May 2007

Floyd Mayweather defeated Oscar De La Hoya in a landmark 2007 bout that became the highest-grossing non-heavyweight fight in boxing history, generating over $136 million. Throughout the 2000s, Mayweather compiled an undefeated record across multiple weight classes, establishing himself as the pound-for-pound best boxer in the world.

Rihanna released Good Girl Gone Bad featuring the global phenomenon Umbrella, which spent ten weeks at number one in the UK and won her first Grammy Award, marking her transformation from pop newcomer to international superstar.

LeBron James scored 48 points in the deciding Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Detroit Pistons, personally accounting for the Cavaliers' final 25 points in a defining individual performance that announced him as a generational talent.

LeBron James scored 48 points in the deciding Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Detroit Pistons, personally accounting for the Cavaliers' final 25 points in a defining individual performance that announced him as a generational talent.