Floyd Mayweather vs Emanuel Augustus | FULL FIGHT | OCTOBER 21, 2000

In our honoring of #blackhistorymonth, we look back at #floydmayweather's win over Emanuel Augustus. #boxing
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[@ness_vibe]

the commentators did not like augustus at all wtf 🤣🤣🤣

[@zekeodima3708]

They don't know shit about boxing they just on a script

[@arealone7863]

I was thinking the same 💩

[@jovaughnlaing7171]

You see his record nobody gave the man a chance and that's sad

[@OliverOils]

​@@jovaughnlaing7171it's not that fact that they didn't give hum a chance At times, Emanuel would hit Mayweather with some good shots and the commentators say NOTHING and when Mayweather hits him, they go crazy even on the moments where Mayweather doesn't land clean

[@Focus-mp4bv]

fr lmao

[@AR-gq6ni]

I can see why Floyd said Augustus was his toughest fight, dude kept coming like a zombie.

[@toytulog576]

Different Floyd weight and Style.

[@JayFlowerzzz]

dude his setups and the way he would change stances on the fly dude was a beast and dont even get me started on his head movement jesus

[@OliverOils]

​@@JayFlowerzzzHis broken rhythm is underrated not only he'd hit jn different angles, he'll switch up the speed and patterns of his movement like he's listening to some Jazz song

[@TheNeorch]

he just needed more training better team and judging too bruh

[@apocalipsereich6997]

😂😂😂

[@abcmaya]

never seen floyd miss so many punches as much as he did in this one.

[@mikeylopez9625]

You couldnt really hit Emmanuel his entire career

[@iniestaxavi3826]

Top Rank commentary is so dreadful. The bias for their fighters are just always too strong. Mayweather was beating Augustus up. but Augustus was putting in some good work too with his strange and fun style. The only credit Augustus gets from the commentator is that he keeps coming, but there's more to him than that.

[@astroworld5777]

Hes just getting beat to death the whole fight lol. He gets some shots in but his punches don’t even make Floyd blink

[@rhysespeace]

@@astroworld5777 He made Floyd bleed. Guess you missed it

[@astroworld5777]

@@rhysespeace whoopty do.

[@Mjovintage]

This is a legendary fight. A real movie scene where the drunken master fights the technical master.

[@CombatAdept478]

The announcer has no clue what he is looking at lol

[@shivahuggins1276]

This commentator was embarrassing. If you were only listening you'd think Augustus never landed a single punch. He knew who'd be basically paying his wages in the decade to come.

[@Creator_Veeto_PAEACP]

The Commentators Biased and un-technical analysis really made this cringe. They both are phenomenal. Floyds quickness and fight IQ to hit gaps in the defense is amazing, and beautifully complimented by Agustus’s twitchy slips, consistent jab, and unorthodox movement. A dance we can all enjoy if you’re educated enough to understand what is happening.

[@marshallonemusic2012]

This Emanuel Augustus is a really true legend. He keeps coming. Well conditioning and stamina man has

[@SoJewTV]

The only fighter Floyd Gave props to saying he was the toughest fighter he ever fought. Emmanuel Augustus 💪👑 Great fight.

[@chapchappington2475]

Yeah, because this was so much tougher than the absolute ass kicking he took in the 1st Maidana fight 🫠

[@SoJewTV]

@@chapchappington2475 🥱 lol I knew one of you mexiCANTS would be the first ones to comment. Feel how you want, but once again, you guys are not even a THOUGHT in Floyd mayweathers mind. He still gives his toughest fight to a ⚫️ fighter. Now cry about it later 👋.

[@aerialmoose5892]

he knows says manny pacman but up until the fight ur right

[@kennedyliberty1304]

That's not the only fighter he named stop lying.

[@bsstyle123]

he just said he was the toughest fighter not the best

[@khin2b]

Had to hit the mute button by round 8 so I could I enjoy the fight. I recommend people watching for the first time to do it sooner.

[@thelearning1]

This is still my favorite fight of all time. I watch it a couple times a year and notice new things each time. A perfect matchup between supreme technical skill/conditioning and instinctual wildcard energy. Each a master in a completely different way. While Floyd handily showed The Drunken Master that skills are king, Augustus gave him some amazing work and a well-bloodied nose. No clinching from either, just beautiful boxing and unrelenting heart from both men for the entire fight. So happy that TR put out a remastered version of it.

