Floyd Mayweather Wins 1st Title | Floyd Mayweather vs Genaro Hernandez | ON THIS DAY FREE FIGHT

#OnThisDay in 1998, Floyd Mayweather stopped Genaro Hernandez to claim his first world title 🏆

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[donflamenco]

I remember a lot of well respected people in the sports had Hernández to win this.Amazing performance by Floyd and RIP Genaro.

[LucieOne]

The great Chicanito Hernandez. When he passed, Mayweather paid his final expenses.

[misterwachulochulo]

I like that Floyd wanted to touch gloves immediately after getting up from his slip. Guy loves to talk shit to sell fights but those little moments make it clear that he respects boxing and the people that have what it takes to get on the ring.

[BeachMongoose]

I was fortunate enough to box with Genaro for several years before he passed. Great man. I miss him. Rest in peace, champ.

[dancorry]

He paid 💰 for and
Buried ⚰️ that man
When he passed.
JR, a True Legend!

[Jboxing]

When Floyd beat his idol and won his first world title. Legendary🐐

[critianramel]

R1 : 10-9 *(Mayweather)*
R2 : 10-9 *(Mayweather)*
R3 : 10-9 *(Mayweather*
R4 : 10-9 *(Mayweather)*
R5 : 10-9 *(Mayweather)*
R6 : 10-9 *(Mayweather)*
R7 : 10-9 *(Mayweather)*
R8 : 10-9 *(Mayweather)*

[musicandboxing]

Genaro ; You a good champ
floyd ; Thank u
Genaro; you're a goood champ and you'd be a champ for a long time ..
RIP Chicanito

[FRESHBX]

*Floyd dominated the whole fight & still cried after winning. I always felt like boxing meant something different to him than even a lot of other great fighters. You rarely see dudes react like this after winning their 1st title nowadays. & you'd think they would after achieving a dream many set out to do*

[jovaughnlaing]

The amount of respect Floyd had for Genaro at this point in his career Floyd wasn't touching any boxers gloves between rounds, I mean imagine squaring off and beating the man you idolized growing up😢

[SamuelAnnoh-no]

Devin Haney and Shakur are a joke compared to this version of Floyd, a real killer in the ring

[thegoat]

26:38 damn this is the first time iv'e ever seen jeff mayweather cry

[PharaohRobinson]

FYI👀👀Mayweather fought 10 times in 1997🖐🏿🖐🏿...And ☝🏿🖐🏿times 1998 with World Title as 6th fight, against his Childhood Hero he had poster of on his wall as a kid💯👑🥊🥊

[brandonWilliams-yrre]

5’11 weighing 130 my god…dude was just a bundle of sticks 😂

[lambda]

Floyd tapping gloves with him--not sure I've seen him having respect like that. I know he paid his funeral expenses when he died of cancer too.

[aframaco]

What no one is noticing here is that despite the fierce competition between both boxers, there is also a healthy respect for each other!

They'll both touch gloves after any infraction is called by the referee!

The etiquette of both fighters is affecting!

Genaro Hernandez said something special too!

He prophesied that Mayweather would be around for a very long time! He was so right!


R.I.P Genaro!!


👊🏾🇳🇬👊🏾🇳🇬!

[EugenioRodriguez-rrnw]

Wow floyd took care of Hernandez hospital when he was sick whit cancer and pay his treatments medication and pay for his funeral rip Hernandez

[genghiskhan]

Young floyd TBE love the Tyson in him, mad aggressive

[precocertoofiicial-multima]

Eu gosto dos Jabs do Floyd nos primeiros rounds!

[caleb]

26:07 wow look at him saying “I did that” that’s some real 💩