Floyd Mayweather is a famous American boxer, who has won 50 fights and lost none. Floyd is not only successful in sports, but also in business. He belongs to the highest paid celebrities, has considerable fortune (more than 1 billion dollars), owns his own car fleet, which consists of 88 luxury cars. And in his 44 years Mayweather had 4 children and… never married! That’s a famous athlete’s principle of life – freedom and only freedom!
Childhood and youth of Floyd Mayweather
The life of Floyd Mayweather has not always been luxurious and cloudless. It was not easy for the famous boxer in his youth. Floyd was born into a family of athletes on February 24, 1977 in the American state of Michigan (Grand Rapidas). The father of Mayweather Jr. took part in the boxing world finals, and the uncle of the future boxing legend managed to win the title of the strongest boxer in the world.
At one time Floyd Mayweather had to ignore his school lessons in order to devote his free time to sports training. By this point the boxer’s family was on the brink of poverty. Floyd’s father left them, and his mother was forced to live on a small flat together with the children.
Floyd’s amateur boxing career began in 1993. During 3 years he has successfully fought 90 fights, 84 of them were victories. On the international sports arena Floyd first showed his skills on the Olympic Games in Atlanta, where he managed to get the 3rd place.
Already at the dawn of his sporting career, Floyd Mayweather was developing his own fighting technique. Efficiency and masterful evasion of punches to the face became the trademark of the young boxer, and his colleagues nicknamed him ‘Handsome’.
Boxing career
Floyd Mayweather fought his first fights in the small weight category. In the beginning of his carrier he only weighed 60 kilograms at the height of 173 centimeters, but it did not prevent him from finishing most of his bouts on the ring by knockout. During the whole his career Floyd managed to change 5 weight groups.
His first opponent was a newcomer Roberto Apodak, and his knockout of titled challenger Genaro Hernandez won him the WBC world title. The rest of Mayweather’s career progressed rapidly. In the ring he faced such boxers as Oscar de la Hoya, Victor Ortiz, Saul Alvarez. The fight with Marcos Maidana in 2014 was one of the most intense for Floyd in his sporting career. Mayweather missed the maximum number of punches, but was able to win the fight thanks to precision technique.
In 2015, Floyd won a fight with Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao for $210 million. In 2016, rumours of a fight between Floyd and Irish boxer Conor McGregor were rife in the media. They were later confirmed. The bout was held on August 26, 2017 in Las Vegas, and before it, the athletes warmed up the crowd perfectly at a press conference for the upcoming sporting event.
McGregor and Mayweather exchanged mutual insults and promised to “rip” each other in the ring. Floyd accepted his opponent’s challenge with a smile, saying he wouldn’t mind making 300 million in just half an hour.
The Irishman McGregor was not stingy with his statements either. During media meetings he promised to knock out Mayweather in the 2nd round, generously interspersed with threats and foul language.
The winner of this fight was Mayweather. In the 10th round he knocked out his opponent, winning the fight of the century. Surprisingly, after this resounding victory Floyd announced the end of his boxing career. He left the ring undefeated to return to the sport in 2018, having accepted a challenge from Khabib Nurmagomedov. The American was expecting to receive as much as $200 million for this fight. But the expectations were not destined to come true. During that period Khabib lost his father, after which he refused all fights, vowing not to fight again.
The financial situation of the athlete
Floyd Mayweather is not only a successful athlete, but also a man with great business acumen. Forbes magazine cites a curious statistic which states that Floyd has been the highest paid boxer in the world since 2012. Back in 2010, Mayweather’s income was around $60 million a year.
Hobbies
Floyd Mayweather spends his free time with luxury. He has often been spotted in the company of strippers, and he has repeatedly posted pictures of himself with bundles of money in his personal Instagram account.
Floyd is the owner of his own big car park, which consists of more than 88 cars, and 14 of them are Rolls-Royce. And the boxer also owns a $35 million Gulfsream plane. And Handsome has a particular passion for high-end jewellery. Floyd has a collection of wristwatches Hublot, which costs $ 1 million. Once ubiquitous journalists photographed boxer buying bags Hermes brand worth $ 400 thousand. Sportsman does not spare money on his offspring. So, he made a luxurious present to his daughter on her 16th birthday, inviting the rappers Futcher and Drake to a party on the occasion of her birthday.
Personal life
Floyd Mayweather is a tough nut to crack and in his personal relationships he sticks to the principles of freedom. He has had many girlfriends, but the boxer has never been officially married. True, his common-law wife Jossie Harris has given birth to the athlete’s daughter Gira and two sons, Zion and Coraun.
Floyd is the owner of a huge mansion in Las Vegas worth 2 thousand square meters, where his children live. Also he owns a penthouse in Miami, which is estimated at $ 1.5 million.
Boxer’s common-law wife, Jossie Harris, complained to police in 2012 that Floyd beat her up in her own home. He received a suspended sentence, a fine and a ban on his ex-wife’s house.
In 2013, the boxer’s aggression was also reported by his new girlfriend Chantelle Jackson. Their couple almost got legally married, and Mayweather even gave Chantelle a precious diamond ring for $10 million. However, a little later their engagement was broken off by Floyd himself, who found out that his beloved was pregnant with twins, but secretly aborted him. Chantelle, speaking to reporters, claimed that Floyd took the engagement ring from her by force, threatened her with a gun and insulted her.
The next partner of the famous boxer became masseuse Doralee Medina, to whom Floyd gave a mansion for $25 million and a Rolls Royce Ghost car – for her birthday.
Floyd Mayweather has now won 50 fights in 50 fights. He has the status of boxing world champion in 5 weight categories, holds several champion belts (WBC, WBA, IBF). In 1996 he wins bronze on Olympic Games.