Comments Thread For: Insider Notebook: Mayweather-Ali, Mosley, Chavez-Roach

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By Robert Morales - Floyd Mayweather Jr. said during one HBO 24/7 episode promoting his fight Saturday with "Sugar" Shane Mosley that he is the best ever. Better than Muhammad Ali. Better than Sugar Ray Robinson. Better than everybody. He said it again during a conference call last week.

On Monday, we spoke with Hall of Fame trainer Angelo Dundee, who trained Ali and, at 88, has been around long enough to have seen Robinson during his prime.

"Everybody is entitled to their opinion," Dundee said via telephone. "We are all allowed to dream."

That said a lot.

"There are so many people that try to be Muhammad Ali," Dundee said. "The funny part about this sport is there are no two people alike. There will never be another Sugar Ray Leonard (another Dundee pupil), there will never be another Muhammad Ali. I know the kid means well. He is a nice kid."

Dundee said he saw Mayweather during his preparation for his May 2007 fight against Oscar De La Hoya. He said Mayweather showed him a lot of respect when he came up and put his arms around him. But ...

"He's a great fighter, no doubt about it," Dundee said. "But in this profession, there is always a guy out there who can beat another guy. And I think Mayweather is meeting the guy who can do it. [Click Here To Read More]

[check hook]

Bob has no credibilty when speaking in these matters at all. He is the man who said he placed PBF "above such greats as Ali and SRL." Who is the one talking **** BOB? *** i can't stand this crusty old fart!!!!!!!!!!!


....Dundee is on point though.....this could be a topugh one for Floyd.

[feroth]

What the flying **** is Bob Arum smoking now? Floyd around his peak and after all his accomplishments b4 a fight against one of the decade's best says he's better than Ali and because of that Bob calls him a clown? ok if it was anyone else I'd say cool but this is the same **** that said Floyd is better than Ali, Leonard or any other fighter he's ever seen like 5 years ago and even earlier! lol this old geaser thinks everyone's got alzheimers just cuz his stanky old ass can't remember ****

[titan_1987]

excellent read. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. There was, is and always will be only one Muhammad Ali, and no floyd or pac is ever going to be greater than him.

[Sugar Q]

These clowns (Team Pac) still think their in a position to dictate. This fight is gonna do mega numbers and Floyd is gonna be right for saying 80/20 and random testing, take it or leave it. Let Manny go fight Margarito. That's what he's gonna do any way.

[PogingPogi]

These clowns (Team Pac) still think their in a position to dictate. This fight is gonna do mega numbers and Floyd is gonna be right for saying 80/20 and random testing, take it or leave it. Let Manny go fight Margarito. That's what he's gonna do any way.

Hey idiot what mega fight will gayweather have after this? None...

[the mesiah]

Angelo been on a losing streak on picking winner of the mega fights lately,

[slipjab73]

Hey idiot what mega fight will gayweather have after this? None...

If Mayweather wins this fight he can always move up to 154 and wait for the Cotto-Foreman winner. There will always be a big fight looming around for the guys at the top. This is not the heavyweight division we are talking about.

[Cuauhtémoc1520]

I agree with Aruma and Roach 100% about Chavez Jr.. In watching his fights, the kid can fight, there's no doubt about it. He has good fundamentals but as they said, the background of a fighter tells a lot about their toughness.

Chavez Sr. was born dirt poor and had to literally fight for everything in his life. Chavez Jr. was born with his father's fame, running around Mexico ***ing all the bitches he wanted and driving nice cars and enjoying his daddy's fame.

If Chavez gets a wake up call and realizes he can have a great career if he comes in focused and ready for every fight, this kid can be a true world chamion but he has to work. Can he do it? I don't know and to be honest I don't think so because it's something you have to have inside of you.

People always ask why Mexican fighters are so tough, it's because of where they come from, the things they have seen and experienced. It's the attitude of the Mexican people, I don't think Chavez Jr. has that in him.

[trainer]

One boxer he will defineltely not face is Jr. middleweight Sergio Martinez. He'll fight Cotto or Foreman though. He fought at Jr. middleweight against Dela Hoya. Martinez will definely knock him out. Another fighter he won't get into the ring with is Paul Williams. He definely loses to both Martinez and Williams..