Floyd Mayweather Jr. Biography

Fast Facts

• Became a recipient of the WBC diamond super welterweight belt
• In 2007, he won the Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year award
• Was named "Ring" magazine's Fighter of the Year in 1998 and 2007
• Used to train at the Golden Gloves boxing gym at the same time Mike Tyson was training there
• His father, welterweight fighter Floyd Mayweather Sr․, started training him to box when he was 5 years old
• Quote: "Mike Tyson was one of the fighters who motivated me․ I used to see his Rolls-Royce, his diamond Rolex on, and I said, 'You know what? Those are the things that I want․'"
• Quote: "I want to be perfect at whatever I do․ I can't help it․ It's just installed in me․"
• Many sporting news publications and boxing websites have rated him as the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world, including "Ring," "Sports Illustrated" and "ESPN․"
• A professional boxes since 1996, he is known for his defensive style and his quick reflexes in the ring
• Had a 22,000-square-foot, five-bedroom, seven-bath mansion custom built inside the Southern Highlands Golf Club in Las Vegas