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You have reached a degraded version of ESPN.com because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer. For a complete ESPN.com experience, please upgrade or use a Dan Rafael, ESPN Senior Writer 471d Floyd Mayweather defeats Conor McGregor by TKO in 10th round, LAS VEGAS - The most improbable fight, one between an all-time great in Floyd Mayweather and an opponent, Conor McGregor, making his professional boxing debut, ended in the most probable way. It ended with a dominant Mayweather stopping an outclassed McGregor by TKO in the 10th round of their massively hyped junior middleweight fight on Saturday night before 14,623 - well under capacity - at T-Mobile Arena. Mayweather, who moved his record to a historic 50-0 with 27 knockouts, said after the fight he would return to retirement. 'This was my last fight tonight. For sure,' Mayweather said. 'Tonight was my last fight.

Tonight I chose the right dance partner to dance with. Conor you are a hell of a champion.' With the victory, Mayweather surpassed the hallowed 49-0 mark that great heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano retired with. It's not a boxing record, but it is revered.

There are some who said that beating an opponent with no boxing experience was a disgraceful way to pass Marciano, but Mayweather made no apologies. 'A win is a win, no matter how you get it,' said Mayweather, who said during the buildup that he would consider it a failure if he didn't score a knockout. 'Rocky Marciano is a legend, and I look forward to going into the Hall of Fame one day.' There was no logical reason to give McGregor, the UFC's 155-pound champion and one of the best mixed martial artists in the world but not a boxer, a chance in a boxing ring, but that didn't stop legions from cheering for the underdog. But in the end it was Mayweather, a five-division world champion and the greatest fighter of his era, whose class shined through after a bit of a slow start, which he said was part of his game plan. McGregor (0-1) was the one who dreamed up the fight, which has a chance to break all the combat sports revenue records set by Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao in 2015, when he mentioned during a television interview he was interested in leaving MMA for a fight with Mayweather. Mayweather, happy in retirement, eventually came around, and the public ate it up.

He ended a two-year layoff to make a guaranteed $100 million but likely will make well in excess of $200 million, while McGregor was guaranteed $30 million and likely will earn more than $100 million for a fight that had an irresistible storyline: Could an MMA great cross over to the boxing ring and do the unimaginable? He couldn't, though he also showed his involvement in the fight was not the joke many said it was. He came to fight, never stopped trying and showed bravery, and he got in a few solid shots in the early going to make things interesting. 'I think we gave the fans what they wanted to see,' said Mayweather, who guaranteed before the fight that it would not go the distance.

'I owed them for the Pacquiao fight. I had to come straight ahead and give the fans a show. That's what I gave them. He's a lot better than I thought he'd be. He's a tough competitor, but I was the better man tonight.' McGregor gave Mayweather his due. 'He's composed, he's not that fast, he's not that powerful, but boy, is he composed in there,' McGregor said.

'I thought it was close, though, and I thought it was a bit of an early stoppage. I was just a little fatigued.

He was just a lot more composed with his shots. I have to give it to him, that's what 50 pro fights will do for you.' McGregor, a 29-year-old southpaw from Ireland, tried to go after Mayweather in the opening round, but he looked uneasy, and Mayweather moved around to get a good look at him. McGregor landed a couple of shots and put his hands behind his back at one point in a slow-paced round. The slow pace continued in the second round, but McGregor was moving forward and touching Mayweather, though referee Robert Byrd warned him for hitting behind the head.

Mayweather, 40, of Las Vegas, finally started to get going in the fourth round as he began to land right hands against McGregor, who seemed to begin tiring; his mouth was hanging open. Mayweather also began to target McGregor's body.

Mayweather said the plan he and his father and trainer, Floyd Mayweather Sr., devised was to start slowly. 'Our game plan was to take our time, go to him, let him shoot his shots early and then take him out down the stretch,' Mayweather said. 'We know in MMA he fights for 25 minutes. After 25 minutes, he started to slow down. I guaranteed to everybody that this wouldn't go the distance. 'I want to thank all the fans from Ireland and all the fans around the world for coming to see this event.

I couldn't do any of this without the fans.' It was Mayweather's first knockout since he stopped Victor Ortiz in the fourth round of a welterweight title fight in 2011. McGregor said he was disappointed that Byrd stopped the fight when he did. 'I've been strangled on live TV and came back,' McGregor said, referring to his submission loss and decision victory against Nate Diaz in 2016. 'When you're in here in the squared circle, everything is different. Let the man put me down.

That's fatigue, that's not damage. Where was the final two rounds? Let me walk back to my corner and compose myself.' In the sixth round, Mayweather began to land hard head shots that pushed McGregor back.

His face was beginning to show redness from the punches, but the heavily pro-McGregor crowd was not deterred as it began to chant, 'Conor! Mayweather landed a right hand in the seventh round that snapped McGregor's head straight back. He continued to land crisp punches, whereas the shots McGregor landed didn't appear to have much steam on them. McGregor went straight at Mayweather to open the ninth round and had to be pulled off his back by Byrd. But the rest of the round was all Mayweather, who laid punishment on him with an assortment of clean right hands, one of which swiveled McGregor's head. Later in the round, Mayweather landed brutal combinations against an exhausted McGregor, who showed enormous heart but was outclassed. In the 10th round, McGregor had nothing left.

Mayweather landed a huge right hand that nearly knocked him down, and he then continued the assault, landing about a dozen unanswered punches. McGregor was barely on his feet, and Byrd jumped in and stopped the fight at 1 minute, 5 seconds. At the time of the stoppage, Mayweather led 89-82, 89-81 and 87-83 on the judges' scorecards. Mayweather landed 170 of 320 punches (53 percent), according to CompuBox statistics, and McGregor landed 111 of 430 (26 percent). McGregor's punch output dropped dramatically in the ninth and 10th rounds when he was getting hammered, but he acquitted himself well. Perhaps it was his age or the long layoff, but Mayweather, known for his defensive brilliance, got hit a bit more than usual. Nine Mayweather opponents landed less than 100 punches in a 12-round fight - including Pacquiao, who landed 81 - but McGregor landed 111 in 10 rounds.

