updated November 06, 2006At the age of 29, Floyd is a nine-year pro. Boxing's rising superstar, he is considered by most observers to be the best active boxer at any weight, "pound for pound."In his last fight on November 19, Floyd fought as a welterweight for the first time and knocked out former WBA super lightweight world champion Sharmba Mitchell in the sixth round.When Floyd was 21, he won the WBC super featheweight world title and The Ring's "Fighter of the Year" award. Floyd won the WBC super lightweight world title fight on June 25 with a dominant sixth-round TKO against defending champion Arturo Gatti. After the fight, HBO boxing analyst Larry Merchant said, "We don't see many fighters with his kind of skills. He fights as naturally as a fish swims, and sometimes the fish is a shark." Tim Dahlberg of the Associated Press reported from ringside, "Putting on a dazzling display of speed and power...it was a breakout performance by the unbeaten Mayweather..."He won the WBC lightweight world title in April, 2002, and made three successful title defenses before moving up to the 140 pound division.Floyd is experienced against top opposition, and has beaten current or former world champions Sharmba Mitchell (KO6), Arturo Gatti (TKO6), Demarcus Corley (W12), Jose Luis Castillo twice (W12, W12), Jesus Chavez (TKO9), Carlos Hernandez (W12), Diego Corrales (TKO10), Goyo Vargas (W12), and Genaro "Chicanito" Hernandez (TKO8).Regarding his nickname, he said, "I got that name not because of my looks, but because when my fights finished, I never came out cut or bruised. My amateur teammates gave me the name."On 6-25-05 in Atlantic City, NJ, he TKO'd defending champion Arturo Gatti (39-6): Floyd dominated the entire fight; he scored a knockdown in the 1st round, and consistently frustrated Gatti with a tight defense; Floyd rocked him repeatedly, and Gatti was swollen around both eyes as early as the 2nd round; Floyd hurt Gatti with a body punch midway through the 6th, then rocked him with a series of punches later in the round - all three judges scored the 6th round 10-8 for Floyd - and Gatti's corner stopped the fight after the round; Gatti's eye were swollen nearly shut; after six rounds, Floyd led by shutout scores of 60-52, 60-52, 60-53; after the fight, Floyd said, "I told the fans I prepared for this physically and mentally. I respect Arturo Gatti for giving me the chance. He's a tough guy, strong guy, but tonight I was the better man. I boxed, stuck to the gameplan, and got the victory."...On 12-7-02 in Las Vegas, NV, he won a 12 round unanimous decision against former WBC lightweight world champion Jose Luis Castillo (46-5-1): it was a good, close fight; Floyd dominated the early rounds with his movement and more accurate punches, but Castillo rallied midway through the fight; scored 116-113, 115-113, 115-113; after the fight, Floyd said, "I told you it would be easy this time. My plan was to box more, no power shots, be smart."...On 11-10-01 in San Francisco, CA, he TKO'd No. 1 ranked Jesus Chavez (35-1): Chavez gave a determined effort, but Floyd consistently landed the harder punches and wore him down; Floyd rocked Chavez with a series of punches in the 9th round, and Chavez's corner stopped the fight after the round; after nine completed rounds, Floyd led by scores of 88-83, 87-82, 87-84; after the fight, Floyd said, "My game plan was to take my time, stay focused and let him punch himself out. I let my experience work for me. Although he has more fights than me, I have more big fights under my belt. I knew he was going to be strong in the early rounds, but in a big fight you have to be thinking about the late rounds."...On 1-20-01 in Las Vegas he TKO'd former IBF champion Diego Corrales (33-0): Floyd gave a sensational performance and dominated the fight; he kept Corrales off-balance with movement, landed the harder punches, and wore him down with a busier pace; he scored three knockdowns in the 7th round and two in the 10th, and Corrales's corner stopped the fight at 2:19 of the 10th round. After the fight , Floyd said, "I just wanted to show who was the best in the world.""; I edited my profile at Freeweblayouts.net , check out these Myspace Layouts!
