Floyd Mayweather is certainly amongst the best boxers of all-time. Nevertheless, earlier than his passing, Roger Mayweather revealed that there’s one man whom he ranks larger than his nephew.
Floyd retired with an unbeaten document of 50-0 again in 2017, however has lately been linked to an expert comeback and potential rematch with pound-for-pound rival Manny Pacquiao.
While a second victory over ‘Pac Man’ would do little for his legacy, the return of ‘TBE’ may finally see Mayweather break Bernard Hopkins’ document because the oldest ever world champion, if in a position to overcome his Filipino foe after which get his fingers on a belt.
Even when Mayweather provides that historic document to his intensive assortment of feats within the sport, it’s exhausting to think about it might have been sufficient to vary the opinion of his late uncle and former coach.
Talking to Boxing Scene again in 2012, Roger Mayweather admitted that Floyd sat at quantity two in his all-time rankings, believing Sugar Ray Robinson to be virtually immovable from high spot.
“[Floyd] is ranked proper behind Sugar Ray Robinson. He received seven world titles didn’t he? He beat everybody from 130 to 154. The place would you place him at? Ray Robinson is the best ever interval. I don’t care what circumstance, Ray Robinson is the best fighter within the historical past of boxing.
“You recognize what his document was? 127-1. Have you learnt another fighter with a document of 127-1? And the fighter that beat him, [Robinson] beat him six occasions, Jake LaMotta.
“The one purpose he beat Robinson, is as a result of he outweighed him by like 50-pounds. Ray Robinson wasn’t even actually a middleweight fighter however slowly he began placing that weight on after which he smoked [LaMotta] each time.
“There is no such thing as a fighter within the historical past of boxing to do what Ray Robinson has executed. However, fighters don’t combat that always anymore, [every] two weeks, three weeks, 4 weeks. Now they’ve that entire medical sh*t. Fighters can’t combat as usually as they fought again in these days.”
Robinson is extensively considered the very best of all time, profitable world titles in each the welterweight and middleweight divisions and amassing an unimaginable document of 174 wins, 19 losses, and 6 attracts over his legendary profession.
As for Mayweather, he could look to take his personal document to 51 fights. At current, it’s believed that Pacquiao will combat in January, with potential fights towards Amir Khan and WBA welterweight champion Rolando Romero nonetheless incomparable to the curiosity {that a} second mega-fight together with his former rival would generate.
