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Prime Floyd Mayweather Jr Had Excellent, Underrated Power
Floyd Mayweather Jr Prime Era 10.11.1996 to 1.20.2001
25-0 (19 KOs) 76% KO ratio
Floyd's prime culminates with the best victory of his career, a KO of Diego "Chico" Corrales on January 20, 2001. After which, Floyd mentions a desire to challenge Prince Naseem Hamed.
World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) takes authority over Boxing in March of 2001, having been formed 18 months earlier.
Floyd Mayweather Jr Sub-Prime Era
5.26.2001 - 8.26.2017
25-0 (8 KOs) 32% KO ratio
Floyd's sub-prime sees him struggle greatly and clearly lose his first fight with Jose Luis Castillo on 4.20.2002 only 1 year after his victory over Corrales. Corrales and Castillo proved to be extremely equal fighters in their rivalry with each other, accenting Floyd's tremendous and su****ious decline in a mere 15 months. Other notable struggles during these years was a clear loss to Marcos Maidana, a Split Decision over aged and weight drained Oscar De La Hoya who MANY saw Oscar as the victor, bruised, battered and dropped by Shane Mosley and weak-chinned Zab Judah, and failing to put away hopeless opponents like Carlos Hernandez and Victoriano Sosa. 2 of Floyd's 8 KOs during this time (25% of his KOs during this era) we're against Conor McGregor who was making his pro debut when Mayweather had 49 pro fights, and Victor Ortiz, whom Floyd hit while Ortiz was in a conversation with the referee of the contest and not even looking at Floyd. Floyd never mentions Prince Naseem Hamed's name again during this era.
Honorable mention:
Floyd's Exhibition Era
2018 - present
2-0 (2 KOs) 100% KO ratio
Exhibition bouts do not fall under the protection of WADA or VADA.
Floyd has seen a resurgence in his daunting power during his exhibition era. Floyd has fought two official exhibitions, with two others being sparring sessions with no winner or loser declared. Floyd sports a whopping 100% KO ratio in official exhibitions!
25-0 (19 KOs) 76% KO ratio
Floyd's prime culminates with the best victory of his career, a KO of Diego "Chico" Corrales on January 20, 2001. After which, Floyd mentions a desire to challenge Prince Naseem Hamed.
World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) takes authority over Boxing in March of 2001, having been formed 18 months earlier.
Floyd Mayweather Jr Sub-Prime Era
5.26.2001 - 8.26.2017
25-0 (8 KOs) 32% KO ratio
Floyd's sub-prime sees him struggle greatly and clearly lose his first fight with Jose Luis Castillo on 4.20.2002 only 1 year after his victory over Corrales. Corrales and Castillo proved to be extremely equal fighters in their rivalry with each other, accenting Floyd's tremendous and su****ious decline in a mere 15 months. Other notable struggles during these years was a clear loss to Marcos Maidana, a Split Decision over aged and weight drained Oscar De La Hoya who MANY saw Oscar as the victor, bruised, battered and dropped by Shane Mosley and weak-chinned Zab Judah, and failing to put away hopeless opponents like Carlos Hernandez and Victoriano Sosa. 2 of Floyd's 8 KOs during this time (25% of his KOs during this era) we're against Conor McGregor who was making his pro debut when Mayweather had 49 pro fights, and Victor Ortiz, whom Floyd hit while Ortiz was in a conversation with the referee of the contest and not even looking at Floyd. Floyd never mentions Prince Naseem Hamed's name again during this era.
Honorable mention:
Floyd's Exhibition Era
2018 - present
2-0 (2 KOs) 100% KO ratio
Exhibition bouts do not fall under the protection of WADA or VADA.
Floyd has seen a resurgence in his daunting power during his exhibition era. Floyd has fought two official exhibitions, with two others being sparring sessions with no winner or loser declared. Floyd sports a whopping 100% KO ratio in official exhibitions!
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