Floyd Mayweather News: 'Money May' Sets New World Record In Moscow, Challenges Golovkin To Beat Ward
Floyd Mayweather Jr. recently broke a Guinness World Record in Moscow, Russia. "Money May" also answered all critics who constantly pair him up with Kazakh middleweight boxing sensation Gennady Golovkin.
Late last week, the retired undefeated boxer held an open training session in Moscow, in an event set up by Boxing Academy, along with Russian Timber Group and State Corporation Rostec. In a report by Yuri Tarantin of Boxingscene.com, it was learned that Floyd Jr.'s session garnered a total attendance of 791 people and a crowd of 3,000 people who watched.
Mayweather's seminar in Russia surpassed that of the one held in London in 2014, which had 508 participants. The report adds that Mayweather's workout took longer than 30 minutes and was watched over by 30 volunteers. There was also an independent referee present.
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For his part, Mayweather was simply thankful for the support of his fans from that part of the world.
"My career has been an adventure, and if wasn't for your faith and support, I would not have been able to achieve everything that's been achieved," Mayweather said. "I respect my fans around the world, and in Russia we have some time to lift boxing to a new level."
Throughout his career, Floyd Jr. has been pitted against the biggest names in the sport of boxing. Each and every spectator wanted to see if anyone could finally grant Mayweather the first loss of his career. One of the names that have been paired with his was that of Kazakh boxing superstar Gennady Golovkin.
With an unblemished record of 34-0 (with 31 victories by knockout), the 33-year old Golovkin has ended his fights in a decisive fashion. Three of Golovkin's last five fights never went past the sixth round. He holds the WBA, IBO, and interim WBC 160-pound titles. But despite these accolades, Mayweather Jr. remains unimpressed, as he says Golovkin should face and defeat one fighter before he can at least agree to the "GGG" bandwagon.
"If he beats Andre Ward, then I'll be impressed," Mayweather said in another report by Boxingscene. "But until then he's a boxer without a big name."
