Floyd Mayweather protested that Sugar Ray Leonard has been selected as the best welterweight of the last 50 years in a list that circulated a few weeks ago on the Internet prepared by CBS Sports.
“It’s crazy, someone sent me something about the best welterweights,” he said. Mayweather in interview for Fight Hype. “And they had Sugar Ray Leonard as number one ”.
Mayweather He pointed out his disagreement with Leonard being considered the best welterweight in the last 50 years.
“He (Leonard) was the fighter who opened the way for me, “he said Mayweather. “But how can you have a guy ranked as the best when his first loss was against a lightweight like Roberto Durán?”.
At the time of giving their arguments, those who made the list, put Leonard like number one Mayweather as second already Pacquiao as a third. In giving his arguments for Mayweather, pointed out that Floyd Mayweather he beat Juan Manuel Marquez at an agreed weight of 144 pounds.
“They talked about me confronting Marquez at an agreed weight of 144 pounds, saying it was too small for me, “he said. Floyd. “But this same fighter, Marquez, knocked out number 3 on their list because they had Pacquiao like number 3, and he was knocked out by Marquez. Basically they were saying that Marquez It was very small for me, but it was not so small for Pacquiao. “
Mayweather He indicated that he does not understand the way in which the lists are made today.
“It’s crazy how they do those classifications nowadays,” he said. Mayweather. “Of course, fighters will always say that they should be classified in a certain place. But many of these self-proclaimed boxing experts are not. If you are an expert, you really have to do your homework before talking about certain things about boxing. But everyone has the right to have an opinion ”.
