Floyd Mayweather's 50 wins, ranked

Floyd Mayweather's 50 wins, ranked



Floyd Mayweather is now 50-0 as a boxer, battling (mostly) the best of the best throughout his career. Out of the ring, Mayweather has done plenty to tarnish his reputation and legacy as a person, from arrests to statements made. Viewed as a whole, it’s hard to be positive about him, and I personally am not.



But in the ring, he’s made his case to be considered the best pound-for-pound fighter of his generation, and by eclipsing the 49-0 mark of Rocky Marciano, he’s done something that nobody else has done at this level.



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There are many caveats to Mayweather’s in-ring career, from his arguable loss to Jose Luis Castillo in 2002 to his tendency to pick his opponents carefully in the latter half of his career. He faced some of the best boxers of this generation in his final 10 or so fights, but almost all of those fights were long overdue after his opponents were out of their prime.



His technical boxing is second to none. He peppered his early record with knockouts of fighters who went on to do nothing of note, and in his later years he has rarely managed to finish his opponent.



But what he has been able to do is frustrate the best of the best and drag them into deeper waters than they’ve ever been in before. So many of Mayweather’s fights started off even and ended with his opponents gasping for breath, unable to land a single punch; completely defeated.



The Bottom Tier

50. Mayweather vs. Roberto Apodaca (10/11/1996, 0-0)

49. Mayweather vs. Tony Duran (5/9/1997, 6-0)

48. Mayweather vs. Louie Leija (9/6/1997, 9-0)

47. Mayweather vs. Jesus Chavez (7/12/1997, 8-0)

46. Mayweather vs. Jerry Cooper (1/18/1997, 2-0)

45. Mayweather vs. Tony Pep (6/14/1998, 16-0)

44. Mayweather vs. Edgar Ayala (2/1/1997, 3-0)

43. Mayweather vs. Kino Rodriguez (3/12/1997, 4-0)

42. Mayweather vs. Reggie Sanders (11/30/1996, 1-0)

41. Mayweather vs. Gregorio Vargas (3/19/2000, 22-0, retained Lineal and WBC Super Featherweight titles)



Most of the fights above are from very early in Mayweather’s career. His first professional fight, against Roberto Apodaca, ended with a TKO in the second round, and Apodaca went on to finish his professional career with an 0-4 record. The bout with Jerry Cooper was a terrible one-round fight, but it sure was entertaining seeing Mayweather beat up on somebody rocking a very unfortunate mullet.



The match with Vargas was a weird one. It’s the latest match in this group, and it was a bad 12-round decision win for Mayweather. He barely hit Vargas, he looked uncomfortable, and he complained that his right hand and wrist were injured. The commentators talked a lot more about Mayweather’s contract disputes than the bout itself.



40. Mayweather vs. Angel Manfredy (12/19/1998, 18-0, retained Lineal and WBC Super Featherweight titles)

39. Mayweather vs. Bobby Giepert (4/12/1997, 5-0)

38. Mayweather vs. Carlos Baldomir (11/4/2006, 36-0, retained IBO Welterweight title and won WBC, IBA and The Ring Welterweight titles)

37. Mayweather vs. Larry O’Shields (6/14/1997, 7-0)

36. Mayweather vs. Angelo Nunez (11/20/1997, 11-0)

35. Mayweather vs. Felipe Garcia (10/14/1997, 10-0)

34. Mayweather vs. Carlos Hernandez (5/26/2001, 25-0, retained Lineal and WBC Super Featherweight titles)

33. Mayweather vs. Miguel Melo (3/23/1998, 14-0)

32. Mayweather vs. Justin Juuko (5/22/1999, 20-0, retained Lineal and WBC Super Featherweight titles)



The fight with Baldomir was the first time Mayweather talked about retirement following a win. It was a bad fight: one where very few punches were thrown despite a lot of hype going in. People left before it was over. The bout with O’Shields was an early one that showcased Mayweather’s eventual style: one of patience. O’Shields lasted the whole fight and Mayweather was unable to knock him out, but he also showed great technical skill defensively.





The Middle Tier

31. Mayweather vs. Sam Girard (2/28/1998, 13-0)

30. Mayweather vs. Henry Bruseles (1/22/2005, 32-0)

29. Mayweather vs. Hector Arroyo (1/9/1998, 12-0)

28. Mayweather vs. DeMarcus Corley (5/22/2004, 31-0)

27. Mayweather vs. Carlos Gerena (9/11/1999, 21-0, retained Lineal and WBC Super Featherweight titles)

26. Mayweather vs. Jesus Chavez (11/10/2001, 26-0, retained Lineal and WBC Super Featherweight titles)

25. Mayweather vs. Carlos Rios (2/17/1999, 19-0, retained Lineal and WBC Super Featherweight titles)

24. Mayweather vs. Victoriano Sosa (4/19/2003, 29-0, retained WBC and The Ring Lightweight titles)

23. Mayweather vs. Sharmba Mitchell (11/19/2005, 34-0)

22. Mayweather vs. Gustavo Fabian Cuello (4/18/1998, 15-0)