Floyd Mayweather is arguably the greatest boxer of all time, and he proved that this past Saturday when he faced and defeated UFC's Conor McGregor inside the ring at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

By defeating McGregor, Mayweather achieved one of the best boxing records in history, becoming a 50-0 fighter. During that time he has evolved as a fighter to not only keep his undefeated record in tact but also to prolong his career outside of the boxing business.

During his amateur years, Mayweather's nickname was Pretty Boy because of the few scars he had following his fights, but as he got older, he decided to change his nickname to what everybody knows him by today, Money.

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When asked about his transition from "Pretty Boy" Floyd to "Money" Mayweather, the undefeated boxer credited one WWE icon for helping him make the change, as he had made a change himself at a point during his wrestling career.

That man is Hulk Hogan.

Mayweather said: "When you look at the WWE at first, even like Hulk Hogan - he was Hulk Hogan, then he became Hollywood Hogan. It's all about re-inventing yourself."

Mayweather has been involved with the WWE several times in the past, most notably when he had a one-on-one No Disqualification match at WrestleMania XXIV with the Big Show, which he managed to win. It's therefore not surprising that he looks towards the company and its stars for inspiration.

During his first major run with the WWE, Hogan was one of the biggest faces in the company as The Real American with red and yellow ring gear, but after his departure from the company, joining WCW, and becoming part of the NWO, he developed more of a heel reaction from the crowd.

His All-American gimmick didn't really suit him as a heel, so he needed to adapt, and from that moment, Hollywood Hulk Hogan was born, who wore black and white ring gear and was a more arrogant character.

Many wrestlers change their gimmicks in order to become more successful than what they were. This transformation helped to take Hogan and WCW to the next level during the Monday Night Wars, so you can see how Mayweather was influenced to do the same during his own boxing career.

Would you like to see Floyd Mayweather involved in the WWE again? Have YOUR say in the comments section below and the fourth episode of GiveMeSport’s WWE podcast is here!

Check it out via this link: https://soundcloud.com/user-818579649/gms-wwe-podcast-money-in-the-bank-fallout