Floyd Mayweather Jr.: record, next fight and profile →
During the press conference to announce his upcoming defense of the UFC lightweight title, champion Conor McGregor was hit with questions regarding the war of words with retired pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. McGregor returns on March 5th against Rafael dos Anjos.
Despite coming into his showdown with Floyd Mayweather on May 2nd with a damaged right shoulder, that later needed surgery, Manny Pacquiao says he has no second thoughts in not pulling out of that date and perhaps putting forth a better effort on that night, where he lost a unanimous decision in what was a rather dreary affair.
World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder says even though people will disagree, he’d like to see a rematch between unbeaten pound for pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr (now retired) and eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao, who announced that his third fight against Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on April 9 will be his farewell bout.
In a few recent interviews, Floyd Mayweather Jr. has built a storm of controversy with his statements regarding racism play a major role in combat sports. Mayweather feels that certain white athletes in combat sports are politically favored over other talent athletes who happen to be black.
Strength and conditioning coach Alex Ariza, who worked with Manny Pacquiao for six years and was later recruited by unbeaten pound for pound No.1 Floyd Mayweather Jr., claims Pacquiao was short-changed in his “Fight of the Century” against Mayweather on May 2, 2015.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. (49-0, 26KOs) has been on a roll as of late with his interviewed thoughts on racism. Last week he created viral headlines when discussing what he perceives to be an ongoing issue with racism in combat sports and used fighters like Gennady Golovkin, Ronda Rousey and Conor McGregor as direct examples of athletes who are receiving favorable treatment due to their skin color.
UFC superstar Conor McGregor is firing back at Floyd Mayweather Jr., who made several comments about the MMA fighter that went viral. Mayweather stated that he believes "racism still exists in the sport of boxing," and took aim at UFC fighters Ronda Rousey and McGregor. Mayweather, when was asked by...
Floyd Mayweather Jr. (49-0, 26KOs) retired last September after winning his final career bout with a twelve round unanimous decision over Andre Berto at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. At the time of his retirement, Mayweather was the reigning world champion of the World Boxing Council and the World Boxing Association at welterweight and junior middleweight.
During his weekly meeting with the press, World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman was asked for his opinion regarding the latest rant from retired pound-for-pound king, Floyd Mayweather Jr. (49-0, 26KOs).
Floyd Mayweather's comments in a recent interview went viral, when the boxer stated that he believes "racism still exists in the sport of boxing," and took aim at UFC superstars Ronda Rousey and Conor McGregor. Mayweather, when was asked by Fighthype.com about his opinion on the current state of boxing, citing racism as the reason that the position of Andre Ward (4th place) was not higher in the pound for pound rankings of the magazine Ring Magazine.