Many of you might already know that Floyd Mayweather is rich. And when I say rich, that
is a big understatement. Mayweather has a net worth of around $340 million and has been
named Forbes’ highest paid athlete of 2012, 2014 and 2015. But what you may not know is
what Mayweather does with his vast sums of money. One thing Mayweather does with his
money is collecting lots of expensive watches and has even gone as far as naming each watch!
He has also reportedly spent $100,000 in one strip club visit. Mayweather revealed that
he does not wear the same underwear twice and similarly, he does not wear the same sneakers
twice. He has his own private jet and makes his big bulky bodyguards fly on a separate
plane due to fears of them weighing down his own aircraft. Furthermore, it has also been
reported that Mayweather spends $1000 on a haircut at least two, maybe even three times
a week. Yeah, I know what you are thinking… Expensive right? Mayweather has his own personal
chef who works for him 24/7. His chef, Quiana Jeffries even recalled a story of Mayweather
calling at 4 in the morning for some oxtail.
Mayweather has been in trouble with the law on numerous occasions. You could attribute
it to his rough upbringing as a child (which we’ll get into more detail for number 3).
In 2002, Mayweather was charged with two counts of domestic violence and one count of misdemeanour
battery. In 2004, Mayweather was convicted of two counts of misdemeanour battery against
two women. In 2005, Mayweather was charged with a misdemeanour battery charge again but
this time for hitting and kicking a bouncer. All these misdemeanours kind of remind me
of this one naughty kid you would always get in school. And Floyd in this example is that
kid. In 2011, Mayweather pleaded guilty to a misdemeanour battery charge against his
former girlfriend Josie Harris. He was also charged with two counts of misdemeanour harassment,
stemming from threats to his children.
Mayweather was born in a family of boxers and had a tough upbringing according to himself.
He lived with his mother in New Jersey in a tiny house where he shared a bedroom with
four siblings. His mum was a heavy drug user with Mayweather recalling that it was not
uncommon to come home from school and find used heroin needles in his front yard. He
also had an aunt who died of AIDS because of her drug use. As for Mayweather’s father,
Floyd Mayweather Sr., he was known for having a bad temper that often resulted in violence.
He was also involved in the drugs trade and was known for selling drugs. He even ended
up serving a jail sentence for cocaine trafficking. While talking about his father Floyd said:
““I don’t remember him ever taking me anywhere or doing anything that a father would
do with a son, going to the park or to the movies or to get ice cream.” He also said:
“I always thought that he liked his daughter (Floyd's older sister) better than he liked
me because she never got whippings and I got whippings all the time.” Looking back at
his upbringing Mayweather said: "When people see what I have now, they have no idea of
where I came from and how I didn't have anything growing up."
Floyd Mayweather and pop singer, Justin Bieber have a well-documented friendship. It is said
that their relationship surged due to Mayweather’s youngest daughter Iyanna being a big Justin
Bieber fan. This led to Bieber escorting Mayweather to the ring on multiple occasions. Mayweather
has even trained the young popstar in his Las Vegas gym and allowed him to sit ringside
during his boxing matches. He claims Bieber has exhibited decent skills as a pugilist.
The two have even been spotted vacationing together where Bieber helped Mayweather count
his cash.
Although Mayweather has never tasted defeat as a professional boxer, he has lost during
his amateur boxing career. His last defeat came in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics against
Bulgarian boxer Serafim Todorov. However, although Todorov won by majority decision,
controversy arose in the judging as many questioned there was collusion present due to the referee
initially raising Mayweather’s hand (thinking he had won) before declaring the actual winner
which was Todorov. The Bulgarian responded saying: “He was 19 remember. My experience
was much stronger. I beat all the Russians, all the Cubans, some Americans, Germans, Olympic
champions. I was making fun of them in the ring. British, French - I beat them all.”
Todorov who is actually the last person to defeat Mayweather in a competitive match is
currently living anonymously in Bulgaria and is unemployed. Whereas Mayweather is living
a life of luxury. But we’ll just have to wait and see what the future holds next month
when Mayweather comes face to face with Conor McGregor.