Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. earned 285 million dollars in 2018, according to Forbes, a total that included endorsements and made him the highest-paid athlete in the world. He had retired from professional boxing in August 2017 and turned to exhibition bouts. Behind that paycheck sits a professional record of 50 wins and no defeats, plus 15 major world championships across five weight classes.
He was born with a different surname, in a family where fighting was the trade. This documentary asks how a boy raised in hardship turned that trade into one of the biggest fortunes in sport. It asks what his unusual defensive style did to opponents, and to the judges who had to score them. It also asks why the most anticipated fight of his era took years of haggling to make.
Floyd Joy Sinclair was born on the 24th of February 1977 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, into a family of boxers. His father, Floyd Mayweather Sr., was a welterweight contender who had fought Sugar Ray Leonard. His uncle Roger Mayweather won two world championships and faced Julio César Chávez, Pernell Whitaker and Kostya Tszyu. The boy carried his mother's surname at birth, and it changed to Mayweather soon afterward. His maternal grandfather was born in Kingston, Jamaica.
In the 1980s the family's circumstances were hard. Mayweather later recalled living in the Hiram Square neighborhood of New Brunswick, New Jersey, where his mother had relatives. At about eight or nine years old he shared a single bedroom with six other people, and sometimes the electricity was off. Used heroin needles often lay in the front yard when he came home from school. His mother was addicted to drugs, and an aunt died of AIDS linked to her drug use. "People don't know the hell I've been through," he has said.
His memories of his father are bitter. By his account, the most time they spent together was on trips to the gym. "I don't remember him ever taking me anywhere or doing anything that a father would do with a son," he said. He also believed his father favored his older sister, because she never got whippings and he got them constantly.
Floyd Sr. tells it differently. He admits he sold drugs, but says he did that work at night and spent his days training his son. He insists the boy never lacked food, clothes or money. When he was jailed, he says, he sent his son to live with the grandmother, which was not the same as leaving him with strangers.
The grandmother mattered. Young Floyd once told her he thought he should get a job, and she answered, "No, just keep boxing." "I basically raised myself," he said later. He dropped out of Ottawa Hills High School, reasoning that he would have to box to support his mother. His father was convicted of illegal drug trafficking in 1993, the same year his son won a first national Golden Gloves title.
An amateur record of 84 wins and 8 losses gave Mayweather the credentials to turn professional, and the Golden Gloves supplied the proof. After the 1993 title at 106 pounds came another in 1994 at 114 pounds, then a third in 1996 at 125 pounds. His amateur teammates nicknamed him "Pretty Boy" because his face carried so few scars. That was the payoff of the defensive habits his father and his uncle Roger had drilled into him.
The centerpiece of those habits is the shoulder roll, an old-school technique. In his orthodox stance, Mayweather keeps the right hand at or just above its normal height. The left hand hangs low near the midsection, and the lead shoulder rides high against the cheek to shield the chin. He twists left and right in rhythm with incoming punches, so that blows slide off or miss entirely, even when he is pinned against the ropes. The numbers back this up. Since CompuBox began tracking punches, no professional has been more accurate, and none has a better plus-minus ratio.
The style met its first big test at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. Mayweather, aged 19, led Bakhtiyar Tileganov of Kazakhstan by 10 points to 1 before the fight was stopped. Then he beat Artur Gevorgyan of Armenia 16-3. In the quarterfinal he edged 22-year-old Lorenzo Aragon of Cuba by 12-11. He was the first U.S. boxer to beat a Cuban at the Games in 20 years. The previous time was 1976, when the American team won five gold medals, Sugar Ray Leonard among them.
The semifinal against Serafim Todorov of Bulgaria turned ugly. At the end, referee Hamad Hafaz Shouman of Egypt raised Mayweather's hand by mistake, while the announced decision gave Todorov the win, 10-9. The crowd at the Alexander Memorial Coliseum booed loudly. The U.S. team protested, claiming that the judges had been pressured by Emil Jetchev, head of the boxing officials. Three of Jetchev's countrymen were fighting for gold.
