Tragic tale of the last man to beat Floyd Mayweather
If Floyd Mayweather can protect his unbeaten record against Manny Pacquiao, a Bulgarian man will experience a happiness he thought long-extinguished from his life. Because, until recently, Serafim Todorov was boxing's forgotten man. Now, as global attention focuses on the richest fight in the history of the sport, the sad story of the last boxer to defeat Mayweather -- almost two decades ago -- has come to light. The American will pocket a substantial part of the reported $300 million purse regardless of the outcome against Pacquiao. Todorov, meanwhile, would have to wait more than 35,000 years on his current monthly pension of under $500 to earn such a fee. But although he harbors great regrets and bitterness over the way his life has unfolded, none of it is aimed towards Mayweather. "I congratulate Floyd because everything he achieved in his life, he achieved with hard work," Todorov, who ended a teenage Mayweather's hopes of winning gold at the 1996 Olympic Games ...