In addition to all of his Instagram stunting, Floyd Mayweather will go down as one of the best professional boxers in the sport’s history.
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The dark side to that success can easily be uncovered in these 11 dirty secrets about Floyd Mayweather that are all available as a part of the public record, though.
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Floyd’s Old Security Detail Caught An Epic Fade
There are four reasons T.I. never would’ve landed a punch against Floyd Mayweather, and their names are Big Church, Big Pat, Jethro, and Big A. Floyd hired his security detail after his old squad allegedly got the brakes beat off of them in 2003.
Mayweather Doesn’t Quite Understand Gravity
Those Instagram pictures from 30,000 feet in the air often come from two different jets. Mayweather told Howard Stern he doesn’t fly with his entourage out of fear their combined weight will make his plane susceptible to crashing.
Pretty Boy’s Camp Knew About Pacquiao’s Injury
There’s plenty of blame to share here, as dollar signs meant there was no way Manny Pacquiao was turning down his reported $140 million purse. At worse, he’s had a torn labrum since 2008, and at best both parties knew about the injury at least a month before their multimillion-dollar bout.
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Ronda Rousey Might Give Floyd A Run For His Money
Despite Floyd’s weight and height advantage, Ronda Rousey has an Olympic gold medal in judo. If it’s a brawl and not a boxing match, she stands a decent chance to win.
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Floyd Paid Pacquiao To Fight Him
Do you know who orchestrated May’s epic fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao? It was mostly handled by Mayweather Promotions, which means Floyd’s self-owned company cut a $140 million check to his former promoter Bob Arum. Arum manages Pacquiao, which is a legit and extremely shrewd hustle on Floyd’s part.
Koraun Mayweather’s Handwritten Note To Police
All the sordid details of Floyd’s domestic assault on his ex-wife were recorded in a note written by Mayweather’s then 10-year-old son Koraun. The account was published by Deadspin.com, and it’s as ugly and uncomfortable as you would imagine.
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Floyd Allegedly Destroyed Evidence Of His Abuse
When a person is arrested for domestic abuse, it’s common practice to take pictures (and/or mugshots) of the accuser and the victim. Doesn’t anyone wonder why Floyd keeps flaunting the fact there are no pictures of Josie Harris following Floyd’s arrest? Where’s the 9-1-1 call audio?
Mayweather Posted His Ex Fiancée’s Sonogram
You don’t need conjecture for this one. After Floyd broke up with Shantel Jackson, he posted her sonogram picture to his Instagram account and accused her of aborting the couple’s unborn twins. Classy move.
Floyd Mayweather Isn’t Really Undefeated
The man who claims to be The Best Ever took an L in the 1996 Olympics at the hand of Serafim Todorov in a controversial 10-9 decision. He was robbed, and the judges should’ve deducted at least two points from Todorov. But if we’re dealing with facts only, Floyd has lost before.
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Las Vegas Bends Over For Floyd Mayweather
Whether it’s by destroying evidence or letting him skate on “good behavior” for his domestic charges, the state of Nevada is acutely aware of how much cash Floyd brings in. You can read all about how they’ve cooperated to legally destroy damming evidence against the champ in a detailed report at Deadspin.
Floyd Probably Reads At A Fifth Grade Level
This is the part where we go to the audio evidence.
