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| Real name | Floyd Mayweather |
| Nickname(s) | Joy |
| Rated at | Welterweight |
| Nationality | American |
| Birth date | October 19, 1952 |
| Birth place | The Bronx, New York City, United States |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 36 |
| Wins | 29 |
| Wins by KO | 19 |
| Losses | 6 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 0 |
Floyd Joy Mayweather, Sr. (born October 19, 1952, in The Bronx, New York) is an American professional boxing trainer, and father and former trainer of five-division champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. Floyd Sr. was a 1970s–1980s welterweight contender. Floyd Sr. is known for his defensive ability as well as his overall knowledge of boxing strategy and is credited for teaching his son the defensive skills that made him a champion.
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Floyd Mayweather is the senior member of the Mayweather clan. Younger brother Roger was WBC super featherweight and super lightweight champion and was known for his offensive skills. The youngest brother, Jeff, held the IBO super featherweight title.
He is known for his outspokenness. He frequently recited poetry about his opponent and he still does it today for his fighter's opponent. Some refer to him as the "poet laureate of boxing." He is also a flamboyant dresser who wears very colorful suits, ties and shoes to news conferences.
Mayweather Sr.'s boxing record was 29-6-1 (19 KOs). He once stepped into the ring with Hall of Fame Boxer Sugar Ray Leonard
Floyd Mayweather Sr. taught Mayweather Jr. to punch when he was still a toddler in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
When Mayweather Jr. was a year old, his maternal uncle shot Floyd Sr. in the leg.
Prior to his breakup with his son Floyd Mayweather Jr., he not only trained Floyd Jr. but also served as his manager.
Mayweather Sr. suffers from the lung disease sarcoidosis.[1]
Floyd Sr. was chosen as the 1998 Manager of the Year by the Boxing Writers Association of America [1] but the increasingly brash Mayweather Jr. was tired of being told what to do. The partnership between father and son stuck together until Floyd Jr won his first world belt, the WBC super-featherweight title, before son dismissed father in a bitter falling-out. They did not speak for seven years. The family divide was underlined when Floyd Jr turned to his uncle, Roger in 2000, to train him and the pair became a success.
Floyd Sr. was convicted for drug trafficking as part of a ring smuggling cocaine in boxes of laundry detergent. He was convicted in 1993 and served a five-year term for his involvement.[2]
As a trainer, Mayweather preaches defense and a stiff jab. He teaches many of his boxers a defensive technique known as the shoulder roll, in which the fighter uses his front shoulder to deflect blows and limit their impact. He has on many occasions, including HBO's Mayweather-Hatton 24/7, claimed to be "Floyd Joy Mayweather Sr., 'The Greatest Trainer of All Time'".
He is currently the trainer of WBC light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson, WBO super featherweight champion Joan Guzmán and women's champion Laila Ali. He is most well-known for his stint as Oscar De La Hoya's trainer from 2001 through 2006. He said he would train De La Hoya for his May 5, 2007, fight against his son, but demanded a $2 million fee to do so. After considerable deliberation, De La Hoya opted not to hire Mayweather Sr. and announced on Jan. 30, 2007, he would use Freddie Roach instead. The snub briefly reunited father and son, Floyd Sr. turning up at the Mayweather Jr. boxing gym, while Roger (who had been banned from being in the corner at boxing matches for 12 months for starting a riot during Floyd Jr's bout against Zab Judah last year when he attacked Judah) served six months in jail for a domestic assault. But when Roger was released, the situation became awkward because of the brothers’ rivalry.
Floyd Jr. chose Roger as his trainer and Floyd Sr. left again, claiming that the father-son relationship was "back to square one" for choosing Roger over his own father again.
Recently, Floyd Sr. agreed to once again train De La Hoya in anticipation for Mayweather Jr.- De La Hoya II presented by Golden Boy Promotions. However due to Mayweather Jr's retirement this bout was cancelled.
Mayweather Sr trained Manchester's Ricky Hatton for seven weeks prior to his bout against Paulie Malignaggi on 22 November 2008 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Hatton retained his IBO light-welterweight title with a technical knockout in the 11th round. However, Hatton lost only his second fight under Mayweather Sr with a second round knockout by Manny Pacquiao
The famous feud between Floyd Mayweather Sr. and Floyd Mayweather Jr. has finally come to an end as father and son made up before Jr's return to the ring after a 21- month lay off. However Sr. is not the trainer of Jr., it is his uncle Roger Mayweather who still trains Jr. On the popular HBO 24/7 program Floyd Mayweather Sr. was quoted as saying 'I don't need to train my son, I need a relationship with my son."
Floyd Mayweather, Sr. found out in 2007 that he is the father of another boxer, Justin Jones, a promising 19-year-old light middleweight amateur boxer in Grand Rapids. Jones contacted Floyd Sr. because of numerous comments over the years about his resemblance to the Mayweather family. He then asked Mayweather if he would take a DNA test. The DNA test proved positive. Mayweather Sr. and Justin Jones plan to start training together soon.[3]
A proposed March, 2010 fight between Mayweather, Sr.'s son Mayweather, Jr. and Manny Pacquiao fell by the wayside in January, 2010 when the camps representing both men could not agree on the timeline for Olympic style drug testing for the fight. Though the fight was set to take place in Las Vegas, Nevada, where the State Athletic Commission does not require blood draws for boxing matches, a more stringent drug test was sought out by Mayweather, Jr.'s representatives due to their belief that Pacquiao might be under the influence of performance enhancing drugs despite the fact that Pacquiao never failed any drug test.
Mayweather, Sr, for several months prior to the negotiation for a fight between his son and Pacquiao had been very vocal about his theory that Manny Pacquiao's impressive displays as a welterweight were aided by performance enhancing drugs.[2]
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