. Despite never having participated in a professional boxing match, the Irishman accepted the challenge.
The confrontation became known as “Fight of the Century” and brought in US$ 370 million in closed TV subscriptions. Money confirmed his favoritism and knocked out his opponent in the tenth round, thus ending his career.
Floyd Mayweather Titles
Super Featherweight Category by the World Boxing Council
Lightweight category by the World Boxing Council
Super Lightweight Category by the World Boxing Council
Welterweight category by the International Boxing Federation
Welterweight category by the World Boxing Council
Welterweight category by the World Boxing Organization
Welterweight category by the World Boxing Association
Welterweight category by the World Boxing Council
Welterweight category by the World Boxing Organization
Floyd Mayweather trivia
Check out some facts about Pretty Boy
The nickname “Pretty Boy” was given by his boxing colleagues early in his career, as Floyd Mayweather managed to develop an almost impenetrable defense and therefore did not receive so many blows to the face – which remained intact and without scars.
Every year, Forbes magazine publishes a list of the athletes who made the most money in the season. Floyd Mayweather was in first place in four of the eight editions held to date. This is the origin of his second nickname, “Money”.
The wrestler has participated in some events produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). He is even a personal friend of Rey Mysterio.
Another great friend of the American is Justin Bieber. The singer has already received boxing lessons from Pretty Boy and was responsible for handing over the belt in the duel against Pacquiao.
Floyd Mayweather has already been involved in several controversies such as domestic violence (accused of having assaulted his wife in 2010) and fights in establishments.
The boxer has bodyguards over two meters tall! They are called Big Church, Big A, Big Pat, and Jethro.
Floyd Mayweather’s Cartel in Boxing
| Year | Category | Adversary | type of victory |
| 1996 | super feather | Roberto Apodaca | Technical KO |
| 1996 | super feather | Reggie Sanders | unanimous decision |
| 1997 | super feather | Jerry Cooper | Technical KO |
| 1997 | super feather | Edgar Ayala | Technical KO |
| 1997 | super feather | Kino Rodriguez | Technical KO |
| 1997 | super feather | Bobby Giepert | Technical KO |
| 1997 | super feather | Tony Duran | Technical KO |
| 1997 | super feather | Larry O’Shields | unanimous decision |
| 1997 | super feather | Jesus Roberto Chavez | Technical KO |
| 1997 | super feather | Louie Leija | Technical KO |
| 1997 | super feather | Felipe Garcia | Knockout |
| 1997 | super feather | Angelo Nunez | Technical KO |
| 1998 | super feather | Hector Arroyo | Technical KO |
| 1998 | super feather | Sam Girard | Knockout |
| 1998 | super feather | Miguel Melo | Technical KO |
| 1998 | super feather | Gustavo Cuello | unanimous decision |
| 1998 | super feather | Tony Pep | unanimous decision |
| 1998 | super feather | Genaro Hernández | technical decision |
| 1998 | super feather | Angel Manfredy | Technical KO |
| 1999 | super feather | Carlos Rios | unanimous decision |
| 1999 | super feather | Justin Juuko | Knockout |
| 1999 | super feather | Carlos Gerena | technical decision |
| 2000 | super feather | Gregorio Vargas | unanimous decision |
| 2000 | super feather | Emanuel Augustus | Technical KO |
| 2001 | super feather | Diego Corrales | Technical KO |
| 2001 | super feather | Carlos Hernandez | unanimous decision |
| 2001 | super feather | Jesus Chavez | technical decision |
| 2002 | Light | Jose Luis Castillo | unanimous decision |
| 2002 | Light | Jose Luis Castillo | unanimous decision |
| 2003 | Light | Victoriano Sosa | unanimous decision |
| 2003 | Light | Phillip N’dou | Technical KO |
| 2004 | super light | DeMarcus Corley | unanimous decision |
| 2005 | super light | Henry Bruseles | Technical KO |
| 2005 | super light | Arturo Gatti | technical decision |
| 2005 | Welterweight | Sharmba Mitchell | Technical KO |
| 2006 | Welterweight | Zab Judah | unanimous decision |
| 2006 | Welterweight | Carlos Baldomir | unanimous decision |
| 2007 | medium-light | Oscar De La Hoya | split decision |
| 2007 | Welterweight | Ricky Hatton | Technical KO |
| 2009 | Welterweight | Juan Manuel Marquez | unanimous decision |
| 2010 | Welterweight | Shane Mosley | unanimous decision |
| 2011 | Welterweight | Victor Ortiz | Knockout |
| 2012 | medium-light | Miguel Cotto | unanimous decision |
| 2013 | Welterweight | Robert Guerrero | unanimous decision |
| 2013 | medium-light | Canelo Álvarez | majority decision |
| 2014 | Welterweight | Marcos Maidana | majority decision |
| 2014 | Welterweight | Marcos Maidana | unanimous decision |
| 2015 | Welterweight | Manny Pacquiao | unanimous decision |
| 2015 | Welterweight | Andre Berto | unanimous decision |
| 2017 | medium-light | Conor McGregor | Technical KO |
Floyd Mayweather’s Net Worth (How Much He Earned)
According to a survey by Forbes, Floyd Mayweather was the sportsman who earned the most money in the decade. He earned an amount of $915 million.
