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50 free Floyd Mayweather trivia questions with answers — sports quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. was born Floyd Sinclair in Grand Rapids, learned the shoulder roll from a father and uncle who both fought Hall of Famers, lost a bronze-medal Olympic semi-final so badly scored that a judge resigned, and then went 50 fights without a professional defeat across five weight classes. Along the way he left Top Rank to promote himself, topped the Forbes athlete list four times, and turned pay-per-view into a personal fortune. This quiz runs through the whole record: the Genaro Hernández title win, the Corrales knockdowns, the Castillo controversy, Gatti's chariot night, the De La Hoya buy record, the Hatton knockout, the Ortiz sucker punch, the Cotto and Canelo purses, the Maidana bite, the long-delayed Pacquiao fight, the McGregor crossover and the exhibition circuit from Tokyo to Dubai — plus WrestleMania, Dancing with the Stars and an $18 million watch. Fifty questions with four options each and a short explanation after every answer. Play on your phone or print it for fight night.
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Q 01In which Michigan city was Floyd Mayweather Jr. born?
Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids saw him ruled down though nobody had hit him: defending his title there in 2001, he landed a punch with an injured hand, doubled over in pain and touched the canvas.
Q 02What surname was Mayweather given at birth?
Sinclair
Sinclair was the surname of his mother, Deborah: he was born Floyd Joy Sinclair and only later took the name of his father, the boxer Floyd Mayweather.
Q 03Which Hall of Famer did Mayweather's father, a welterweight contender, fight?
Sugar Ray Leonard
Sugar Ray Leonard stopped Floyd Mayweather Sr. in the tenth round in 1978, but only after the elder Mayweather had broken his hand in the eighth.
Q 04In which racing series did Mayweather launch his own team in 2022?
NASCAR Cup Series
NASCAR Cup Series was the target: his team's No. 50 Chevrolet, driven by Kaz Grala, went straight for the sport's biggest race, the Daytona 500, as its debut.
Q 05Which amateur tournament did Mayweather win three times?
Golden Gloves
Golden Gloves titles came in 1993, 1994 and 1996, each at a heavier weight as the teenager grew from 106 pounds to 125.
Q 06Which nickname did Mayweather's amateur teammates give him?
Pretty Boy
Pretty Boy, he has said, came not from his looks but because he never finished a fight cut or bruised.
Q 07What is the name of the old-school defensive technique Mayweather is famous for?
Shoulder roll
Shoulder roll defence keeps the chin tucked behind a raised lead shoulder that blocks punches, leaving him in position to fire back quick counters.
Q 08Which medal, if any, did Mayweather win at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics?
Bronze
Bronze, after a 10–9 semi-final loss so disputed that the referee first raised Mayweather's arm by mistake and an American judge resigned in protest.
Q 09Which Bulgarian beat Mayweather on a disputed decision in the 1996 Olympic semi-final?
Serafim Todorov
Serafim Todorov says American promoters offered him a professional contract after that win; he turned it down, lost the final and came to regret it.
Q 10In 1996, Mayweather became the first US Olympic boxer in 20 years to beat a fighter from where?
Cuba
Cuba's Lorenzo Aragón, a medal favourite, lost 12–11 to the 19-year-old in the quarter-finals; eight years later he reached the Olympic welterweight final in Athens.
Q 11Whose low blow in 2006 brought Mayweather's uncle into the ring and sparked a melee?
Zab Judah
Zab Judah hit him low in round ten, and his uncle and trainer Roger stormed the ring; Judah's father swung at Roger, and police had to restore order before the fight went on.
Q 12Mayweather won his first world title in 1998 by stopping which super featherweight champion?
Genaro Hernández
Genaro Hernández was stopped after eight rounds; when the former champion died of cancer in 2011, Mayweather quietly paid for his funeral.
Q 13In 2012, which opponent did Mayweather rank as his toughest?
Emanuel Augustus
Q 21How did Mayweather win the 2007 De La Hoya fight?
Split decision
Split decision: De La Hoya troubled him for six rounds, then abandoned his jab and faded, and two of the three judges sided with Mayweather.
