Floyd Mayweather Jr. STATUE IN HOMETOWN GRAND RAPIDS MICHIGAN
Grand Rapids Michigan ranked 2nd worst city Economically for Blacks in the USA in Forbes 2015.
Grand Rapids Michigan must turn a new page of Diversity, inclusion & equitable outcomes for all races.
Las Vegas has embraced a Grand Rapids Native who has made Billions for the Vegas economy as a Box Office Superstar Prize Fighter.
Mayweather jr nor the Fighting Mayweather Family has never truly been embraced or significantly included in their hometown of Grand Rapids Michigan.
The name is Floyd Mayweather Heavily regarded as the Best Boxer Ever in the history of the sport.
Now retired, it is perfect timing to give out the flowers , the long overdue homage and inclusion in his hometown of Grand Rapids Michigan.
GR is honored to have a Statue of iconic Middle Weight World Champion Stanley Ketchel (white). Now it is Mayweather's time.
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Born in Grand Rapids Michigan in World Boxing Royalty Family Floyd SR, Roger Mayweather & Jeff Mayweather.
(In the Future the entire Fighting Mayweather Family shall have statues in GR Michigan)
Mayweather Jr was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the 2010s by the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA), a two-time winner of The Ring magazine's Fighter of the Year award (1998 and 2007), a three-time winner of the BWAA Fighter of the Year award (2007, 2013, and 2015), and a six-time winner of the Best Fighter ESPY Award (2007–2010, 2012–2014).
In 2016, Mayweather was ranked by ESPN as the greatest boxer, pound for pound, of the last 25 years. As of May 2021, BoxRec ranks him the greatest boxer of all time, pound for pound.
Many sporting news and boxing websites, including The Ring, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, BoxRec, Fox Sports, and Yahoo! Sports, ranked Mayweather as the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world twice in a span of ten years.
He is often referred to as the best defensive boxer in history, as well as being the most accurate puncher since the existence of CompuBox, having the highest plus–minus ratio in recorded boxing history.
Mayweather has a record of 26 consecutive wins in world title fights (10 by KO), 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 International Boxing Hall of Fame inductees. Mayweather was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in the class of 2021.
Mayweather is one of the most lucrative pay-per-view attractions of all time, in any sport. He topped the Forbes and Sports Illustrated lists of the 50 highest-paid athletes of 2012 and 2013, and the Forbes list again in both 2014 and 2015, listing him as the highest-paid athlete in the world. In 2006, he founded his own boxing promotional firm, Mayweather Promotions, after leaving Bob Arum's Top Rank.[Mayweather has generated approximately 24 million PPV buys and $1.67 billion in revenue throughout his career, surpassing the likes of former top PPV attractions including Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis, Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao.
Floyd Mayweather is the undisputed, only All-time undefeated fighter in history 50-0 ( with exception of Rocky Marciano 49-0)
Mayweather is the Greatest fighter inside the ring, and highest grossing/paid fighter All- time and is well deserving of a statue in his hometown that tourists around the world can visit, cherish and share History with.
Sign PetitionSign PetitionGrand Rapids Michigan must turn a new page of Diversity, inclusion & equitable outcomes for all races.
Las Vegas has embraced a Grand Rapids Native who has made Billions for the Vegas economy as a Box Office Superstar Prize Fighter.
Mayweather jr nor the Fighting Mayweather Family has never truly been embraced or significantly included in their hometown of Grand Rapids Michigan.
The name is Floyd Mayweather Heavily regarded as the Best Boxer Ever in the history of the sport.
Now retired, it is perfect timing to give out the flowers , the long overdue homage and inclusion in his hometown of Grand Rapids Michigan.
GR is honored to have a Statue of iconic Middle Weight World Champion Stanley Ketchel (white). Now it is Mayweather's time.
More on Mayweather Jr:
Born in Grand Rapids Michigan in World Boxing Royalty Family Floyd SR, Roger Mayweather & Jeff Mayweather.
(In the Future the entire Fighting Mayweather Family shall have statues in GR Michigan)
Mayweather Jr was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the 2010s by the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA), a two-time winner of The Ring magazine's Fighter of the Year award (1998 and 2007), a three-time winner of the BWAA Fighter of the Year award (2007, 2013, and 2015), and a six-time winner of the Best Fighter ESPY Award (2007–2010, 2012–2014).
In 2016, Mayweather was ranked by ESPN as the greatest boxer, pound for pound, of the last 25 years. As of May 2021, BoxRec ranks him the greatest boxer of all time, pound for pound.
Many sporting news and boxing websites, including The Ring, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, BoxRec, Fox Sports, and Yahoo! Sports, ranked Mayweather as the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world twice in a span of ten years.
He is often referred to as the best defensive boxer in history, as well as being the most accurate puncher since the existence of CompuBox, having the highest plus–minus ratio in recorded boxing history.
Mayweather has a record of 26 consecutive wins in world title fights (10 by KO), 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 International Boxing Hall of Fame inductees. Mayweather was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in the class of 2021.
Mayweather is one of the most lucrative pay-per-view attractions of all time, in any sport. He topped the Forbes and Sports Illustrated lists of the 50 highest-paid athletes of 2012 and 2013, and the Forbes list again in both 2014 and 2015, listing him as the highest-paid athlete in the world. In 2006, he founded his own boxing promotional firm, Mayweather Promotions, after leaving Bob Arum's Top Rank.[Mayweather has generated approximately 24 million PPV buys and $1.67 billion in revenue throughout his career, surpassing the likes of former top PPV attractions including Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis, Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao.
Floyd Mayweather is the undisputed, only All-time undefeated fighter in history 50-0 ( with exception of Rocky Marciano 49-0)
Mayweather is the Greatest fighter inside the ring, and highest grossing/paid fighter All- time and is well deserving of a statue in his hometown that tourists around the world can visit, cherish and share History with.
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