Mayweather, however, said he fought exactly as he had planned. 'Our game plan was to go straight ahead,' Mayweather said. 'I said numerous times that I wouldn't back down, and that's what I did.' © 2018 ESPN Internet Ventures. And are applicable to you.

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Men's Representing Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. ( Sinclair; born February 24, 1977) is an American and professional boxer.

He competed from 1996 to 2007 and 2009 to 2015, and made a in 2017. During his career, he held multiple world titles in and the in four weight classes (twice at ),. As an, Mayweather won a bronze medal in the division at the, three championships (at, and featherweight), and the at featherweight. Mayweather is a two-time winner of award (1998 and 2007), a three-time winner of the award (2007, 2013, and 2015), and a six-time winner of the (2007–2010, 2012–2014). In 2016, Mayweather was ranked by as the greatest boxer, of the last 25 years.

He remains 's number one fighter of all time, pound for pound, as well as the greatest welterweight of all time. Many sporting news and boxing websites, including The Ring, ESPN, BoxRec, and, ranked Mayweather as the best pound for pound boxer in the world twice in a span of ten years. He is often referred to as the best defensive boxer in history, as well as being the most accurate puncher since the existence of, having the highest plus–minus ratio in recorded boxing history. Mayweather has a record of 26 consecutive wins in world title fights (10 by ), 23 wins (9 KOs) in lineal title fights, 24 wins (7 KOs) against former or current world titlists, 12 wins (3 KOs) against former or current lineal champions, and 2 wins (1 KO) against inductees.

Mayweather is one of the most lucrative attractions of all time, in any sport. He topped the and Sports Illustrated lists of the 50 highest-paid athletes of 2012 and 2013, and the Forbes list again in both 2014 and 2015, listing him as the highest paid athlete in the world. In 2007, he founded his own boxing promotional firm, after leaving 's. Mayweather has generated approximately 23.8 million PPV buys and $1.67 billion in revenue throughout his career, surpassing the likes of former top PPV attractions including,. Main article: The fight between Mayweather and The Ring #1-ranked contender Arturo Gatti took place June 25, 2005 in, where fans heavily supported Gatti.

Before the fight Mayweather was confident, describing Gatti as 'a C+ fighter,' 'a fake' and 'a blown-up '. Mayweather entered the ring being carried on a chariot to the song '. Gatti entered the ring accompanied by the song ' and was momentarily frightened by the pyrotechnics exploding. Near the end of round one, Mayweather pushed Gatti's head down in close; Gatti broke, leaving himself vulnerable while Mayweather continued landing punches.

Gatti turned to the referee to complain; Mayweather capitalised, sending Gatti to the canvas with more shots for what was scored a knockdown. Throughout the next five rounds, the quicker Mayweather landed nearly every shot against Gatti, who had no offense with which to return fire. Gatti's corner stopped the fight after round six, giving Mayweather his third world title.

In the post-fight interview Mayweather praised Gatti, claiming that his pre-fight comments 'were just to sell tickets'. To many boxing experts, Mayweather's dominance of Gatti solidified his position as one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world. CompuBox had Mayweather out-landing Gatti 168–41, with Gatti landing only 10 power punches (anything other than a jab). Mayweather's fight with Gatti would be his last in the light-welterweight division; he would leave as The Ring #1-ranked contender, with Ricky Hatton as light-welterweight champion.

Welterweight After his fight with Gatti, Mayweather moved up to the division. On November 19, 2005, Mayweather fought a non-title bout at 147 lb (67 kg) against welterweight. In round three, Mayweather knocked Mitchell down with a straight right hand to the head. In round six another straight right hand—this one to Mitchell's body—dropped Mitchell again, ending the fight. Mayweather vs. Main article: On April 8, 2006, Mayweather defeated for the IBF welterweight title in a unanimous decision. Plans for the fight had been jeopardized after Judah lost the, WBC and The Ring Welterweight titles to on January 7, 2006; however, Mayweather's and Judah's camps reworked the contract and decided that the fight would go on.

During the bout, Mayweather stayed calm during Judah's aggressive early rounds. He began to dominate Judah in round five, and the latter eventually bled. Late in the tenth round Judah hit Mayweather with a left hand that was clearly, following with a right-handed. Referee called time out with five seconds remaining in the round. Roger Mayweather entered the ring and approached Judah, but Steele restrained him; Judah's father (and trainer), entered the ring as well.

Mayweather remained in the neutral corner while the Judahs scuffled with Roger (and others who had entered the ring), until police and security restored order. Roger was ejected, and the fight continued for the scheduled 12 rounds. Mayweather won a unanimous decision by official scores of 116–112, 117–111, and 119–109. CompuBox statistics showed him landing 188 punches, compared with 82 for Judah. Five days after the fight, the (NSAC) decided not to overturn the result of the bout; however, Roger Mayweather was fined $200,000 and suspended for one year. The suspension stipulated that Roger could train Mayweather in the gym, but could not work the corner during fights. On April 17, 2006, the IBF ordered a rematch between Mayweather and Judah; however, the NSAC suspended Judah for one year on May 8 and Mayweather vacated the IBF title on June 20.

After his fight with Judah it was reported that Mayweather rejected an $8 million offer to fight, citing his split with promoter Bob Arum as the reason. However, Oscar De la Hoya postponed his decision until 2007, leaving Mayweather to obtain and choose his next opponent. Mayweather considered moving up in weight again to fight champion, but because of negative publicity and Spinks' impending mandatory defense of his title, he decided to face WBC and The Ring welterweight champion Carlos Baldomir on November 4, 2006, in Las Vegas. Mayweather vs. Main article: Despite having not lost in over eight years, Baldomir was an underdog in the fight. Mayweather defeated him for both titles in a unanimous decision. Ringside punch statistics showed Mayweather landing 199 of 458 punches, while Baldomir landed 79 of 670.