U.S. judge Bill Waeckerle resigned. "I refuse to be part of an organization that continues to conduct its officiating in this manner," he wrote to federation president Anwar Chowdhry. He said Todorov was never docked two points despite five warnings for slapping. U.S. team manager Gerald Smith added that Mayweather landed punches that were never counted. "You know and I know I wasn't getting hit," Mayweather said. The protest failed, and the bronze medal stayed his result.
Roger Mayweather trained his nephew for the first professional fights, because Floyd Sr. was still in prison. The father took over the corner after his release, following the 14th fight, a second-round knockout of Sam Girard. For the next stretch the results kept coming, but the partnership did not last.
Before the fifth defense of his WBC super featherweight title in early 2000, Mayweather fired his father as manager and installed James Prince. A few months later he dismissed him as trainer too. In a 2004 interview he said he loved his father but worked better with Roger. His father, he explained, put too much pressure on him to be perfect. Roger came back for the next bout.
Roger's loyalty also cost the family. On the 8th of April 2006, Mayweather met Zab Judah for the IBF welterweight title. In the tenth round Judah hit him with a left hand clearly below the belt and followed with a rabbit punch. Referee Richard Steele called time with five seconds left. Roger climbed into the ring and went after Judah, and Judah's father and trainer, Yoel, joined in. Police and security eventually separated the scuffling groups. Mayweather stayed in a neutral corner while it unfolded.
Roger was ejected, and the fight went the full 12 rounds. Mayweather won on scores of 116-112, 117-111 and 119-109. Five days later the Nevada State Athletic Commission refused to overturn the result. Roger was fined 200,000 dollars and suspended for a year. He could still train his nephew in the gym but not work the corner on fight night. The IBF ordered a rematch, but Judah was suspended in May, and Mayweather vacated the belt on the 20th of June 2006.
The father's story had one more twist. Floyd Sr. once negotiated to train Oscar De La Hoya and work his corner against his own son. De La Hoya chose Freddie Roach instead, and the two champions met in May 2007.
On the 11th of October 1996, Mayweather made his professional debut and knocked out Roberto Apodaca in round two. From 1996 to early 1998, most of his fights ended by knockout or technical knockout. Praise arrived quickly. During a bout with Tony Duran, an ESPN commentator relayed a prediction from Emanuel Steward: "He will probably win two or three world championships; I think he will go on to be the best ever." Trainer Gil Clancy, before the ninth fight against Jesus Chavez, said, "I thought that Floyd Mayweather was the outstanding pro prospect in the entire Olympic games."
In 1998, less than two years into his career, Mayweather faced Genaro Hernández for the WBC super featherweight title. Hernández was ranked first in the division by The Ring. Mayweather won by an eighth-round technical knockout when Hernández's corner stopped the fight. It was Hernández's first defeat at the weight. "He is a true champ," the loser said. Mayweather also became the first 1996 U.S. Olympian to win a world title. Promoter Bob Arum called him the successor in a line running from Ray Robinson to Muhammad Ali to Sugar Ray Leonard.
Angel Manfredy fell in round two of the first defense, handing him his first defeat in four years. By the end of that year The Ring ranked Mayweather eighth pound for pound, and he won its Fighter of the Year award at 21. Robinson and Ali were the same age when they won their first. In 1999 he beat Carlos Rios by unanimous decision, stopped Justin Juuko in the ninth round with 80 seconds gone, and won a seventh-round technical decision over Carlos Gerena. By December, The Ring had him second pound for pound, behind only Roy Jones Jr.
He also showed a playful streak. During the defense against Gregorio Vargas in Las Vegas, he heard HBO announcer Jim Lampley say that the champion had switched to a southpaw stance twice. Mayweather leaned over the ropes and told him, "It was the third time." Next came a lightweight bout against Emanuel Augustus, then called Emanuel Burton. Years later, in 2012, Mayweather rated Augustus the toughest opponent he ever faced.
The defining performance of this era came against Diego Corrales, who was undefeated at 33-0 with 27 knockouts. Corrales was facing jail time for allegedly beating his pregnant wife. "I want Diego because I'm doing it for all the battered women across America," Mayweather said beforehand. Corrales was taller and had longer reach, and he weighed far more on the night. Yet Mayweather won every round and knocked Corrales down five times, three in round 7 and two in round 10. After the fifth, Corrales's cornermen stepped onto the apron and ended it.
