BUCKCHERRY frontman Josh Todd recently sat down for an episode of Side Jams With Bryan Reesman, where he opened up about life outside of music — including his experience studying to become a phlebotomist, his passion for true crime, and his unexpected love of both tennis and boxing. Among the many stories shared, one standout moment came when Todd recalled a brief but unforgettable encounter with one of his personal heroes: boxing icon Floyd Mayweather.
The meeting took place in Las Vegas back in 2010, shortly after Mayweather defeated Shane Mosley in a high-profile bout. Josh, who had traveled to Vegas with his wife and her family, ended up attending the fight with a friend. The next morning, while checking out of his hotel around 6 a.m., he had a chance encounter that left a lasting impression.
At 6 a.m. in a Vegas casino it’s like a ghost town,” Todd recalled. “I’m walking to the lobby, and I see these two dudes coming at me. I’m saying to myself, ‘That looks like f**king Floyd Mayweather.’ All of a sudden, he starts getting closer, and it’s f**king Floyd Mayweather and some friend of his. They’re rolling up, just walking towards me, and this is after his big night. I’ve read stories that he’s the night owl. He stays up all through really crazy, weird hours, and I’m sure he was just up all night from the adrenaline. And I go, ‘Unbelievable, man! I love you, man. That performance last night was unreal. I cannot believe you’re standing right here.’ He goes, ‘Thanks, man.’ And he walked up to me and gave me a hug and then walked off. That was it. I was so frozen that it was Floyd Mayweather. I didn’t even think about getting a picture or anything, but I met Floyd Mayweather that day.”
Josh also spoke about his love for the sport of boxing, particularly the atmosphere at live events. “There’s a lot of working class people at boxing events, and they go there because they’re passionate about the sport. Everybody’s nice, everybody’s super cool. You can just talk to everybody, and even the celebrities that show up to boxing events, if you’re in the first five rows around the ring, everybody’s just cool. There’s no egos. It’s all love, that’s why I really like it.”
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