Top 140 Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Quotes (2025 Update)
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101. “I didn’t watch one tape on Pacquiao. There is no reason to study him. He’s not at this level.”

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

102. “People have said things about me, and wrote and criticized me about things in the past, but it goes in one ear and out the other.”

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

103. “A belt don’t make me.”

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

104. “Everywhere I go, I will make a good payday. But we got to choose the right opponent and the right time and the right venue.”

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

105. “I’m not in this sport to see how hard I can get hit or to see how many big punches I can take. I am in this game to fight as long as I can. I am trying to dish a lot of punishment.”

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

106. “The sport needs the cash cow back.”

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

107. “Anything I’ve asked of MGM Grand, they’ve done for me in a heartbeat. They’re all about making entertainers and athletes happy.”

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

108. “Las Vegas is the boxing capital. During a Floyd Mayweather fight weekend, you can shop, party, stay out late and do anything you want. The city of Las Vegas has everything.”

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

109. “If I’m scared and I’m a coward, why do you guys want to see me fight?”

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

110. “My kids are the future of the Mayweather family and of the Mayweather brand. I feel our family is stronger if we stay together.”

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

111. “I got a granite chin.”

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

112. “Floyd Mayweather is in the sport to give great performances.”

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

113. “I don’t know who my three next opponents will be. A lot of people ask me that. You want to fight me? Earn it.”

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

114. “I want to be promoted in the urban areas. A lot of African-American people should know more about me.”

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

115. “I want to beat the best out there and whoever is considered the top fighters of my era.”

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

116. “I don’t duck or dodge anybody.”

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

117. “There’s ups and downs with boxing, layoffs are part of the sport and they can either help or hurt a guy.”

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

118. “I’m a professional fighter and like most professional fighters I have had difficulties with my hands in the past.”

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

119. “I always put my boxing first.”

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

120. “I’ve truly been blessed. I’ve taken my time, kept my eye on the prize and done what I’ve had to do. So I’m able to make a choice when to retire. Most fighters really couldn’t.”

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

121. “I feel like everybody is against Floyd Mayweather. I don’t get any respect.”

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

122. “I don’t have to fight if I don’t want to.”

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

123. “I think my dad, when he works with my older son, puts the same kind ofpressure on him that he put on me – that perfectionist pressure. And that can work in two ways: It can make you a perfectionist yourself, or it can eventually break you in the long run.”

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

124. “Maidana is a young, strong and tough competitor. He’s a guy that I can’t overlook. You can never take any fighter for granted because anything can happen.”

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

125. “I don’t adjust my training for any of my opponents. I don’t watch films on my opponents.”

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

126. “My team calls all the shots out of the ring, I call them in the ring.”

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

127. “I knew boxing before I knew anything else.”

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

128. “The American fans would love to see me fight anybody.”

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

129. “All the money I have, I got it legally.”

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

130. “You stick to commentating, let me do the fighting.”

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

131. “I loved competing and winning and also wanted to continue my career for the fans, knowing they were there for me and enjoyed watching me fight.”

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

132. “There is boxing and then there is me. The rest are just falling in line behind me or are trying to get in line to fight me. And that includes Manny Pacquiao too.”

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

133. “I always say that I’m a clean athlete and that I should be randomly tested anytime, urine and blood.”

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

134. “Manny Pacquiao I’m calling you out let’s fight May 5th and give the world what they want to see. My Jail Sentence was pushed back because the date was locked in. Step up Punk.”

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

135. “I land a higher percentage of punches than any boxer in boxing.”

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

136. “Come December 8th his ass gone be hurt. He aint fought 43 Floyd Mayweathers.”

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

137. “If anyone has followed my career, they know that there’s been a lot of obstacles and a lot of ups and down through my career. But day in and day out, and in the square circle, I went out there and always did my best.”

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

138. “Hopefully, some day I help some of this up-and-coming talent and promote them. Boxing is growing and is here to stay.”

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

139. “When they put me on ESPN and they talk about negative things, or when they put me on TMZ and they talk about negative things, I’m just glad that I’m relevant; to have lasted this long being relevant.”

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

140. “Floyd Mayweather is bigger than the sport. That’s the thing. Because you can go to somebody who don’t even know what boxing is and say, “Floyd Mayweather.” They’ll go, “Oh, I know Floyd Mayweather. I’ve heard that name.””

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

141. “I’ve set the model of showing fighters how they should conduct their business.”

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

142. “Any fight that Floyd Mayweather is in is going to be entertaining, regardless. People come to see an icon, a living legend, a superstar.”

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr.