Floyd Mayweather's only loss

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Floyd Mayweather broke all kinds of boxing records, recording 50 victories in his memorable career, while accumulating hundreds of millions of dollars in his bank account. Not only was he unbeatable in the ring, but his business acumen in the sport made him the highest-paid boxer of all time. Even he, however, has losses on his account, the most memorable being at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996 - the moment when Floyd decided that he would no longer devote his attention to amateur boxing.

What's happening in Atlanta?

Floyd Mayweather's last loss was precisely in the boxing tournament during the biggest sporting event. Facing him is the modest Bulgarian boxer Serafim Todorov, who is defined as an outsider by the media across the Ocean.

In the semi-final between the two, Mayweather met unexpected resistance from Todorov, who is quick as a cat and managed to land a lot of punches against the best defensive boxer in history. The match was extremely close, and after it ended, Egyptian referee Hamad Hafaz Shuman raised the American's hand… only to find out that he was mistaken, as the judges awarded Todorov a 10-9 victory in one of the most talked about moments in Olympic history in USA.

The reaction after Mayweather's defeat

In the USA, they are furious with the judges, because Mayweather's gold was in the "safe" column for the American delegation. A conspiracy in favor of the Bulgarian boxer was immediately suspected, since at that time the delegate of the boxing judges in Atlanta was the Bulgarian Emil Zhechev. The US Committee filed an appeal against the decision, arguing that many of Mayweather's accurate hits were not counted by the judges, while non-existent points were added to Todorov's column. In the end, the decision stands, and Mayweather loses his last fight in amateur boxing. Subsequently and throughout his career.

“We all know I was robbed. Time to go pro. I can't deal with the amateur crap anymore," Mayweather said succinctly when announcing his retirement. And in the end, this decision turns out to be "golden". Today Floyd has 50 wins, hundreds of millions in the bank account and a boxing empire like no other.