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- Floyd Mayweather Jr. knocks out Roberto Apodaca in the second round of his professional boxing debut on October 11, 1996 at the Texas Station Gaming Hall.
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I waited 25 years to watch this for free
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Lol
Goodjob
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GRANDPA
If he plays his cards right he could fight a CZcamsr one day
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You might be on to something here 🤣
Crazy that CZcams came 10years after this fight! Logan was 1year old at this time
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yeah an awful fight. almost wish i could’ve been born 20 years earlier
He looks like he is a good boxer, I hope he does well in his career
He ended up doing very well. He won over 50 matches and only lost a few.
He was an Olympian went 18 years u defeated and carried an man twice his size for 8 rounds at 44 years old 😂
@@ogdistance9435 there’s this other dude I know of called Mike Tyson, check his stuff out too
@@jay5ivez whos that Muhammad Ali folk
@@jay5ivez is he an MMA fighter
I’m impressed with his talent and he definitely worked his defense over the years.
Naw he just got hit a few good times.
It's funny on how he turns around
He had to....he had problems breaking his knuckles earlier in his career. It was change or not have one. All the fools who put him down don't know the boxing game at all. If it wasn't for that issue he wouldn't be undefeated today. He really had power at a price.
Dré Sheraton he wouldn't be undefeated?
@@thabokgwele5268 Because he would go for power punches and KO's. Riskier than playing safe and counting points and thinking how to gain them when most want to y'know - win the fight instead the game.
“A power puncher who needs to work on his defense”
Ends up being arguably the best defensive fighter in the history of boxing 😂😂😂
And known for not having hard strikes😭😂☠️ (not dissing just find it funny)
@@chode-i-dis4119 yeah they were wrong all along
@@chode-i-dis4119 thats because he went from "pretty boy" to "money".
@@chode-i-dis4119 but he also beat his wife so they gotta be somewhat hard strikes
@@yulles225 Kind of an old joke at this point, and specially dull considering his wife is now dead
"He keeps his head exposed and its something they will work on in the future" little did they know that would be his signature bait move
I was thinking “little did they know he would perfect the “shell defense” and no part of it his body would ever be able to be punched ever again”.
I was reading this comment right when commentator said it. Nice
His signature move is the kiss and hug.
Its dangerous, leave lightning the quickest ground. lol :)
@A1 Savage Me too.
I like winning.
Even if it means beating skinny dude off their lunch money.
Winning is winning right
"He keeps his head exposed and its something they will work on in the future"
I think he understood the assignment.
Turns out this would be the highlight of Apodaca's career.
😭😭
he started off pretty solid on defense but he lacked the discipline to maintain solid defense or any attack very bad at attacking based on this video
Kinda feel bad for him
@@lucasdg6904 yea me too i couldn't find anything about what happened to him other than out of 6 bouts he only won 1
Right right 😂😂🤣 e
Almost 2 million views....No one does numbers like Roberto Apodaca
LOL Poor guy. Where is he now?
Bro, I almost spit out my drink! Haha
@@natalyd9674 1 win 4 lose 1996-1999 boxrec
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this video belongs in a museum
Agreed 👍🏼
Agreed 👍
Because of the rare KO rate of Mr. Duck and run. All BS aside, he did what he did and was the best at it.
The ref you want some more lol
That was a crappy fight.
Floyd was 27-0 with 21 knockouts when he fought at 130 pounds and and defended his world title 8 times. Anyone who is confused that he would be referred to as power puncher should know that he had multiple hand injuries and then moved up 3 weight classes to get to 147 to chase a fight against Oscar De La Hoya, which turned out to be the ticket to his success. He usually fought at a weight disadvantage against fighters from this point on in his career and adopted a defensive style where he relied on single quick straight rights or left hooks and counter punches. He still had enough power to stun and hurt opponents, which is why fighters rarely rushed in wildly against him for extended periods of time. There's a reason why world champion boxers way behind on points look like they gave up in the last quarter of a fight and it wasn't because they have a loser's mentality - they have eaten sharp counters for all of their mistakes and didn't like how it felt.
