British 15-year-old unexpectedly fought former world champion in boxing computer game

[Skater]

George Guest, 15, was playing the boxing game Fight Night Round 3 on his PlayStation 3 in his bedroom when he came up against a highly skilled opponent who managed to knock him to the floor three times in the first round in an online bout.

An impressed, and probably frustrated, teenager sent a message to his conqueror, which read: "Who do you think you are? Ricky Hatton?".
When a message came back of: "Actually I'm Floyd Mayweather", Guest found it hard to believe, until the former world champion spoke over a headset about his family and career.

Mayweather is often described as one of America's greatest ever boxers, and was the only man ever to knock out the aforementioned Mancunian Hatton.

A close friend of the 32-year-old said he was a keen player of boxing computer games.

Teenager fights Floyd Mayweather in online boxing bout - Telegraph

 

[manee]

Wow, absolutely brilliant!

 

[WORLD CHAMPIONS]

You little beauty :happy

 

[evertonfan]

I'd have him anyday on Fight Night.

 

[Leggie]

Wow, amazing moment. Meeting a Pro on an online game, that is awesome.

Now time for EA Cricket 09: Someone bowls out a batsmen in an online game and the bowler (player) goes, 'Who do you think you are? Don Bradman?

Then the batsmen replies, 'No,actually I'm Sachin Tendulkar'

I'll get my coat.

 

[Leicester Fox]

Good to know Floyd is enjoying retirement Boxing skill obviously transfers to the game because I am quality on it too. I hope the kid was a fan.

Can't wait for the new fight night.

 

[The_gas]

Interesting story. Is Mayweather actually on the game?

 

[Will_NA]

Lol, Floyd truly is unbeatable.

 

[KBC]

Ha! That legend! He's owning the boxers in the virtual life too! haha! Legend!

 

[Skater]

Interesting story. Is Mayweather actually on the game?

No, boxers in Fight Night Round 3:

Arturo Gatti
Bernard Hopkins
Calvin Brock
Diego Corrales
Erik Morales
Evander Holyfield
Floyd Patterson
Jake Lomotta
James Toney
Jeff Lacy
Jermain Taylor
Jesus Chavez
Joe Frazier
Juan Lazcano
Manny Pacquiao
Marco Antonio Barrera
Marvin Hagler
Mickey Ward
Oscar De La Hoya
Ricky Hatton
Roberto Duran
Ronald Wright
Roy Jones, Jr.
Sugar Ray Leonard
Sugar Ray Robinson
Vincente Escobedo
Muhammad Ali
Ko Rey Mo
Goliath
Eric Ogbogu

Mayweather played as Muhammad Ali in this game.

 

[khan31]

Is Mayweather gonna be in the new 1? seeing as he loves the series and isnt iin Prizefighter.

 

[King Pietersen]

Meh. UFC Undisputed 2009 >>>>>>>> Fight Night. Looking forward to meeting Dana White online and giving him a good whipping

Good story though, the chances of meeting a celeb online are slim, especially someone who's actually a professional in the sport you're playing. You do see a few games with "beat a developer online" achievement on 360, basically impossible to do.

 

[evertonfan]

Fight Night Round 4 will be such an epic game.

 

[Deleted member 13648]

If I meet LeBron James on NBA 2k9 I'm gonna scream.

 

[Leicester Fox]

New fight night is on the way and is going to be top class.

btw I'm bumping this just to confirm the story was BS.