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eorge Guest, 15, was knocked down three times by an anonymous opponent while playing Fight Night 3 on his PS3 games console, prompting him to send a message asking: "Who do you think you are, Ricky Hatton?" The reply read: "Actually I'm Floyd Mayweather."
George, from Belvedere, Kent, initially thought his online adversary was joking, but became convinced after Mayweather chatted about his career and sent personal pictures.
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The teenager told The Sun: "I didn't believe him at first but he started talking about his family and his fights and everything.
"I can't believe it. I went a round with one of the best boxers in the world – and he knocked the granny out of me. He was taunting me like Muhammed Ali."
Considered one of America's best boxers, Mayweather, 32, was unbeaten in 39 fights before retiring.
Also known as Pretty Boy Floyd, he was been world champion six times and is the only fighter to have defeated Ricky Hatton.
He took on the British boxer in Las Vegas in December 2007, knocking him out in the 10th round to retain the welterweight championship.
Mayweather announced his retirement soon afterwards but revealed to George that he could return to boxing.
The schoolboy's father, Bill, 51, said: "He was very friendly. He said he was in training for a comeback in Las Vegas."
Boxing agent Kevin Lueshing added: "Floyd is mad on these computer games and plays them all the time."
George, from Belvedere, Kent, initially thought his online adversary was joking, but became convinced after Mayweather chatted about his career and sent personal pictures.
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The teenager told The Sun: "I didn't believe him at first but he started talking about his family and his fights and everything.
"I can't believe it. I went a round with one of the best boxers in the world – and he knocked the granny out of me. He was taunting me like Muhammed Ali."
Considered one of America's best boxers, Mayweather, 32, was unbeaten in 39 fights before retiring.
Also known as Pretty Boy Floyd, he was been world champion six times and is the only fighter to have defeated Ricky Hatton.
He took on the British boxer in Las Vegas in December 2007, knocking him out in the 10th round to retain the welterweight championship.
Mayweather announced his retirement soon afterwards but revealed to George that he could return to boxing.
The schoolboy's father, Bill, 51, said: "He was very friendly. He said he was in training for a comeback in Las Vegas."
Boxing agent Kevin Lueshing added: "Floyd is mad on these computer games and plays them all the time."
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