Mayweather earned $8 million for the fight; Baldomir was paid $1.6 million, career earnings highs for each fighter at the time. During the fight Baldomir chased Mayweather, unable to land any meaningful shots but trying to be the busier fighter; Mayweather picked away with sharp jabs and hooks, cutting Baldomir over his left eye in the first round. This pattern continued throughout the fight; the defensive-minded Mayweather put on what many witnesses (and Mayweather himself) called a 'boxing clinic' to take Baldomir's WBC, The Ring and titles in a lopsided 12-round decision by scores of 120–108, 120–108, and 118–110.

After the fight, Mayweather proposed a match with Oscar De La Hoya. With Mayweather's win, he became the first fighter since to have captured The Ring titles in both the lightweight and welterweight divisions. He also captured his third lineal championship in as many weight classes (super featherweight, lightweight and welterweight), following in the footsteps of and Sugar Ray Leonard.

Light middleweight Mayweather vs. Main article: Mayweather's next match was the long-anticipated fight against six-division champion and WBC light-middleweight titleholder Oscar De La Hoya on May 5, 2007. De La Hoya's belt was on the line, which required Mayweather to move up in weight from 147 pounds to 154. However, Mayweather was outweighed by more than 10 pounds the night of the fight, coming in at only 150 pounds. Despite De La Hoya's insistence that money was not a factor, the Mayweather-De La Hoya bout set the record for most PPV buys for a boxing match with 2.7 million households, breaking the previous record of 1.95 million for. About $120 million in revenue was generated by the PPV, another record. Including percentages De La Hoya earned $58 million for the bout, the highest purse ever for a fighter; the previous record was $35 million, held by Tyson and Holyfield.

Mayweather earned about $25 million for the fight. At one time, Floyd Mayweather Sr. Negotiated to train Oscar De La Hoya and be in his corner during the fight, but De La Hoya decided to train with. Mayweather won the fight by a split decision in 12 rounds, capturing the WBC title. However, many analysts and ringside observers felt Mayweather should have received a unanimous decision.

During the early rounds De La Hoya had some success cutting off the ring, attempting to pound Mayweather on the inside. Despite his activity on the inside, however, many of De La Hoya's punches were ineffective and landed on Mayweather's arms or shoulders. By the middle of the fight, it was seen as an even bout by the announcers.

Mayweather turned the tide in the middle and late rounds, often hitting De La Hoya at will. Official scorecards read 116–112 (Mayweather), 115–113 (Mayweather), and 115–113 (De La Hoya). CompuBox had Mayweather out-landing De La Hoya 207–122 in total punches and 134–82 in power punches, with better accuracy throughout the fight. After the bout Mayweather contemplated retirement, saying he had nothing left to prove in the boxing world.

Return to welterweight and retirement Mayweather vs. Mayweather during his comeback bout against, 2009 On May 2, 2009, it was confirmed that Mayweather was coming out of a 21-month retirement to fight The Ring lightweight champion and #2 pound-for-pound, at a of 144 lb on July 18 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on HBO PPV. The fight was postponed due to a rib injury Mayweather received during training.

HBO's sports series 24/7 was also rescheduled for August 29. The fight took place on September 19 in conjunction with, traditionally a big boxing weekend. During the official weigh-in for their 144 lb bout, Mayweather failed to meet the weight limit at 146 lb and was fined as a result. However, it was later revealed that the contract was changed so that Mayweather could make weight within the welterweight limit of 140–147 lb as long as Marquez received a large guarantee.

Mayweather won a unanimous decision after 12 rounds in a lopsided fight; scorecards read 120–107, 119–108, and 118–109. Marquez landed 12 percent of his total 583 punches, while Mayweather landed 59 percent of his 490 total punches. This fight marked only the fifth time in boxing history that a non- fight sold more than 1 million pay-per-view households, with HBO generating a revenue of approximately $52 million. Four of the other fights featured Oscar De La Hoya as the main event, making this fight the one of two events where a non-heavyweight fight sold over 1 million PPVs without Oscar De La Hoya. The other fight was versus, which sold 1.25 million PPVs. Mayweather vs. Main article: Negotiations for a proposed match between Mayweather and The Ring #3 pound-for-pound began right after pulled out of his scheduled January 30 with Mosley due to the.

Both sides eventually agreed to fight on May 1, 2010, for Mosley's WBA super-welterweight title. It was later revealed that Mayweather refused to pay sanctioning fees required by the WBA, saying 'All belts do is collect dust'. However, the belt was only on the line for Mosley to defend against Mayweather. Both Mayweather and Mosley agreed to Olympic-style testing for this bout. Mosley started the fight well, landing two solid right hands in round two which caused Mayweather's knees to buckle. Mayweather recovered well and went on to dominate the remainder of the fight, out-boxing Mosley and showing more aggression than in his previous recent fights.

Mayweather eventually won a unanimous decision, with the judges scoring the fight 119–109, 119–109, and 118–110. In round four CompuBox found Mosley throwing seven power punches without taking any, making Mayweather the second boxer (after Roy Jones Jr.) to go an entire round without being hit by a power punch. After the fight, president of Golden Boy Promotions Oscar De La Hoya stated that he believed Mayweather was the best in the game. The fight was the second-bestselling non-heavyweight pay-per-view bout in boxing history, with 1.4 million purchases. HBO reported that the fight generated $78.3 million in revenue.

After the bout Mayweather expressed interest in moving up in weight to capture a world title in six different weight classes, and to challenge newly crowned middleweight champion. Negotiations with Manny Pacquiao. See also: On December 5, 2009, ESPN reported that Manny Pacquiao signed a contract to fight Mayweather on March 13, 2010.

Shortly afterward, Pacquiao denied ever signing a contract to fight Mayweather, telling, 'There are still some things that need to be negotiated.' According to, an eight-page contract was sent on December 11, 2009, by Golden Boy Promotions on behalf of Mayweather to, representing Pacquiao, that proposed a 50–50 financial split between the sides for a fight to take place on March 13, 2010.

The eight-page agreement was so detailed that it indicated which of the two fighters would step onto the scale first at the weigh-in (Pacquiao), who would walk to the ring first (Pacquiao), who would be introduced first (Mayweather) and who had first choice of the locker room (Mayweather). It detailed that the bout would have been on at a cost of $59.95. Billing was to be 'Mayweather vs.