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Love it when people know what they talking about
@@georgelopez4193 lol all the information fed to ChatGPT and the Ai says NO, FALSE. "Mayweather had a successful professional career with a record of 50 wins and 0 losses, but he was not known for being a prolific knockout puncher. He relied more on his defensive skills, speed, and counter-punching ability throughout his career." I guess we may never know.
Didn't he fight Oscar at 154lb?
@@cjobi6622 Yes and oscar came in a lil over 160 on fight night
Hard to believe that dude is only like 6 years older than Floyd, he looks like he's in his 40s
What being mexican does to a mf
@@davidnunez8561 🤣
I wonder how he look now
Facts🤣🤣but this fight was definitely better than the logan paul one he should've tried to knock him out fr
@@davidnunez8561 he just has more hair on his head lol
"Mayweather IS a *power puncher* "
"Mayweather needs to work on *head movement* "
...wow have times changed
I think he had a lot of problems with his hands in his career. He adapted very well to it!
@@IvanM272 Yeah I remember in an interview he said he fucked up he hands at some point and totally lost that old power.
It is honestly amazing that his unbeatable style was largely just an adaptation due to the loss of his power.
@@Leclwrd facts
@@Leclwrd and crazy he might not have been one of the greatest cuz of that
Yeah that was also just an incorrect observation but understandably so.
And so a legend is born...
He ain't no legend he's a coward he can't even take his kids to school alone
@@monsterbestgamer4696 he is a legend. Probably a top 5 boxer of all time
@Ramkkingk call me a coward again I weight 240 at 16 and I'm 6'4 I dead lifted 650 I run so fast I could prob beat mayweather bcs of the weight
@Ramkkingk george foreman mike tyson muhammad ali and so much more are way better than this skinny kid
@@arjunoncrack7560 george foreman mike tyson muhammad ali and so much more are way better than this skinny kid
“This kids gonna be a super star in the pro game” truer words have never been said
Idno man, 2+2=4 is pretty true
They forgot to use the word Chicken as well......
@@nolann3815 51-0 who else can do that
@@justinfernandez1436 and run from top fighters in their prime anyone, guess what though, they ain't pussies lol
@@nolann3815 he beat more champions than anybody tho🤔😂 let me guess, pacquiao fan?
Floyd is so fast it’s scary the other guy looks like he’s throwing punches in slow motion
"I think this kid is gonna be a superstar in the pro game."
💯
Nah, no way. He’s not agile enough to make it big.
@@therealjayz8036 yeah facts he's not good enough
Yeah he's never gonna make it big
he has heart, but idk it’s not looking promising from the looks of this fight.
@@shuacan lol
Yooooo the ref really said “You want some more?” 😭😭😭
I was wondering who said that 😂😂😂
They used to always say that even in the game lhh
He's like, you want the smoke?
I was done when I heard this🤣🤣🤣
Referee really said: "You taking it better than yo mama did"
“ Floyd mayweather is a power puncher he’s a guy who can hurt you and knock you out with one punch ” Not heard that in a few years 🤣
Floyd was a power puncher early on in his career but his hands got fucked to the point they became brittle.
@@raaxdrizzio9975 That’s what my comment ment
after moving up 5 weight classes and aging you can't fight like you were at a young age
As he aged, he changed his style to accommodate his sore hands and to lengthen his longevity.. 💯🐐
Looks like he’s got some talent I predict he will dominate and go undefeated in his career before fighting a blonde CZcamsr
If only you said this a year ago
What is this CZcams? is it a porn site?
Wow so funny
Are u illuminati?
😂😂😂
Little did anyone know that years later, an immature brat was going to steal his hat.
Edit: Thank you guys so much for the likes, I honestly never expected this to happen.
