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Boxing won’t retire me, I will retire from boxing.
Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
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Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: February 24
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Grand Rapids
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Pretty Boy
The Mallard
Floyd Joy Mayweather
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