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...

Floyd Mayweather Jr.

While inspiring another generation of fight fans.

David Hasselhoff

And the extremes of Mayweather's life were fully intertwined: Even as the likes of David Hasselhoff turned his base into a celebrity circus...

Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Mayweather focused on the weight of the moment that awaits him.

Floyd Mayweather Sr.

trainer

Roger Mayweather

uncle, assistant trainer

Nate Jones

assistant trainer

Boza Edwards

assistant trainer

Rafael Garcia

cut man

Bob Ware

tape man

DeJuan Blake

camp coordinator

Ricki Brazil

childhood friend

Ray Vinci Sadeghi

bodyguard