Biography
The name of Floyd Meiweather in the sports and about him is pronounced by the world. It is a joke, because it has become 50 battles without a single defeat. The athlete is not in vain wears the nickname Money (money): He earned more than all celebrities, and now sent all his talents into a business, multiplying the accumulated state.Childhood and youth
The greatest boxer of the world Floyd Maeveter - the youngest belongs to the dynasty of outstanding athletes. He was born in Grand Rapidas, Michigan, February 24, 1977. His father at one time reached the final of the World Cup, competed with Ray Leonard, and one of the father's brothers, Roger, achieved the title of the strongest in the world. Therefore, no one was surprised that the boy chose this particular sport as a profession.
In order to attend training, Floyd threw school. To such a decision, the future star forced the poverty of the family: the father left the house, and his mother was forced to be stirred together with children in a small room.
Floyd Maeveser began his amateur career in 1993. For three years in a row, he won the main prize of semi-facilities - "Golden Gloves". During this short term, the young boxer spent 90 battles and lost only 6 of them. A promising fighter was drunk from shocks to face, and he never had dissect. Therefore, Ringguard colleagues began to call him a handsome, and this nickname was fixed behind him.
The debut in the international arena was the performance of Floyd at the Olympic Games in Atlanta, on which he took 3rd place.
Boxing
The first fight of Floyd in a small weight category was the competition with the same newcomer Ring Roberto apodac. After that, for 2 years, May spent more than 15 fights that most often ended with knockout. When height 173 cm Floyd initially weighed quite a little - 60 kg. During the career, the fighter constantly passed from the category in the category, replacing five weight groups.
Floyd Maevezer immediately formed a special type of combat - not too spectacular, but very effective, which allowed him to regularly become the winner.
At 21, having met at the tournament with a complex titled opponent Gianaro Chicanito Hernandez, Floyd unexpectedly sent him to knockout and became WBC world champion. The authoritative edition of Ring called Maesera by the opening of the year. This title he confirmed four more times - in 2002, 2005, 2006 and 2007.
The best battles of that period are considered to be meetings with Arturo Gatti, Zako Jude, Oscar de la Hoya, who almost beat the young fighter, Ricky Hatton and Viktor Ortiz.
In September 2013, the title of Wbasuper, WBC and Ring was played between Maweather and Saulares. Alvarez lost his career for the first time, and the judge who recognized a draw later resigned. According to the calculations of tabloids, Floyd received $ 75 million for the victory over Mexican.
One of the strenuous moments in the career of Maevezer can be considered his duel with Marcosom Maidan, in which the champion barely missed the moment and did not lose. In the fight, 2014, Floyd missed the largest number of blows from the enemy, but won the accuracy of technology.
In the same period, the Boxing Star tied friendly relations with a young pop performer Justin Biber. The singer, according to producers, needed to gain brutality, and he should have helped classes with an invincible boxer. For this, a meeting was arranged with Floyd, who became the coach of a young Canadian on boxing.
In 2015, Maevezer's Filipinets Manney Pacquiao took place with the third attempt. Boxers came together at the tournament for the title of strongest, regardless of the weight category, for the titles of three professional associations and the prize of Golden Boy Promotions, headed by Oscar de la Hoya.
Floyd received a branch of $ 210 million, and separate sources claim that all $ 280 million.
Bookmakers unanimously put on the victory of Maevezer and was not mistaken. After the battle, Pacquiao said that he fought with a damaged shoulder, and put an anesthetic injection the organizers were banned in order to comply with doping purity.
After spending the victorious 49th meeting with the compatriot Andre Berto, the boxer repeated the record Rocky Marchiano by the number of win-win tournaments. A year later, managers began negotiations with some boxing stars, with whom Floyd had never fought on the ring.
From the beginning of 2016, rumors began to leak into the press on the preparation of a meeting with the Irish Conior McGregor and with Kazakhstan athlete Gennady Golovkin. And if the final decision on the battle with Kazakhstan is still not accepted, the battle with McGregor, appointed on August 26, 2017 in Las Vegas, became the main event of the year.
Hot press conferences with mutual insults and promises to break each other warmed the interest of the public.
At that time, the state of the Meiweather was estimated at $ 765 million. Floyd took the challenge of the Conor, commenting on the decision with the words that he was not a fool to abandon the opportunity for half an hour to earn $ 300 million. A third of this amount, the American received guaranteed. Fans of exact numbers immediately calculated that for each of the ones spent in the ring 1685 Floyd replenished bank account for $ 178 041.
The Irishman in his characteristic manner at each meeting with journalists promised to win from a 40-year-old Maevezer already in the 2nd round, not stupid in expressions and threats. However, as practice has shown, the Talent of the Irish Showman was at the level of the boxing. In the 10th round, Maevezer knocked out McGregor, winning the battle of the century.
Fighter UFC Nate Diaz diluted only 2-3 rounds colleague. Russian Habib Nurmagomedov, then breathing McGregor in the back of the head, considered a fight between the boxer and a fighter of mixed arts humiliating for both sports,
"Because boxing fans basically do not know martial arts. Floyd will win - they will say that MMA, of course, is inferior to boxing. If such a star loses, it is bad for the image of boxing. "The legendary Mike Tyson said that the colleague definitely exceeds the conir on the ring, and such a competition is dishonest. After the end of the fight, Maeveser announced the completion of the career. He went on a peak by defeating the strongest in MMA.
