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Floyd Mayweather Jr. took the title of “The Best of All Time” and unsurprisingly considered himself the greatest boxer of all time, but when it came to naming him second, he chose a man he described as a “legend.”
In the ring, Mayweather became boxing’s fourth five-division world champion, winning belts in every weight class he competed in. Boxing between super featherweight and light middleweight.
During his career, the Michigan-born boxer defeated the likes of Manny Pacquiao, Oscar De La Hoya and Juan Manuel Marquez, while maintaining a fabled unbeaten record and rarely sustaining any real damage.
In 2017, following a lucrative showdown with UFC superstar Conor McGregor, Mayweather hung up the gloves with a perfect 50-0 record, leaving the sport as one of the greatest pound-for-pound men of all time — and in his eyes, at the top of the list.
talking fox sportsMayweather discusses the fighters he believes are closest to him in the all-time rankings. He Named Panama Idol Roberto Duran No. 2 in boxing, applauds his efforts to move up from lightweight and dethrone the welterweight dominant sugar ray leonard 1980.
“Dulan is No. 2. (He’s) unbelievable. He’s a guy who came out of lightweight and beat Sugar Ray Leonard. I love that guy, he’s a legend.”
Surprisingly, Mayweather now plans to return to his professional career because He will rematch Manny Pacquiao on Saturday, September 9 at The Sphere in Las Vegas.
