Floyd Joy Mayweather, Jr., (born Floyd Sinclair; February 24, 1977) 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 1998 and 2007 also won the Boxing
Writers Association of America (BWAA) "Fighter of the Year" award in
2007 and Best Fighter ESPY Award 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2012. He is
undefeated as a professional boxer. Currently, Mayweather is the WBC
Welterweight Champion, WBA (Super) Light Middleweight Champion and
recipient of the WBC Diamond belt. He is also rated as the best pound
for pound boxer in the world by many sporting news and boxing websites,
including Sports Illustrated, ESPN, BoxRec, Fox Sports, Yahoo! Sports
and About.com. Floyd Mayweather topped the Forbes and Sports Illustrated
lists of 50 of the highest-paid athletes of 2012. 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.
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