Floyd Mayweather‘s UK debut as he fought Aaron Chalmers on February 25th was surprisingly unsuccessful as thousands of tickets remained unsold while many did not turn up for the match. It is reported that organizers even tried to sell tickets for only $6 just to fill the empty seats. Irrespective of all the attempts, Mayweather’s sixth exhibition fight failed to deliver the success Mayweather desired. Days after his fight with Aaron Chalmers, Mayweather took to Instagram and shared photos in which he did “backyard exhibitions”.
In a throwback, Mayweather posted pictures with his friends Joe and Chip Van Faasen from his childhood. In the pictures, a little Mayweather is seen wearing gloves and fooling around with his friends. Taking to Instagram, Mayweather captioned the post, “#TBT As you all can see, I’ve been getting fly my whole life and the manifestation is real. I’ve been doing backyard exhibitions, but on a small level, with the Van Faasen brothers Joe & Chip.”
Fans react to Mayweather’s throwback post
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‘Money’ Mayweather has been training from a very young age. Quite early in his life, he realized what he wanted to achieve. As per BoxRec, as an amateur, Mayweather registered 44 bouts in the ring. In the pictures that Mayweather shared he looked happy. While in one frame, Mayweather is receiving double jabs, in another, he is throwing an uppercut to Chip. As soon as Floyd Mayweather shared the photos, a number of his fans reacted to it
justamor spoke about how he enjoyed watching Mayweather’s documentary. “Stayed up late watching a documentary on YT about all your fights. We need a movie now champ,” they said.
However, greg_tmt joked by saying, “This is the Floyd the haters wanted to fight Canelo to pray on that L.” Meanwhile, realistadamg1 asked about Mayweather’s friends. They commented, “Where are they now? Do they ever try reaching out to you now that you made it?”
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On the other end, allankelka praised ‘TBE’ by saying, “the goat is undeniable, inevitable, only one Floyd pretty boy money may all day”. However, mr.missunderstood advised Mayweather to thank his father for raising him in a suburban area. “THANK YOUR FATHER…SOME OF US DONT GET TO GROW UP IN SUBURBAN AREA!!!” they said.
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Finally, dswaag1700 said, “This hard !!!!! U was destined to be greatness !!!!!! Whole family came from it from a small city in the forgotten state !!!! UMADE IT”. What do you have to say about Mayweather’s recent Instagram posts? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below.
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