Roger Mayweather has earned his fame through a long and successful boxing career. He has a long coaching experience and still trains the famous namesake Floyd, who is the coach's nephew.
Biography
Mayweather was born in the US state of Michigan. He had two brothers who also later became athletes in the field of boxing. It is worth noting that of the three, it was Roger who was able to achieve the most impressive results, he is the owner of the world boxing champion belt.
According to the famous boxer, from early childhood he was inherent in a craving for victories in fights. He was a very picky young man, he never missed a reason to defeat any peer. Roger's first professional boxing attribute was gloves, which he received at the age of 8.
Professional boxing opened its gates to the young man immediately after graduating from school, in the early 80s. The first fight ended with a knockout in favor of the young athlete, Mayweather's rival was on the floor after the first round. Then he continued the victorious march and became the world-class champion without defeat.
Boxing achievements
The thirteenth fight of Roger's career was for the World Lightweight Championship in the International Boxing Federation. In a tough rivalry, he managed to win. Further, immediately after receiving the champion belt, he was asked to compete for the title of world lightweight champion, but already according to the World Boxing Association. He brilliantly won two victories and became the owner of the second title.
The third attempt to enter the world level and remain a winner was unsuccessful. The opponent knocked out Mayweather in the very first part of the fight, the former champion was carried away from the scene of the fight on a stretcher. Further, his progress has significantly slowed down, there were fewer victories than defeats.
Disease
Later, Roger spoke to the whole world about his health problems. He suffered from weak jaw syndrome for many years. He spent his best fights, taking into account such characteristics of his body, for which he received respect from the world's best boxing figures.
Coaching career
Due to the black stripe in professional activity, in the early 2000s, the experienced boxer decided to go headlong into coaching. Roger's first student was his nephew, Floyd. It was this athlete who later surpassed all the successes of his uncle and other boxers in the family and made an invaluable contribution to the development of modern boxing. The young boxer already had a coach - his father. But because of the drug scandal, the young man preferred Roger to his past mentor.
Unfortunately, in parallel with the success of his nephew, the sensational coach began to ruin his reputation. In the future, he was forbidden to support his fighter during the fight, as the mentor showed indecent behavior and was fined hundreds of thousands of American dollars. Later he was seen in a violent conflict with his chosen one, both were severely beaten during a mutual fight. From that moment on, Roger Mayweather tries not to appear in public, his life remains behind the curtain of obscurity.
