Floyd Mayweather is one of the rare boxers who ended their careers with the elusive zero intact. He fought against Canelo Alvarez, Manny Pacquiao, Shane Mosley, and several other formidable opponents. However, as Mayweather claimed, none of them were his toughest challenges in his illustrious career. 

In a recent pinch, ‘Money’ Mayweather visited the country of India for the expansion of Limitless X, a lifestyle brand, into the Indian market. During his visit, the former multi-division champion appeared in an interview with ZOOM TV, where the reporter probed Mayweather about the toughest fight of his life. But no one would have expected this answer from Mayweather!

Answering the reporter’s question, Mayweather, instead of naming one of the boxers he had faced during his 21-year-long career, chose to detail the personal loss of loved ones as his biggest fight in life. “Losing loved ones –  the mother of my children, my assistant, my uncle, my cut man, and just so many different people that [were] close to me that I’ve lost,” said Mayweather.

So, to the Zoom TV representative, Mayweather said, “A lot of time we say, ‘Floyd Mayweather is 50 and 0.’ But we all take losses in life, and when you lose a loved one. That hurts more than anything. You’ll give up everything to bring them all back.” 

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With that statement, it’s quite clear that Mayweather values the people in his life quite a bit.

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Josie Harris, the mother of Floyd’s three children – Jirah Mayweather, Zion Shamaree Mayweather, and Koraun Mayweather, died on 10 March 2020 in Santa Clarita, California. His assistant – Marikit “Kitchie” Laurico, someone who was also very close to the former champion, passed away in March last year. Addressing his assistant’s death recently, the former champion even broke down in tears during a podcast appearance.

After his cut man, 88-year-old Rafael Garcia, passed away in November 2017, Mayweather shared a video montage of the duo on X (formerly Twitter). He captioned it, “RIP Grand Dad. I will always love you.”

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Moreover, when Floyd’s uncle, Roger Mayweather, died on March 18, 2020, he said in a statement, “My uncle was one of the most important people in my life inside and outside of the ring.” Roger, like his nephew, was a world boxing champion in two different weight classes. However, he was most known for training Mayweather. Thus, Floyd stated, “Roger was a great champion and one of the best trainers in boxing.”

No matter how rich and successful one is, the loss of a loved one is always devastating, just as Floyd Mayweather pointed out. He still considers living through those times as the biggest challenge of his life. Which loved one’s loss affected you the most? 

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