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Floyd joy mayweather sinclair
Mayweather was born in Grand Rapids, Mich., into a family of boxers. His father, Floyd Mayweather Sr., was a former welterweight contender who fought Hall of Famer Sugar Ray Leonard and his uncles, Jeff Mayweather and Roger Mayweather, were all professional boxers, with Roger – Floyd’s current trainer . Mayweather was born with his mother's last name,but his last name would change to Mayweather shortly thereafter. This is important beacuse it shows that his whole family were boxers. -
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Timeline
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Floyd childhood
Boxing has been a part of Mayweather's life since his childhood. "I think my grandmother saw my potential first," Mayweather said, smiling. "When I was young, I told her, 'I think I should get a job.' She said, 'No, just keep boxing.'"[20] "When I was about 8 or 9, I lived in New Jersey with my mother and we were seven deep in one bedroom and sometimes we didn't have electricity," Mayweather says. "the most time that his father spent with him.This is important because it talks about childhood. -
Prettyboy
Mayweather had an amateur record of 84–6and won national Golden Gloves championships in 1993 (at 106 lb), 1993 (at 114 lb) and 1996 (at 125 lb).He was given the nickname "Pretty Boy" by his amateur teammates because he had relatively few scars, a result of the defensive techniques that his father (Floyd Mayweather, Sr.) and uncle (Roger Mayweather) had taught him.In his orthodox defensive stance, Mayweather utilizes the 'shoulder roll'.Is important cause its shows how he was taught to fight. -
Amateur career and Olympics
In the opening round, Mayweather led 10–1 on points over Bakhtiyar Tileganov of Kazakhstan before he won in Round 2 by referee stoppage. In the second round, Mayweather outpointed Artur Gevorgyan of Armenia 16–3. In the quarterfinals, the 19-year-old Mayweather, narrowly defeated the 22-year-old Lorenzo Aragon of Cuba in an all-action bout to win 12–11, becoming the first U.S boxer to defeat a Cuban in 20 years. This is impotant cause it shows how he became a champion. -
Deadly knock out
After his fight with Gatti, Mayweather moved up to the welterweight division. On November 19, 2005, Mayweather fought a non-title bout at 147 lb (67 kg) against welterweight Sharmba Mitchell. In round 3, Mayweather knocked down Mitchell with a straight right hand to the head. In round 6, another straight right hand—this one to Mitchell's body—dropped Mitchell again and ended the fight. This is Important because it tells that how powerful is Floyd`s punch -
He is an american professional boxer
He is a five-division world champion, where he has won eight world titles, as well as the Lineal Championship in three different weight classes. He is a two-time The Ring "Fighter of the Year," winning the award in 2007 also won the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) "Fighter of the Year" award in 2007 and Best Fighter ESPY Award 2007. He is undefeated as a professional boxer.This is important because it tells that he got lots of awards. -
Jail term
On June 1, 2012, Mayweather reported to the Clark County Detention Center in Las Vegas to serve his 87 day jail term for domestic abuse. After serving 2 months, he was released from prison on August 3, 2012. This is important because it tells that he went to jail.
