In round four CompuBox found Mosley throwing seven power punches without landing any, making Mayweather the second boxer (after Roy Jones Jr.) to go an entire round without being hit by a power punch. 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He was rubbing my eyes that round. [150], The fight took place in front of 15,880 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. By round 9, McGregor had almost nothing left. At one point dubbed "Public Enemy No. I can't agree with that. "Mayweather has until the end of the week. Floyd Mayweather on the 2018 Celebrity 100. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us! Fighting at welterweight during the 1970s and 1980s, Mayweather Sr. was known for his defensive abilities and overall knowledge of boxing strategy. Mayweather landed 26 percent of his total punches (179 out of 687), compared with 21 percent (105 out of 506) for Cotto. They want Olympic-style drug testing. Despite both fighters officially meeting the 135-lb lightweight limit, Mayweather came to the ring weighing unofficially 1381/2 lbs to Castillo's 1471/2 lbs. Official scorecards read 116–112 (Mayweather), 115–113 (Mayweather), and 115–113 (De La Hoya). During the sixth round, Mayweather dropped Vargas with a hook to the ribs[63] and cruised to a unanimous decision. Two of the judges scored the round 10–8 for Mayweather. South African president Thabo Mbeki, in a note, said he had "full confidence" N'dou would put on a performance to make all South Africans proud and would return home with the WBC belt. Nothing was going on. [92], On April 19, 2003, Mayweather defended his WBC lightweight title in a unanimous decision over Dominican Victoriano Sosa. ", "De La Hoya won't fight Mayweather in fall, may retire. During a Q & A session following his opening statement, Arum further explained, "We have never talked to anybody on the Mayweather side and all conversations on our part were through Ross Greenburg and he reported on all conversations on the Mayweather side from Al Haymon.". Mayweather won the WBO Welterweight title when he beat Manny Pacquiao in the May 2 bout. [207], At the time of stoppage, the scorecards read 87–83, 89–82, and 89–81, all in favor of Mayweather. "If it wasn't for me he wouldn't be where he is today," he maintains. He then celebrated with Henry and MVP, turning face. Since we accepted that, now they're running scared again."[130]. He defeated Castillo, winning the WBC and vacant The Ring and lineal lightweight titles with a 12-round unanimous decision at the MGM Grand Garden Arena before a crowd of 6,920. We'll see if something's wrong with it, he seems to be rotating it, trying to keep it loose". CBS said, "Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s speed was dazzling. I trained with all my heart to get this type of result. Mayweather claimed his first championship as a super featherweight in 1998, later accumulating titles in four other weight classes while [229] After the fight, Mayweather clarified that he is still retired and only did the fight to entertain fans. Plans for the fight had been jeopardized after Judah lost the WBA, WBC and The Ring Welterweight titles to Carlos Baldomir on January 7, 2006; however, Mayweather's and Judah's camps reworked the contract and decided that the fight would go on. 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[173] Mayweather dictated the pace early, controlling range with the jab. He had plenty of food. I have not negotiated with Ross and I am not aware of any negotiations that have taken place," Schaefer told ESPN.[131]. For his father, see, Domestic violence and battery convictions. [30] Floyd Sr. says he did all of his hustling at night and spent his days with his son, taking him to the gym and training him to be a boxer. [201][202] On May 18, 2017, McGregor reportedly agreed to all of Mayweather's updated terms and signed the contract. Marquez landed 12 percent of his total 583 punches, while Mayweather landed 59 percent of his 490 total punches. In round 10, McGregor staggered across the ring and was in a bad way against the ropes as Mayweather landed some hard shots. "I guess he thinks he's going to stand there and let him hit him on the arms all night," said Futch, who correctly predicted that Mayweather would completely dismantle Corrales in a defensive masterpiece. "Just like he beat that woman, I'm going to beat him".[65]. [111] After the fight, Mayweather proposed a match with Oscar De La Hoya. In 2000, Mayweather fired his father as manager. Roger Mayweather entered the ring and approached Judah, but Steele restrained him; Judah's father (and trainer), Yoel Judah, entered the ring as well. [234] The attack resulted in Big Show receiving a broken nose. Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. was born Floyd Joy Sinclair on February 24, 1977, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, into a family of boxers. Maidana was unhappy with the final verdict and thought he won the fight, "If the judges want to give the fight to fighters that run, they can give it to him. Pacquiao told the media after the match that he was limited in the fight due to an injured right arm. However, the belt was only on the line for Mosley to defend against Mayweather. "[180][181] On July 6, 2015, the World Boxing Organization (WBO) stripped Mayweather of his welterweight championship on technical grounds. [206], In front of a crowd of 14,623, Mayweather won via TKO in the 10th round, surpassing Rocky Marciano and setting the record for the longest active unbeaten streak in a professional career at 50–0. Mayweather defeated him for both titles in a unanimous decision. Mayweather goes home with controversial loss", "Judge quits in protest of 'incompetent' scoring; Mayweather loses controversial decision", "US boxing judge resigns; hits corruption in AIBA", "One U.S. Boxer Left Standing For the Finals", "Floyd Mayweather Sr.: Father, son and holy cow! In his post-fight interview, he revealed it was part of the game plan to let McGregor punch himself out in the early rounds. Tonight, I gave fans an exciting fight." He interfered with a tag-team match, which resulted in a loss for the Big Show (again a heel) and his partner Chris Jericho as Mayweather gave MVP brass knuckles to knock Jericho out, giving MVP and his new tag-team partner Mark Henry the win and a shot at the Unified WWE Tag Team Titles at WWE Breaking Point against Jeri-Show. Mayweather originally assumed a babyface role in the story lines, which met with some resistance from fans. This also meant the fight generated more buys in the UK than Mayweather-Pacquiao which took place in 2015. During the tenth round, Hatton was caught by a checked left hook thrown from Mayweather's hip; after falling headfirst into the turnbuckle, he hit the floor. Mayweather owns a boxing gym called the "Mayweather Boxing Club" located in the Chinatown Plaza in Las Vegas. He was involved in a storyline altercation with Big Show when Mayweather jumped a security barricade and attacked Big Show to help Rey Mysterio, whom Show had threatened to chokeslam. He may have had his glove in my mouth, but I never bit him." [81] Judges Jerry Roth and John Keane scored it 115–111 and judge Anek Hongtongkam scored it 116–111, a decision that was loudly booed by the pro-Castillo crowd. Sports", "Slide Show: The World's 50 Top-Earning Athletes", "The 50 highest-earning American athletes", "Mayweather Tops List Of The World's 100 Highest-Paid Athletes", "Floyd Mayweather Jr. USADA, under its guidelines, would have the right to administer random blood tests as many times as they want up to weigh-in day and that is ludicrous. This was Mayweather's first fight since being released from jail, and was the first time Mayweather has fought on Showtime PPV after a long relationship with HBO.