He Lost. He Cried. He Never Lost Again. Floyd Mayweather Jr. And The 1996 Olympics.
After losing a controversial decision to Bulgarian boxer Serafim Todorov in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, a 19-year-old Floyd Mayweather Jr. was overcome with emotion during a post-fight interview and began to cry, saying he believed he had won the fight. The loss was widely disputed, the crowd booed the decision, and even the referee briefly raised Mayweather’s hand by mistake. Mayweather later said that moment fueled his drive, and he went on to become one of the greatest boxers in history, finishing his professional career undefeated at 50-0.