Pacquiao, presented by Top Rank, Golden Boy Promotions, Mayweather Promotions and M-P Promotions in association with approved sponsors and the site.' The contract also called for both fighters to submit to -style.

A Mayweather-Pacquiao bout at that time was expected to be the largest-grossing fight in history, in which total revenues could reach $300 million. Experts predicted the fight would sell between 2.5 million and 3 million pay-per-views in the U.S. In a video titled 'Boxing Legend Freddie Roach Updates Us On Pacquiao' uploaded to on December 11, 2009, Pacquiao's trainer, Freddie Roach, revealed the first hint about Mayweather's request for Olympic-style drug testing, telling roving reporter Elie Seckbach, 'I hear negotiations are a little shady. Schaefer and them are unhappy about something. They want Olympic-style drug testing.

I said, 'Yeah, no problem.' I said, 'Whatever you want.'

Since we accepted that, now they're running scared again.' On December 13, 2009, Pacquiao's adviser, Michael Koncz, said Mayweather's request for Olympic-style drug testing was a laughing matter and they had no concerns whatsoever about it. 'Our reaction is, 'So what?' We know Manny doesn't take any illegal drugs or anything. And none of this is getting under Manny's skin or anything.

I'm here with Manny, and to him, it's like a joke. It's a laughing matter,' said Koncz. After reports had surfaced that both parties had agreed to all terms, Golden Boy Promotions released a press release on December 22, 2009, revealing that Pacquiao was unwilling to comply with the Olympic-style drug testing requested by Team Mayweather. The following day, Bob Arum, Top Rank founder and, declared the fight was off and Pacquiao would be facing a different opponent: We appeased Mayweather by agreeing to a urine analysis at any time, and blood testing before the press conference and after the fight.

Mayweather pressed for blood testing even up to the weigh-in. He knew that Manny gets freaked out when his blood gets taken and feels that it weakens him. This is just harassment and, to me, just signaled that he didn't want the fight. Arum told David Mayo of the.

Not long after declaring that the fight was off, Arum had a change of heart and offered Mayweather a 24-hour take-it-or-leave-it deadline to accept Team Pacquiao's terms for drug testing. Top Rank sent out a press release explaining their position on Mayweather's request for random Olympic-style drug testing. In it, Arum said Pacquiao was willing to submit to as many random urine tests requested, but as far as random blood tests were concerned, he was only willing to subject himself to 3 tests—one in January, one 30 days from the bout (no later than February 13) and one immediately after the fight: Let's be very clear on the real issues we differ on.

It's not about being tested.It's about who does the testing and the scheduling of the procedures.The major issue related to the testing rests with which independent agency will administer these tests. The (USADA) cannot do it because they will not amend its procedures to accommodate the blood testing schedule we have outlined.

USADA, under its guidelines, would have the right to administer random blood tests as many times as they want up to weigh-in day and that is ludicrous. Freddie Roach told Lance Pugmire of the on December 22 that he would prefer for Pacquiao to give his final blood sample a week before the bout and no later than 72 hours before. On December 28, 2009, video from an episode of HBO's 24/7 surfaced on the internet showing Pacquiao giving blood in the weeks leading up to his May 2, 2009, bout with Ricky Hatton.

Documents confirmed that the video was recorded on April 8, 2009, 24 days prior to the fight and past the 30-day cut-off date that Pacquiao had demanded for a Mayweather fight. Both sides agreed to enter into on January 7, 2010, in hopes of coming to an agreement on the blood testing issue. Retired federal judge Daniel Weinstein, who successfully resolved a prior dispute between Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions, would again act as mediator. Two days later, after hours of negotiating during mediation, Arum declared that the fight was officially off after Mayweather refused to agree to a 24-day cut-off date. Mayweather revealed that he offered a 14-day cut-off date to Team Pacquiao, but it was rejected. Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe declared on January 18, 2010, that random blood and urine testing will be implemented in all of Mayweather's future fights, regardless of the opponent. On February 13, 2010, in an exclusive interview with David Mayo of The Grand Rapids Press, Mayweather said, 'I gave him Pacquiao a chance, up to 14 days out.

But my new terms are all the way up to the fight. They can come get us whenever, all the way up to the fight, random drug test. That's what it is.'

After the failed negotiations, both fighters moved on to instead face other opponents. On March 13, 2010, Pacquiao defeated via unanimous decision, and on May 1, 2010, Mayweather beat Shane Mosley by a unanimous decision. Pacquiao was quoted by the on May 20, 2010, as saying, 'As long as they're not getting a large amount of blood, I am willing to give out blood as close to two weeks before the fight.' On the same day, Mayweather revealed that he would be taking the rest of 2010, and possibly 2011, off. On June 10, 2010, Oscar De La Hoya said negotiations for a Mayweather-Pacquiao fight were close to being finalized. Speaking to Spanish-language sport show, De La Hoya briefly talked about the current status of negotiations and, with a grin on his face, said that the two sides were extremely close to making the biggest fight in boxing a reality.

'These negotiations have been real difficult for various reasons, but we're really close to finalizing the contracts, even though they've been complicated,' he commented. 'Today, I can't really talk about the negotiations, but we're really close.' A week later, Golden Boy Promotions CEO refuted De La Hoya's comments. 'I saw those quotes as well, and I had no idea what Oscar was talking about.

And I called him up and asked him about them, and he said that he was misquoted,' Schaefer explained to Lem Satterfield of FanHouse. Arum declared on June 30, 2010, that there were no longer any issues and the decision was up to Mayweather. 'That's all been resolved,' Arum stated to Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports regarding the dispute over random blood and urine drug testing.

Arum would also tell the, 'There's no longer any issues.The question is whether Mayweather is willing to fight this year.' He would reiterate that comment to the Manila Bulletin, stating, 'It's now up to Mayweather if he wants to fight.' On July 13, 2010, Arum issued a July 16 midnight deadline for Mayweather. 'Mayweather has until the end of the week. He could wait until the last minute. If it's Friday July 16 and it's 11 p.m., and he says we have a deal, we have a deal,' Arum would explain to Dan Rafael of ESPN.

