{"id":18341,"date":"2020-12-16T01:43:13","date_gmt":"2020-12-16T07:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=18341"},"modified":"2020-12-16T01:47:12","modified_gmt":"2020-12-16T07:47:12","slug":"mayweather-headlines-2021-hall-of-fame-inductees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=18341","title":{"rendered":"Mayweather headlines 2021 Hall of Fame inductees"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"article-header\">\n<h1>Floyd Mayweather, Laila Ali among group elected to Boxing Hall of Fame<\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18343\" src=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/fm-may.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"297\" height=\"170\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Boxing legends Floyd Mayweather Jr., Wladimir Klitschko, and Andre Ward were elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility, the IBHOF <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibhof.com\/pages\/inductionweekend\/2021\/21_announce.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-id=\"78\" data-m=\"{&quot;i&quot;:78,&quot;p&quot;:75,&quot;n&quot;:&quot;partnerLink&quot;,&quot;y&quot;:24,&quot;o&quot;:3}\">announced<\/a> Tuesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Retired unbeatens Floyd Mayweather and Laila Ali and former heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko have been elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame and Museum.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The class of 2021, which was announced Tuesday, also includes former Olympic champion Andre Ward, Ann Wolfe, Marian Trimiar and Dr. Margaret Goodman. Elected posthumously were lightweight champion Davey Moore, Jackie Tonawanda, cut man Freddie Brown, manager-trainer Jackie McCoy, journalist George Kimball and television executive Jay Larkin.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Honorees were selected by members of the Boxing Writers Association and a panel of international boxing historians. Induction day is scheduled for June 13 and will include last year&#8217;s class, which was postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. The class of 2020 includes Bernard Hopkins, Juan Manuel Marquez, Shane Mosley, Christy Martin, Lucia Rijker, Barbara Buttrick, Frank Erne, Paddy Ryan, Lou DiBella, Kathy Duva, Dan Goossen, Bernard Fernandez and Thomas Hauser.<\/strong><\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<div id=\"attachment_18342\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18342\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18342\" src=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/FM-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/FM-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/FM-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/FM-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/FM-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/FM.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18342\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/boxing\/story\/_\/id\/30506360\/callum-smith-canelo-alvarez-better-160-fighter-at-168\" name=\"&amp;lpos=story:editorspicks:inline:2\"><\/a>Born into a fighting family in 1977 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Mayweather compiled an 84-6 amateur record that included three National Golden Gloves titles and a bronze medal at the 1996 Olympic Games. He turned pro in 1996 and captured his titles in five weight divisions, getting started with an eighth-round knockout of Genaro Hernandez for the WBC junior lightweight title in his 18th pro bout.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Trained by his father, Floyd Sr., and uncle Roger, the fighter nicknamed &#8220;Money&#8221; retired in 2017 with a record of 50-0 (27 KOs) following a crossover bout and knockout of MMA star Conor McGregor.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p><strong>&#8220;It is a great honor for me to be inducted &#8230; as a first-ballot nominee,&#8221; Mayweather said. &#8220;Throughout my career, I gave everything I could to the sport of boxing, and now, to be recognized by one of the most prestigious honors in the sport for that hard work and dedication is very humbling.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The 6-foot-6 Klitschko capped a 134-6 (65 KOs) amateur career by winning super heavyweight gold at the 1996 Olympic Games. He turned pro the same year in Germany and won 24 straight bouts before losing to Ross Purity. He rebounded to defeat Chris Byrd for the WBO heavyweight title and in 2006 stopped Byrd again for the IBF\/IBO titles to begin a dominant nine-year title reign that included 18 successful defenses.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nicknamed &#8220;Dr. Steelhammer,&#8221; the native of Kazakhstan was heavyweight champion longer than anyone else in history (12 years, two days) and finished with a pro record of 64-5 (53 KOs).<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-300\">\n<div class=\"ad-center\">\n<div id=\"ad-slot-incontent2-876496\" class=\"ad-slot ad-slot-incontent2 ad-wrapper\" data-slot-type=\"incontent2\" data-slot-kvps=\"pos=incontent2\" data-independent=\"true\"><span class=\"storyimage fullwidth inlineimage\" data-aop=\"image\"> <span class=\"image\" data-attrib=\"Jeff Bottari \/ UFC \/ Getty\" data-caption=\"\" data-id=\"76\" data-m=\"{&quot;i&quot;:76,&quot;p&quot;:75,&quot;n&quot;:&quot;openModal&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:&quot;articleImages&quot;,&quot;o&quot;:1}\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/BB1bXLlJ.img?h=600&amp;w=799&amp;m=6&amp;q=60&amp;o=f&amp;l=f&amp;x=413&amp;y=339\" alt=\"Floyd Mayweather Jr. smiling for the camera\" data-src=\"{&quot;default&quot;:{&quot;load&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;w&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;h&quot;:&quot;60&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/BB1bXLlJ.img?h=600&amp;w=799&amp;m=6&amp;q=60&amp;o=f&amp;l=f&amp;x=413&amp;y=339&quot;},&quot;size3column&quot;:{&quot;load&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;w&quot;:&quot;62&quot;,&quot;h&quot;:&quot;47&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/BB1bXLlJ.img?h=469&amp;w=624&amp;m=6&amp;q=60&amp;o=f&amp;l=f&amp;x=413&amp;y=339&quot;},&quot;size2column&quot;:{&quot;load&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;w&quot;:&quot;62&quot;,&quot;h&quot;:&quot;47&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/BB1bXLlJ.img?h=469&amp;w=624&amp;m=6&amp;q=60&amp;o=f&amp;l=f&amp;x=413&amp;y=339&quot;}}\" \/> <\/span> <span class=\"caption truncate\"> <span class=\"attribution\">\u00a9<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Ali also retired unbeaten, with a 24-0 record (21 KOs) that included a 2003 win over Christy Martin. The 5-foot-10 Ali used a precise jab and powerful right hand to register an 87.5% knockout rate, living up to her nickname, &#8220;She Bee Stingin&#8217;.