Floyd Mayweather Kecam Pakar Who Calls Sugar Ray Leonard The Best Welter Class Boxer Of All Time

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JAKARTA - Retired unbeaten boxer Floyd Mayweather said in a recent interview, Sugar Ray Leonard was not the best welterweight boxer. What's the reason?

Mayweather shared this statement while talking to FightHype. Although he did not reveal which ranking he was talking about or what number he put himself on the list, Money believes he should be higher than Leonard.

Mayweather highlighted Leonard's defeat to Roberto Duran on June 20, 1980 at the Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Canada, which he calls a lightweight boxer. Despite this, he acknowledged Leonard's career and achievements.

"As I said before, he is the one who paved the way for me. But how can you have a No.1 man when his first defeat was from the lightweight, Roberto Duran?" Mayweather said as quoted by Marca, Thursday.

Mayweather explained the rating also spoke of Juan Manuel Marquez and confirmed he was too small to fight the Mexican.

However, Money thinks the experts who make this ranking don't have the same standards as they talk about Marquez against Manny Pacquiao.

Furthermore, he criticized Pacquiao for being ranked third, given his defeat to Marquez.

"The same person, Marquez, was eliminated from third place in their welterweight - because they had Pacquiao No. 3. He was eliminated by Juan Manuel Marquez," he concluded.