Floyd Mayweather will go down in boxing history as being one of, if not the greatest fighter of all time.
He began his journey as a professional back in 1996, just a few short months after he walked away from the Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia with a bronze medal.
‘Money’ Mayweather remained unbeaten throughout the duration of his outstanding tenure, defeating all 50 of the opponents he faced before he walked away from the sport in 2017.
He reigned as a world champion in five weight classes, defeating the likes of Oscar De La Hoya, Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto and Canelo Alvarez amongst a number of others.
Despite going up against, and defeating, an abundance of generational greats, Mayweather once gave a surprising answer when admitting who his toughest ever opponent was.
Just moments after he stopped countryman Emanuel Augustus in the penultimate round of their non-title showdown in Michigan, Mayweather paid homage to the ‘toughness’ of his rival.
“Good fight – he’s a tough motherf***er. I had to dig deep,”
‘Money’ followed up these claims in an interview with FightHype years later, as he admits Augustus was the toughest opponent he ever faced.
“Emmanuel Augustus was my toughest opponent. His record didn’t show his skill-set, but the guy was unbelievable.”
Augustus fought on just shy of 80 occasions during his career, but did not challenge for a major world title once. He would prove to be a tough opponent for a number of highly-rated fighters throughout his tenure, which finally came to an end back in 2011.