&#8221; She is the daughter of Muhammad Ali and the eighth of his nine children.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tonawanda, who will be enshrined as a Trailblazer, began boxing in the early 1970s and, with sanctioned women&#8217;s bouts scarce, spent the majority of her career on the underground female boxing circuit. Denied a professional boxing license from the New York State Athletic Commission in 1974 because of her gender, she filed a sex discrimination suit in 1975, and after a protracted legal battle that involved lawsuits by other women, the judge ruled in her favor.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Along with Cat Davis and Trimiar, Tonawanda was among the first women granted a license by New York on Sept. 19, 1978. She was the first female boxer to compete at Madison Square Garden, registering a second-round stoppage of Larry Rodaina in an MMA bout. The 5-foot-9 Tonawanda, dubbed &#8220;The Female Ali,&#8221; sparred with Muhammad Ali at his training camp and worked as his bodyguard. She died of colon cancer in 2009 at age 75.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-18346\" src=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/floyd-mayweather-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/floyd-mayweather-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/floyd-mayweather-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/floyd-mayweather-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/floyd-mayweather-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/floyd-mayweather.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>WHO IS FLOYD MAYWEATHER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. (born Floyd Joy Sinclair; February 24, 1977) is an American <a title=\"Professional boxing\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Professional_boxing\">professional boxing<\/a> <a title=\"Promoter (entertainment)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Promoter_(entertainment)\">promoter<\/a> and former professional boxer. He competed between 1996 and 2015, and made a one-fight comeback in <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Floyd_Mayweather_vs._Conor_McGregor\">2017<\/a>. During his career he won fifteen major world titles including <a title=\"The Ring (magazine)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Ring_(magazine)\"><i>The Ring<\/i><\/a> in <a title=\"Quintuple champion\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Quintuple_champion\">five weight classes<\/a>, the <a title=\"Lineal championship\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lineal_championship\">lineal championship<\/a> in four weight classes (twice at <a title=\"Welterweight\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Welterweight\">welterweight<\/a>), and <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"List of undefeated boxing world champions\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_undefeated_boxing_world_champions\">retired with an undefeated record<\/a>. As an <a title=\"Amateur boxing\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Amateur_boxing\">amateur<\/a>, Mayweather won a bronze medal in the <a title=\"Featherweight\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Featherweight\">featherweight<\/a> division at the <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"1996 Olympics\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1996_Olympics\">1996 Olympics<\/a>, three <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"U.S. Golden Gloves\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/U.S._Golden_Gloves\">U.S. Golden Gloves<\/a> championships (at <a title=\"Light flyweight\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Light_flyweight\">light flyweight<\/a>, <a title=\"Flyweight\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flyweight\">flyweight<\/a>, and featherweight), and the <a title=\"United States national amateur boxing championships\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_national_amateur_boxing_championships\">U.S. national championship<\/a> at featherweight.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mayweather was named <a title=\"Sugar Ray Robinson Award\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sugar_Ray_Robinson_Award#2010s\">&#8220;Fighter of the Decade&#8221;<\/a> for the 2010s by the <a title=\"Boxing Writers Association of America\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boxing_Writers_Association_of_America\">Boxing Writers Association of America<\/a> (BWAA), a two-time winner of <a title=\"The Ring (magazine)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Ring_(magazine)\"><i>The Ring<\/i> magazine&#8217;s<\/a> <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Ring magazine Fighter of the Year\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ring_magazine_Fighter_of_the_Year\">Fighter of the Year<\/a> award (1998 and 2007), a three-time winner of the <a title=\"Sugar Ray Robinson Award\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sugar_Ray_Robinson_Award\">BWAA Fighter of the Year<\/a> award (2007, 2013, and 2015), and a six-time winner of the <a title=\"Best Fighter ESPY Award\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Best_Fighter_ESPY_Award\">Best Fighter ESPY Award<\/a> (2007\u20132010, 2012\u20132014). In 2016, Mayweather was ranked by <a title=\"ESPN\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ESPN\">ESPN<\/a> as the greatest boxer, <a title=\"Pound for pound\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pound_for_pound\">pound for pound<\/a>, of the last 25 years. As of July 2020, <a title=\"BoxRec\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/BoxRec\">BoxRec<\/a> ranks him the 2nd greatest boxer of all time, pound for pound behind <a title=\"Ezzard Charles\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ezzard_Charles\">Ezzard Charles<\/a>. Many sporting news and boxing websites, including <i>The Ring<\/i>, <i><a title=\"Sports Illustrated\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sports_Illustrated\">Sports Illustrated<\/a><\/i>, ESPN, BoxRec, <a title=\"Fox Sports (United States)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fox_Sports_(United_States)\">Fox Sports<\/a>, and <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Yahoo! Sports\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yahoo!