Floyd Mayweather

Floyd Mayweather was a professional boxer and a boxing promoter. He has won fifteen major titles in the course of his career. He was also named “Fighter of the Decade” in 2010 by the Boxing Writers Association of America.

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Biography and Early Life

Mayweather was born on 24 February 1977, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He was originally named Floyd Joy Sinclair which was his mother’s last name. He later changed it to his father’s and made it Floyd Mayweather. His father’s name was Floyd Mayweather Sr. and his mother was Deborah Sinclair. His father and his uncles were all from fighting career, his father was a former welterweight contender, and his uncles were professional boxers. He had four siblings: Justin Mayweather Jones, Fannie Orr, Deltricia Tawanna Howard, and Fatimah Mayweather.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Floyd Mayweather in 2021 and what is his height and weight? Well, Floyd Mayweather’s age is 44 years old as of today’s date 2nd August 2021 having been born on 24 February 1977. Though, he is 5′ 7″ in feet and inches and 170 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 154 lbs in Pound and 70 kg in Kilograms.

Education

Mayweather went to Ottawa Hills High School, but due to the poor condition of his family, he did not want to study any further, and hence, he dropped out and focused his energy on boxing so that he could finally free himself from his family. His father says that he tried his maximum to provide for his son and train him in boxing. But Mayweather claims to be self-taught in boxing.

Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids

Mayweather had a tough childhood as his family was really poor. His mother was a drug addict, and he used to find many heroin needles when he returned home from school. His father used to sell drugs to make both ends meet.

Mayweather has quite a lot of dating history, starting from Melissa whom he met when he was just 16 at a club. He approached her, and they together have a daughter whom they named Iyanna, but since he did not get engaged to her, she moved on. Before dating Melissa, he was in a relationship with Josie Harries, which was just for five years until they broke up in 2005. She charged him for assaulting her for which he was arrested.

Recently, she was found dead in her car. They together had three children named: Koraun, Zion, and Jirah. One of the longest relationships in which Mayweather stayed was with Shantel Jackson with whom he maintained a relationship of eight years, breaking-up in 2014. She had also filed a case against Mayweather for defamation, assault, and invasion of privacy. Presently he is in a relationship with Gallienne Nabila.

Is Floyd Mayweather Gay?

As far as the question of Mayweather’s sexuality is concerned, he is straight. He has been in various relationships with women and has never been spotted with any men. Hence, it is safe to say that Mayweather is neither gay nor bisexual; he is straight. He was once rumoured to be gay, but it was proved later that it was just a rumour.

Professional Career

Mayweather was nicknamed “pretty boy” by his teammates for his excellent defence technique which protected him from having hardly any scars on his face. He is an American professional boxing promoter and a former boxing champion. His boxing journey began in 1996 and ended in 2015, and during this period, he was successful in achieving various titles and awards. In 2017 he made a one-fight comeback. He is given the title of 2nd greatest boxer of all times in 2020.

He is famous for his defence technique which he learned from his father and uncles. He also has the most accurate punch since the existence of CompuBox.

Awards

Being a professional boxer, Mayweather received various awards and achievements, some of which are:

Michigan State Golden Gloves Champion in 1993: 106 lbs.

National Golden Gloves Championship (1994): 112 lbs; Outstanding Boxer Award

World Boxing Hall of Fame Fighter of the Year (2002)

ESPN Fighter of the Year in the year 2007.

He also received recognition of Forbes Magazine #1 of the world’s 100 highest-paid athletes.

Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Floyd Mayweather in 2021

As of 2021, Mayweather has a net worth of $600 million with a salary of $300 million per fight. He is the 5th highest-paid athlete of all time as there are hardly six athletes who earn more than $1 billion. His earnings do not come as a surprise as he is an accomplished boxer and an athlete. His primary source of income comes from boxing.

Some Interesting Facts You Need To Know

Mayweather’s mother was a drug addict.

His whole family is from a fighting career.

His father used to sell drugs.

Mayweather was twice charged with allegations of domestic violence.

On July 6, 2015, he was stripped from his WBO Welterweight Championship for not following the regulations of the organizations.

Mayweather has gone through several pain and challenges throughout his life, which even included being stripped out of the title given. He also had a rough childhood, but nothing stopped him from achieving what he wanted to. He received various titles and made sure that his children should never face the difficulties that he faced.