Floyd Mayweather grandson: "Stepping up while daddy's gonna be away" - Fans react to Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s "boxing masterclass" with three-year-old grandson

Boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s recent post on social media has caught the attention of several boxing fans on the internet. 'Money' uploaded a video to his Instagram account where he can be seen doing boxing training with his three-year-old grandson Meezy Mayweather.

In an innocent manner, Meezy spoke about his hands being too little to hit the punching bag:

"My hands are too little."

In the caption of the post, Mayweather Jr. spoke about passing the legacy torch onto his grandson:

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"Passing the money torch."

Journalist Michael Benson shared the video on his X account and several boxing enthusiasts took to the comments section to share their thoughts on it.

One person opined that Mayweather Jr. was stepping up for Meezy in the absence of 'Money's' son:

"Floyd stepping up while daddy's gonna be away for a while."

According to one user, 'Pretty Boy's' gesture of giving boxing lessons to his grandson was "adorable:"

"That's adorable! Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s boxing lessons are already starting young. Can't wait to see the future champ in action."

One individual boldy claimed that Mayweather Jr.'s grandson might grow up to be the best boxer ever:

"His grandson is going to end up becoming the greatest fighter of all time."

Check out a compilation of some of the reactions below:

Boxing fans react to Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s social media post

A brief look at Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s boxing career

Many in the boxing world hail Floyd Mayweather Jr. as one of the greatest athletes to ever grace the sport of boxing. The 47-year-old undoubtedly has a strong resume to back up that argument.

Mayweather Jr. competed as a professional boxer for nearly 21 years. During that time, 'Money' was a part of 50 fights and got his hand raised in all of them.

During his incredible run, the 47-year-old defeated several big names like Arturo Gatti, Zab Judah, Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton, Shane Mosley, Victor Ortiz, Canelo Alvarez, and Manny Pacquiao.

But those 50 fights did not mark the end of Mayweather Jr.'s boxing journey. He continues to take part in exhibition bouts and has shared the ring with the likes of Logan Paul and Deji Olatunji.

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