Forbes has listed him as the highest-paid athlete in the world for the past two years. In 2014, Mayweather Jr. earned a whopping US $105 million.
His 2007 fight with Oscar De La Hoya generated US $136 million revenue from 2.48 million pay-per-view buys.
He was eliminated from ABC’s Dancing with the Stars after his Paso Doble routine failed to impress the judges.
The last time Mayweather Jr. tasted defeat was in the 1996 Olympic semi-finals by Bulgaria’s Serafim Todorov.
It’s been claimed that pop singer Justin Bieber will carry Mayweather Jr’s belts into the ring for the Pacquiao fight. Mayweather Jr. has given Bieber boxing lessons in the past.
Mayweather Jr. has already retired once, in 2007, but made a comeback in September 2009.
His father, Floyd Mayweather Sr. , was originally his trainer and manager, but was fired from both roles. In 2013, he was rehired as his trainer.
He likes home advantage: Mayweather hasn’t fought outside of the town he calls home—Las Vegas—since 2005.
It is claimed that when he travels, he charters a separate jet for his bodyguards to keep the weight in his Gulfstream V down.
It is said that he refuses to wear a pair of underwear more than once.
He appeared as himself in the 2014 comedy film Think Like a Man Too.
n 50 Cent’s (L) ice bucket challenge in 2014, the rapper offered to donate US $750,000 to charity if Mayweather Jr. could read a page aloud from a Harry Potter book.
His birth name is Floyd Joy Sinclair. He is said to be an avid watch collector with timepieces reportedly worth upwards of US $6 million.
He was the National Golden Gloves champion in 1993, 1994 and 1996.
Mayweather Jr. has only been knocked down once in a competitive fight, by Carlos Hernandez . He claims it wasn’t a knockdown at all: he went down in pain after breaking his own hand.
In March 2015, Mayweather Jr.’s team denied reports that sparring partner Zab Judah had knocked him down (some reports suggested Judah had knocked him out) in a training bout.
His company, Mayweather Promotions, has a stable of 12 fighters across six weight divisions.
His personal chef Quiana Jeffries got hired when Mayweather Jr’s assistants found her food pictures on Instagram
According to Jeffries, his favourite dish is fried hotdogs with barbecue sauce.
The ace boxer has donated generously (and continues to) help families build homes in the Decatur district of Las Vegas.
During his teens, he used to go to the Golden Gloves gym to watch Mike Tyson prepare for his fights.
His bodyguards are over 7ft tall and are called “The Great Wall.” They wear T-shirts reading TMT (for The Money Team) and have nicknames — Big Church, Big A, Big Pat and Jethro.
Mayweather Jr. grew up in poverty, sharing a bedroom with four siblings in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
He was always regarded as the next Sugar Ray Leonard since a very young age. However, Mayweather Jr. has referred to the ring legend as “someone I would have beaten up”.
His 2007 fight with Oscar De La Hoya generated US $136 million revenue from 2.48 million pay-per-view buys.
He was eliminated from ABC’s Dancing with the Stars after his Paso Doble routine failed to impress the judges.
The last time Mayweather Jr. tasted defeat was in the 1996 Olympic semi-finals by Bulgaria’s Serafim Todorov.
It’s been claimed that pop singer Justin Bieber will carry Mayweather Jr’s belts into the ring for the Pacquiao fight. Mayweather Jr. has given Bieber boxing lessons in the past.
Mayweather Jr. has already retired once, in 2007, but made a comeback in September 2009.
His father, Floyd Mayweather Sr. , was originally his trainer and manager, but was fired from both roles. In 2013, he was rehired as his trainer.
He likes home advantage: Mayweather hasn’t fought outside of the town he calls home—Las Vegas—since 2005.
It is claimed that when he travels, he charters a separate jet for his bodyguards to keep the weight in his Gulfstream V down.
It is said that he refuses to wear a pair of underwear more than once.
He appeared as himself in the 2014 comedy film Think Like a Man Too.
n 50 Cent’s (L) ice bucket challenge in 2014, the rapper offered to donate US $750,000 to charity if Mayweather Jr. could read a page aloud from a Harry Potter book.
His birth name is Floyd Joy Sinclair. He is said to be an avid watch collector with timepieces reportedly worth upwards of US $6 million.
He was the National Golden Gloves champion in 1993, 1994 and 1996.
Mayweather Jr. has only been knocked down once in a competitive fight, by Carlos Hernandez . He claims it wasn’t a knockdown at all: he went down in pain after breaking his own hand.
In March 2015, Mayweather Jr.’s team denied reports that sparring partner Zab Judah had knocked him down (some reports suggested Judah had knocked him out) in a training bout.
His company, Mayweather Promotions, has a stable of 12 fighters across six weight divisions.
His personal chef Quiana Jeffries got hired when Mayweather Jr’s assistants found her food pictures on Instagram
According to Jeffries, his favourite dish is fried hotdogs with barbecue sauce.
The ace boxer has donated generously (and continues to) help families build homes in the Decatur district of Las Vegas.
During his teens, he used to go to the Golden Gloves gym to watch Mike Tyson prepare for his fights.
His bodyguards are over 7ft tall and are called “The Great Wall.” They wear T-shirts reading TMT (for The Money Team) and have nicknames — Big Church, Big A, Big Pat and Jethro.
Mayweather Jr. grew up in poverty, sharing a bedroom with four siblings in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
He was always regarded as the next Sugar Ray Leonard since a very young age. However, Mayweather Jr. has referred to the ring legend as “someone I would have beaten up”.
