How Floyd Mayweather Became the BEST | 10 Key Rules for Success in 12 Minutes

He's an American boxer widely regarded as the best fighter of his generation and listed as one of the greatest boxers of all time. He's undefeated as a professional boxer and has won 12 world titles. Forbes magazine listed him as the highest paid athlete in the world. He's Floyd Mayweather, and here are his top 10 rules for success.

The only thing we can do is take one day at a time. You know, it's all we can do. No one is perfect. Every day we strive to be perfectionists, but no one is perfect. I make mistakes. I make mistakes. You know, I've said things that I shouldn't have said when I was younger. I've done things that I shouldn't have done when I was younger. I'm not perfect. But we live and we learn. And that's a part of growing.

Mayweather with a right over the top stuns Manfredi. Manfredi in trouble as Mayweather pounds away. Manfredi almost went down. He won't take a knee, but he isn't throwing back. Mayweather pounding. Pounding, and this one's gonna be stopped, and Floyd Mayweather Jr. has another big stunning victory to cap off his rise to stardom.

Jealousy, people jealous of you, comes with success. So anytime you're successful, people gonna be jealous of you. People not always gonna like you. Sometimes when you in class, some people don't like you when you're in school, right? But that don't stop you from going, right? You still go there and be your best, right? So same thing like my job. I still go there and do— be at my best.

Right hand is solid. Combinations by Mayweather. Too much speed, maybe too much power too. There's a vicious right hand over the top. He promised he would humiliate Arturo Gatti before his fans. It's getting brutal in there as Mayweather fires at will. Mayweather captured the title with a technical knockout in the 6th round. Crowd.

I mean, I think it was, it was a— I think I just had a game plan. I had a brilliant game plan. The game plan was to be out, be very outspoken, you know. I was born with personality. I was born with charisma. Speak my mind, speak from the heart, you know. I don't hate or dislike anyone. I wanted to go out there, you know, and just do what I have to do inside that square circle, um, choose a tremendous team on the outside, um, that's gonna help me take things to the next level, and that's what I did.

Good quick left hook inside by Mayweather and a big right hand upstairs by Floyd. Biggest shot of the night for Mayweather. And Mayweather is trying to knock Oscar out with a right hand. Mayweather beginning to operate like a surgeon. Fighting Floyd Mayweather is a dose of cold reality. And where does Mayweather go? From this pinnacle after claiming that he's going to retire. They fight to the finish and please the crowd. To the dismay of the almost unanimously pro-De La Hoya crowd, Mayweather was awarded the split decision victory.

You got fighters that may be faster than me. You got fighters that may hit harder than me. You got fighters that's very athletic, but you don't have no fighter that can make adjustments like me. You don't have fighters that can be on my level mentally. It's never personal for me, it's always business. Every, every other fighter fight for certain things. Everybody fight for what they fight for. My thing is this: I keep my eyes on the prize. I never focus on things outside the ring. My focus is the guy that's in front of me. You get to where you're trying to get to by staying focused, staying on a parallel path. I always had a dream, and my dream was to be the best. No matter what happens Saturday, when it comes down to boxing, I'm the best at this.

Good quick left hook by Mayweather as Hatton came in. Sometimes it's the right hand, sometimes it's the left hook. Huge round for Mayweather here in the 8th. Mayweather believes he's got Hatton in big trouble. Hatton continued to come forward and allowed Mayweather to close in emphatic fashion. What a left hook! What a perfect shot! This fight is over. Floyd Mayweather has a knockout victory.

I feel if I work hard, I can play hard. This is me. Did nobody get in there and put the gloves on for me? Did nobody go out there on that road and run miles and miles for me. Nobody took the broken ribs, nobody took the bloody nose. I did it all. I dedicated myself to my craft, and I bust my ass. I'm gonna continue to keep believing in my skills, keep listening to my father, keep listening to my uncle, and sit on this throne for 30 months.

Round by round, it became clear the smaller Marquez could not deal with the speed and power of Mayweather's punches. And he is punishing Juan Manuel Marquez. Marquez in this round. Brilliant combination by Mayweather. If that didn't hurt Marquez, I'm not sure what would. This is the kind of performance that will convince many that Floyd is still the best fighter in the world. What a return to the sport. 21 months off, and he's better than ever. In dominant fashion, Mayweather rolled to the unanimous decision victory.

To become great, you have to follow greatness. But to become a— it's like to become a great leader, you have to be a great follower. And, um, to be successful, you gotta want to follow success. And I want every fighter to just stay focused, stay on the parallel path.

