Alright, so you wanna know how tall that Mayweather fella is, huh? Well, lemme tell ya, that little rooster ain’t exactly a giant, ya know? They say he’s about 5 foot 8 inches, or 173 centimeters if you’re fancy like that.
Now, 5 foot 8 ain’t tall, not by a long shot. My grandson, Billy, he’s taller than that, and he ain’t even done growin’ yet! But don’t let that fool ya, that Mayweather, he’s a tough one, like a scrappy little barn cat. They say he’s one of the best boxers ever, a real legend, whatever that means.
He’s quick, like a greased pig at the county fair. And he hits hard, like a mule kickin’ ya in the teeth. They even say he’s the most accurate puncher in boxing history, which sounds mighty impressive, even if I don’t rightly understand all that fancy talk.
- They say he’s got this “plus-minus ratio” that’s the best ever. Sounds complicated, like tryin’ to figure out how many beans are in a jar. But I guess it means he hits more than he gets hit, which is a good thing in a fight, I reckon.
- And this fella, he’s been in a whole heap of fights, they say 49 times he’s stepped into that ring as a professional. That’s a lot of punchin’ and gettin’ punched, let me tell ya.
I saw some video, a weigh-in they called it, with this other boxer, Ricky Hatton. Mayweather, he looked small next to that Hatton fella. But size ain’t everything, see? My old dog, Buster, he was tiny, but he could chase off a whole pack of coyotes. It’s the fight in ‘em, not the size, that matters.
And then there’s this YouTube fella, Logan Paul. He’s big as a house, taller than Mayweather by a mile, it seems. They even had a fight, Mayweather and him. People were makin’ a big fuss about it. I don’t know who won, but I bet Mayweather gave him a run for his money, even if he was lookin’ up at him the whole time.
They say he makes a lot of money, too, this Mayweather. More money than I can even imagine. He’s what they call a “pay-per-view attraction,” which means folks pay to watch him fight on their televisions. Must be somethin’ special to get folks to pay for that, I guess.
Now, I heard some talk about him gettin’ in trouble with the law a while back, somethin’ about “domestic violence.” Don’t rightly know what that all means, but it sounds bad. Nobody’s perfect, I suppose, not even fancy boxers.
But back to the height thing, 5 foot 8. It ain’t tall, like I said. But that Mayweather, he’s proof that you don’t gotta be a giant to be a champion. He’s quick and he’s tough, and that’s what matters in the end. It ain’t the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog, that’s what my pappy always used to say, God rest his soul. And that Mayweather, he’s got plenty of fight in him, that’s for sure.
So, if you’re askin’ me, how tall is Mayweather? He’s 5’8”, but don’t underestimate him, that little fella packs a punch.
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