Floyd Mayweather is not the first to bear the name and by no means the first Mayweather to achieve notable victories in the prize ring; boxing runs thick and fast through the family bloodline. His father, Floyd Mayweather Sr., was a welterweight contender in the 1970s and 1980s, winning 28 of his first 32 contests before suffering a debilitating injury in the aforementioned shooting incident, and gave a prime Sugar Ray Leonard a tough fight. One of Money Mayweathers uncles, Jazzy Jeff Mayweather, enjoyed a decent career as a lightweight and once fought a young Oscar De La Hoya, but it was uncle Roger who was the familys biggest success story until Floyd Jr. stepped into the ring. Nicknamed Black Mamba, Roger was a two-weight world champion and shared the ring with such legendary fighters as Julio César Chávez, Pernell Whitaker and Kostya Tszyu. So we can safely say Floyd Jr. was never short of advice and guidance as he took his first steps on the path to greatness.