[@cirynalata3612]

Cara, eu amo assistir Emmanuel, ainda que ele esteja perdendo. O cara é durão e não perde o estilo. Dois lutadores sensacionais.

[@joeyharpog9464]

Mayweather was having so much fun fighting him

[@SOLE_II_SOUL]

I already know comments will say Castillo is Floyd's hardest fight, but Emmanuel Augustus' style or "no style" brings a WAY different set of problems.

[@Cabroninfeliz]

Obviusly mayweather ain't gonna admit shit on his fights against Castillo, Maidana, and de la Hoya.

[@KingLouieXD]

@@Cabroninfelizlol De la Hoya?

[@ualrdyknowaitiz]

nah, his hardest fight was Victoriano Sosa

[@jamesrudd6757]

The commentary was right on one thing he is not human it didn't hurt.

[@simoncrew8410]

This commentator is so funny 😂😂😂😂 "he hasn't moved side to side expect when he was dancing"

[@asrieldremur788]

Yeah and apparently blind too

[@tom11zz884]

He made Mayweather work for that victory.

[@vedder10]

Like a heavy bag workout.

[@rhysespeace]

@@vedder10 That makes you bleed

[@petermurage8685]

People talking about Augustus just dont realize how good Mayweather was in this fight. Mayweather is the best boxer of our generation,period.lets give the man his flowers

[@Fight_hilighting01]

Mayweather got tired for whooping his ass away😂. TBE

[@jamir5477]

The man already has his flowers, Augustus doesn’t he’s literally homeless

[@the5THofNOV]

If you were only listening to this fight without video, you would think Augustus didn't land any punches the way the commentator called the fight

[@sonsofgod]

For some reasons the commentator is against Emmanuel 😢

[@Farcyded]

This was high level technical boxing between 2 fighters in their prime that should be used to teach kids how feinting, parrying, framing, among the other little nuances like Emanual switching between orthodox and southpaw. It’s a shame how bad the commentating was, really could have been used as a teachable moment in real time to show its viewers what they were actually seeing and how lucky to be seeing this fight on free TV.

[@SlappySlap]

The commentator be glazing fr, all I’m hearing is Mayweather 😂☠️ and called Emmanuel target practice , showing no respect for the man

[@life107familyfitnessboxing8]

Floyd Mayweather vs Emanuel Burton Augustus. I can watch this fight over over again. A great moulding fight for Floyd and Augustus is a legend. Watched this fight decades ago

[@skeptic9510]

Have to watch the fight with no volume the commentator bouncing on it with max enthusiasm

[@VikatoZhimomi-mi2ub]

At this fight floyd looks alike tyson at his last stage lol

[@exi8550]

so i guess people don't know why the commentator is so against emanuel augustus, so let me explain it briefly. emanuel's style was always disliked by critics, commentators, and basically anyone who was at the top level of the business. they thought that his style was disrespectful to do in the ring, because they view that his style takes away from boxing's legitimacy as a highly technical sport, and didn't like changes to the orthodoxy of how boxing is supposed to be done. Old people don't like change, so when they see someone straying so far from the accepted norm, they don't know what else to do but be against it. many of emanuel's fights went to decision, and were given to his opponent despite emanuel being the clear winner

[@thejamnasium6447]

Emanuel Augustus reminds me of Jordan Peele a little bit

[@notbatman1390]

😂 100% wow, can’t unsee

[@Dimsummmmm]

Fried 😂😂😂😂

[@maxpainmedia]

Man Augustus was one of the toughest fighters ever.. a Master journeyman

[@sosivetabale9629]

Commentator must be in love with Mayweather 😂😂😂😂

[@CreakyCricket]

The commentator must have never seen Augustus fight before.

[@avordshaw6244]

Floyd was taking some shots. Look at his face!!! He was busted up too. Augustus although he obviously was losing the fight, he killed Pretty Boy Floyd that night, and turned him into Money Mayweather. He completely changed Floyd’s style after this from an offensive fighter looking for the knockout to a defensive counterpuncher that holds his opponents and goes for the decision. And fck this biased announcer. I had to turn the volume off just to enjoy the fight. Let this announcer tell it, Augustus didn’t land a punch all night, but Floyd’s face says otherwise. And Floyd himself admitted that after the fight.

