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Floyd Mayweather Jr. (b. 2/24/77) - Native of Grand Rapids, MI, and son of former Welterweight contender Floyd Mayweather Sr. (most recently known as the head trainer of Oscar De La Hoya), Floyd Jr, or Little Floyd as he is sometimes referred to, is currently known as one of the top pound-for-pound athletes in the world of professional boxing. Floyd Jr. fought as a featherweight on the U.S. Olympic team in 1996, and went on to win his first professional title with a stoppage of veteran Genararo "Chicanito" Hernandez in 1998, at the 130 lb weight limit. From there, Floyd went on to some high profile defenses of his title against perennial contenders Angel Manfredy and Goyo Vargas before meeting fellow undefeated 130 lb. titleholder Diego "Chico" Corrales in the first highly anticipated matchup of the 2001 calendar year. Floyd pummeled Corrales for 10 brutal rounds, using his uncanny combination of speed, reflexes and technical boxing skills to limit his bigger, harder hitting opponent to single digit totals in connected punches per round, while simultaneously stinging Chico with sharp, accurate counter shots that resulted in 5 knockdowns. Having seen enough, Corrales' corner threw in the towel, thereby annointing Floyd as that year's newest claimant to boxing's mythical pound-for-pound title. (Pound-for-pound is a hypothetical concept created by boxing fans and writers in order to compare fighters across the various weight divisions, as though all the athletes were of roughly the same size.)
Since that historic match, Floyd has gone on to claim a world title in the 135 lb. division, against rugged veteran Jose Luis Castillo, and defended it several times as well. As of 2005, Floyd is campaigning at 140 lbs. He is scheduled to fight WBC Champion and fan favorite Arturo Gatti in June of 2005.