Widely considered the greatest boxer of his era, Floyd Mayweather Jr. was born Floyd Joy Sinclair on February 24, 1977, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Boxing is in his blood: His father, Floyd Sr., was a welterweight contender, and his uncle Jeff Mayweather is a former IBO super featherweight champion. Another uncle, Roger Mayweather, is a former WBA super featherweight and WBC super lightweight champion.
Floyd Sr. introduced Mayweather to the gym not long after he started walking, holding his young boy in front of speed bags whenever they visited. Soon, Mayweather was throwing punches at anything that came in his view. At the age of 7 he was fitted for his first pair of boxing gloves. Little Floyd, as he was known, became a staple at his neighborhood gym, which was conveniently located just five doors down from his family’s home. He soon took the last name of his father, indicating a desire to follow in his footsteps to boxing success.
| Favorite Things & General Information | |
| Favorite Color | Black |
| Favorite Sports | All sports especially table tennis, basketball |
| Favorite Food | Icecream Praline and Creams |
| Hobbies | Music , Dance |
| Favorite Movies | Monster Flicks, Epic movie that stars Brad Pitt |
| Favorite Boxers | Kostya Tszyu, Marquez brothers, Pacquiao, Winky Wright, Bernard Hopkins, Mo Harris, Pernell Whitaker, Him and Aaron Pryor and Marvin Hagler, Sugar Ray Leonard, Roger Mayweather |
| Favorite Athletes | Michael Vick, Terrell Owens (Basketball players), Venus Williams, Serena Williams (Tennis Players) |
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Personal Issues
Mayweather’s sometimes-overbearing family dynamics have intruded on his work life. In 2000, Mayweather fired his father as manager. Their differences only became more intense, and not long after, Mayweather fired his father as trainer too, and replaced him with his uncle Roger Mayweather. Outside the ring, Mayweather has fought different kinds of battles.
In late December 2011, a Las Vegas judge sentenced him to 90 days in jail after he pleaded guilty to a domestic violence charge and no contest to two harassment charges. Mayweather has been arrested several times since 2002 in battery and violence cases in Las Vegas and in his hometown of Grand Rapids.
