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Schoolboy takes on Floyd Mayweather Jr in Fight Night Round 3
22.04.2009
A teenage boxing fanatic from Kent got the chance to take on the legendary Floyd Mayweather Jr thanks to a PlayStation 3 game.
George Guest, 15, was playing Fight Night Round 3 online when he encountered an opponent who claimed to be the recently retired world welterweight champion, reports the Sun.
The schoolboy was initially sceptical about his fellow gamer's identity, but the man known as Pretty Boy Floyd managed to convince him by sending personal photos and messages.
George also found that Mayweather Jr is as handy on his PlayStation 3 as he was when he ended Ricky Hatton's unbeaten record.
"I can't believe it. I went a round with one of the best boxers in the world - and he knocked the granny out of me. He was taunting me like Muhammad Ali," the teenager said.
EA Sports is scheduled to release Fight Night Round 4, featuring Roy Jones Jr and Kelly Pavlik, this summer.