The topic of who the best fighter in all of boxing is always sparks fervent debate, and the great Floyd Mayweather is better placed than most to offer his two cents.
Mayweather was widely regarded as the world’s best fighter throughout the late 2000s and early 2010s, remaining undefeated through 50 fights and winning world titles in five different weight divisions.
Though Mayweather has always been seen as a marmite figure by fans and pundits alike, there are few who would deny he was the greatest fighter of his generation and one of the best to ever lace up the gloves.
And speaking to BoxingMane, Mayweather believes the man who has taken on his mantle is fellow American Terence Crawford.
However, ‘TBE’ also gave props to both his former protege Gervonta Davis as well as a man he once shared the ring with, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez.
“We can put [Gervonta] ‘Tank’ [Davis] up there in the Top 10 in pound-for-pound, he has to be somewhere in pound-for-pound.
“And ‘Canelo’ has done something that was amazing, when ‘Canelo’ was able to go to light heavyweight and become light heavyweight champion something that I didn’t even see him going up that heavy and he did that.
“As of right now, I’d put Terence Crawford as number one.”
Crawford hasn’t returned to the ring since beating Errol Spence Jr in a surprisingly one sided affair last July. That victory saw him crowned undisputed champion of the world at welterweight.
Next time out he is going up to test his luck at light middleweight, his first fight at the new weight being Israil Madrimov on August 3rd in Los Angeles.
The crowning moment 👑 @IsrailMadrimov
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— Matchroom Boxing (@MatchroomBoxing) June 25, 2024
Should he get past Madrimov, many observers are clamouring for a fight between himself and ‘Canelo’. Although that fight would require ‘Bud’ jump up another two full weight classes, it would without question cement his status as the best fighter of his generation by a considerable margin.
