Floyd Mayweather will go down in boxing history as being one of the greatest fighters of all time.
‘Money’ Mayweather made his entrance into the paid ranks back in 1996 and would embark on an outstanding professional career, remaining unbeaten for the entire duration.
He won world titles across five weight divisions during his tenure, defeating the likes of Oscar De La Hoya, Canelo Alvarez, Miguel Cotto and Manny Pacquiao amongst a number of other generational greats.
Mayweather finally announced his retirement from his sport back in 2017, just a couple of months on from his stoppage win over MMA legend Conor McGregor in their huge crossover bout in Las Vegas. His record stands at 50-0, though not everyone in the sport feels that is deserved.
Whilst previewing the upcoming lightweight showdown between Shakur Stevenson and William Zepeda, fighter-turned-promoter De La Hoya claimed that he believes his former rival Mayweather actually lost against Mexico’s Jose Luis Castillo back in 2002.
“Well guess what, Floyd Mayweather lost against Jose Luis Castillo, [who] reminds me of William Zepeda okay, but throws more punches.”
Mayweather faced Castillo twice in the space of eight months back in 2002, defeating the two-time world lightweight champion on both occasions.
Their first encounter, which saw Mayweather walk away the winner via unanimous decision, is often regarded as a ‘robbery’ with many fans and critics left wondering whether Castillo had done enough to be declared the winner.
The controversy surrounding their first bout meant that a rematch would take place next, although it was more of a comprehensive performance from ‘Money’ second time around, as he defeated Castillo via unanimous decision to retain his WBC world lightweight title.