A brat that wasn’t even born yet
@@zainclasher7537 I believe he was one at this time but your point still stands
The announcer said it himself as a New fighter to the pro world You fight journeyman
it was all fake man
@@bigsassyster I highly doubt it was fake.
Fighting like a seasoned pro since day 1. This is what boxing looks like.
Hit and not get hit
his opponent looks like my neighbour Marvin, and he is a dentist.
Send Marvin my regards
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@Kong Yasuke beat me too it XD
Dentists make lots of money.
And my neighbor Miguel
Logan Paul was 1 year old when this happened now he's stepping in the ring with him world's crazy
@@shortclips39 what rock are you living under its time to come out
@@shortclips39 the match was officially announced like over a week ago...
@@shortclips39 ofc it is it was announced and logan signed a contract
Follow your dreams anything can happen
Paul is gonna end up just like apodaca
“May weather is a power puncher” He WAS, good times.
Pretty Boy Floyd
until he broke them hands
I think everyone understands past tense
He still has power. That why ppl don't just run at him all crazy
It was also because his weight was higher and higher and he didn't have the same punch then
Ref asked him "you want some more?" like he was about to whoop his a$$ next
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Well… he was
27 years later, he's still relevant. GOAT
Who'd a thunk it?
Crazy seeing Floyd being known as a power puncher.
Time flys I remember when he first came out until now
He was a power puncher before all the hands gave out
He was a power puncher all the way to 135. He fucked gatti up at 140 too. But he had many hand problems so he started being more defensive
@@tristandaniel he broke them during a fight
@@tristandaniel He had hand problems like most fighters. Gatti had a notorious problematic right hand that he broke on more than one occasion. Floyd lacked knockouts at 147 because he was an average sized welterweight, whereas before he was big for his divisions.
“I think that this kid is going to be a superstar in the pro game” That aged so well
I would Love to see this kid against a irish fighter from another type of sport.
A kid became a runner.
@@renanmesquita8527 Floyd and Connor mcgregor fought
@@shironeko2785 and what have you become? I'll wait😂😂
@@shironeko2785 and this became a ratio
This just goes to show you that anything can happen in life. He went from being a knockout artist to having one of the best defenses. When one door closes another one opens.
Only because he broke his hands. Had to adjust for longevity.
well said 🔋
Went from knockout artist to the best defensive fighter of all time.
Versatility at its best. Life is all about changing and progression. And if you somehow manage to stay at the top through it all, you're winning.
"You want some more?" Bruh the savagery 💀💀💀😭😂🤣
"he wants steak for his dad"
well, over 20 years later his dad is eating a whole lot of steak.
not that profound
@@nhdarling2 Indeed.
I was like 1000
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2) forget the lies they told you get real information before judging start at r/israelexposed.
3)spread the message cause their strongest weapon is misinformation....
@@arabianprince7508 Who started firing missles at tons of innocent people
"Floyd is a power puncher.. He can knock you out with one punch"
Thats something you certainly dont hear about floyd lol
This version of floyd was a knockout artist
Probably cuz this was still a much lower weightclass, featherweight
@@bekeneel super featherweight**
Pretty Boy Floyd was a completely different animal
@@bekeneel yes this is Floyds natural weight.
He went from 5’7 1/2 to 5’9 in 24 years what a legend
He was only 19 in this fight, so he grew
@@timmybarns3917 he was never 5”9 you idiot!! He’s 5”7 or 5”71/2 at most!
And he was 19 in this debut..how much do you think men grow taller after the age of 19 or 20?
@@timmybarns3917 😂
A man grew until 21 years old
@@bryangon336wrong. I'm over 21 and still growing. Taller today than i was at 21...so a man continues to grow in his 20s
kobe bryant and floyd mayweather debut in the same year
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And Allen iverson
Crazy 🔥🔥
And Tiger Woods🐅🐅
@@cjlarkin8421 Four "GOAT"s right there
Commentators Then: Floyd Mayweather is a power puncher.