The punch statistics were startling. Corrales landed 60 of 205 punches and never more than nine in a round, while Mayweather landed 220 of 414. Corrales averaged six landed punches a round. No fighter had previously registered single digits on CompuBox in the two decades it had tracked punches. HBO's Harold Lederman said he had not seen such an exhibition since Willie Pep. Arum called the new star "Better than Sugar Ray Leonard." Trainer Eddie Futch had predicted a defensive masterpiece before the fight. He died on the 10th of October 2001, at 90.
The following spring, in Grand Rapids on the 26th of May 2001, Mayweather beat Carlos Hernández over 12 rounds despite injuries to both hands, improving to 26-0. In round six he suffered the first knockdown of his career. He hit Hernández with a left hook, and the pain was so sharp that he dropped his injured left hand to the canvas. The referee gave him a standing eight-count.
His last super featherweight fight was against Jesús Chávez, the WBC's top-ranked contender, who brought a 31-fight winning streak. Chávez's corner stopped it after round nine. Mayweather struggled so badly to make weight that he went four days without eating before the weigh-in. Afterward he named Kostya Tszyu as his next target. That fight never happened, and Ricky Hatton, who beat Tszyu, became his opponent instead.
At the MGM Grand Garden Arena, before a crowd of 6,920, Mayweather debuted at lightweight against WBC champion José Luis Castillo. Both made the 135-pound limit officially, but Castillo was unofficially about nine pounds heavier. Mayweather won a unanimous decision, picking up the WBC and The Ring titles, and became the first lineal lightweight champion since Pernell Whitaker. Judges Jerry Roth and John Keane scored it 115-111, and Anek Hongtongkam had it 116-111. The pro-Castillo crowd booed, and many observers felt Castillo had done enough.
The fight was full of disputes. In round two Castillo went down, but the referee ruled it a slip. In round eight he lost a point for hitting on the break, and in round nine Mayweather lost one for using his elbows. Mayweather said he tore his left rotator cuff in the final days of training, which limited his jab and left hook. He switched to a southpaw stance several times to throw more right hands. CompuBox showed Castillo landing more overall punches and many more power shots. ESPN's Max Kellerman argued that Mayweather is so seldom hit cleanly that a single clean shot against him registers out of proportion.
On the 7th of December 2002, after shoulder surgery, Mayweather accepted an immediate rematch. Castillo again outweighed him, 147 pounds to 138. This time Mayweather relied on footwork, combinations and the jab to win another unanimous decision. Two cards read 115-113 and one read 116-113. He then beat Victoriano Sosa of the Dominican Republic over 12 rounds in April 2003.
The next challenger, Phillip N'dou, came with a famous cheering section. Before leaving South Africa, N'dou visited Nelson Mandela, who advised him to "keep Mayweather on the outside with the jab, work the body and the head will become available." President Thabo Mbeki sent a note saying he had full confidence in N'dou. Mayweather shrugged it off. "Mandela can't get in there and fight for him," he said. In the fifth round he landed a string of clean shots and smiled when N'dou stayed up. N'dou was stopped in the seventh, at 1:50.
At 27, Mayweather made his 140-pound debut against former titlist DeMarcus Corley, dropping him in rounds eight and ten on the way to a wide unanimous decision. Corley's trainer, Don Turner, put it this way: "He's like magic. He makes you move into the punches." Soon Mayweather held the top spot in the USA Today pound-for-pound rankings, with Bernard Hopkins second. In January 2005 he stopped Henry Bruseles in round eight, which made him the mandatory challenger for Arturo Gatti's WBC belt.
The Gatti fight, in Atlantic City on the 25th of June 2005, was a pay-per-view show in the home territory of his opponent. Mayweather called Gatti "a C+ fighter." He entered the ring on a chariot to the song "Another One Bites the Dust." Gatti walked in to "Thunderstruck" and flinched at the pyrotechnics. At the end of round one, Mayweather pushed Gatti's head down, Gatti turned to complain to the referee, and Mayweather scored a knockdown. His corner stopped it after round six, with CompuBox counting 168 landed punches for Mayweather and 41 for Gatti. Afterward he admitted that his pre-fight remarks "were just to sell tickets."
