5 most controversial incidents involving Floyd Mayweather

#4 Floyd Mayweather sentenced to three months in jail after pleading guilty to battery

Floyd Mayweather Jr. appears in court

Floyd Mayweather was sentenced in 2011 to serve three months in jail after he pleaded guilty to a charge of battery and two counts of harassment. It all started when the boxing legend punched the mother of his three children, Josie Harris, at her home.

Mayweather was later arrested. According to an arrest report, along with assaulting Josie Harris, Mayweather had also threatened her, saying,

"I'm going to kill you and the man you are messing around with."

Floyd Mayweather was initially sentenced to six months in jail on misdemeanor charges, fined $2,500 and ordered to perform 100 hours of community service. Apart from that, he was ordered to attend long-term domestic violence counseling.

His sentence was supposed to be reduced to 90 days on the condition of him successfully serving the first 90 days. Mayweather's sentence was also postponed to allow him to fight Cinco de Mayo. However, staying in prison was hard for the boxing great, who complained about mistreatment from the officers, among other things.

On release, he was received by his family members, his manager Leonard Ellerbe, and rapper 50 Cent.

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#3 Floyd Mayweather got into a fight with his father, called him a "fa***t" on camera

Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Manny Pacquiao

Floyd Mayweather has disrespected several people in his life, but starting a beef with his own father is by far the biggest controversy he has started.

While on HBO's 24/7, Mayweather got into a heated argument with his father at their gym and let his emotions get the better of him. Not caring about the cameras that were still rolling, Floyd Mayweather dealt some really insulting comments to his father, saying:

"You couldn't fight worth s**t. You weren't never nothing but a motherf***ing cab driver... You weren't s**t as a fighter, so how you going to be something a trainer? You wasn't s**t as a motherf***ing fighter. Get the f**k out of my gym. F***ot.

For people who have been following Floyd Mayweather, it is a known fact that he has a strained relationship with his father. Nonetheless, this particular incident was so controversial that it raised even the eyebrows of his own fans.

Watch the controversial incident below: