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Former good articleFloyd Mayweather Jr. was one of the Sports and recreation good articles, but it has been removed from the list. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.
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Semi-protected edit request on 17 July 2017

80.29.58.2 (talk) 03:02, 17 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]
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Semi-protected edit request on 20 July 2017

124.29.207.238 (talk) 10:38, 20 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done you have made no specific request, but appear to be trying to add a spam-link - Arjayay (talk) 11:49, 20 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 20 July 2017

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 Not done you have made no specific request, but appear to be trying to add spam-links - Arjayay (talk) 11:50, 20 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 3 August 2017

86.176.207.70 (talk) 01:47, 3 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Would suggest changing "spends $1,000 on a haircut at least two times in a week" to "spends $1,000 on a haircut at least two times a week"

Done
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Semi-protected edit request on 3 August 2017

The first sentence of the article reads "Floyd Joy Mayweather...is an American professional boxer and promoter; widely considered one of the greatest boxers of all time." One rule with semicolons is that they unite two in-sentence clauses that, on their own, could be complete sentences. At Semicolon#Usage, the three relevant examples ("My wife would like tea", etc.) all contain clauses that would work as separate sentences. In this case, "widely considered one of the greatest boxers of all time" has no subject so this construct is grammatically incorrect. The semicolon should be replaced with "who is" although replacing it with a comma or adding "he is" after the semicolon would also work. 2602:306:BC31:4AA0:480B:1D12:4102:2962 (talk) 17:56, 3 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Done
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Semi-protected edit request on 17 August 2017

A few more semicolon issues.

  • Second paragraph: "Many sporting news and boxing websites ranked Mayweather as the best boxer in the world, pound for pound, twice in a span of ten years; including The Ring, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, BoxRec, Fox Sports, and Yahoo! Sports." That semicolon needs to be a comma because the second clause wouldn't be a complete sentence.
  • Third paragraph: "As of his most recent fight in 2015, Mayweather has a record of 26 wins without a loss or draw in world title fights (10 by KO); 23 wins (9 KOs) in lineal title fights; 24 wins (7 KOs) against former or current world titlists; 12 wins (3 KOs) against former or current lineal champions; and 2 wins (1 KO) against International Boxing Hall of Fame inductees." Semicolons are only supposed to separate items in lists when at least one clause contains a comma. The list of clauses starts after "Mayweather has a record of" and there aren't any commas there. All four semicolons should be commas.

2602:306:BC31:4AA0:480B:1D12:4102:2962 (talk) 18:47, 17 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

  • Second paragraph: that's a whole load of commas due to the inclusion of "pound for pound", which is why I threw in the semicolon to break up the list of publications beginning from The Ring. I forget which WP:MOS says it, but I remember it saying semicolons are acceptable in that context. Either that, or the whole sentence could be reworded somehow. *edit* It might be the fifth example
    here
    .
@Mac Dreamstate: I think the issue is with the unusual construct where "pound for pound" is used after the words "boxer," "fighter," etc. and not immediately before. To me, "best boxer, pound for pound," just doesn't read right compared to "best pound for pound boxer" and if we swapped, that's two unwieldy commas removed. We obviously can't call Mayweather "best" without clarifying that he probably wouldn't beat Tyson Fury but the text making that point, "pound for pound," is separated from "best" by other words, creating a confusing distance between them. The same thing sort of happens when there's a bunch of text between "Many sporting news and boxing websites" and the actual list of those websites.
Here's a reworded version:
  • "Many sporting news and boxing websites, including The Ring, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, BoxRec, Fox Sports, and Yahoo! Sports, ranked Mayweather as the best pound for pound boxer in the world twice in a span of ten years."
Or if that's a little too passive voice-ish, here's another one:
  • "Mayweather was ranked the best pound for pound boxer in the world twice in a span of ten years by many sporting news and boxing websites, including The Ring, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, BoxRec, Fox Sports, and Yahoo! Sports."
I guess I'd go with the first one because the second doesn't do a great job addressing your concern about comma overload. 2602:306:BC31:4AA0:480B:1D12:4102:2962 (talk) 19:37, 17 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Done
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Here's the thing, the concept of a "pound for pound boxer"—worded like a noun—sounds very clunky to me. We can have a professional boxer, a world champion boxer, a former boxer, a greatest boxer.. but a "pound for pound boxer" just doesn't read right. Pound for pound is a concept all on its own, and it's the reason a lot of articles' lead sections have adopted the term as an adjective instead—"world's third best boxer, pound for pound", etc. Just to make it clear, I didn't come up with the aforementioned wording, but I liked how it looked at the time and subsequently ran with it. Mac Dreamstate (talk) 20:29, 17 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request "The Joke of Saturday night"

