Roger Mayweather: photo and biography. What is wrong with Roger Mayweather?

Roger Mayweather was born in 1961, April 24. His name became loud due to the great achievements in professional boxing. About the most interesting facts of the biography of Roger, we'll talk in our article.

Childhood boxer

The future boxer was born in the city of Grand Rapids (Michigan) in the north of the USA. Roger - one of the three brothers Mayweathers, who are also well known for their achievements in the field of professional boxing. It should be noted that the most significant success was achieved only by the middle brother - Roger. The rest could not reach the main goal - to become world champions.

As Roger himself said, the desire for victory was present from his earliest childhood. The future fighter never missed the opportunity to participate in a fight with his peers. Real boxing gloves Roger Mayweather wore already at 8 years old. Since then, this sporting attribute has always been with him.

The first success in boxing

Already in 20 years, Roger entered the path of professional boxing. The first and successful debut of the young athlete took place in 1981, when in the ring he knocked out Puerto Rican Andrew Ruiz. For Roger, this fight was one of the easiest, because not one round has passed, as the opponent was on the platform of the ring.

The first champion belt

After the 13th professional fight, Roger Mayweather, whose photo you can see in our article, won the USBA champion title at light weight. After that, the boxer spent two more matches. At the last, he knocked out Puerto Rican Samuel Serrano. Thanks to this fight, Roger won the WBA champion belt in lightweight.

It should be said that Serrano had a good track record - 15 victories in the championship bouts. But, unfortunately, he was powerless before Mayweather - novice pros.

The next few battles Roger also successfully. Panamanian Jorge Alvrado and Chilean Benedicto Villablanca did not have the strength to fight Mayweather's blows.

First defeat

The third defense of the championship title ended for Mayweather defeat. No one expected this outcome of the battle. Rookie's rival was his compatriot Rocky Lockridge. It should be noted that the bookmakers did not predict the last victory - the stakes were 1: 4.

The fight ended in the first round, when Roger was dealt an unexpected blow to the right. Mayweather had to be carried off the ring.

Disease

Only later it became known that Roger Mayweather was ill. Unfortunately, the ailment of the Black Mamba (just such a nickname took Mayweather for himself a ring) is known to many fighters not by hearsay. The fact is that the boxer has a weak jaw. Roger Mayweather, whose illness prevented the successful completion of many fights, then announced his main shortcoming to the whole world. It is worth saying that Mayweather and so did not differ in athletic build. His body is rather thin, and his legs are long and thin. The illness and physique of Mayweather forced the coach to develop a different fighting tactics, which was based on the work of the second number from a distance.

By the way, to embody some of the fighting manners of Roger in life was his nephew Floyd Mayweather - the son of his elder brother. It should be noted that Floyd is much faster than his famous ancestor. The fact is that Roger in his work lacked the speed, reflexes and aggressiveness inherent in Floyd Jr.. In general, Mayweather's nephew-nephew took all the best from his relatives and left them (professionally) much further.

The history of the nickname Roger

It is necessary to talk separately about the nickname of the famous boxer. As one of the interviews told Roger, on the eve of the next battle he was looking through a documentary about snakes. He focused his attention on the black mamba, which had a lightning speed and was very aggressive.

After thinking a bit, he decided to give himself a name, because he found a lot of internal similarities with this "interesting special wildlife".

A fall

After the loss of Rocky Lockridge Roger Mayweather, whose biography is full of interesting facts, decided to go into easy weight. But even there he was waiting for such a familiar ... failure. In the next battle he lost with a crash to Tony Balthazar.

The following matches ended on the same note. In the ring, he went to knockout thanks to a powerful attack by world champion Freddy Pendleton.

Separately, we should talk about the fight for the world title of WBC, in which Roger Mayweather also failed. Chávez Julio César - this was the name of another rival of the Black Mamba. Unfortunately, already in the second round of the fight Roger was destroyed in every sense of the word.

New take off

All subsequent fights Mayweather conducted, losing to his rivals. This difficult period lasted until 1987. Then he sent a knockout Mexican René Arredondo. After this, another four battles Mayweather ended successfully, while on his way again did not meet the same Chavez.

In 1989, already in the 10th round, Roger had to voluntarily end the fight, as the boxer could not stand the crown strokes of Chavez.

After this, he could not take away the belt of the champion. In 1991, he lost to Colombian Rafael Pineda, and in 1995 was defeated by the Russian Kostya Dzyu, who, incidentally, only gained momentum then. It seemed that in this battle he was not going to fight, but all the time he tried to defend himself against the powerful blows of a young professional.

Calm

After that, Roger became less likely to enter the ring - once a year. Twice he won victories over little-known and unremarkable boxers.

After the last success in a duel with Mexican Mendes, Roger Mayweather decided to seriously take up coaching. Under his sight fell young and promising Floyd Mayweather Jr.. By that time, the guy already had a good track record behind his shoulders. Roger was lucky - he began to train already held world champion in the first light weight.

It should be noted that Floyd's first mentor was his father Floyd Mayweather Sr.. In 2000, a grand scandal occurred between his son and his father. As the young soldier said, he was tired of his father's eternal blunders.

Then Mayweather Sr. was actively engaged in the transportation and sale of narcotic substances, for which he repeatedly went to jail. After another trip to places not so distant Floyd Jr. pointed his father at the door, taking away the old man's expensive gifts.

By the way, the average Mayweather also disliked his brother. Their tensions last from the earliest childhood. As the former boxer says, the closest person to him is his younger brother (who trains Russian soldier Sultan Ibragimov).

From that moment, Roger became the leader of coaching. True, even here things did not turn out so smoothly. In the process of one of the fights of his ward because of the next outburst, the Nevada Athletic Commission banned the coach from standing in the corner of the ring and fined a rowdy for $ 200,000. In addition, an investigation is still being conducted into the beating of Roger by his ward Melissa Saint Wil, who He almost strangled in the process of quarreling in the hotel room. What he did not so pleased the girl, is still unclear. But Mayweather did not come out of this situation as a whole. The girl turned out to be a tough nut and broke her head with a glass lamp.

It is not yet known what punishment Roger will incur for this, because he was once convicted in the case of domestic violence.