Mayweather says he is better than ALI and sugar ray robinson

[SkillspayBills]

Floyd makes a good point about himself though. I am not going to dedicate my life to something to have you tell me I should say someone is better than me at it, especially when I am considered one of the best. In the same light he says they paved the way for him. Bash him if you like but it's his opinion and we all have our own.

[Larry the boss]

Floyd makes a good point about himself though. I am not going to dedicate my life to something to have you tell me I should say someone is better than me at it, especially when I am considered one of the best. In the same light he says they paved the way for him. Bash him if you like but it's his opinion and we all have our own.

Exactly....The man lived his entire life boxing,is a ATG and has the right to say he is the best.

[Larry the boss]

But him talking about Ali sitting on the ropes was dumb.........Floyd that's exactly what you have been doing lately

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[Divine Hammer]

what a complete sham and disrespect floyd shows to REAL great fighters.

floyd will never ever be close to TBE ever. even IF floyd completely dismantles, bloodies, and stops pacquiao he still will never be close to GREAT because he didn't beat pacquiao when it mattered and it doesn't change the fact that he avoided a lot of fighters.

can't wait for pacquiao to silence this fraud. he has disrespected the sport and fooled too many people for FAR too long. justice will be carried out on may 2nd!!!!!!

[shaneacedera]

Not a chance he's better than any of the two. But he's the best in his era though.

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[Chrismart]

He's entitled to say/think what he likes.

He's wrong though.

[sunny31]

I do think he is the closest we have had to a technically perfect fighter. I think his ability to nullify opponents without moving is what gives him an advantage over most others. I think between him and Pernell, I give a slight edge to Floyd based on a more potent offensive arsenal for me. I think he is that bit more precise than Ali in everything he does, but then again Ali was a much bigger man so its difficult to compare a nimble lightweight/welterweight to a nimble heavyweight. SRR was naturally bigger, made a lot more mistakes but was much more destructive, the same with SRL. I would say they are all in the same league and its who you like more. The main thing which counts against Floyd when you put him against any of these guys is his level of competition just doesn't stack up, so its really hard to make a case for him against Ali or SRL in particular. Could he deal with Hearns speed and power?

Saying that he makes less mistakes than any fighter in history and when he does make mistakes he almost immediately corrects them. He totally disarms the other fighter. I think he is in the argument with anyone in the top 20 in history and I'm not a Mayweather fan in the slightest. I do feel the first Castillo fight was a draw, and I believe Floyd had a bad night. For my money the only fighters who may have beaten him around his generation was a prime Oscar, a prime Shane had a decent punchers chance based on what he was able to do at 38, and Vernon Forrest. Paul Williams at 147 would have been highly competitive too.

[The tucker]

After thinking about it abit more I have to say mayweather is the better fighter skill wise but legacy wise Ali is greater.

[jaded]

Regardless of who was better...Floyd lacks a little humility and humbleness and this is why many don't like him. The question could have been answered with a little more tactfulness and he could have avoided the answer altogether...he was being baited into making himself look arrogant. He makes himself into someone you want to see get humbled...I hope Manny will do that.