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Fighting at welterweight during the 1970s and 1980s, Mayweather Sr. was known for his defensive abilities and overall knowledge of boxing strategy. He is the father and former trainer of Floyd Mayweather Jr., and also father to Justin Mayweather, an American boxer residing in Las Vegas. [1] [2]
Mayweather's trainer at the time was his uncle, Roger Mayweather; his father was still imprisoned after his conviction for illegal drug trafficking in 1993. The latter took over as his son's trainer when he was released from prison (after Mayweather Jr.'s 14th fight—a second-round knockout of Sam Girard). [ 43 ]
Roger L. Mayweather (April 24, 1961 – March 17, 2020) [2] was an American professional boxer who competed from 1981 to 1999 and later on a boxing trainer.He was a two-division world champion, having held the WBA and The Ring super featherweight titles from 1983 to 1984, and the WBC light welterweight title from 1987 to 1989.
His father, Floyd Mayweather Sr., was a heavyweight and welterweight contender who boxed professionally from 1974 to 1990. Floyd Sr. even once fought the great Sugar Ray Leonard. As if Floyd Jr ...
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Roger Mayweather (Floyd Sr.'s brother; 1961–2020), Floyd Jr.'s Trainer, WBA super featherweight, WBC light welterweight champion Jeff Mayweather (Floyd Sr.'s brother; 1964–), 1990s lightweight Floyd Mayweather Jr. (Floyd Sr.'s son; 1977–), WBC super featherweight , WBC , and The Ring lightweight , WBC light welterweight, WBA, WBC, IBF ...
Reduced to tears at a banquet on the eve of his big day, Floyd Mayweather Jr. was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame on Sunday, just a tinge of emotion in his voice as he accepted ...
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