Commentators Today: Floyd has never been known for his power punching.
Help stop Israel war crimes against Palestine civilians especially arresting thousands of children under 10 years old.
1) I know it's not your problem but your gov is funding them.
2) forget the lies they told you get real information before judging start at r/israelexposed.
3)spread the message cause their strongest weapon is misinformation....
@@arabianprince7508 israel>
To be fair, this fight was at FW.
He was a power puncher untill he broke his hands
@@radaRADArada99999999 u support the killing of innocent babies 🧐
Floyd doesn’t age bruh, he literally looks the same every year
Black don’t crack jack
Don’t do drugs kids
His dad was in prison at time of his bout , but his two uncles filled the void at ring side by giving him support and advice . Floyd was blessed from the beginning.
“A power puncher who needs to work on his defense” 🤣
just the oposite now
@@creepymaster9584 he’s got his black belt in jiu jitsu I heard under Carl Gracie!
@@moderatemexicanamericanpat4904 forreal?
He'll never make it🤣🤣🤣
😂
CZcams algorithm never disappoints
facts
@DrtyCreeper what's up cuz
@@SkyZigu hey cuz
@@SkyZigu my cousins
@DrtyCreeper my cousins
If a small child who watches this plays his cards right, he can become a CZcamsr and get beat up by this guy one day.
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The announcer called it right, "I think this young man could be a superstar one day!" Absolutely right!
Imagine he lost this
TJ
I rather imagine other stuff
Bernard Hopkins lost his first pro fight. Still Made a great career and held an impressive record of title defenses. But i agree May wouldn’t be as big as he was
If I was in there he woulda lost
@@jimlahey749 what a joke 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Nobody gone talk about how the Ref said you want some more lol
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Lol. That is hilarious! Not "Can you continue," but "Do you want some more?"
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LOOOL
😂 I was shocked to hear that too
The most underrated boxer of all time. It represents an era. He managed to only hurt his opponent and protect himself as much as possible. This is the job of every boxer now.
people would rather hate the character than appreciate the best boxer in history
Floyd’s got the best straight right I have ever seen
4:33 that move was savage.
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At one point, everyone was "that kid" who had something to prove. No matter where you are, if you keep pushing, you will hit success!
Dude for real. just think about this, nobody had any idea of who this man was. The people in the audience had no idea they were watching the start of a legends story being told. That goes for anyone. Everyone is capable of achievement beyond belief! All it takes is hard work. & yes it’ll be extremely hard but just imagine how you’ll feel once you achieved success like that. That hard work will have been worth it.
Easy enough to say that but there are plenty of people who keep pushing their whole lives and sadly get nowhere, because life is not a movie.
@@Tom-tu9jd the sad truth
@@grogu411 he was an olympic gold medalist before his pro debut
@@Tom-tu9jd so true man. those people who keep saying : " hey, keep pushing, man, you'll succed" just don't understand that for some people it'd be like pushung their had to a concrete wall, they try to break it, but they'd eventually broke their had, not a wall.
Look at that kid. He's gonna become a track star one day.
impressed by the video quality for 1996
“This kid is gonna be a superstar in the pro game” - age well 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
Fun fact Floyd only had six losses in the amateur and every single loss was by one point I smell corruption
Has anybody not notice the ref is a legend himself, he literally been in the game for years.
Yes! Didn’t think it was the same guy lol
Kenny Bayless
That’s the face expression guy, two legends in one ring uncle Floyd and Kenny
He refereed Floyd's 1st fight and last fight with Berto!
That’s Floyd’s personal ref lol.
90s cameras are so nice, the colours are perfect and it seems so smooth idk how to describe, its amazing
3:55 “nobody would know whether I was right or wrong” 🤣🤣
His speed is straight up on another level
4:06 Liver shot had me sit down...