But from round 3 onward, Mayweather got into his rhythm, controlling the pace, attacking with precision. That was a stunning shot from Mayweather, right on the button. Another stunning right hand by Mayweather and a big left hook. He's landing shots cleanly inside. Floors are very much more compact and more powerful. With each passing round, Mayweather's advantages in quickness and timing became more pronounced.

Shane can't handle the speed and the coordination of Mayweather. It's that simple.

Floyd Mayweather's skill level, Floyd Mayweather's conditioning, Floyd Mayweather's application to the sport is at this moment unique, and he stands alone.

19 years, and I reflect back over my career. I can't just say I'm going out 49-0. You can never overlook anyone. In this camp, did I push myself? Absolutely. Every fight played a major key. All 48 fights played a major key. It's not just the— it's not just the intelligence. It's the sharp mind. It's the good chin. It's a tremendous heart. I never overlook no opponent. I train for every fighter the same way. I push myself. I believe in my skills and I believe in my talent.

Defend yourself at all times. It was legal. It was legal. Legal, and it's officially a KO. Ortiz was apologizing and Mayweather was punching.

We can all say he was exciting in the ring as he has been outside the ring. There's no blueprint on how to beat me. I can crack any Da Vinci Code when I'm in that ring. I'm the best.

Right now, do you believe you're the best in the world?

I feel I'm the best ever. I broke everybody record. Tell me who record I haven't broke. It's not bragging or boasting. The proof is in the pudding. Men lie, women lie, numbers don't lie. Doesn't matter who it is.

Doesn't matter if it's Sugar Ray Leonard, Sugar Ray Robinson, Muhammad Ali.

Doesn't matter. I respect them. I take my hat off to them. But you think I gave this sport my whole life to say there's another fighter that's better than me?

Absolutely not. The good part is, Endu is a puncher, so he can get back in the fight with one punch. That's it. I don't think Duran's worried about his punches anymore. That's it. Looked like 3 or 4 straight right hands. Duran is gonna throw in the towel. Nick Duran is showing Endo the towel, and Endo's saying, "No, no, throw it in." Endo is shaking his head at Duran, saying, "No, no, don't throw the towel in." And now the referee does it for him.

I want to thank my team because without my team all this wouldn't be possible. It's been a long road, it's been a long journey, but, you know, hard work and dedication paid off. You know, it's always been one of my dreams, you know, to come back to the motherland, and I'm here now. It took 36 years, but I'm here, and I want to thank all you guys for the support. I mean, every time I go out there and fight, I just don't represent the red, white, and blue. You know, Floyd Mayweather represents the world. And I had a lot of support, and once again, I didn't do it by myself. I had a tremendous team and a lot of people supporting me. And for all those that came, you know, flew over to Las Vegas to see me, or wherever I was fighting at, you know, I'm very, very thankful. For everybody that bought pay-per-view and for my team working with you guys to get me over here. It's truly a dream come true.

nostril of Bobby Giepert as Mayweather looks for another opportunity to land the right hand. Bangs a left to the body. Giepert now fiddling with the nose as he tries to get the blood flow to stop. And Mayweather comes back with rights and Giepert will go down and—

That's it!

Joe Cortez says that'll do. 1 minute 28 seconds of the first round, or about a minute and a half the first round, something like that. And Floyd Mayweather has yet another quick KO victory.

Some guys get— some guys game plan, we gonna, we gonna rush him, make down, we gonna rush him. Okay, what's your second game plan? That's plan A. What's plan B? Pacquiao, he can set the trap for other fighters, but you can't set the trap for Floyd Mayweather. Because you got to have Plan A, you have to have Plan B, and after Plan— if you don't have a Plan B, do you go to Plan C? I've never beat a fighter with my A-game.

He's on shaky legs, he's got to buy time here. Well, he's not the type of fighter that knows how to do that. Every situation for Hatton. This fight is over. Floyd Mayweather has a knockout victory. Mayweather dealt with a situation he's never— or a fighter he's never been confronted with before. Thank you guys so much for watching. I made this video because Anton Turner asked me to, so if there's a famous entrepreneur that you want me to profile next, leave it in the comments below and I'll see what I can do. I'd also love to know which of Floyd Mayweather's top 10 rules had the biggest impact on you? Leave it in the comments. I'm gonna join in the discussion. Thank you so much for watching. Continue to believe, and I'll see you soon.