[@pablon7864]

Augustus had a pretty old school style, imagine Augustus vs toney , would be gols

[@loydchristmas23]

Toney would have finished him. Too much power and too slick.

[@pablon7864]

@@loydchristmas23 sure, toney is a bad*ss mf. He farmed holyfield and Barkley Easy, but still it would be good

[@despisesimps5997]

Different weight class, can't compare.

[@raine-]

You comparing a lightweight with a light heavyweight. Calm tf down

[@pablon7864]

@@raine- I didn't compare sh*t, i said imagine.. because styles, not weights. They both had old school style...

[@INFAMOUSLSG]

Emanuel definitely put the drink down for this fight. lol

[@marshallonemusic2012]

This is the Mayweather I like. I used to enjoy him then. What the hell happened now 😞

[@letlaladesmondmabesele4773]

He broke his both hands but he's still soldiering on. Had it been some other boxer in that situation, we all know what was going to happen.

[@MartinSmith-qt3cc]

Were Emmanuel a puncher and given fair shake from judges he’d have been multi weight champ

[@sepkamrouz1]

Floyd legit said "I NEVER WANNA SEE THIS MAN AGAIN" after this

[@exodus1-12]

one of the greatest fights floyd ever participated in

[@SnakePlisskin.]

Drunken Master

[@iceygamergod4938]

Aka lil baby crazy he went with mayweather😂

[@cirynalata3612]

Apesar do mérito de Floyd, Emmanuel foi a verdadeira estrela da luta.

[@smoove_released]

Augustus seems like he has no real pop in his punching but his form and technique for punching is amazing at almost every angle

[@tumelovinger7270]

Never seen floyd bleed like this...😮

[@addis.temari]

Listening to this Ol Skool Keebler call dis bout is HILARIOUS 😂 😃 😄 😁

[@snowzZzZz]

anyone with a working braincell can tell that the commentating is not unbiased which really puts the legitimacy of judging based sports into question when people can disregard someone for being unorthodox rather than assessing the effectiveness of what they are doing, and what the competition asks for

[@RunningRacks]

Dawg he was getting whooped the whole fight 🤣

[@snowzZzZz]

​@@RunningRacks i wasnt arguing that, i was arguing the fact that they were incapable of acknowledging or giving props to Augustus for anything, and in the early rounds he did very well. They only commentated him when he got hit.

[@datboykrazyy300]

Competitive Fight 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@dxexav09]

This guy is in the wrong sport. He’s not a boxer he’s a gladiator.

[@jacobmenard1980]

Great fight.

[@raja69420]

Why does emanuel augustus trainer look like stalin? 😂

[@thecookj454]

Lol

[@christophermartinez4427]

A Perfect fight '

[@KAP.B]

Floyd was working bro

[@marshallonemusic2012]

Floyd Mayweather was doing little Ali Ropa dope 😂

[@raphaeldeloach1222]

Not Mike Tyson or Charlie, Chaplin, he’s imitating Emmanuel Augustus.

[@kennydyson4127]

I’m curious to know how much these tickets went for for this fight?

[@nohskill]

isso sim é boxe! to indignado com essa luta! sem agarra-agarra pura esquiva e trocação! Emanuel Augustus é casca grossa, da a cara pro pancão! pocas

[@nohskill]

a luta ficou tão boa que os dois começaram a esquivar igual dragon ball z, mas o soco do floyd é muito mais ardente!

[@webertmathieu5427]

Whose Burton?

[@lekprath]

Emmanuel is a real man. Floyd is just another boxer. 😅😅😅

[@nicowild4696]

Si Augusto en esa peles hubiera tenido unos años menos y un poquito mas de pegada hubiera siido otra historia. Le dió clases al joven floyd

[@the100thmonkeyjakeparsons5]

*Helluva fighter*

[@WYNNBETS]

If Floyd & James Toney could meet at the same weight, James would put his Lights Out. James Toney is the real 🐐 of pure boxing.

[@George-nb5oj]

Floyd will only get credit he deserves when he is in his grave unfortunatley people still dont realise how good he was

[@QBYOUNGBLOOD]

Real boxing fans know. The others are people who think toe to toe is what fighters should be doing at all times.