Please edit the following to revert what appears to be trolling.

Under the section "Pay-per-view bouts", where it shows the fight of Mayweather vs. McGregor, it says the A.K.A. name of the fight. It's suppose to be called "The Money Fight" however it says "The Joke of Saturday night" --RichardFry (talk) 22:34, 25 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

 Done. Mac Dreamstate (talk) 22:37, 25 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! --RichardFry (talk) 18:32, 26 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 27 August 2017

his weight is 149 1/2 lbs as of August 26, 2017 from the fight when he was weighed. Wiki232017 (talk) 00:10, 27 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done Please provide a reliable source for the changes you would like to be made. SparklingPessimist Scream at me! 00:14, 27 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 27 August 2017

Change Mayweather's fight record to 50-0 with 27 KO's. Sstarner (talk) 16:29, 27 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide
reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. SparklingPessimist Scream at me! 16:35, 27 August 2017 (UTC)[reply
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New cat

Since he has retired again, how about Category:Undefeated world boxing champions then?

 Done – re-added category. Mac Dreamstate (talk) 19:26, 19 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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VS MCREGOR

i wonder why this isn't register as exhibition fight, cause i dont think conor was ranked by any sanctioning body and i dont think the fight was sanctioned as ordinary fight Meni111 (talk) 11:35, 18 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

It was sanctioned as a standard professional boxing match according to the NSAC and WBC. Mac Dreamstate (talk) 16:51, 18 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
ok thanksMeni111 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 15:31, 19 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Mayweather Jr. vs. Pacquiao

I recently had a look at the coverage of the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao fight on both the Boxing career of Manny Pacquiao page and this page, and I couldn't help but notice that both pages cover the event very differently. I am not saying either page is wrong or should be fixed, but perhaps some neutral/uninvolved experts on the subject could have a look and try to edit these two sections so that the Wikipedia descriptions of the same event on different pages do not contradict one another? It seems to me that the coverage on the Pacquiao page is clearly favourable to Pacquiao, and this page is favourable to Mayweather. I neither know enough about the fight or the editing conventions for this kind of stuff on Wikipedia to know what to do, but I will write this here and a similar message on the Mayweather page and hopefully the Wikipedia community will be able to sort it out. GeorgmentO (talk) 23:01, 6 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Correction to Mayweather vs Pacquiao

Under the Mayweather vs. Mcgregor section, the page incorrectly states the Mayweather vs Pacquiao occurred in 2014, but it took place on May 2, 2015. ```` — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bankshot49er (talk • contribs) 23:11, 28 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

 Done – Corrected year. Mac Dreamstate (talk) 18:14, 30 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 19 January 2019

"His maternal grandfather was born in Kingston, Jamaica." (via Spencer Fearon interview with Mayweather's mother) (44 second clip) Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEAIWUxecvk User1678 (talk) 11:08, 19 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done:
Not all verifiable information must be included in an article. I think this is too fine a detail for this article. If a consensus of editors supports its addition, then it can be added to the article. Thanks, ‑‑ElHef (Meep?) 18:45, 20 January 2019 (UTC)[reply
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Semi-protected edit request on 25 January 2019

