Behind the Scenes with Floyd Mayweather

SI Staff | Apr 29, 2015

Behind the Scenes with Floyd Mayweather /

Behind the Scenes with Floyd Mayweather

Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Victory over Manny Pacquiao won't change the public's perception, but it could ensure Money's place alongside boxing's greats.

Floyd Mayweather Jr.

You could say that Floyd Mayweather Jr. has been training for his showdown with Manny Pacquiao since he was a toddler, when his dad and uncle—pro boxers both—immersed little Floyd in the fight life in dingy gyms in Grand Rapids, Mich.

Floyd Mayweather Jr.

But good luck finding many similarities between those sweaty dens and the camp's glitzy pre-Pacquiao camp at the Mayweather Boxing Club in Las Vegas. There Money did what he does best—played to the cameras...