On July 15, 2010, Top Rank's website unveiled an official countdown to the deadline entitled 'Money' Time: Mayweather's Decision. As soon as the deadline for Mayweather's response expired, Arum held a conference call.

Arum revealed to the media that the negotiations he had been referring to consisted of a series of conversations with HBO Sports President. He also revealed that there was no actual direct communication with any representative from Team Mayweather or Golden Boy Promotions: I had a couple of conversations with Ross Greenburg and I laid out all the terms that would be acceptable to our side and I also informed him about the concession that Manny had made regarding drug testing.

He got back to me in a couple of weeks and told me that he had had discussions with, representing Floyd Mayweather, and that everything looked good and we were nearing a resolution.The subsequent conversations with Ross detailed to me conversations he had with Al Haymon. Nowhere was the name Richard Schaefer or Golden Boy mentioned, although I read, as you all did, Oscar's statement that a deal was close, so I assumed from that Haymon was keeping Schaefer and Golden Boy abreast of the situation. Mayweather in 2011 During a Q & A session following his opening statement, Arum further explained, 'We have never talked to anybody on the Mayweather side and all conversations on our part were through Ross Greenburg and he reported on all conversations on the Mayweather side from Al Haymon.' On July 19, 2010, Ellerbe denied that negotiations ever took place and nothing was ever agreed on. Ellerbe stated: Here are the facts: Al Haymon, Richard Schaefer and myself speak to each other on a regular basis and the truth is no negotiations have ever taken place nor was there ever a deal agreed upon by Team Mayweather or Floyd Mayweather to fight Manny Pacquiao on November 13. Either Ross Greenburg or Bob Arum is not telling the truth, but history tells us who is lying. Three days later, Schaefer backed Ellerbe's statement that negotiations never took place.

When asked via e-mail for his response to Ellerbe's denial that negotiations ever took place, Greenburg would respond to ESPN's Dan Rafael with the following reply: 'As always we have no comment.' Regarding comments he made suggesting that contracts for the mega-fight were close to being finalized, De La Hoya told BoxingScene.com on July 26, 2010: I think I said it because I get the question asked so many times that, obviously, I was fed up and tired of it and I just said like, yeah, yeah, it's gonna get made. So it was a quick answer that I should have obviously thought about. But, obviously, negotiations weren't going on. Nothing was going on. Also on July 26, Greenburg released a statement saying that he had been negotiating with a representative from each side since May 2, 2010. 'I had been negotiating with a representative from each side since May 2, carefully trying to put the fight together.

Hopefully, someday this fight will happen. Sports fans deserve it,' Greenburg revealed in a prepared statement sent out to select members of the media.

Schaefer again supported Ellerbe's denial of negotiations, and challenged both Greenburg and Arum to take lie detector tests. 'I think it's unfortunate that Ross made that statement. I fully stand behind the statement I made.

I have not negotiated with Ross and I am not aware of any negotiations that have taken place,' Schaefer told ESPN. On July 8, 2011, ESPN reported that Pacquiao was willing to agree to random drug testing—but not by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). 'We have agreed in the Pacquiao camp to unlimited random testing done by a responsible, neutral organization,' Arum told Yahoo. We don't believe USADA is a neutral organization. I don't think anybody's test is as vigorous as the test administered by the Olympic Organization. And we can arrange for the Olympic Organization to handle the test under the supervision of the Athletic commission respective of the state where the fight is going to be held. However, the following day, Pacquiao's top adviser, Michael Koncz, stated that Pacquiao had never agreed to testing until fight day.

'Will we give blood five days, seven days before the fight? You know, that's something I have to talk to Manny about, but we have nothing to hide,' Koncz said. ESPN reported on January 20, 2012, that Mayweather called Pacquiao on the telephone and spoke directly with him in the Philippines. 'He ask about a 50/50 split and I told him no that can't happen, but what can happen is you can make more money fighting me then sic you have made in your career,' Mayweather said. Mayweather offered to pay him a flat fee of $40 million for a proposed fight but would not allow him to share in the revenue. Pacquiao said, 'I spoke to Floyd.and he offered me an amount,' Pacquiao said.

'He didn't talk about the pay-per-views here and that's it. I can't agree with that. I told him I agree with 55 and 45 (split).'

Pacquiao appeared on the ESPN program on September 20, 2012, and said he had no problem with the drug-testing issue. 'No problem,' Pacquiao said.

'Whatever he wants to do.' Pacquiao said he was willing to be tested even on the night of the fight. 'No problem,' he said. 'Even the night of the fight. On December 20, 2013, reported that Mayweather said Pacquiao's association with promoter Bob Arum is the reason why the bout will not happen.

'We all know the Pacquiao fight, at this particular time, will never happen, and the reason why the fight won't happen is because I will never do business with Bob Arum again in life, and Pacquiao is Bob Arum's fighter,' Mayweather said. Return to the ring Mayweather vs. Mayweather photographed at the Mayweather–Ortiz press conference on June 28, 2011 On June 7, 2011, Mayweather announced via that he was set to fight WBC welterweight champion and The Ring #2-ranked welterweight on September 17. Ortiz was Mayweather's first challenger in 16 months. The fight took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. From round one, Mayweather used his speed, skills and accurate right hand to tag Ortiz repeatedly.

Although Mayweather seemed in control through the first three rounds, judges' scores 30–27, 30–27, and 29–28 for Mayweather, in the fourth round Ortiz had some success, landing a few shots and stinging Mayweather before bulling him into the corner. He then rammed Mayweather in the face with an intentional, opening a on the inside and outside of Mayweather's mouth.

Referee immediately called time out and docked Ortiz a point for the blatant. Ortiz, apparently acknowledging his wrongdoing, hugged Mayweather in the corner and even appeared to kiss him. Cortez motioned the fighters back together to resume the fight, without putting them in a neutral corner. Both fighters touched gloves, and Ortiz gave Mayweather another hug. At that moment, Cortez was not looking at the fighters.

As Ortiz let go, Mayweather took advantage of Ortiz not having his hands up and unloaded a left hook which wobbled Ortiz. Ortiz then looked at the referee, and Mayweather connected with a flush right hand to Ortiz's face.

