{"id":27654,"date":"2021-02-24T08:36:34","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T14:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/un-dia-como-hoy-nacio-floyd-mayweather\/"},"modified":"2021-02-24T09:46:13","modified_gmt":"2021-02-24T15:46:13","slug":"on-this-day-in-history-floyd-mayweather-was-born","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/on-this-day-in-history-floyd-mayweather-was-born\/","title":{"rendered":"On this day in history, Floyd Mayweather was born"},"content":{"rendered":"

On this day in history, Floyd Mayweather was born<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Floyd \u201cMoney\u201d Mayweather was born on\u00a0 <\/span>February 24, 1977 in Michigan.<\/p>\n

Floyd possessed incredible speed, accuracy dedication and tenacity. He applied the most important principle in boxing: to hit and not get hit. Floyd developed, possessed and brilliantly guarded an impeccable, flawless, unbeatable style.\u00a0He retired undefeated with 50 wins and is considered among the best fighters in all boxing history.<\/p>\n

Floyd`s first championship triumph was\u00a0when he \u00a0contested the WBC super featherweight title on October 3, 1998 against reigning champion Genaro Hernandez.<\/p>\n

He defended this title eight times,\u00a0then deciding \u00a0to climb up to the lightweight division which was then ruled by Jos\u00e9 Luis Castillo.\u00a0 Floyd defeated him by unanimous decision. Floyd then did it again.<\/p>\n

Floyd defended crown on three successful occasions until 2005, \u00a0when he fought WBC super lightweight champion Canadian Arturo Gatti\u00a0\u00a0stopping him in the 7th round.<\/p>\n

Then,\u00a0Floyd \u00a0won the WBC welterweight title against Carlos Baldomir. On May 5, 2007, he faced \u00d3scar De La Hoya with the WBC super welterweight title on the line, becoming a champion in 5 different categories<\/p>\n

Floyd faced and defeated elite rivals as: Manny Pacquiao, Marcos Maidana, Saul Alvarez, Miguel Cotto, Juan Manuel Marquez, Ricky Hatton, Zab Judah, Jose Luis Castillo, Robert Guerrero, to name a few.<\/p>\n

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On this day in history, Floyd Mayweather was born Floyd \u201cMoney\u201d Mayweather was born on\u00a0 February 24, 1977 in Michigan. Floyd possessed incredible speed, accuracy dedication [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n

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