Came Saturday night on the 4th of November 2006 in Las Vegas, Mayweather took on Carlos Baldomir for the WBC and The Ring welterweight championship ultimately defeated Baldomir by a unanimous decision in gaining both titles. For that fight Mayweather Jnr earned just over 8 million US dollars for that fight, and Baldomir was paid just 1.6 million US dollars. They both achieved a career best in earnings that night. During the fight, Baldomir chased Floyd Mayweather listlessly, unable to land any meaningful blows but endeavouring to look the more aggressive fighter, meanwhile, Floyd Mayweather junior was pecking away with razor-sharp jabs and and right hooks, that cause a cut to open over Carlos Baldomir's left eye during the first round. This pattern continued throughout the fight. The defensive-minded Mayweather put on what many witnesses to be a "boxing clinic" to take away Carlos Baldomir's WBC and Ring welterweight titles in a one-sided 12 round decision. Two judges had Mayweather winning all 12 rounds, with the other giving all but two rounds to Mayweather. After the fight Mayweather challenged Oscar De la Hoya for a fight.
De La Hoya Vs. Floyd Mayweather Fight Broke All The Monetary Records
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tch was the long awaited much anticipated superfight against the six-division champion and now the current WBC junior middleweight titleholder, none other than Oscar De La Hoya which was for on 5th of May 2007. And De La Hoya's belt was on the line too, requiring Floyd Mayweather to move up in weight from 147lbs pounds to 154lbs. De La Hoya was giving the impression that money was never going to be a factor. The Floyd Mayweather-De La Hoya bout set the record for most pay-per-view buys for a boxing match with 2.4 million households, blowing away the record of 1.95 previously set for the Evander Holyfield-Mike Tyson II fight to smithereens. Somewhere Around 120 million US$ dollars in revenue was generated by pay-per-view, which created another mind blowing record. With the percentages factored in, Oscar De La Hoya ended up earning 58 million for the bout, the highest purse ever for a fighter, beating the previous record 35 million US$ dollars held by heavyweight boxers: Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield.
Floyd Mayweather Jnr Proclaimed Himself To Be The Greatest Boxer Ever
For that fight, Floyd Mayweather Jnr ending up earning far less than Oscar De La Hoya; round about 25 million US$ dollars, but Mayweather was the victorious fighter winning the fight on a split decision. There was a Press Conference held in New York City for the forthcoming fight, but Mayweather, decided to relinquish his WBC junior middleweight championship and kept his WBC welterweight championship belt On 28th July 2007, it was announced that Mayweather would come out of his short retirement to fight light welterweight champion Ricky Hatton from Britain which was promoted by Oscar De La Hoya's promotion company: Golden Boy Promotions and Floyd Mayweather Jnr's "Mayweather Promotions." They labelled the bout: "Undefeated" and took place on 8th December 2007, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. In the build up to their fight, Mayweather was blowing his own by claiming to be the greatest boxer ever, and saying: "I respect what Robinson and Ali did for the sport. But I am the greatest, and this is my time!
Ricky Hatton: "The Hitman Vs Floyd Mayweather: The Boxing Technician 
Floyd Mayweather born and bred to be champion, but Richard "Ricky" Hatton Member of the British Empire was born 6th October 1978, in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England), is a British boxer who is seen by many as one of the most popular British fighters of all time. Ricky Hatton is more commonly known as Ricky "The Hitman" Hatton in his homeland. Ricky Hatton is a two-time IBF and IBO Light Welterweight Champion, having relinquished the IBF belt, only to step back down to the weight class and beat Juan Urango. Now it was time for Ricky Hatton "The Hitman" to face Floyd Mayweather, "The Boxing Technician", both fighters held undefeated records. Hatton was very aggressive in the early stages and controlling the tempo of the fight. Several fight observers, thought that Hatton appeared to have the upper-hand for the first couple of rounds, because he was extremely aggressive in chasing Floyd Mayweather Jnr around the ring. However, it was Floyd Mayweather Jnr that was landing the cleaner shots.
