PAGBULUSOK SA ALL-TIME BEST WELTERWEIGHTS RANKING, IKINASAMA NG LOOB NI MAYWEATHER

Ikinasama ng loob ni Floyd “The Money’ Mayweather Jr. ang kasalukuyang all-time best welterweights pagkatapos na ang pangalan nito ay nakabuntot lamang kay boxing legend  Sugar Ray Leonard.

Nagngitngit sa galit ang 43-anyos na retired undefeated boxer dahil sa lumabas na panibagong rankings; at sinabing hindi dapat nasa top spot si Leonard dahil natalo ito kay Roberto Duran noong aktibo pa ito bilang boksingero. Naniniwala ang si Mayweather, may 50-0 boxing record sa kanyang career na may karapat-dapat siya sa mas mataas na puwesto.

“It was crazy, someone sent me something about ‘The Best Welterweights’, saad ni Mayweather.

 “They had Sugar Ray Leonard No1.”

“Like I said before, he was the guy that paved the way for myself. But how can you have a guy ranked No1 when his first loss was to a lightweight, Roberto Duran?”

“And then they also talked about me facing [Juan Manuel] Marquez, which was at catchweight of 144lbs. But this same guy, Marquez, knocked out their No3 ranked welterweight – because they had Pacquiao No 3.”

“He got knocked out by Juan Manuel Marquez.”

“They were trying to say that basically he [Marquez] was too small for me.But he wasn’t too small for Pacquiao,” ngingit ni Floyd.

“It’s crazy how all these ratings go nowadays. Of course, fighters are gonna always say, ‘I would’ve done this, I should be ranked here.’”

Inupat din ni Floyd ang ilang nagpapakilalang boxing experts at nagtataka siya kung bakit naging eksperto ang mga ito tungkol sa boksing gayung mali-mali ang analisasyon sa mga bagay-bagay tungkol sa nasabing sport.

 “If you’re an expert, you’ve gotta really do your homework before you speak on certain things about boxing,” aniya.