Roger Mayweather

Roger L. Mayweather (April 24, 1961 – March 17, 2020) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1981 to 1999 and later on a boxing trainer. He was a two-division world champion, having held the World Boxing Association (WBA) and Ring magazine super featherweight titles from 1983 to 1984, and the World Boxing Council (WBC) light welterweight title from 1987 to 1989. Additionally he held the IBO light welterweight title in 1994, and the IBO welterweight title from 1994 to 1995. Mayweather served as the trainer for his nephew, Floyd Mayweather Jr., from 2000 to 2012. He emphasized the Michigan Defense and use of a defensive technique known as the shoulder roll. Under Roger's guidance, Floyd Jr. became one of the biggest names in the sport of boxing and one of the pound for pound greats.