The amounts collected by the boxer are really scary. See, below, how many dollars he received in the eight most “expensive” duels of his career:
Conor McGregor (2017) – $370 million
Manny Pacquiao (2015) – $250 million
Saúl Álvarez (2013) – $75 million
Robert Guerrero (2013) – $50 million
Marcos Maidana (2014) – $40 million
Miguel Cotto (2012) – $40 million
Victor Ortiz (2011) – $40 million
Andre Berto (2015) – $35 million
Floyd Mayweather Houses and Car collections
Floyd Mayweather surely is living a lavish lifestyle. He is currently living in 22,000 square feet house located in Las Vegas. The mansion features five bedrooms, a two-screen movie theatre, 12-room shower. He also has other properties including a Vegas Strip penthouse ($1.8 million), a Florida house ($7.7 million), and few others.
Did You Know? He bought a Rolex watch worth $1.1 million in Dubai which was actually the second purchase of a watch worth over $1 million. Through Instagram, he even disclosed that his watch collection is worth around $6.4 million. His watch collections include; Medallion worth $275,000 and a Rolex watch for $500,000.
Coming to his car collections, he owns a few of the most expensive car collections including several Bugatti, Aston Martin One 77, ultra-rare Koenigsegg CCXR, few Lamborghinis, Ferraris, and Rolls Royce. His car collection is said to be one of the biggest car collections in the world. Moreover, he owns a jet that costs far greater than his whole car collection.
| Cars | Price |
| Bugatti Veyron | $1.7 million |
| Koenigsegg CCXR Trevita | $4.8 million |
| Pagani Huayra | $2.4 million |
| Aston Martin One 77 | $1.956 million |
| Rolls Royce | $6 million |
You would be amazed that Floyd Mayweather likes calling himself ‘Money’. He even quoted that, All the money I have, I got it legally. A source reported that he lavishly spends his money in gambling as it is legal in Las Vegas. A source reported that in 2019, he bet around $1.9 million on an Oregon college football game.
How rich is Floyd Mayweather
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Floyd Mayweather is estimated to have a net worth of around $505 million as of 2020. Likewise, he charges $300 million per fight as his salary.
He mainly earns from his career as an American professional boxing promoter and earned huge as a retired boxer.
For consecutive three years from 2012 to 2015, he ranked #1 on the Forbes list of 50 highest-paid athletes of the world. Here check out the yearly increase of his net worth throughout years:
| Years | Net Worth |
| 1996 | $42 thousand |
| 1997 | $86 thousand |
| 1998 | $131 thousand |
| 1999 | $179 thousand |
| 2000 | $673 thousand |
| 2001 | $3 million |
| 2002 | $5.3 million |
| 2003 | $8.4 million |
| 2004 | $10.2 million |
| 2005 | $15.7 million |
| 2006 | $25 million |
| 2007 | $48 million |
| 2008 | $52 million |
| 2009 | $66 million |
| 2010 | $88 million |
| 2011 | $111 million |
| 2012 | $137 million |
| 2013 | $204 million |
| 2014 | $263 million |
| 2015 | $389 million |
| 2016 | $403 million |
| 2017 | $468 million |
| 2018 | $503 million |
| 2019 | $565 million |
The Money Team
The Money Team is a team of wrestlers managed by Mayweather Promotions, a company created by Floyd Mayweather. The agency manages boxers’ careers, promotes events, and sells products in its official store.
Currently on The Money Team are boxers such as Vidal Riley, Badou Jack “The Ripper, Ronald “The Thrill” Gavril, Malik “Ice Man” Hawkins, Rolando “Rolly” Romero, and Ava “The Lady of Boxing” Knight.
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