He ended up a bronze medalist during the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. After that, however, Floyd Mayweather Jr. knew he would turn the professional world upside down. The journey he commenced lasted for the next decades. Not for once did he face an opponent who could send him to the canvas. Instead, ESPN’s pound-for-pound best boxer of the last twenty-five years stayed at the top of the business because of qualities that most fighters either lacked or possessed in limited supply.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. often gets criticized for a defensive approach inside the ring. But, of course, barring probably an exception like Gullermo Rigondeux, Mayweather Jr. stands out as the most formidable boxer to hit. However, what gets relegated to the backburner is the fact of his accuracy. Before he retired, “The Money,” with 41%, stayed just behind Canelo Alvarez as far as the accuracy of landing punches went. It’s over five years now since he retired. However, the master pugilist still knows a thing or two when it boils down to hitting another face. An expert of multiple disciplines can validate it, at least since his interactions with “TBE.”

When Michael Jai White met Floyd Mayweather

Fifty-year-old Michael Jai White took up martial arts at seven. The New Yorker, over the years, achieved inimitable proficiency in nine different forms or styles. Growing up, he decided to try his hands at acting. White played heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson in the 1995 HBO film Tyson, which was his first major leading appearance. In a 1997 film, Spawn, he played the title role. That made him the first African American actor to portray a superhero from a comic book on the big screen.

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The martial artist turned actor took to social media to share a pic of him standing with Floyd Mayweather Jr. Per details shared by White; the two met at the promotional event of African-American movie director Deon Taylor’s horror flick Fear.

It was apparent that Michael Jai White was over the moon as he mentioned receiving appreciation from ‘The GOAT’ Floyd Mayweather. He challenged all the skeptics who doubted the champion’s credentials as a boxer and now as a businessman.

The master’s unforgettable mantra

The best part of his praise for the boxing legend soon followed. He shared that Mayweather Jr. took a personal interest in sharing his knowledge on quashing any advantage an opponent might have due to his hand reach. To the martial artist, it felt as if Bruce Lee, the most legendary among all martial art experts of the last century, is taking a class. He said, “Well, having Floyd spend his time to personally show me how to nullify an opponent’s reach advantage in the middle of a social mixer. And compliment my boxing is like Bruce Lee giving props to my Martial Arts!”

Later on, as he closed his message, White said that he found in Floyd Mayweather Jr., a master chess player.

The post has already received more than five-hundred comments and nearly 11k likes.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. will turn forty-six this year. However, when most men his age slow down, the five-division champion seems unstoppable. He has as busy and packed a schedule as there could be.

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