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'''Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr.''' ([[Given name|né]] '''Sinclair'''; born February 24, 1977) is an American [[professional boxing]] [[promoter (entertainment)|promoter]] and professional boxer. He competed from 1996 to 2007 and 2009 to 2015, and made two one-fight comebacks in [[Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor|2017]] and [[Floyd Mayweather Jr.#Exhibition_boxing_record|2018]]. During his career, he held multiple world titles in [[quintuple champion|five weight classes]] and the [[lineal championship]] in four weight classes (twice at [[welterweight]]), and [[list of undefeated boxing world champions|retired with an undefeated record]]. As an [[amateur boxing|amateur]], Mayweather won a bronze medal in the [[featherweight]] division at the [[1996 Olympics]], three [[U.S. Golden Gloves]] championships (at [[light flyweight]], [[flyweight]], and featherweight), and the [[United States national amateur boxing championships|U.S. national championship]] at featherweight.
Mayweather is a two-time winner of [[The Ring (magazine)|''The Ring'' magazine's]] [[Ring magazine Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] award (1998 and 2007), a three-time winner of the [[Boxing Writers Association of America]] [[Sugar Ray Robinson Award|Fighter of the Year]] award (2007, 2013, and 2015), and a six-time winner of the [[Best Fighter ESPY Award]] (2007–2010, 2012–2014).<ref></ref><ref></ref> In 2016, Mayweather was ranked by [[ESPN]] as the greatest boxer, [[pound for pound]], of the last 25 years.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> He remains [[BoxRec]]'s number one fighter of all time, pound for pound, as well as the greatest welterweight of all time.<ref name="boxrec.com">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref></ref> Many sporting news and boxing websites, including ''The Ring'', ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'', ESPN, BoxRec, [[Fox Sports (United States)|Fox Sports]], and [[Yahoo! Sports]], ranked Mayweather as the best pound for pound boxer in the world twice in a span of ten years.<ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref>
He is often referred to as the best defensive boxer in history, as well as being the most accurate puncher since the existence of [[CompuBox]], having the highest plus–minus ratio in recorded boxing history.<ref>Guryashkin, Igor, [https://es.pn/2AuHXLl "Mayweather measures up with greats"], ESPN, May 3, 2012.</ref><ref>Manfred, Tony, [https://read.bi/1QPwibf "The fighters who've lost to Floyd Mayweather explain why he's so impossible to beat"], ''Business Insider'', April 30, 2015.</ref><ref></ref> Mayweather has a record of 26 consecutive wins in world title fights (10 by [[knockout|KO]]), 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 [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] inductees.
Mayweather is one of the most lucrative [[pay-per-view]] attractions of all time, in any sport. He topped the ''[[Forbes]]'' and ''Sports Illustrated'' lists of the 50 highest-paid athletes of 2012 and 2013, and the ''Forbes'' list again in both 2014 and 2015,<ref></ref><ref></ref> listing him as the highest paid athlete in the world.<ref></ref><ref name="nytimes.com"></ref> In 2007, he founded his own boxing promotional firm, [[Mayweather Promotions]], after leaving [[Bob Arum]]'s [[Top Rank]].<ref></ref> 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 [[Mike Tyson]], [[Evander Holyfield]], [[Lennox Lewis]], [[Oscar De La Hoya]] and [[Manny Pacquiao]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
Mayweather is a two-time winner of [[The Ring (magazine)|''The Ring'' magazine's]] [[Ring magazine Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] award (1998 and 2007), a three-time winner of the [[Boxing Writers Association of America]] [[Sugar Ray Robinson Award|Fighter of the Year]] award (2007, 2013, and 2015), and a six-time winner of the [[Best Fighter ESPY Award]] (2007–2010, 2012–2014).<ref></ref><ref></ref> In 2016, Mayweather was ranked by [[ESPN]] as the greatest boxer, [[pound for pound]], of the last 25 years.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> He remains [[BoxRec]]'s number one fighter of all time, pound for pound, as well as the greatest welterweight of all time.<ref name="boxrec.com">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref></ref> Many sporting news and boxing websites, including ''The Ring'', ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'', ESPN, BoxRec, [[Fox Sports (United States)|Fox Sports]], and [[Yahoo! Sports]], ranked Mayweather as the best pound for pound boxer in the world twice in a span of ten years.<ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref>
He is often referred to as the best defensive boxer in history, as well as being the most accurate puncher since the existence of [[CompuBox]], having the highest plus–minus ratio in recorded boxing history.<ref>Guryashkin, Igor, [https://es.pn/2AuHXLl "Mayweather measures up with greats"], ESPN, May 3, 2012.</ref><ref>Manfred, Tony, [https://read.bi/1QPwibf "The fighters who've lost to Floyd Mayweather explain why he's so impossible to beat"], ''Business Insider'', April 30, 2015.</ref><ref></ref> Mayweather has a record of 26 consecutive wins in world title fights (10 by [[knockout|KO]]), 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 [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] inductees.
Mayweather is one of the most lucrative [[pay-per-view]] attractions of all time, in any sport. He topped the ''[[Forbes]]'' and ''Sports Illustrated'' lists of the 50 highest-paid athletes of 2012 and 2013, and the ''Forbes'' list again in both 2014 and 2015,<ref></ref><ref></ref> listing him as the highest paid athlete in the world.<ref></ref><ref name="nytimes.com"></ref> In 2007, he founded his own boxing promotional firm, [[Mayweather Promotions]], after leaving [[Bob Arum]]'s [[Top Rank]].<ref></ref> 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 [[Mike Tyson]], [[Evander Holyfield]], [[Lennox Lewis]], [[Oscar De La Hoya]] and [[Manny Pacquiao]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
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