😂..For real....that punch hurt me.
Had him dying.. Ouch!!
Happened to me. Thats when I decide that it prefer watching boxing than getting hit!!!
😂😂🤣
Had him consider his life choices
Ik this is kind of a duh moment but wow he was so much faster in his younger days
1:57 Roberto's looking like he's thinking "did I leave the oven on?" 😂
4:28 completely outclassed
started as a power puncher and ended up as a defensive genius that you physically can't hit
"Mayweather is a power puncher" aged like fine wine
Can we just acknowledge how smooth this video is.
RIP UNCLE ROGER MAYWEATHER 🙏🏾🙏🏾
We lost Roger and Kobe within a few months of each other.
RIP TO BOTH BLACK MAMBAS. I miss them.
Facts , tbh this was his best trainer , he always looked best when Rodger trained him in my opinion
Rip
I wanted to give u a thumbs up but 420 likes for uncle Roger had a nice ring to it.
Think about it mayweather has been in the game 26 years 😳🔥🥊
Time flies
That's a lot of punches
Dam... I'm 26 😳
And never lost. I dont like the man personally...but i have to respect he is the greatest.
And what its just 26 years of boxing, WHICH IS REALLY HALF A DAY ONLY SOME WILL UNDERSTAND😊
Lol....I love the coach with the smoke hanging out 😂
The commentator "I think this kid will be a superstar in the pro game".
this guy predicted it!
not many 18 year old boxers with a jab like that, his composure was already on a different level too just crazy...
They said he was 19
Dude got a bronze in Olympic boxing at 19 before even going pro. thats insane
@@WestCoastShredders shouldn't have lost the semis either imo
"I think kid is gonna be a superstar in the pro game." *49 wins later*
Hey where r u from r u my cousin Todd Smith
He is Sun level.
@@mohanishjadhav8902 I don't think they declared a winner, hmmmm.. interesting.
@@toddsmith1969 mcgregor would be the 50th win 🤦♂️
@@jumpinjohnnybeljum 49+1=50, stay in school.
Is it me but does this look smoother than modern recordings
he fights so much like roger in this fight. so crazy how floyd can adapt and change his style throughout his career
What a monster
Yep
Cap won’t last 30 seconds in the Octagon
Ur views gone down
@@bigounce5155 he’s a boxer dumbass, why would he need to be good in the octagon
Beating whoever that dude was, doesn't make him a monster lol.. but I guess of you consider his whole career, then I guess you could call him that. Monster isn't exactly the best description though imo.
"i think this kid is gonna be a superstar in the pro game" 🎯
JD that’s an understatement
That was great analysis
He had no idea how right he was.
He wasn't just a super star he is one of the all time greats.
This opponent was a tuna can where did they find this guy the front of Home Depot Ryan Garcia will knock this guy out in 10 seconds on the first round
"Floyd Mayweather is a power puncher, he is a guy who can hurt you and knock you out with one punch." That didn't age well.
This kid looks special. If he keeps it up, he might one day get a draw against a youtuber.
Amen
It was rigged
It was an exhibition match...
"known as a power puncher" 10 years later " Known for going the distance and having impeccable defense"
Steak for his dad, little did he know he’d afford him the full 5 star buffet for every meal.
Knowing that his son was doing great in the sport, must've made his time in prison a cakewalk...
His dad did know. His father and uncle were professionals, and he knew from early on that Floyd had a lot more natural talent than both of them. He wasn't surprised that Floyd Jr. became world champion at all.
@@EHMD11111 of course, but anything can happen in the ring, so I'm sure it made him feel good in jail to here of his wins....
Killed his uncle with too much steak and fried chicken.
@@EHMD11111 There is a difference between becoming world champ and being the highest earning boxer of all time. That, no one could expect. No one could even fathom a boxer bringing in hundreds of millions per fight at the time. So no, he didn't know.
was this match happened before facing corrales or after?
