Watch: Floyd Mayweather bursts into tears as he's inducted into Hall of Fame

Mayweather is regarded by many as the greatest of his generation.

His standout wins include outpointing Manny Pacquiao, Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez and Miguel Cotto.

On Saturday night, Mayweather who was inducted into the Hall of Fame alongside the likes of Wladimir Klitschko and Roy Jones Jr, could not hide his emotion as he took to the stage.

"I want to say thank you to everybody for your support. I want to tell all the fighters - thank you, you guys are remarkable. There wouldn't be no me without you guys."

Floyd Mayweather speaking at Boxing HOF. pic.twitter.com/dTpyAPtH4w

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