Floyd Mayweather famously told DeMarcus Corley to 'stop crying and fight' in 2004

Floyd Mayweather told former opponent DeMarcus Corley to ‘stop crying and fight’ in the eighth round of their fight – before forcing him to take the count.

The 45-year-old boxing legend moved up to super-lightweight for the first time in May 2004 up against ‘Chop Chop’ at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Mayweather beat Corley on points but had to overcome a massive right hand in the fourth hand which left him backing up against the ropes on wobbly legs.

But it was in the eighth round where Mayweather taunted his opponent after taking control of the centre of the ring.

After cracking Corley with a couple of unanswered shots to the face, Mayweather resumed his offensive, before taking a bit of a breather as the referee intervened to stop the scrap.

Then with their faces just a few metres apart, Mayweather said to Corley: “Stop crying and fight.”

Mayweather has often been accused of being a defensive fighter, boxing’s cardinal sin.

However, as this fight showed, he wasn’t afraid to get down and dirty with his opponents.

Check out the video below…

"STOP CRYING"