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Floyd Mayweather, Jr. was a contemporary American boxer and boxing promoter. Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. is an American boxing promoter and former professional boxer who competed between 1996 and 2017. Read more on Wikipedia →

Themes

  • Art — Creativity, expression, and the role of art in society
  • War — Reflections on conflict, peace, and the human cost of war

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“I haven't took no punishment. There's nothing cool about taking punishment.”
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“Ali was a threat because he was a voice, and the people hated Ali when he was a voice, but once Ali could no longer speak and he wasn't a voice, they loved him. Love me now. I don't want to be love...”
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Love Speak Walk

“Mayweather Promotions - we are the past, the present, and the future of sports and entertainment, and everybody knows Mayweather's pay is better.”
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Future Past Better

“You've got to have a villain and they'll always make me a villain. I'm used to it - it makes me work harder and it makes me fight harder.”
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Fight Me You

“No one thought the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight would happen, but I had patience.”
— Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
Thought Fight Happen

“When you're the best, you only want to surround yourself with the best.”
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Yourself Want
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