Ortiz fell to the canvas, and was unable to beat Cortez's count as the crowd of 14,687 jeered Mayweather. After the fight Ortiz claimed that he was merely obeying the referee's instructions when he was 'blindsided' by Mayweather, who defended his actions by saying that 'In the ring, you have to protect yourself at all times'. Mayweather vs. Ortiz was purchased by 1.25 million homes with a value of $78,440,000 in pay-per-view revenue. These numbers make the event the second-highest-grossing non-heavyweight pay-per-view event of all time.

Mayweather has appeared in the three biggest non-heavyweight pay-per-view events in the sport's history: ($136,853,700), Mayweather vs. Ortiz ($78,440,000), and ($78,330,000). Return to light middleweight Mayweather vs.

Main article: Mayweather's adviser, Leonard Ellerbe, announced on November 2, 2011, that Mayweather would return to the ring on May 5, 2012, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. After negotiations with Manny Pacquiao failed again, on February 1, 2012, it was confirmed that Mayweather would be moving up in weight to fight WBA super welterweight champion and The Ring #1-ranked light middleweight Miguel Cotto. The WBC put their diamond belt at stake.

On the evening of Saturday, May 5, Mayweather defeated Cotto in 12 rounds by a unanimous decision, improving his record to 43–0. Mayweather used movement and outboxed Cotto in the middle of the ring for the first few rounds. Beginning in rounds three and four Cotto cut the ring off from Mayweather, forcing the latter to fight from the ropes.

However, Mayweather seemed to outfight Cotto from the ropes with his combinations and by rolling with most of Cotto's punches. Cotto had more success in the middle rounds, landing his jab and body shots on Mayweather and effectively trapping him on the ropes. The later rounds were controlled by Mayweather, who boxed more in the center of the ring late in the fight.

In the 12th round Mayweather's uppercut stunned and hurt Cotto, but Cotto was able to fight until the end. The judges scored the fight a unanimous decision for Mayweather by scores of 118–110, 117–111, and 117–111. After the fight, Mayweather said Cotto was the toughest fighter he ever faced. CompuBox had Mayweather outlanding and outworking Cotto in the fight by a significant margin. Mayweather landed 26 percent of his total punches (179 out of 687), compared with 21 percent (105 out of 506) for Cotto.

In power punches, Mayweather landed 128 of 382 (34 percent), compared with 75 of 329 (23 percent) for Cotto. Mayweather earned the biggest guaranteed purse in boxing history ($32 million) when he fought Cotto, according to contracts filed with the Nevada State Athletic Commission. The Mayweather-Cotto fight generated $94 million in PPV revenue from 1.5 million purchases, making it the second-biggest non-heavyweight fight in history (after Mayweather's fight with Oscar De La Hoya).

Jail term and repercussions On June 1, 2012, Mayweather reported to the in Las Vegas to serve his 87-day jail term for. After serving two months, he was released from prison on August 3, 2012. On February 4, 2015, Mayweather, who was planning to do a tour in Australia, was a on the basis of his criminal record and jail term. Mandatory title defense at welterweight Mayweather vs.

Main article: Despite interest in a bout with, Mayweather announced that he would fight 30 year old (35–3, 31 KOs) on May 3, 2014, in a unification bout at MGM Grand Garden Arena, with Mayweather's WBC and The Ring welterweight titles at stake, as well as Maidana's WBA (Super) welterweight title. Maidana won the WBA tite in against Mayweather friend,.

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Mayweather tweeted the news the day after his 37th birthday. The in Brooklyn also made a case to showcase the fight. Mayweather explained why he chose Maidana, 'Marcos Maidana's last performance immediately brought him to my attention. He is an extremely skilled fighter who brings knockout danger to the ring.

I think this is a great fight for me and he deserves the opportunity to see if he can do what 45 others have tried to do before him – beat me.' Maidana was a 12-to-1 underdog going into the fight. In front of a sold-out crowd of 16,268, in what was one of his toughest fights, Mayweather won the bout via majority decision, with scores of 114–114, 117–111, and 116–112. Maidana came out aggressive and maintained that stance throughout the fight forcing Mayweather to engage. CompuBox revealed that Mayweather was hit more times than any of his previous 38 bouts that have been covered by them. Mayweather landed 230 of his 426 punches thrown (54%) while Maidana landed 221 of 858 (26%).

Many times in the fight Maidana threw shots at different angles, forcing Mayweather against the ropes. According to Mayweather in the post fight interview, Maidana's aggressive approach made him change his style of fighting. Maidana was guaranteed a purse of $1.5 million, which would also include TV revenue from his native Argentina and PPV share.

Mayweather earned a minimum $32 million. There were calls for an immediate rematch. Mayweather said, 'He put pressure on me and that's when I decided to fight differently,' Mayweather said. 'I stood there and fought him. He's a good fighter, I take nothing away from him. This was a tough, competitive fight. This is what fans want to see.

'I want to give fans an exciting fight. Normally, I box and move.

Tonight, I gave fans an exciting fight.' Maidana felt he won the fight, believing he gave Mayweather his toughest fight ever. Speaking through a translator, he said, 'I definitely think I won. Floyd had never been hit by a man before.

I had to change the gloves after a last-minute problem with his original gloves on Friday and I still gave him a great fight. He did dominate some rounds but the majority, I dominated them.' The generated around 900,000 although exact figures were not released by Showtime. The revenue of PPV sale amounted to $58 million.

Mayweather vs. Main article: On July 10, 2014, Mayweather made the announcement that a rematch with Maidana (35–4, 31 KOs) was confirmed.

The fight was to take place on September 13, 2014, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, with Mayweather's WBA (Super), WBC and The Ring welterweight titles at stake, as well as Mayweather's WBC light middleweight title. The fight was billed as he fight billed as 'Mayhem'. In front of 16,144 at the MGM Grand, Mayweather defeated Maidana via unanimous decision. Unlike the first fight, Mayweather came out better prepared for Maidana's style. The final judges scores were 115–112, 116–111, and 116–111. ESPN scored it wider for Mayweather at 119–108. Mayweather did not allow Maidana to land any overhand right, with the punch stats showing Maidana connecting 128 of 572 shots (22%).

