Floyd Mayweather, Boxer of the Year for the Third Time

The heavyweight boxer, Floyd Mayweather, wins the boxer of the year award for the third time. He has been voted the 2015 Sugar Ray Robinson Fighter of the year award after the Boxing writers Association of America announced its balloting results.

The winner won the award in 2007, 2013 and 2015 joining other boxing legends like Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Sugar Ray and Evander Hollyfield as the only fighters to have won the award thrice.

He won the award on the strength of his victory over Manny Pacquiao and Andrew Berto in 2015.

Mayweather's fight with Pacquiao was by far the richest fight in boxing history generating over $600m in actual revenue with the boxer pocketing about $300m.

Mayweather has fought 49 times and lost none