Floyd Mayweather Research Paper

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My person name is Floyd Mayweather Jr. He is a professional boxer who has won many fights and went undefeated. My big questions are what was he trying to achieve by becoming a boxer. Why did he become a boxer. What was his accomplishment's by becoming a boxer.

Floyd Mayweather jr. was born in 2/24/1977 in grand rapids Michigan. He had his mother last name with was Sinclair with was later changed to Mayweather. He was born into a family of boxers. His mom was a drug head and his aunt died of aids. His only occupation was just being a boxer.

Floyd has a record of 26-0 (10 knockouts) and he won twelve world titles. Mayweather is a five division world champion. When Floyd was little he had lost one fight then as he got older he never lost a

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