The ref asked him did he want some more😂i dint think he was supposed to ask him that😂
Look how far he's come, who would've thought that one day he'd get a shot at the pound for pound great Logan Paul
@WorkingClassWhiteMan do u not understand how exhibition fights work?
@WorkingClassWhiteMan except Logan Paul is 0-1 professionally.
@WorkingClassWhiteMan its an exhibition match bruh, Mayweather is already retired, this fight had nothing to do with professional boxing. Giving this a win for Mayweather is an insult
@WorkingClassWhiteMan yeah you’re right
You forget about all the others he’s put down. Y’all don’t even box but can’t give this man the credit he deserves.
“Sometimes he leaves his head exposed” knocked down less than 5x in his whole career
Right but he left his head exposed, and his hat got stolen.
Has he ever been knocked down?
@@Scottappleby1991 can’t confirm but I believe he was knocked down 2x, could absolutely be wrong tho
@@Scottappleby1991 I think he took a knee after breaking his hand and that was ruled a knockdown. It was earlier in his pro career. Other than that, I don't remember him going down. Certainly never seen someone actually knock him down
@@anotherguy5780 yeah he got hit in the nutz and took a knee. Zab Judah knocked him down almost, but Floyd fell into the referee and never fell down
I can see these man possible be 50-0 wish him well on his career
Ref was like “you want some more”😂😂
“Pretty boy” before he broke his hand “money” after. Different type of fighters, both still deadly.
The defensive Mayweather is better imo
@@localheader8840 mos def the smarter one.
Pretty Man doesn't have the Pretty Boy so they obviously kept the nickname lol
Money after the Oscar de la hoya fight
He didn't cease to be a puncher due to hand injuries. Remember that he fought across 6 different weight classes. The bigger the head, the harder it is to hurt. That's what happened.
at 0:03 You notice Floyd is wearing Bullenbeisser gear for his debut fight. That company was started by Dana White, many years before he became the president of the UFC.
Dana white use to carry Floyds bags .... Mayweather been said that
Bullenbeisser in german literally means police biter 😂
them liver shots something else
No hay manera de Describirlo cuando se sabe q es el mejor d la historia.. su clase era única
...and the rest was history after this match.
No
After the fight against Logan Paul
It was history 🤣
Not really. This was a tomato can.
"This kid is gonna be a superstar in the future "- Commentator was spot on
Commentator was spot on
I’m more impressed with the quality of the camera from 1996
"Want some more?"ref low key trash talking for floyd😆😆
That was savage 🤣🤣🤣
he knew he was gonna get smoked anyways
Ref looks dead in his face and says
“You want some more”
And the funny part is he shakes his head like yes please🤣🤣🤣
I'm not crazy. I wasn't the only one who noticed that.
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So low key and respectful wish I could have been there in person
Kenny Bayless: U want some more ?
😂
People may say he's only "running" around. But the more you know, the stuff that he pulled is one of the hardest thing in boxing sport. Hence is why he is stayed undefeated until today. Living legend Floyd!
Truer words have never been spoken
Es bueno y ha llegado muy lejos pero se mantiene invicto por esto 💵💰por eso nunca va ser recordado por todo el mundo como un Mohamed Ali Mike tyson Michael Jordan kobe bryan Pelé Ronaldinho va ser un inflado más de esta época de corrupción y apariencia Floyd messi y lebron 🎪🤡🤡🤡💵💰✒️📋📸📽️🤡🤡💰💵💰💵 LAS LEYENDAS NO VIVEN DE ESAS MAMADAS DE ASISTENCIAS Y ESTAR INVICTOS
Ref: “You want some more?”
Me: 🙈
4:20 😭😭😭 "ya want some more??.."
My uncles father in law also won a bronze medal in boxing in the Olympic games... Crazy how ways from such point can still dibergate this far
I was a fresh 11 year old experiencing middle school as a first time 6th grader when this happened.