Todorov only trained for three weeks in the run-up to the Olympics and still demolished all his opponents prior to the Mayweather fight, which was his hardest test. It was one that many think he lost—as the result was announced, the referee initially raised Mayweather’s arm before realizing his mistake.He was 19, remember. My experience was much stronger. I beat all the Russians, all the Cubans, some Americans, Germans, Olympic champions. I was making fun of them in the ring. I was very smart. I was a very beautiful and attractive fighter to watch. You must be an artist in the ring. I was an artist.
The Full Fight:
The ref raised Floyd's arm at the end, he even thought Floyd won; however, the judges thought otherwise.....
Somebody made a comment under that Youtube video that said, he probably would not have gone undefeated in the pros without that loss & that has to be true. He felt that sting of defeat and didn't want to feel that again.That pain of being cheated out of a dub that first time will fuck you up.
The man who beat him was a Bulgarian named Serafim Todorov, and the New York Times has tracked him down to the town of Pazardzhik. Todorov lives in a “modest” flat with his wife, son and pregnant daughter-in-law. He remembers fighting Mayweather, then a gawky 19-year-old, in Atlanta when Todorov was 27 and already a respected three-time world champion and a two-time European champion. He told the Times:
Todorov only trained for three weeks in the run-up to the Olympics and still demolished all his opponents prior to the Mayweather fight, which was his hardest test. It was one that many think he lost—as the result was announced, the referee initially raised Mayweather’s arm before realizing his mistake.
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The last fighter to beat Floyd Mayweather is a Bulgarian living in obscurity
"You must be an artist in the ring. I was an artist."qz.com
The Full Fight:
The ref raised Floyd's arm at the end, he even thought Floyd won; however, the judges thought otherwise.....
Somebody made a comment under that Youtube video that said, he probably would not have gone undefeated in the pros without that loss & that has to be true. He felt that sting of defeat and didn't want to feel that again.