He then moved up to welterweight. Against Sharmba Mitchell in November 2005, a straight right hand dropped Mitchell in round three, and another to the body ended it in round six. Mayweather weighed a bout with light middleweight champion Cory Spinks, but chose to face Carlos Baldomir, the WBC and The Ring welterweight champion, on the 4th of November 2006. Baldomir was an underdog who had not lost in over eight years. Mayweather landed 199 of 458 punches to Baldomir's 79 of 670 and cut him over the left eye in the first round. He earned 8 million dollars, and Baldomir 1.6 million, a career high for each. Judges scored it 120-108 twice and 118-110. Mayweather became the first fighter since Roberto Durán to hold The Ring titles at both lightweight and welterweight, and he asked for Oscar De La Hoya next.
In 2006 Mayweather left Bob Arum's Top Rank and founded Mayweather Promotions. Soon after, he built a financial record that the sport had not seen. Across his career he generated around 24 million pay-per-view buys and 1.67 billion dollars in revenue. Forbes named him the world's highest-paid athlete in 2012, 2013-2014 and 2015.
The first milestone came on the 5th of May 2007, against Oscar De La Hoya, the six-division champion who held the WBC light middleweight belt. Mayweather climbed from 147 pounds to 154 for the fight, but weighed in at only 150, while De La Hoya outweighed him by more than 10 pounds. The bout drew 2.4 million pay-per-view households, passing the 1.95 million for Holyfield against Tyson II, and about 120 million dollars in revenue. De La Hoya's 58 million dollar share was the biggest purse ever, ahead of the previous 35 million dollar record. Mayweather took home about 25 million. He won a split decision, 116-112 and 115-113 on two cards, against 115-113 for De La Hoya. CompuBox had him ahead 207-122 in total punches.
He next fought Ricky Hatton on the 8th of December 2007, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, under the banner "Undefeated." It was the biggest meeting of unbeaten welterweights since De La Hoya fought Félix Trinidad in 1999. Mayweather said, "I am the greatest and this is my time." Hatton was cut in round three and docked a point in round six. In round ten a checked left hook sent him headfirst into the turnbuckle, and two more lefts finished him at 1:35. Mayweather announced his retirement to focus on promotion, hoping to sign Hatton as his first client.
The retirement lasted 21 months. His return, against lightweight champion Juan Manuel Márquez on the 19th of September 2009, was postponed once by a rib injury sustained in training. Mayweather missed the agreed 144-pound limit at 146 and was fined, though the contract had apparently been altered to permit that. He landed 59 percent of 490 punches, while Márquez landed 12 percent of 583. The show sold over a million pay-per-view buys, only the fifth non-heavyweight fight to do so.
On the 1st of May 2010 he fought Shane Mosley. Mayweather refused to pay the WBA's sanctioning fees, saying, "All belts do is collect dust." Mosley buckled his knees with two right hands in round two, then spent the night being outboxed. In round four Mosley threw seven power punches and landed none. The fight sold 1.4 million buys and brought in 78.3 million dollars.
Victor Ortiz, in September 2011, provided the strangest night. In round four Ortiz butted Mayweather on purpose, opening a cut inside and outside his mouth, and the referee docked him a point. Ortiz hugged Mayweather and apparently kissed him. Mayweather then landed a left hook and a flush right while the referee was looking away. Ortiz could not beat the count, and the crowd of 14,687 jeered. Mayweather answered, "In the ring, you have to protect yourself at all times." The fight drew 1.25 million buys.
Miguel Cotto came next, on the 5th of May 2012. Mayweather earned a guaranteed 32 million dollars, then the largest in boxing history. He won a unanimous decision, 118-110 and 117-111 twice, and called Cotto the toughest fighter he had faced. The fight sold 1.5 million buys for 94 million dollars. Mayweather's first fight after being released from jail came against Robert Guerrero in May 2013, and it also marked his move to Showtime after a long run with HBO. He swept all three cards, 117-111.
In September 2013 he faced Saúl "Canelo" Álvarez at a catchweight of 152 pounds, for a record 41.5 million dollars. Álvarez earned a base purse of 5 million. Mayweather won a majority decision, though judge C. J. Ross scored it a 114-114 draw, and Ross retired afterward. CompuBox credited Mayweather with 232 landed punches of 505, 46 percent, against 117 of 526 for Álvarez. Sportico later ranked Mayweather sixth among the highest-paid athletes ever in November 2021, and tenth when it updated the list in April 2026.