Mayweather had 51% connect rate landing 166 of 326. A bizarre moment occurred in round 8, whilst in a headlock, Maidana appeared to have bitten Mayweather's left hand. Mayweather explained this in the post fight, 'I didn't know what it was. Something happened and then my fingers were numb. After the eighth round my fingers were numb.

I could only use my other hand. I realized he bit me. We were tangled in the middle of the ring and all of a sudden I felt something on my left hand.' Maidana denied the bite, 'Maybe he thinks I'm a dog, but I never bit him. He was rubbing my eyes that round. He may have had his glove in my mouth, but I never bit him.' After round 9, Maidana appeared to be confused as he started walking towards the wrong corner.

Mayweather immediately ran towards him to point to his corner, much to the amusement of the crowd. Maidana was unhappy with the final verdict and thought he won the fight, 'If the judges want to give the fight to fighters that run, they can give it to him. I was attacking all the time. Maybe I'm wrong, but I thought that I was the aggressor. I kept my plan to be aggressive but he kept holding and pushing. I don't want to waste my time with a third fight.

I trained with all my heart to get this type of result. This is not fair. There's not reason for another fight.' For the sequel, Mayweather earned a minimum of $32 million and Maidana earned a career high $3 million. The fight did well on PPV, a reported 925,000 households bought the fight, generating $60 million.

The live gate grossed nearly $15 million, putting it at number 5 in the top 35 boxing gates. Mayweather vs. Mayweather during the official weigh-in, 2015 Mayweather fought, after negotiations spread over a number of years, on May 2, 2015, inside in. Mayweather dictated the pace early, controlling range with the jab.

His deft movement and pivoting made Pacquiao, who landed only 19% of his punches, consistently miss. Mayweather was able to counter Pacquiao with his right hand constantly throughout the fight and won via unanimous decision with the scorecards reading 118–110, 116–112, and 116–112. The vast majority of media outlets (16/18) scored the bout in his favor. In the days following the fight, many casual observers felt the match failed to live up to expectations. Pacquiao told the media after the match that he was limited in the fight due to an injured right arm. Reported that Pacquiao fought through a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder, which will require surgery. Revealed Pacquiao's injury to have been a persistent one dating back to 2008.

Additionally Pacquiao's camp never requested a cortisone injection, which is allowed by the, but rather a last minute toradol injection, which was declined by the. Mayweather, who originally had no plans on a rematch with Pacquiao, told ESPN's in a text that he would be open to a rematch after Pacquiao recovers from shoulder surgery, however as of May 9, 2015, Mayweather stated 'Did I text Stephen A.

Smith and say I will fight him again? Yeah, but I change my mind. At this particular time, no, because he's a sore loser and he's a coward.'

On July 6, 2015, the (WBO) stripped Mayweather of his welterweight championship on technical grounds. Second retirement Mayweather vs. Main article: Mayweather confirmed through Instagram that he would defend the WBC, WBA (Super), and The Ring welterweight titles against WBA interim champion on September 12, 2015, at the. The announcement received some backlash due to Berto being (3–3) in his last 6 fights. Many felt he wasn't a credible opponent. Welterweight contender Amir Khan was said to be disappointed with the selection. Berto believed Mayweather chose him as his final opponent due to personal reasons, which could date back to when he won the tournament.

Showtimes, revealed the reason why Mayweather never chose Amir Khan, was because Khan would have been observing before the fight and therefore wouldn't be 'at the top of his game'. The reason to why he decided not to fight then IBF titleholder was a business decision, with Brook not being known in the US compared to Berto. Mayweather was able to pinpoint holes in Berto's guard and find a home for the jab early. He landed sharp counters and feint hooks while controlling range for the vast majority of the bout. Berto pushed the pace, but his aggressiveness fell short as Mayweather was highly mobile and closed the distance consistently. Mayweather hurt his left hand at the end of the ninth round but remained comfortable throughout the rest of the fight, winning via unanimous decision 117–111, 118–110, and 120–108. Mayweather dominated the fight, landing an impressive 56% 232/410 punches thrown, compared to Berto's underwhelming number of 17% 83/495 punches landed.

Mayweather earned a purse of $32 million and Berto earned a career-high $4 million. Early industry sources reported the fight drew 550,000 buys. Later sources indicated the number could have been as low as 400,000 buys, generating $28 million. This was the lowest number of buys Floyd had generated in over 10 years. The fight also gathered a crowd of 13,395, also a decreased figure compared to Mayweather previous fights.

Noted, 'Amazing speed. He showed tremendous skill and talent.' Mayweather announced his retirement in the ring after defeating Berto, walking away from the sport with an undefeated record of 49–0. The WBC declared his welterweight and super welterweight titles vacant in November 2015. Return Mayweather vs. Main article: The idea of a Mayweather comeback floated around April 2016, as rumors of Mayweather Promotions filing for trademarks of 'TBE 50' and 'TMT 50' hinted that Mayweather might have been targeting that 50th win. This was confirmed by posts from the U.S.

Patent and Trademark website. Around May 2016, another rumor started that a crossover fight between Mayweather and MMA star was in the works. On May 7, 2016, Mayweather confirmed that he was the one who started the rumors regarding the potential clash. Mayweather followed it through with an Instagram post of an unofficial teaser poster showcasing both fighters. Mayweather reportedly talked to to train McGregor for the fight in case it would happen. Dismissed all the rumors and stated that Mayweather had yet to contact him in case he wanted the fight to push through, since McGregor was in contract with the.

On January 13, 2017, White continued his stance against a Mayweather-McGregor boxing matchup and insisted it would never happen due to McGregor's contract and even went as far as offering Mayweather to box McGregor in the UFC for $25 million. On March 7, 2017, Mayweather urged McGregor to sign the contract, hinting that a fight was really in the works.

On March 10, 2017, Mayweather stated that only a fight with McGregor would make him come out of retirement. On March 16, 2017, Dana White backpedaled on his stance against Mayweather fighting McGregor and said that he would not deprive McGregor of making a massive payday. On May 18, 2017, McGregor reportedly agreed to all of Mayweather's updated terms and signed the contract. On June 14, 2017, after months of negotiations, both fighters announced via their Twitter accounts that they would fight on August 26, 2017, at the in Las Vegas, Nevada.

