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Does Marcos Maidana Still Wear Alleged Knocked Out Floyd Mayweather Tooth Pendant?

Published 05/08/2022, 2:50 PM EDT

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The five-division champion, Floyd Mayweather, is known for his impenetrable defensive style of boxing. Owing to this style, Mayweather has completed his journey in professional boxing without a single loss. However, there was one man named Marcos Maidana, who seriously hurt him by passing Mayweather’s defense.

The Argentinian boxer, Marcos Maidana, is one of the few fighters to cause some damage to ‘TBE’. Consequently, this incident has etched its way into the history books.

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Marcos Maidana owns boxing’s most prestigious souvenir

Floyd Mayweather and ‘El Chino’ went toe to toe twice in the squared circle in 2014. The 45-year-old boasts of an incredible defense as no fighter has ever knocked him down. However, Maidana did the unthinkable when he caught Mayweather with a clean right overhand.

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Due to this hit, Maidana appeared to have allegedly knocked Mayweather’s tooth out. Ever since then, the Argentine has been wearing Mayweather’s tooth around his neck as a pendant.

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Fans were in disbelief. Therefore, to prove it to everyone, Maidana posted the picture of the tooth on his Instagram.

It seems the former welterweight champion still boasts the infamous tooth around his neck as he proudly walks around wearing it. As a fan met him and asked him about it.

No one has ever carried out such an incredible feat in the history of the sport. Taking trash-talking to another level.

Reliving Mayweather Vs Maidana

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The first fight was billed as ‘The Moment’ between Mayweather and Maidana, and it did not disappoint. Maidana heavily tested the five-division champion during this bout and came very close to doing the impossible. However, Mayweather defeated Maidana via decision.

In the sequel, billed as ‘Mayhem’, Mayweather truly showed true character and grit as he convincingly beat Maidana via decision. Although this was the fight where the fated tooth originated from.

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Darsh Karkera

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Darsh Karkera is a Boxing author at EssentiallySports. He is currently pursuing his masters in Clinical Psychology at CHRIST University, Bangalore. According to Darsh himself, the one and only one thing that fuels him, is sports.
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Vibhanshu Kumar