On the 5th of December 2009, ESPN reported that Manny Pacquiao had signed to fight Mayweather on the 13th of March 2010. Pacquiao denied it. Six days later, Golden Boy Promotions sent Top Rank an eight-page contract proposing a 50-50 split. It was strikingly detailed. Pacquiao would step on the scale first and walk to the ring first. Mayweather would be introduced first and pick his locker room first. The pay-per-view price was set at 59.95 dollars. Projections put the revenue at 300 million dollars and the buys at 2.5 million to 3 million.
The sticking point was drug testing. Mayweather wanted Olympic-style testing, and on the 22nd of December Golden Boy announced that Pacquiao was unwilling. Bob Arum declared the fight off the next day, calling the demand a tactic to derail it. He argued the USADA's procedures were too invasive. Mediation with retired federal judge Daniel Weinstein began on the 7th of January 2010, and broke down two days later over the cut-off date for blood testing. Mayweather said that all his future fights would include random testing. Pacquiao beat Joshua Clottey that March, and Mayweather beat Mosley in May.
The wait stretched on, and Mayweather kept fighting. On the 3rd of May 2014 he faced Marcos Maidana, a 12-to-1 underdog, in a unification bout. Maidana won the WBA title from Mayweather's friend Adrien Broner. He came forward relentlessly and hit Mayweather more than any of the previous 38 opponents covered by CompuBox. Mayweather landed 230 of 426 punches, 54 percent, against 221 of 858 for Maidana. The scores, 114-114, 117-111 and 116-112, gave Mayweather a majority decision. Maidana was sure he had won. The fight sold around 900,000 buys.
The rematch, billed as "Mayhem," took place on the 13th of September 2014. Mayweather had prepared for the aggression, and Maidana connected with only 128 of 572 punches. In round eight Mayweather said he felt something on his left hand and his fingers went numb. He accused Maidana of biting him. Maidana replied, "Maybe he thinks I'm a dog, but I never bit him." After round nine Maidana wandered toward the wrong corner, and Mayweather ran over to point him back. The rematch drew about 925,000 households.
The long-awaited meeting with Pacquiao finally came on the 2nd of May 2015, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Mayweather used the jab to control range and pivoted away from Pacquiao's attacks, who landed only 19 percent of his punches. Mayweather won by unanimous decision, 118-110, 116-112 and 116-112. Sixteen of 18 media outlets scored for him. Many fans felt the night fell short of the hype. Pacquiao said a right arm injury hampered him, and Sports Illustrated reported a torn rotator cuff needing surgery. Arum said the shoulder problem dated to 2008.
Mayweather first said he might fight Pacquiao again, then reversed himself in 2015, calling him "a sore loser" and "a coward." On the 6th of July 2015, the WBO stripped him of its welterweight title, citing the rule against holding belts in multiple weight classes and an unpaid sanctioning fee. He announced on Instagram that his next opponent would be Andre Berto, on the 12th of September 2015. Many thought Berto, 3-3 in his last six, was not a credible choice. Mayweather found openings in his guard and controlled range for most of the fight.
The sport's institutions eventually gave their verdict. The Boxing Writers Association of America and The Sporting News named Mayweather Fighter of the Decade for the 2010s. The International Boxing Hall of Fame inducted him in the class of 2021.
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What is Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s professional record?
He retired from professional boxing in August 2017 undefeated at 50-0, with 15 major world championships across five weight classes, from super featherweight to light middleweight.
Why was he nicknamed Pretty Boy?
His amateur teammates gave him the name because he had relatively few scars, a result of the defensive techniques his father and his uncle Roger taught him.
What was controversial about his 1996 Olympic semifinal?
He lost a 10-9 decision to Serafim Todorov of Bulgaria after the referee mistakenly raised Mayweather's hand. The U.S. protest failed, and he took bronze.
Why did the Pacquiao fight take so long to make?
Disputes over Olympic-style drug testing and over the financial split blocked talks in 2009 and 2010. The two men finally fought on the 2nd of May 2015.
Which fights set pay-per-view records?
