Did Floyd Mayweather Jr. say he was better than Sugar Ray Robinson?

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  1. GPater11093

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    come on make up your mind
     
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  2. teeto

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    Just listened to it. I want to say that Mayweather proved his greatness to me at 130, and this isn't me bashing him. He's amazing, and it is a bit **** that he doesn't fight the best now, but like i say, he proved greateness years ago to me.

    He asolutely embarrassed himself there talking about Camacho beating Leonard, what a *****.
     
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  3. teeto

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    Haha, **** off.
     
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  4. teeto

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    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZg7BqJtQDE&feature=PlayList&p=AF4B4249B6C31571&index=0&playnext=1[/ame]
     
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  5. lefthook31

    lefthook31 Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Man that guy was brutal. He had some good points, but some were way off base.
    What I took from that interview is that Floyd could careless about his legacy. Its all about money to pay his monumental bills. What those guys dont realize is that he's rich, but hes going through his riches as fast as he makes it.
     
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  6. Addie

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    He had a perfect opportunity to refute his comment when Rugged brought up Robinson, he chose to bash a 41 year Ray Leonard getting beat up after a 6 year lay off instead. Not even Scar and Rooney could defend that ****.
     
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  7. TheGreatA

    TheGreatA Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I heard him say it during a ESPN interview I believe. He brought up that Leonard lost to Duran and Camacho, that Ali lost to Leon Spinks and so on. He also mentioned Robinson.
     
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  8. TheGreatA

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    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxwRUU8zyJU[/ame]
     
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  9. teeto

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    It's embarrassing that he said that about Leonard, appauling.
     
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  10. teeto

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    They're terrible comments, but why didn't the ******ed presenter ask him about Robinson, when he said Sugar Ray, then Mayweather said Sugar Ray who? It looked as if he was waiting for him to mention Robinson. It looks like he's reluctant to call himself better than robinson in a single statement to me. Then again he keeps saying he's the best ever so probably not.
     
    teeto, Nov 2, 2009
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  11. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    :lol: Post that **** on the General now. Cannot wait to see what Rooney has to say about it.
     
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  12. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    I probably think it would have gone like this.

    Floyd Mayweather Jr: "Sugar Ray who?"
    Presenter: "Robinson"
    Floyd Mayweather Jr: "Come on man, that guy lost 19 times"
    Presenter: "stats don't lie..."

    R.A Rugged bursts that ****in' door open!

    Rugged: "Damn right stats don't lie. Robinson had more knockouts than you got fights! Shut your disrespectful ass up and fight Mosley *****"
     
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  13. teeto

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    Legacy don't pay the bills, you're ridin' my dick.

    He's taking the **** out of the fans who pay to see him and love the sport, the ones who lined his pocket,
     
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  14. teeto

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    :lol::lol::rofl:rofl
     
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  15. Duodenum

    Duodenum Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Bottom line, he said he wanted to be remembered as the greatest boxer of all time, yet didn't compete often enough against the best opposition to challenge for that status while at his athletic peak.

    The only competitor of the 12 round era who had a chance to challenge Robby for that mantle was RJJ, after he beat Ruiz, but then Roy had to get himself knocked out in quick and devastating fashion, instead of retiring while on top.
     
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