HaringDaviid (talk) 06:49, 25 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

and flyod is a runner a professional runner

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Private life

Why is there almost no information about his private life? Other wikipedia entries have information about the private life of other boxers. 2A02:8388:1641:8380:1535:595B:9280:DF61 (talk) 03:30, 3 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Ezzard Charles is Boxrec's #1 not Floyd

Check the current rankings. https://boxrec.com/en/ratings?r%5Brole%5D=proboxer&r%5Bsex%5D=M&r%5Bdivision%5D=&r%5Bcountry%5D=&r%5Bstance%5D=&r%5Bstatus%5D=&r_go=

Semi-protected edit request on 17 March 2021

In Floyd Mayweather’s biography, it should state that he is one of the greatest boxers who ever lived. He deserves that kind of recognition just like the many other fighters who have that recognition in there wikipedia biography. It should say “He is widely regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time.[1] Ryanbowman23 (talk) 05:41, 17 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ Riaz, Adnan. "The 25 Greatest Boxers of All Time". sportbible.com. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
 Not done: It states this in the lead: "In 2016, Mayweather was ranked by ESPN as the greatest boxer, pound for pound, of the last 25 years. As of July 2020, BoxRec ranks him the 2nd greatest boxer of all time, pound for pound behind Ezzard Charles. Many sporting news and boxing websites, including The Ring, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, BoxRec, Fox Sports, and Yahoo! Sports, ranked Mayweather as the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world twice in a span of ten years." That seems fine to me, and your source (Sugar Ray Robinson) ranks Mayweather seventeenth, which I mean if anything would be a mark against being "widely regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time". We don't have many "one of the greatest of all time" sources in this article, and the one you provided doesn't really seem to support that statement. If you find some better sources supporting the statement feel free to re-open this request (change "answered=yes" to "answered=no"). Volteer1 (talk) 06:07, 17 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Businesses owned by Floyd Mayweather

Floyd bought a skating rink in Las Vegas Nv in 2021

Semi-protected edit request on 29 April 2021

Change fight with Logan Paul to June 6th instead of June 5th not a big change but I want people to know the exact date Sodapoppers (talk) 19:18, 29 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. TGHL ↗ 22:32, 29 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Logan fight being labeled a draw

There should be some sort of notice that clarifies the fight had no judges and no official winner was declared - it wasn't an actual draw since it wasn't scored as such (or scored at all). This is also misrepresentative of the fight as Mayweather won on many unofficial scorecards --RMLF (talk) 04:34, 7 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 7 June 2021

He went 50 and 1 he didnt beat logan paul 216.255.61.238 (talk) 05:18, 7 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, It should be 50-0 and not 51-0, since it was a draw. There's some bias on both Logan Paul and Floyd Mayweather Jr's page. It's showing Floyd Mayweather won, and Logan Paul lost. It was a draw, no official winner and that's how it should be recorded. Unofficial judges are UNOFFICIAL, meaning they have no official say in the matter. Drogge (talk) 05:22, 7 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
 Already done --Ferien (talk) 17:05, 7 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

51 wins

You can not include exhibition bouts on the number of wins Mayweather has as they are not sanctioned by the world of boxing Chrisq89 (talk) 06:17, 7 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 7 June 2021 (2)

Please add that mayweather got a draw with logan paul in an exhibition bout

https://www.latestly.com/socially/sports/floyd-mayweather-vs-logan-paul-result-match-ends-in-a-draw-as-both-fighters-go-the-distance-2527133.html 188.219.22.254 (talk) 12:28, 7 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The source is wrong, it was a non-scored bout. – 2.O.Boxing 12:37, 7 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 7 June 2021 (3)

50 wins to 51 (he beat logan paul) Shiamanlii (talk) 19:34, 7 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: Exhibitions don't count in any way towards fight records. Mac Dreamstate (talk) 19:51, 7 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 9 June 2021