The 2007 fight with Oscar De La Hoya drew 2.4 million households and about 120 million dollars in revenue, a record at the time for a boxing match.
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- 190NewsFloyd Mayweather Confirms Conor McGregor Rumors... That He Started!MMA Hot Sauce — May 8, 2016
- 191Dana White to Floyd Mayweather: If you want to fight Conor McGregor, call me!Adam Guillen — May 12, 2016
- 192White offers Mayweather $25 million to fight McGregor in boxingLewis Mckeever — January 13, 2017
- 193Floyd Mayweather's message to Conor McGregor: 'Sign the paper'Dave Doyle — March 7, 2017
- 195NewsConor McGregor v Floyd Mayweather: UFC president makes U-turn on fightJames Gray — March 16, 2017
- 196NewsDana White Gives Conan A Positive Update On McGregor Vs. MayweatherMarch 16, 2017
- 201Floyd Mayweather Stops Conor McGregor in 10th RoundAugust 27, 2017
- 203NewsMayweather beats McGregor with 10th-round stoppage – reactionMichael Emons — August 22, 2017
- 205Mayweather-McGregor live gate makes $55.4 millionDan Rafael — ESPN — September 6, 2017
- 206NewsSky Sports confirm Mayweather-McGregor breaks UK record for PPV buys - Boxing NewsSeptember 7, 2017
- 212NewsFloyd Mayweather returns to pro boxing after Mike Tyson exhibition20 February 2026
- 214Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao Set for Boxing Rematch Live on Netflix in SeptemberJoe Otterson — 2026-02-23
- 218NewsManny Pacquiao responds to Floyd Mayweather claim superstars are set for rematchJack Rathborn — September 15, 2018
- 219The Fight Corner: Smooth sailing toward a Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Manny Pacquiao rematchLance Pugmire — September 18, 2018
- 223Floyd Mayweather's return date revealed by Manny PacquiaoMartin Domin — October 18, 2018
- 224NewsManny Pacquiao Claims Floyd Mayweather's Next Fight Will Happen On This DateOctober 18, 2018
- 227Floyd Mayweather: Retired boxer agrees to face kickboxer Tenshin NasukawaNovember 16, 2018
- 229NewsAmerican wins farcical Tokyo fight over distraught kickboxerJack Watson — December 31, 2018
- 230Mayweather: "I'm still retired"January 1, 2019
- 231Floyd Mayweather v Tenshin Nasukawa 'fake'? Rigged or not, farcical fight spits in face of fansNicolas Atkin — January 2, 2019
- 232Twitter accuses Floyd Mayweather of fixing fight against Tenshin NasukawaFox Sports Asia — January 1, 2019
- 234Mayweather back to face Logan Paul in exhibitionDecember 6, 2020
- 235Floyd Mayweather vs. Logan Paul exhibition boxing match postponed to unspecified dateBrent Brookhouse — February 3, 2021
- 236Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Logan Paul: What you need to know about their exhibition boutJeff Wagenheim — April 28, 2021
- 244Floyd Mayweather Has Strong Display vs. Don Moore in Abu Dhabi Boxing ExhibitionDoric Sam — June 21, 2022
- 245Mayweather-Asakura September 25 in JapanAndrew Karlov — August 3, 2022
- 246NewsMayweather cops heavy hits, then turns up the heat in huge KO of Japanese street fighter25 September 2022
- 247Floyd Mayweather will fight internet phenomenon in new boxing match in NovemberSeptember 26, 2022
- 248Floyd Mayweather vs Deji winner and result: Who won Mayweather vs Deji fight?Martin Domin — 2022-11-13
- 251Floyd Mayweather to fight John Gotti III in boxing exhibition bout on June 11Alexander K. Lee — mmafighting.com — April 26, 2023
- 253NewsFloyd Mayweather Jr faces John Gotti III in rematch in Mexico City in AugustParviz Iskenderov — 21 June 2024
- 255NewsMike Tyson vs Floyd Mayweather Exhibition Postponed Due to InjuryJames Hicken — May 21, 2026
