Recently, Floyd Mayweather Jr. was exposed to a video of being beaten violently by a sparring partner in the past, when he was beaten with a long nosebleed, his eyes were bruised, and he even pleaded to quit halfway and was coldly rejected. So much so that Later Mayweather developed the habit of never recording videos of actual combat confrontations.
Once a five-tier world boxer, Mayweather left a 50-0 career record after retiring in 2017 and is often widely recognized as the best boxer of his generation. From 1996, Mayweather entered the professional boxing world with the amateur record of the third place at the Atlanta Olympic Games, and by 1998, the professional record of 13 wins was a spring breeze, and Mayweather at this time became very proud and indulgent.
But in order to prepare for the game, the then 20-year-old Mayweather came to the training camp of the later IBF lightweight champion Paul Spadafore, and the two played a 6-round real battle at the Pittsburgh Sports Training Gym in the United States, and Mayweather was so well repaired by the opponent that he was hit with a nosebleed and his eyes were bruised.
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Jesse Reid, Spartafur's coach, exposed the process of Mayweather's beating to the media.
Reid said: "The nose that was beaten in the battle between Mayweather and Spartafo was bleeding and the eyes were swollen. After 4 rounds, he walked up to me and asked if I could quit the game and he said he was exhausted. But I refused his request, and I told Mayweather that you can't quit the actual battle and be beaten up today to teach you and your big-mouthed father a lesson. ”
In fact, At that time, Mayweather had only played professional games for two years, and his physical condition was not very mature. His opponent Spartafo is very fierce, and after winning the IBF boxing queen, he has defended the title eight times, with a professional record of 49 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, and 19 KO opponents.
Also, according to Reid, Mayweather's actual combat experience gave him a valuable lesson that helped shape his incredible career and ensured that he could maintain the physique of a good boxer even after retiring. Reid said: "That's why Mayweather is still physically strong, and that's why Mayweather never let people record videos of him in action. ”