_Sports\">Yahoo! Sports<\/a>, ranked Mayweather as the best pound for pound boxer in the world twice in a span of ten years.<sup id=\"cite_ref-7\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> In 2020, Mayweather was ranked second on <a title=\"Ranker\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ranker\">Ranker<\/a>&#8216;s list of best boxers of the <a title=\"21st century\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/21st_century\">21st century<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18348\" src=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/FMMM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"285\" height=\"177\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>He is often referred to as the best defensive boxer in history, as well as being the most accurate puncher since the existence of <a title=\"CompuBox\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CompuBox\">CompuBox<\/a>, having the highest plus\u2013minus ratio in recorded boxing history.<sup id=\"cite_ref-15\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> Mayweather has a record of 26 consecutive wins in world title fights (10 by <a title=\"Knockout\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Knockout\">KO<\/a>), 23 wins (9 KOs) in lineal title fights, 24 wins (7 KOs) against former or current world titlists, 12 wins (3 KOs) against former or current lineal champions, and 4 wins (1 KO) against <a title=\"International Boxing Hall of Fame\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/International_Boxing_Hall_of_Fame\">International Boxing Hall of Fame<\/a> inductees.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mayweather is one of the most lucrative <a title=\"Pay-per-view\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pay-per-view\">pay-per-view<\/a> attractions of all time, in any sport. He topped the <i><a title=\"Forbes\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Forbes\">Forbes<\/a><\/i> and <i>Sports Illustrated<\/i> lists of the 50 highest-paid athletes of 2012 and 2013, and the <i>Forbes<\/i> list again in both 2014 and 2015,<sup id=\"cite_ref-18\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><sup id=\"cite_ref-19\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> listing him as the highest paid athlete in the world. In 2006, he founded his own boxing promotional firm, <a title=\"Mayweather Promotions\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mayweather_Promotions\">Mayweather Promotions<\/a>, after leaving <a title=\"Bob Arum\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bob_Arum\">Bob Arum<\/a>&#8216;s <a title=\"Top Rank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Top_Rank\">Top Rank<\/a>. Mayweather has generated approximately 24\u00a0million PPV buys and $1.67\u00a0billion in revenue throughout his career, surpassing the likes of former top PPV attractions including <a title=\"Mike Tyson\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mike_Tyson\">Mike Tyson<\/a>, <a title=\"Evander Holyfield\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Evander_Holyfield\">Evander Holyfield<\/a>, <a title=\"Lennox Lewis\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lennox_Lewis\">Lennox Lewis<\/a>, <a title=\"Oscar De La Hoya\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oscar_De_La_Hoya\">Oscar De La Hoya<\/a> and <a title=\"Manny Pacquiao\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Manny_Pacquiao\">Manny Pacquiao.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-18344\" src=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/fm-ch-253x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"253\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/fm-ch-253x300.jpg 253w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/fm-ch-768x909.jpg 768w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/fm-ch.jpg 828w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/header>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Floyd Mayweather, Laila Ali among group elected to Boxing Hall of Fame Boxing legends Floyd Mayweather Jr., Wladimir Klitschko, and Andre Ward were elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility, the IBHOF announced Tuesday. Retired unbeatens Floyd Mayweather and Laila Ali and former heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko have [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18346,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2405,11,8,1314,2432,1456,1156,2416,13,14,1,1282,7,9,10],"tags":[625,417],"class_list":["post-18341","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all","category-business","category-entertainment","category-global-business-entrepreneurs","category-global-gamers","category-global-news-updates-and-more","category-global-sports","category-hall-of-fame","category-health","category-most-commented","category-news","category-olympics","category-sports","category-us","category-world","tag-floyd-money-mayweather","tag-floyd-mayweather","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18341","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18341"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18341\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/18346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18341"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}