- 256NewsFloyd Mayweather hit with lawsuit over Tyson, Pacquiao boutsMichael Rothstein — June 19, 2026
- 257NewsPotential Mayweather-Zambidis fight OK'd as judge denies TROMichael Rothstein — July 3, 2026
- 258Mike Tyson EXCLUSIVE Interview: Offers Advice To Floyd Mayweather & BOLD Fury vs AJ ThoughtsRing Magazine — YouTube — July 24, 2026
- 259NewsMike Tyson provides update on Floyd Mayweather exhibitionOscar Pick — August 4, 2026
- 260What to know about Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao rematchAndreas Hale — 2026-02-24
- 261Floyd Mayweather Accused of Taking Advance Payment for Manny Pacquiao RematchBernadette Giacomazzo·2 min read — 2026-04-07
- 262Showtime in VegasLennie Difino — World Wrestling Entertainment — February 17, 2008
- 265Floyd Mayweather hosting WWE RAWEdgar Gonzalez — August 25, 2009
- 266DRAMA Tyson Fury in WWE: When Mike Tyson and Floyd Mayweather crashed the wrestling world before the 'Gypsy King'Michael Benson — October 5, 2019
- 267Floyd Mayweather Jr., Karina Smirnoff cut from 'Dancing with the Stars'Christopher Rocchio — October 17, 2007
- 268NewsFloyd Mayweather's HideoutHannah Karp — July 17, 2009
- 269Training at Floyd Mayweather's Gym Is Ridiculously ExpensiveRick Thomas — April 6, 2020
- 271Mayweather quietly shows generous side – Dan Rafael BlogDan Rafael — June 15, 2011
- 272Floyd Mayweather launches The Money Team Racing in NASCAR, will attempt Daytona 500 run with driver Kaz GralaSteven Taranto — 2022-02-02
- 273Floyd Mayweather, Jr.Encyclopedia Britannica — 9 March 2024
- 274NewsFloyd Mayweather on accusations of domestic violence: 'I'm still waiting to see photos'Nina Mandell — USA Today — 11 January 2017
- 275NewsSuspended Sentence For MayweatherMarch 30, 2002
- 276Mayweather gets suspended sentenceJune 12, 2004
- 277MagazineUndefeated, Unafraid, UnpopularHoffer, Richard — June 27, 2005
- 280NewsJail time for Mayweather after guilty pleaDecember 21, 2011
- 281NewsBoxer Mayweather due to begin Vegas jail sentenceKen Ritter — June 1, 2012
- 282Boxer Floyd Mayweather jailed in Las VegasJune 1, 2012
- 283Mayweather released from jail after 2 monthsAugust 3, 2012
- 287NewsMayweather, DJ Khaled settle over digital coin promotionsMarcy Gordon — November 29, 2018
- 288In the Matter of Floyd Mayweather Jr., Order Instituting Cease-and-Desist Proceedings Pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act of 1933, Making Findings, and Improsing a Cease-and-Desist OrderBrent Fields — Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
- 289NewsKim Kardashian, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Others Sued Over Cryptocurrency PromotionTalal Ansari — News Corp — January 11, 2022
- 290NewsKim Kardashian, Floyd Mayweather Jr. sued for alleged crypto pump and dumpOscar Gonzalez — Red Ventures — January 11, 2022
- 291NewsFederal judge dismisses crypto scam lawsuit against Kim Kardashian, Floyd Mayweather Jr.Rebecca Picciotto — CNBC — December 7, 2022
- 292Mayweather faces two felony charges for passing bad $200k checkDan Rafael — 2026-06-17
- 293Floyd Mayweather facing felony charges for passing bad checkMichael Rothstein — June 16, 2026
- 295WBA 'Man of Triumph' Trophy – Asociación Mundial de BoxeoSáenz, Ludo — April 30, 2015
- 296Wba Has Its Own Trophy For Winner Of 'Fight Of The Century'April 30, 2015
- 297WBC: Floyd Mayweather Jr. is Now Champion EmeritusMiguel Rivera — November 2015
- 298Mayweather-Canelo winner will get WBC 24K Gold World Championship strapBoxingnews24.com — July 14, 2013
- 299Here is the $1MM belt for Pacquiao vs. MayweatherBill Hanstock — April 21, 2015
