Despite being just 3 years old, the boxing world already considers Floyd Mayweather‘s grandson, Meezy Mayweather, a prodigy. ‘Money’ himself has posted several videos of his grandson practicing with him in the gym. The 47-year-old constantly practices with his grandson and KJ has left the former champion speechless a few times in his short amateur career so far.
The 3-year-old surprises his fans and sends shockwaves down the boxing world with his sublime skills. A video shared by Melissia, grandmother to KJ, has taken over the internet and fans can’t get enough of the boxing skills on display.
Floyd Mayweather’s Prodigal Grandson
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The video shared by KJ’s grandmother features him practicing his boxing chops with Money’s new trainer Crystal Thomas. The video shows the young prodigy punching the mitts held by Thomas as she demands more power from him and the prodigal son obliges. Melissa captioned the video “@kjmeezymayweather working with @crystalthomas8 POWER SHOTS 🥊 He said “I’ma be the CHAMP” that’s right KJ!!” as a few of KJ’s punches even hit the sweet spot, proving the caption right.
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Melissa was like a proud grandmother, recording the video and cheering on and celebrating every punch by her grandson. The hype lady acted enthusiastically and was in awe of the talent on display. KJ’s performance garnered not only Melissia’s admiration but also the fans’ as they joined the hype train and were thrilled by his display of talent.
‘A Future World Champion’
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Fans hyped up the youngster and were in awe of him as one fan wrote, “You can’t deny that power! 💥,” moved by the power that was on display by KJ. The sound made by mitts when the punches connected would have made anyone believe that a veteran boxer was practicing.
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Another fan, who was left spellbound by KJ predicted him as the future world champion and wrote, “He’s definitely gonna be a champ for sure. Can’t wait to see his debut. TBE jr,” excitedly. Fans have already made up their mind about Mayweather’s grandson’s future and any career other than boxing is going to disappoint a lot of fans. Another fan saw the potential future of boxing in KJ and wrote, “The FUTURE 🔥 he is not to be played with 😤😅,” stating that no one should mess with KJ.
Melissa too was like any other fan as she was cheering her grandson from the background. Her excitement and reactions sucked fans into the video. A fan wrote, “It be Melissa in the background hyping him up for me!😂😂😂 KJ💪🏾💙💙,” wishing a hype girl like her in their lives.
KJ impressed one fan so much that he requested a personal boxing class for his daughter from the young prodigy. He wrote, “I need KJ to train my daughter right quick,” wanting to learn the secret behind his skills at such a young age.
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If everything goes according to plan, everyone is sure to see KJ in the boxing ring sooner rather than later. What do you think about that? Will Meezy follow Floyd Mayweather’s steps? Let us know your thoughts down below.
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