On August 24, 2017, it was announced that Mayweather and McGregor would be facing off for the Money Belt, specifically made for the fight. According to the, Mayweather would earn a guaranteed purse of $100 million and McGregor was guaranteed $30 million. In front of 14,623, far short of a sell-out, Mayweather won via TKO in the 10th round, surpassing and setting the record for the longest active unbeaten streak in a professional career at 50–0.

In the opening round, Mayweather, as per previous fights, started slow to work out McGregor's tactics. In his post-fight interview, he revealed it was part of the game plan to let McGregor punch himself out in the early rounds. McGregor won the first round on all three judges scorecards, the same case could have been made for the opening three rounds.

McGregor was warned a few times through the fight for hitting behind the head, but no points were deducted by referee Robert Byrd. By the fourth round, McGregor began to tire and breathe heavily with his mouth open. Mayweather started to take control and landed with his right hands. For the next few rounds, McGregor came out throwing shots in the opening 30 seconds, but immediately tired, giving Mayweather enough time to carry on landing clean shots and winning the rounds. By round 9, McGregor had almost nothing left. Although he didn't look hurt, he was very fatigued and his face started showing redness. Two of the judges scored the round 10–8 for Mayweather.

In round 10, McGregor staggered across the ring and was in a bad way against the ropes as Mayweather landed some hard shots. With McGregor barely on his feet after a few unanswered punches, the referee waved the fight off. The time of stoppage was 1 minute and 5 seconds of round 10. At the time of stoppage, the scorecards read 87–83, 89–82, and 89–81 all in favor of Mayweather. McGregor was praised by Dana White at the post-fight press conference for landing 111 punches of 430 thrown (26%) on Mayweather, more than what Pacquiao or any of Mayweather's previous nine opponents had landed.

Mayweather was more than twice as accurate, however, landing 170 of 320 punches thrown (53%). Mayweather said of the fight, 'This was my last fight.

Tonight, ladies and gentlemen, for sure I chose the right dance partner to dance with. Conor McGregor, you are a hell of a champion.'

He added, 'He’s a tough competitor and I think we gave the fans what they wanted to see. I owed them for the Pacquiao fight. I must come straight ahead and give the fans a show, and that’s what I gave them.'

McGregor felt the fight was stopped prematurely, but nevertheless respected the decision and admitted he was tired. Mayweather agreed with the stoppage, and explained that he avoided inflicting more damage on McGregor to protect him from brain damage, saying 'He has a career. You know, he still has a career.(It could've been) very damaging.' Nevada State Athletic Commission announced the live gate for the event was $55,414,865.79 from 13,094 tickets sold and 137 complimentary tickets given out. This was far less than the fight which grossed $72 million from a paid attendance of 16,219 in 2015, despite claims from Ellerbe and Mayweather that it did more than $80 million. Announced the fight garnered over a million PPV buys in the UK and grossed in excess of £20 million, surpassing the record set in April 2017 when in front of 90,000 at the.

This also meant the fight generated more buys in the UK than which took place in 2014. Mayweather reportedly earned over $300 million from the fight, while McGregor is expected to earn around $100 million. Mayweather vs. Nasukawa In September 2018, during the electronic music festival, both Mayweather and Pacquiao posted videos of encounters at the festival, which implicated the possibility of a rematch. It is unknown if any formal negotiations have actually occurred.

On September 19, 2018, Mayweather stated in an interview that, despite references to 'this year' in the videos, he planned to hold a fight in Japan before any possible rematch with Pacquiao. On October 18, 2018, Pacquiao told the that a rumoured rematch with Mayweather would occur in 2019, as Mayweather was planning to fight an unnamed opponent on December 31, 2018. On November 5, 2018, the Japanese MMA promotion announced that Mayweather would face undefeated kickboxer at on December 31, 2018, under unspecified rules. Of the bout, Mayweather stated in a press conference that 'it wasn't easy to make this happen, but we told the people anything is possible, so now we're here and we wanna make sure that we give the people in what they wanna see — blood, sweat and tears.' However, two days later, Mayweather denied that he would actually be fighting Nasukawa. He explained that he had been booked for a non-televised exhibition for 'a small group of wealthy spectators' during the event, but that he was caught off-guard by the announcement that he would face Nasukawa—claiming that he was unaware of the fighter until the press conference, and stating that 'for the sake of the several fans and attendees that flew in from all parts of the world to attend this past press conference, I was hesitant to create a huge disturbance by combating what was being said and for that I am truly sorry.' On November 16, 2018, Mayweather confirmed that a 3-round exhibition boxing match against Nasukawa will indeed happen after the initial misunderstanding have been resolved.

Entertainment career WWE. August 26, 2017 Mayweather vs. McGregor 4,300,000 Showtime $370,000,000 Total sales 23,959,000 $1,667,940,000 Date Fight Network Buys Source(s) United Kingdom December 8, 2007 1,150,000 May 2, 2015 Sky Box Office 1,000,000 August 26, 2017 Sky Box Office 874,000 Total sales Sky Box Office 3,024,000 WWE Date Event Venue Location Fight Buys March 30, 2008 Floyd Mayweather Jr. 1,058,000 Filmography Films Year Title Role Notes 2003 Himself 2007 The World Awaits: De La Hoya vs. Title next held by Preceded by Manny Pacquiao – July 6, 2015 Stripped Succeeded by promoted from status Awards Previous: Oscar De La Hoya as 2007, 2008 Next: Manny Pacquiao Previous: 2009 Next: Bernard Hopkins Previous: Manny Pacquiao Best Fighter ESPY Award 2010 Next: Manny Pacquiao Best Fighter ESPY Award 2012–2014 Next: Achievements Preceded by July 17, 2005 – June 7, 2008 Retired Succeeded by Manny Pacquiao Preceded by Manny Pacquiao The Ring pound for pound #1 boxer December 8, 2012 – September 12, 2015 Retired Succeeded.