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Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. (né Sinclair; born February 24, 1977) is an American boxing promoter and former professional boxer who competed between 1996 and 2017. He retired with an undefeated record and won 15 major world championships spanning five weight classes from super featherweight to light middleweight .
Floyd Mayweather Jr. had captured his first world title at the age of 21 two months prior after defeating Genaro Hernández on October 3, 1998. [3] Following his victory, Mayweather quickly entered negotiations with Angel Manfredy and the two fighters reached an agreement to face one another that same month with the fight set for December 19, 1998. [4]
Floyd Mayweather Jr. (c) def. Phillip N'dou: TKO 7/12 note 1: Featherweight 126 lbs. Juan Manuel Márquez (c) def. Derrick Gainer (c) TD-U 7/12 note 2: Preliminary bouts Welterweight 147 lbs. Dmitry Salita: def. Verdell Smith: UD 6/6 Super Bantamweight 122 lbs. Eduardo Escobedo: def. Sandro Orlando Oviedo KO 2/6 Heavyweight 200+ lbs. Marselles ...
In July 1998, it was announced that reigning WBC super featherweight champion Genaro Hernández would meet undefeated up-and-comer Floyd Mayweather Jr. on October 3 that same year. The 21-year old Mayweather was less than two years into his professional career when the fight was made official but was a perfect 17–0 with 13 knockouts.
In the tenth, Mayweather again sent Corley down on his knee after landing a five-punch combination. The final CompuBox punch stats showed Mayweather landing 283 of 600 thrown punches for a 47% success rate while Corley landed 150 of 657 thrown punches for a 23% success rate.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. had made his debut at super lightweight eight months prior on May 22, 2004, defeating DeMarcus Corley in a WBC super lightweight title eliminator to become the WBC's number-one contender and mandatory challenger to super lightweight champion Arturo Gatti, whom Mayweather had heavily pursued. [2]
As if Floyd Jr. didn't have enough boxing mentors and trainers, Jeff and Roger Mayweather – Floyd's uncles – were both professional boxers as well. Roger Mayweather was Floyd's original ...
Mitchell was the more active fighter, throwing 274 punches compared to Mayweather's 231, but struggled to penetrate Mayweather's defense and landed just 31 punches through six rounds. Mayweather, meanwhile, landed 85 punches, all but 20 being classified as power punches.