Growing Up Poor
Floyd Mayweather is considered one of the best boxers of all time. He has an undefeated record and promotes himself constantly, which adds to his fame even more.
Because Mayweather has been a professional boxer for over 20 years, many people think they know all about Floyd "Money" Mayweather, but we found out 20 interesting facts about him that will surprise even the biggest Mayweather Fans. Check out our gallery to find out which facts surprise you most about one of the most famous athletes of all time.
While Mayweather may be one of the highest paid athletes at this time, he didn't always enjoy the luxuries of having a loaded bank account. He grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan with two problematic parents who struggled with drug abuse.
Presidential Relationship
Mayweather uses his upbringing as motivation to be successful in his boxing career today.
After the 2017 presidential election results came back with Donald Trump as the winner, Mayweather went to Trump Tower to congratulate him on his win. When asked about his relationship with Donald Trump, Mayweather told reporters, "I don’t have nothing against nobody. He’s never been mean to me. Donald Trump came out to support me for the Manny Pacquiao fight, and I was appreciative for that.
Wrestling Debut
A lot of times what we do is we judge people that we really don’t know. We judge people that we really don’t know. So I’m not here to say nothing negative about nobody. Barack Obama was a good president, and hopefully, Donald Trump is a good president."
While boxing and wrestling may be seen as a similar sport to some, they are very different. But that didn't stop Mayweather from going on WWE Raw in 2008.
Protection
He was seen against his opponent 'Big Show' during the televised event. And although WWE wrestling is generally staged, Mayweather actually broke Big Show's nose when he punched him in the face.
ALthough he may be one of the best fighters in the world, Mayweather is only 5'7" tall, so it's no doubt he needs massive bodyguards to surround him everywhere he goes publically.
Strip Club Owner
All these bodyguards protecting him are known as "The Great Wall."
Not only is Mayweather a professional boxer, but he's a business owner as well. He owns the Girl Collection strip club in Las Vegas.
Floyd 'Money' Mayweather
The 6,000-square foot building was once listed for sale at $2.9 million before Mayweather bought the place. It only makes sense that someone so active in the Las Vegas community would open up a strip club in Sin City.
Mayweather was considered the highest-paid athlete in the world for two consecutive years (2014 and 2015), according to Forbes Magazine.
Viva Las Vegas
It's no wonder he's one of the highest-paid athletes of all time when each fight he has, he's earning tens of millions of dollars.
Because the majority of boxing events occur in Las Vegas, Mayweather decided to move there permanently in order to be closer to all the action of his work.
Hitting In And Out Of The Ring
Mayweather moved into a 12,000 sqft home in 2010, which he reportedly paid $9.5 million.
While Mayweather's fists got him famous inside the boxing ring, they got him into quite some trouble outside the ring. In 2011, Mayweather pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery domestic violence for hitting the mother of three of his kids.
Net Worth: $600 Million
He was sentenced to 90 days in jail and released after 60 days.
Perhaps the best boxer of this era and without question the most talented, Floyd “Money” Mayweather has shown an unprecedented mix of speed, power, and natural instincts every time he steps into the ring—a combination that has already translated to six boxing championships in five different weight classes: Super Featherweight, Lightweight, Junior Welterweight, Welterweight twice and Super Welterweight.
49-0
His net worth is an astonishing $600 million.
Mayweather has a professional boxing record of 49 wins and 0 losses.
49-1?
He has never lost a match in his professional boxing career and has a belt in 5 weight classes, including Super featherweight, Lightweight, Light welterweight, Welterweight and Light middleweight.
Although Mayweather has a perfect record in his professional boxing career, he did lose one match in the semifinals of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games.
Controversy At The Olympics
He went on to win a bronze medal in boxing, but the loss in the match prior was met with controversey.
In the semifinals of the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, Mayweather fought Serafim Todorov of Bulgaria. The fight was such a close decision that the referee mistakenly raised Mayweather's arm as if he won the match, yet the official decision went the way of the Bulgarian.
Unusual Friendship
The U.S. team filed a protest over the Mayweather bout, but the decision remained final.
Mayweather and superstar performer Justin Beiber have quite the friendship. Mayweather helps train Beiber, who apparently loves to box. Mayweather is so confident in Beiber's ability to box, he even told one reporter, “He’s ready. At the end of the day, people will say what they want to say,” the undefeated boxing champion said.
Collector Of Time
“But Justin Bieber ain’t no b–tch. He showed he got heart; he ain’t no b–tch. It’s all respect.”
It may be no surprise that Mayweather has expensive taste. But what is surprising is his extensive watch collection.
Too Much Weight
It's reported that his watch collection is worth nearly $17 million. For reference, Conor McGregor's entire net worth is $22 million.
Wasteful Clothing
Because his massive bodyguards are always with him anywhere he goes in public, he needs to charter separate jet for them when they travel to keep the weight properly distributed on his private jet.
According to recent reports, Mayweather doesn’t wear the same pair of shoes or even the same pair of underwear twice.
Favorite Food
To Mayweather, it's a sign of wealth to not wear the same article of clothing twice because he has the means to afford a new pair of shoes or underwear every day.
Although Mayweather is typically held to a very strict diet due to his boxing career, he still eats the occasional comfort food. According to Mayweather, his favorite food is a fried hot dog with BBQ sauce.
Generosity
His chef told reporters that Mayweather will eat anything with BBQ sauce.
Although Mayweather has his haters out there, he does contribute to some things that are greater than himself. For example, he helps families in the Decatur District of Las Vegas build homes.
Mayweather's Idols
Mayweather reportedly donated $50,000 to Habitat for Humanity Las Vegas in support of their “Blitz Build” project, which is a program bringing community and volunteers together to construct a home in under a week.
Although he is one of the best boxers of all time, he claims to have no idols who were boxers before him.
Multimillion-Dollar Garage
Instead, he claims to look up to businessmen who are successful when it comes to breaking the bank.
As if he didn't flaunt his money enough, along with his collection of watches, Mayweather collects luxury cars, too. He has reportedly bought over 100 cars from the same dealer and it's always paid in cash.
Mayweather revealed that his car collection is worth over $15 million and includes 16 Rolls-Royces.