In the fall of 2018, the athletic biography of the unfeesened Maevezer continued. Floyd took a challenge to fight from Habib Nurmagomedov, but set the condition that the fight would not pass in octave, but in the ring. As "Soviet Sport",
"For the sake of Haip, the confrontation between Nurmagomedov at least with the Himalayan Bear may be unwound, even with a representative of extraterrestrial civilization. Maeweser is the only figure in the world of martial arts, which can bring even more money than McGregor. "By the way, for the fight with Russian Floyd, I expected to get $ 200 million. As a result, the boxer can be considered invincible among athletes in terms of making money. True, the long-awaited meeting did not happen: after the death of Father Habib Abdulmanapa Magomedovich Nurmagomedova, the son gave an oath no longer fight.
Boxer condition
In business grip, Floyd will not refuse. Back in 2006, the fighter did not regret $ 750 thousand to change the contract and become a free agent. Maeweser founded his own company and stopped sharing fees with third-party promoters, but in the spending to his own person and for loved ones will not be missed.
Floyd, according to Forbes magazine, starting in 2012, is the richest boxer of the world. In 2010, the athlete's income was $ 60 million per year. At the moment, the celebrity state is estimated by more than $ 1 billion.
The boxer could often be seen surrounded by strippers, luxury luxury luxury literals with whom he spent his free time. In "Instagram" are demonstrated by photos on which Maevezer holds a pack of money.
In its fleet there are over 88 cars, of which only Rolls-Royuses are 14 pieces. For the replacement of oil in the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse, which he bought in 2015 for $ 3.5 million, Floyd is not a pity $ 20 thousand carbon supercar with Diamond coating Koenigsegg CCXR Trevita for $ 5 million and the Gulfstream plane for $ 35 million, Of course, belong to handsome.
Stern man feeds weakness to jewelry. Favorite subject in the collection - Hublot watches worth $ 1 million. And Paparazzi found Floyd for the purchase of Hermes bags for $ 400 thousand. On the 16th anniversary of the daughter, a generous father invited Rapers Drake and Fouthell.
At the beginning of 2017, Floyd has comprehended an unpleasant event. During the celebration of his 40th anniversary, he left the house for several days. Arriving back, he discovered that the mansion was robbed. Thieves made values worth more than $ 150 thousand.
Personal life
In the personal life of Floyd adheres to the principle of freedom. Neither of his numerous girls boxer never issued official relations. Despite this, he will grow by four children from two choices. From the civilian wife, Josie Harris, with which an athlete lived for about 10 years, two sons, coron and zyon were born, and the daughter of Jira.
The children of the Boxing King (however, do not say, which one) live in Las Vegas, in a mansion of 2 thousand square meters. m, with seven bathrooms and five bedrooms. In 2011, Maevezer acquired a penthouse in Miami for $ 1.5 million and every 2 years completely changes there.
Often, the girls of the fighter complained about the aggressiveness of a friend. In 2012, the police received a statement from Josie Harris, who at that time had already broken up with Floyd. The incident occurred in the woman's house where Meivezer burst without permission and beat her in front of his own children. The court punished the athlete by a suspended period, a fine and commitment not to approach Josie's house.
In 2013, the champion wife barely became Chant Jackson. Floyd made a proposal, presenting a ring with a diamond for $ 10 million, but ruined the engagement when he learned that the bride made a secret abortion, getting rid of twins. The girl argued that she went on breaking relationships. Maeweather as if he took away the ring, threatening the gun, humiliated morally and disclosed the secrets of privacy.
After the boxer met with masseuse, Meshnina, who under his 8 years. Floyd bought a girl a mansion for $ 25 million, and for his birthday presented Rolls Royce Ghost for $ 250 thousand.
And at the beginning of 2021, the public learned about the new chief of the athlete - the leading dancer of his club Floyd's Girl Collection. In the foreign media there were news that Floyd even planned to start a child with her. He met with Anna Monroe in the club when she was interviewed. Interestingly, she first received a refusal, and the next day - a call and a proposal for cooperation.
In Russia, Floyd is popular among fans. He repeatedly visited the capital of the Russian Federation and even concluded in 2015 a contract with the Russian partner Timothy Kurgin to open the Boxing Academy Floyd Maevezer.
At the presentation, the athlete gave a big press conference, held master classes on boxing, and also visited the show "Evening Urgant". Boxer said that it was ready to invest in other joint projects to expand business.
Floyd Maeveter now
On April 28, 2021, Maeweser announced the battle with the video unit with the Logan floor. By the way, this meeting was supposed to go before, but because of the pandemic it was decided to transfer. The opponent of the boxer has already participated in the exhibition with the Ukrainian Yutuber, known under the KSI pseudonym. Then Paul lost to the separate decision of the judges.By the way, Floyd's plans on the fight long before it caused criticism. So, the former Boxer's opponent Saul Alvarez said that Meiweather goes to this solely for the sake of money. The question of who will win this battle has practically not challenged: the audience close to the world expressed confidence in the victory of Floyd on June 6 in Miami.
Achievements and awards
- World champion in boxing in 5 weight categories
- Bronze medalist of the 1996 Olympic Games
- WBA, WBC, IBF, WBC Championships
- 50 victories in 50 battles