MAYWEATHER

Mayweather was another supreme amateur, the youngest-ever winner of the National Golden Gloves at just 16 years old in 1993 - at 106lbs! He beat Eric Morel in the final, Morel went on to win the 1994 National Golden Gloves at 106. Mayweather won the National Golden Gloves again in 1994 at 112, and again in 1995 at 125.

He won the US Olympic Festival in '94 at 112, but lost to Arnulfo Bravo in the semi-final of the '94 US Jr Championships (112) and lost to Martin Castillo in Las Vegas in November '94 at a US v. Mexico dual (112).

He lost to Carlos Navarro at a '95 Pan-American Games qualifier (119), and lost to Juan Carlos Ramirez in May '95 at a US vs. Mexico dual (119). He also lost to Nouredine Medjihoud in Germany in May '95 at 126 at the senior world championships. He then won the '95 US Jr Championships (126) and the '95 US PAL tournament (126), before 'losing' to Trigran Ouzlan via 'walkover' in Russia in Dec '95 - I'm not sure how/why.

Then came the Olympics Trials and Olympic Box-Offs in '96, going 2-1 against Augie Sanchez to qualify for the Atlanta Olympics at 126. He won fights in duals against Germany and Russia respectively in the US, at 126, in preparation for the Atlanta Olympics.

He reached the semi-final of the Atlanta Olympics, losing a controversial decision to Bulgarian Serafim Todorov, having beaten the Cuban on a controversial decision in the quarter-final.

His record was 64-8 according to one record keeper.


Floyd Mayweather Sr was his trainer.