Fighting is as old as time. Throughout history since Rome had gladiators, fighting has been a form of amusement and entertainment for the masses. The form and production of fighting has evolved into a multi-million dollar industry. Floyd Joy Mayweather, Jr. is an American professional boxer who as a result of his dedication to the sport has remained undefeated, has experienced impressive earnings due to his success, and his envisions of retiring as an undefeated legend is quite promising.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. was born into a family of boxers and he started boxing when he was seven years old. His first trainer, his father was likely training him even before that. Mayweather Jr. credits his legendary defensive …show more content…
might be the best in the game, he is still heedful of his opponents; and there is much anticipation for him to step into the ring with Manny Pacquio. The anticipation has lead to it being referred to as ‘The Five-Year engagement’ because neither boxer has agreed to fight. (Friedman) Now that Pacquio has a hand in politics, it is unsure whether the engagement will still actually be pursued. There are other potential opponents that could challenge Mayweather’s undefeated record before his final retirement. Mayweather has gone into retirement before but he says he will retire from boxing for good in 2015. (Roberts) Mayweather is careful about who he plans to fight before the end of his career.
With extreme effort and commitment Mayweather Jr. has managed to pave out a place in pugilism history because he ha strategically trained and planned each opponent in his professional career. He has had adequate support from the boxers in his family and trainers to develop his skills and tactics to be possibly one of the best boxers in history. It is very likely that Mayweather will remain undefeated until his retirement because of his exceptional skills and strategic planning of opponents and fights that will allow him to polarize his name and title in boxing