Q 22Who trained Oscar De La Hoya for the Mayweather fight after talks with Floyd Sr. fell through?
Freddie Roach
Freddie Roach got the job after Floyd Sr., De La Hoya's trainer since 2001, asked for $2 million to work against his own son and was turned down.
Q 23Mayweather's December 2007 fight with Ricky Hatton was billed under what title?
Undefeated
Undefeated was no boast: Mayweather came in at 38–0 and Hatton at 43–0, so one perfect record had to end that night.
Emanuel Augustus, a journeyman who never held a major world title, pushed him hard in 2000 after a seven-month layoff; Mayweather ranked him above every champion he had faced.
Q 14Which unbeaten rival did Mayweather knock down five times in their 2001 super featherweight fight?
Diego Corrales
Diego Corrales, the taller and bigger man, went down five times before the fight was stopped in the tenth round.
Q 15Mayweather's hotly disputed 2002 lightweight title win came against which Mexican?
José Luis Castillo
José Luis Castillo pressed him so hard that many observers had the Mexican winning; Mayweather blamed a shoulder hurt days earlier, gave him a rematch that December and won again.
Q 16Which world leader gave Phillip N'dou a pep talk before his 2003 fight with Mayweather?
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela invited the South African to his office and told him to keep Mayweather outside with the jab; Mayweather replied that Mandela couldn't get in there and fight for him.
Q 17To which song was Mayweather carried to the ring on a chariot for the 2005 Arturo Gatti fight?
Another One Bites the Dust
Another One Bites the Dust blared as he rode in past a sold-out crowd that was almost entirely Gatti's; six one-sided rounds later, Gatti's own trainer stopped the fight.
Q 18Where did Mayweather beat Arturo Gatti for his third world title?
Atlantic City
Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall was sold out with Gatti's supporters, who saw their hero floored in round one when he turned away expecting the referee to break them.
Q 19Which promotional company did Mayweather leave in 2006 to set up Mayweather Promotions?
Top Rank
Top Rank's Bob Arum had offered him a career-best $8 million to fight Antonio Margarito; Mayweather instead paid $750,000 to buy out his contract and become a free agent.
Q 20Which HBO documentary series made its debut building up Mayweather's 2007 fight with Oscar De La Hoya?
24/7
24/7 followed both camps for four episodes and raised Mayweather's profile; the fight then broke boxing's all-time pay-per-view record.
Q 24Which Mayweather punch first floored Ricky Hatton in 2007?
Left hook
A left hook floored him as he rushed in, and a second moments later ended the fight just as Hatton's corner threw in the towel.
Q 25Mayweather ended a 21-month layoff in 2009 against which Mexican lightweight champion?
Juan Manuel Márquez
Juan Manuel Márquez, the naturally smaller man, was owed a contract penalty when Mayweather weighed in at 146 pounds, two over the limit they had agreed.
Q 26Which opponent buckled Mayweather's knees with two right hands in round two in 2010?
Shane Mosley
Shane Mosley had him in real trouble in that second round but could not finish; Mayweather recovered and won the rest of the fight going away.
Q 27What sticking point scuppered the first Mayweather–Pacquiao negotiations in December 2009?
Olympic-style drug testing
Olympic-style drug testing meant unannounced blood tests right up to the fight; Pacquiao would not give blood that close to it, and the bout did not happen until 2015.
Q 28Which referee was looking away when Mayweather floored Victor Ortiz after a touch of gloves in 2011?
Joe Cortez
Joe Cortez had just docked Ortiz a point and waved the pair back together; he was not watching when Mayweather's two punches landed, and the knockout stood.
Q 29What foul did Victor Ortiz commit against Mayweather moments before the controversial 2011 knockout?
A headbutt
A headbutt cost Ortiz a point, and he was still apologising with hugs when Mayweather, cleared to fight on, knocked him out with one second left in the round.
Q 30Which Puerto Rican champion bloodied Mayweather's nose in 2012 but lost a unanimous decision?
Miguel Cotto
Miguel Cotto surrendered his title on the judges' cards; Mayweather, sentenced months earlier, began a jail term the following month and was out after two.