Floyd Mayweather was full of praise for a talented 5-year-old boxer during his multi-city icon tour in the United Kingdom.
Addressing the crowd during a Q and A session with FightHype Floyd said:
“If no one breaks my record. You will!”
Floyd Mayweather’s childhood reason for his success?
Floyd is currently 50-0 and hasn’t been beaten since 1996. Just like this young boy Mayweather was considered as a ‘’pugilistic prodigy’’ since his breakout in 1996. The future Hall of Famer retired as 5 division champion and a 4 division lineal champion retiring as one of the highest pay-per-view attractions of all time.
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The child prodigy had a tough upbringing and had to endure a bizarre childhood. His father would spend time with him in the gym and was a strict disciplinarian depriving young Floyd of a normal childhood.
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Now that the tables have turned Floyd Mayweather places a lot of emphasis on education and money management for young fighters.
‘’In my home education is first. My children know that. I don’t want them to be like me I want them to be better than me’’.
Now that Floyd has retired this seems to be a more cautious approach given that he has seen and experienced everything in the sport. Being a young prodigy comes with a lot of pressure and with boxing being as unpredictable as it is an emphasis on education shouldn’t be taken for granted.
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The next Floyd Mayweather?
The young boxing prodigy has competed in over 100 gym fights and is touted as the next ‘’ Money Mayweather’’. Floyd currently owns a promotions company and might be on the lookout for up and coming talent.
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With the plethora of young fighters emerging from all over the world, it won’t be any surprise if we see this young boy headlining a Mayweather Promotions bout in the next 15 years.
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