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THE QUESTIONS WITH Floyd Mayweather
May 21, 2007
MIDDLEWEIGHT BOXER
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May 21, 2007

The Questions With Floyd Mayweather

MIDDLEWEIGHT BOXER

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What was your welcome-to-pro-boxing moment?

I really didn't have one. I remember boxing before I remember my parents—that's how long I've been in the game.

What was your most embarrassing moment?

I ate some bad food or something when I was fighting this Spanish kid [in 1997], and when the bell rang at the end of one of the rounds, I went and threw up in the corner.

What's one thing about boxers that people don't think about?

Not everybody is dedicated. If you're going to be in this sport, you need to commit everything you have to it, and not everyone out there does that.

Your most treasured possessions?

My cars. I have a 10-car garage. I roll to McDonald's in my Rolls-Royce all the time. I pull up, and the guy at the drive-through says, "Man, what are you doing here?" I say, "I gotta eat like everyone else!"

LAST WEEK
After his May 5 decision over Oscar De La Hoya, the champ basked in the media glow, appearing on The Tonight Show and Regis and Kelly, among others.

THIS WEEK
Mayweather, 30, plans to be at home in Las Vegas, spending time with his four children.

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