[@keshawntoutar6525]

remarkable..pretty boy floyd arguably the greatest boxer ever!! from controlling fights..being the aggressor..lighting quick..super efficient and superior defense while throwing top tier combinations..the complete fighter almost the perfect fighter

[@saintcruzin]

Probably the most overrated fighter in Boxing history…

[@QBYOUNGBLOOD]

@@saintcruzin troll alert

[@George-nb5oj]

@@saintcruzin he fought everyone in his generation from lighter weights to heavier name 1 fighter he ducked ?

[@sa_mtira]

One sided commentary damn😒

[@walden6272]

Augustus looks like a senior citizen.

[@dogcool3103]

bro you cant hit floyd💀

[@LeftLobeality]

That commentator was trash. I had to turn the sound off because he was so annoying and obviously paid off.

[@joeltaylorthethird5443]

"Pretty boy Mayweather" toughtest fight imo

[@Bankai_Musashi1]

He just didn't want to admit his tougher fights, how is a 6th round Knockout harder than a controversial de la Hoya & Jose Luis fight? Dues just full of himself, always has been & still hasn't changed

[@TreGreenofficial]

@@Bankai_Musashi1 I think he meant from how awkard of a fighter Augustus was.

[@asrieldremur788]

​@@Bankai_Musashi16th? What 6th round knockout?

[@jeajoirs4010]

@@Bankai_Musashi1 DLH is only controversial if you know absolutely nothing about boxing. Actually, anyone with eyes should know it wasn't close so it's more likely that you have some sort of bias. Go watch that fight again and watch the exchanges in slow-mo, that fight was anything but close. Castillo was at least close enough to where you can see how some people might give it to him, but DLH fight was extremely easy to score.

[@Bankai_Musashi1]

@@jeajoirs4010 de la Hoya was bullying Floyd for multiple rounds, Floyd was always gonna beat emanuel & knock him out, everyone knew that. Saying the Floyd Oscar fight wasn't close is just delusional, he won about 5 rounds

[@jaguwa4816]

Ahaha this fight is crazy

[@raymartintupas5401]

Emanuel August lacks firepower and Floyd is more skilled and a defense maestro. If he just have a power on his punch, Floyd will have his first lose.

[@user-xe8bo6ns5d]

The crazy part is that no one even mentions the fact that Floyd has been taking performance enhancing drugs his whole career. IV's before fights.His team are experts at hiding it ducking and dodging the type of drug tests that should be had. If they had randomly tested him before his fights and right after guaranteed they'd of found him. Gervante Davis has that same speed. They for sure recruited him.

[@Dustin-pb7nm]

I disagree I think when de lahoya whipped his a** controlling the fight and the judges wrongly gave it to Mayweather he was his toughest opponent.

[@KingRaccoon83]

Number 500 on the like 🎊 🎉

[@combatandperformancetraining]

These commentators are annoying. They're probably paid to talk about Floyd

[@RunningRacks]

He was whooping him all fight do you want them to glaze someone getting their azz whooped?

[@joelewis12]

Floyd was tagging him all fight with good defense and he stood in there I hate how people try to call him a runner smh straight clowns

[@justpitiful6339]

Augustus was old

[@FolagbadeAlamin]

floyd got tired of whooping till the stoppage thats why it is his toughest fight

[@izzetsamierol]

This spectator rldes Floyd's ...

[@rimmyghotra1903]

He kept coming like zombie

[@Lukas-mx8nt]

Wäre ich sein Trainer würde ich sagen: Hör auf so dämlich zu lachen !

[@TheRealDyscyples]

Not the first comment

[@VikatoZhimomi-mi2ub]

Scared little man lol

[@SanDiego1904]

Im the first view and comment

[@Ftc.6]

If you don't say anything it's not a commentary

[@conflicto7575]

Free Palestine #StopTheGenocide

[@yamum6228]

Im sure Floyd Senior said after round one you will stop him in 10 ..good judgement

[@andotap2092]

The only fighter Floyd Gave props to saying he was the toughest fighter he ever fought. Emmanuel Augustus 💪👑 Great fight.

[@marshallonemusic2012]

Floyd Mayweather was doing little Ali Ropa dope 😂

[@FolagbadeAlamin]

floyd got tired of whooping till the stoppage thats why it is his toughest fight