Floyd Mayweather Jr. is feeling confident in himself leading up to his September 14th superfight with Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, recently saying his stamina makes him the greatest of all time.
When asked to compare himself to legends like Sugar Ray Robinson, Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler and Tommy Hearns, Mayweather said,:
"I've seen all those fighters get fatigued. All those fighters got fatigued [at one point in their careers]. They're all legends, and I take my hat off to them. They paved the way for me to be where I am. But one thing about me, of course I'm a 15-round fighter. I've shown I got a granite chin; I've never hit the canvas. I've been in there with the best of my era, and I made A- and B-level fighters look like D-level fighters."
Leonard Ellerbe, the CEO of Mayweather Productions, lauded Mayweather's work ethic as the origin of his incredible conditioning, which translates to otherworldly performances in the ring.
"One of the things that amazes me all the time about Floyd is that he works and trains like he's never made a dime in boxing," Ellerbe said. "It's incredible to see a man who has made a couple of hundred million dollars in this business pushing himself the way he does. He's a perfectionist."
Ellerbe went on to say, "An off day for him is when someone might catch him with a jab. And if they do, he's angry, and he's got to figure out why and fix it. He's so hard on himself."
Whether no one can say for sure how Mayweather would have stacked up against the revered past champs, it's safe to say he belongs in the discussion. At 44-0-0 with 26 knockouts, he is one of the all-time great champions, but has been criticized at times for "ducking" opponents.
A convincing win over a young, strong champion like Canelo Alvarez will go a long way to ending that talk.
© Copyright 2024 Sports World News, All rights reserved. Do not reproduce without permission.