- 300WBC president explains origin of over-the-top, 'priceless' Money Belt for Mayweather vs. McGregorMarc Raimondi — August 24, 2017
- 302Honor RollMichigan Golden Gloves
- 303HistoryNational Golden Gloves
- 305Media Notes: Gatti-Mayweather Match Produces PPV KnockoutJune 30, 2005
- 306Pretty Boy's latest PPV draws least of his three cardsDan Rafael — November 11, 2006
- 307Biggest boxing PPVs of all time – UFCJake Emen — Sports.yahoo.com — October 30, 2011
- 308Mayweather-Hatton pay-per-view a smashing successDan Rafael — December 17, 2007
- 309Mayweather fight yields 1 million buysSeptember 25, 2009
- 310Mayweather win draws 1.4 million buysMay 11, 2010
- 311Mayweather-Guerrero exceeds 1M PPV buysESPN — May 10, 2013
- 312Floyd Mayweather-Canelo Alvarez top grossing PPV fightSmith, Rob — ESPN — September 20, 2013
- 314Mayweather-Maidana II does 925,000 pay-per-view buyssports.yahoo.com — September 18, 2014
- 315HBO's Taffet Still Stunned By 4.6M Buys For May-PacNovember 10, 2015
- 316Bob Arum: Pacquiao-Bradley III lost money, had 'terrible' PPV numbersESPN — April 21, 2016
- 317Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor Final Showtime PPV Buys Rank 2nd All TimeScott Polacek — December 14, 2017
- 318NewsFloyd Mayweather vs. Logan Paul generates more than 1 million pay-per-view buysDamon Martin — Vox Media — 10 June 2021
- 319NewsJoshua vs Klitschko set for record pay-per-view salesBen Welch — October 18, 2017
- 324WWE Reports 2008 First Quarter ResultsWorld Wrestling Entertainment — May 6, 2008
- 325Watch '6IX RISING,' Our Definitive Look at Toronto's Rap SceneNoisey Canada Staff — November 21, 2017
- 326Jamie Foxx leaks the trailer to his "unreleasable" film All-Star WeekendEJ Tangonan — August 13, 2024
- 327Jamie Foxx on Directorial Debut, LeBron-Curry RivalryMax Geschwind — Valence Media — August 6, 2018
- 328Friyie Is Envisioning Greatness for Himself and For His NeighbourhoodNovember 20, 2017
- 331Floyd Mayweather: WBC Fighter Of The YearEastsideboxing.com — September 29, 2007
- 333NewsThe Biggest Celebrity Paydays Of 2007Klaus Kneale — December 17, 2007
- 334NewsFloyd Mayweather: Fighter of the YearDecember 26, 2007
- 335Ring Magazine Event of the YearBoxing.about.com — April 27, 2011
- 336MagazineSI.com – The Fortunate 50
- 337sports.yahoo.comJanuary 23, 2008
- 3382009 Ring Fan Poll: Mayweather makes Comeback of the YearDecember 22, 2009
- 339NewsBBC Sport – BBC pound-for-pound world rankingsAugust 31, 2010
- 340Boxing's most influential: Nos. 51–100 – Boxing – Yahoo! SportsKevin Iole — Sports.yahoo.com — September 3, 2010
- 341News31 Floyd MayweatherJune 28, 2010
- 342NewsSlide Show: The World's 50 Top-Earning AthletesMichael K. Ozanian et al.
- 344NewsMayweather Tops List Of The World's 100 Highest-Paid AthletesBadenhausen, Kurt — June 18, 2012
- 345Ratings by Ring MagazineThe Ring — February 23, 2015
- 346BWAA Honors Floyd Mayweather Jr. as Fighter of the YearJanuary 28, 2014
- 347Spike TV Is Honoring Floyd Mayweather With Their "The Best Ever" Award and…Wait, What?!Chris Yuscavage — June 4, 2015
- 350GWR honors Floyd Mayweather Jr. and other boxing greats at the 54th World Boxing Council ConventionSofia Rocher — December 13, 2016
- 351Photos: Mayweather, Golovkin, Klitschko at WBC ConventionDecember 13, 2016
- 352Floyd Mayweather voted fighter of the decade by BWAADan Rafael — January 17, 2020
- 353Floyd Mayweather Jr. The Boxer of the Decade in 10 phrasesJesús Camou — January 10, 2020
- 354Yahoo Sports Boxer of the DecadeKevon Iole — December 23, 2019