Even before the fight date against Arturo Gatti was schedule to take place Floyd Mayweather Jnr firing descriptive insults at the champion. The was scheduled for 25th June 2005 to take place in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Pay-Per-View. Aturo Gatti could not have wanted a better place to defend his WBC World Junior Welterweight Crown. He got strong supported from the Atlantic city boxing fans. During the 1st round of the fight near the ending of that round, Mayweather hard-pressed Gatti's head in close causing the referee to issue a command for both fighters to break. Arturo Gatti broke but left himself vulnerable and Mayweather took advantage in landing quick punches on Gatti. Gatti complained to the referee but it was all in vain as Floyd Mayweather continue to reign punches sending Gatti to the canvas which was scored as a knockdown. Throughout the fight Mayweather was faster landing nearly every punch against Aturo Gatti, who appeared to have no offense which he could return punches. After the 6th round Gatti's cornermen came to his rescue by stopping the fight to give Floyd Mayweather Jnr, his third world championship boxing title in one of the most one-sided title fight ever seen.
Ex-Girlfriend Tried To Get Floyd Mayweather Jnr A Prison Sentence
Among many boxing experts and boxing fans the world over who saw the fight commented of the way Floyd Mayweather had dominated the fight from beginning to the end which no doubt solidified his position as one of the beat pound-for-pound fighter throughout the world. Mayweather landed a total of 168 punches compared to Gatti 41. After the fight Floyd Mayweather Jnr had nothing but praise for his beaten opponent and claimed that his pre-fight remarks was nothing more than for the sake of increasing ticket sale for the fight. Just one month after the Gatti vs. Maywea
ther fight. Floyd Mayweather Jnr went to trial, charged with domestic violence against his former girlfriend, Josie Harris! If he was convicted, he would have faced a minimum sentence of one year in prison. Josie Harris had stated that Floyd Mayweather Jnr had punched and kicked her during an argument in Mayweather's Bentley, outside a Las Vegas night club dating back to 2003. And it came to past during the trial.
Two More Boxing Titles For Floyd Joy Mayweather
Josie Harris finally admitted that she had lied to police when she initially filed the report. She eventually own up to testifying to the court that Floyd Mayweather Jnr had never laid a hand on her. Mayweather Jnr, was acquitted. As the old saying goes; never you trust a woman. Came 19th November 2005, Floyd Mayweather was back in business where he fought a non-title bout at 147 lb against a welterweight fighter named Sharmba Mitchell. In the third round, Mayweather knocked down Mitchell with a straight right hand to the head and in the 6th round Mayweather threw another straight right hand this time to Mitchell's body which dropped Mitchell again to end the fight. On 8th of April 2006, Mayweather defeated one Zab Judah for both the IBF and the vacant IBO world welterweight titles by a unanimous decision. Before that fight took place, on the 7th January 2006 Zab Judah fought and lost his WBC welterweight title to Carlos Manuel Baldomir. In this fight however, Mayweather dominated Zab Judah from the very first round of the fight, causing Judah to eventually bleed from cuts over his eyes.
Trainer Roger Mayweather Fined 200,000 US Dollars
Near the the ending of the tenth round, Zab Judah land a blow Mayweather with a left hand that was way below the belt and followed up with a right-handed rabbit punch. After referee Richard Steele had called time with five seconds remaining in the 10th round. However, the fight continued to the scheduled 12 rounds. Floyd Mayweather Jnr come out the as the victor having won by the official scores of 116-112, 117-111, and 119-109. In that fight Mayweather landed 188 punches compared to only 82 punches landed by Zab Judah, according to the Compubox statistics. Exactly five days after the fight, the Nevada State Athletic Commission decided not to overturn the result of the bout, but to fine Roger Mayweather a sum of 200,000 US dollars with a one year suspension that require Roger Mayweather to train Floyd Mayweather Jnr in the gym only and also forbidding him to work in the corner again. On 17th April 2006, the IBF ordered a rematch between Mayweather and Judah, and in retrospect on 8th of May 2006, the Nevada State Athletic Commission suspended Judah for a year. Mayweather, relinquished his IBF title on 20th June 2006.