Record Total fights 51 Wins 50 Wins by KO 27 Losses 1 FatKidArny (talk) 18:40, 9 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done, exhibition bouts do not count towards professional records. – 2.O.Boxing 18:42, 9 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 10 June 2021

gather enough votes to keep Floyd's exhibition record at 1 win with 1 stoppage over tenshin nasukawa, and 1 no decision over Logan Paul. 72.173.173.162 (talk) 04:59, 10 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Fucking hell. Can we get the talk page locked for a while n' all? Mac Dreamstate (talk) 11:13, 10 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Please explain the exact change you'd like to make with sources. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 11:17, 10 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Buisness ventures

I'm actually surprised that an article of someone like Floyd Mayweather does not not have a buisness section. I would have added it myself as there are countless sources available but I'm not that knowledgeable on Floyd. So i hope experienced editors with knowledge on Floyd will make it.✌️ Jaconsarto (talk) 14:38, 19 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 8 November 2021

He lost a figth against thr bulgarian boxer Serafim Todorov. 92.247.250.193 (talk) 11:26, 8 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Yea, we know. It says it in the article. Thanks. – 2.O.Boxing 11:32, 8 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request

The section beginning "Lederman's scoring for this fight may be seen as inconsistent" should surely be changed to "consistent", as in all three of the fights cited Lederman favoured the boxer who landed more jabs. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Amethyst83 (talk • contribs) 00:43, 1 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 20 January 2022

Change:

4 wins (1 KO) against International Boxing Hall of Fame inductees.

To:

5 wins (1 KO) against International Boxing Hall of Fame inductees.

Source — https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Boxing_Hall_of_Fame

Miguel Cotton was inducted in 2022. K.L.Russon (talk) 13:52, 20 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Done, I think you meant Miguel Cotto. — Coolperson177 (t|c) 18:11, 20 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 14 July 2022

1. Under the "Controversies" section, there is a heading that says "2022 Ethereum lawsuit". This is incorrect as the company in question is "EthereumMax" (EMAX), which is not related to the company Ethereum. (Just as an FYI: the only relevance that EMAX has to Ethereum is that it is a token that was created on the Ethereum blockchain, but this is something that is easily done by many other companies, except that EMAX decided to misappropriate the Ethereum name to make themselves sound legit)

2. Accordingly, the information within and under the heading should make reference to "EthereumMax", and not "Ethereum".

3. The token in question is thus "EthereumMax token", and not "Ether".

Thank you! Oliedward123 (talk) 14:06, 14 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

 Done ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 14:18, 14 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Edit Request

In the section about the McGregor fight, first sentence of the fifth paragraph it states that with that victory Mayweather set "the record for the longest active unbeaten streak in a professional career at 50–0". This statement is given without a citation, and I feel it is wrong and should be removed for the following reasons:

a) The streak is no longer active, as Mayweather is now retired

b) There have been longer unbeaten/ winning streaks in professional boxing, e.g. JCC's 89 fight one

c) If if one argues that the streak is still somehow 'technically active' since it was not ended by a loss but by retirement (and Floyd could un-retire, reactivating the streak), then Ricardo Lopez 52 fight unbeaten streak would still be longer. 94.157.183.38 (talk) 17:48, 22 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Edit Request

In the section Sued for defamation "In May 2015, following his bout against Pacquiao...........going to jail for two months.[272] The case remains pending as of September 19, 2017"

Josie Harris died from an accidental overdose on Tuesday, March 10, 2020, at approximately, 10:00 p.m., on the 25700 block of Oak Meadow Drive, Valencia. I guess this ends the defamation suit. https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/boxing/breaking-josie-harris-dead-floyd-21674409 https://eu.usatoday.com/story/sports/boxing/2020/03/11/floyd-mayweather-jr-ex-girlfriend-josie-harris-dead/5025669002 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A00:23C7:9012:AE01:89E5:94E2:1E7C:5358 (talk) 09:51, 19 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 2 October 2022

BOXING REAKORD: (LOSSES:0) (UNDEFEATED) 5.243.97.187 (talk) 08:00, 2 October 2022 (UTC) You guys should Edit (LOSSES: 0) or (UNDEFEATED) in hes boxing rekord! Looks more cool and some braindead People Will see it wrong. / Kristian from sweden[reply]

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