And expected to take on the Catskills puncher as soon as next spring, Mayweather recently teased a potential return to the ring in a professional setting.<\/p>\n
However, a veteran boxing analyst has suggested Mayweather\u2019s shock return to the ring for the first time in eight years would likely come against underwhelming opposition.<\/p>\n
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Photo by Cliff Hawkins\/Getty ImagesFloyd Mayweather backed to avoid \u2018top guys\u2019 in potential retirement return<\/p>\n
Yet to fight professionally since his 2017 retirement, Mayweather most recently turned in his 50th professional win, beating the record of the late Rocky Marciano<\/a> with a knockout win over crossover star Conor McGregor<\/a>.<\/p>\n In that return, Mayweather snapped another two-year retirement after defeating Andre Berto to match the record of Marciano.<\/p>\n However, as far as boxing analyst Dan Rafael is concerned, Mayweather would likely fight lesser competition in a return in a bid to improve on his 50-0 record.<\/p>\n \u201cI hope that Floyd (Mayweather) is not hurting for money,\u201d Rafael told Boxing Social. \u201cI just don\u2019t see the need for it [a return from retirement]. It wouldn\u2019t frankly interest me that much, because he\u2019s not gonna fight a top guy. And I don\u2019t want to see him fight a top guy.\u201d<\/p>\n Furthermore, when asked if Mayweather may have taken inspiration from former foe Manny Pacquiao\u2019s<\/a> recent return to fight Mario Barrios, Rafael insisted he hoped talk of a rematch between the duo would not happen.<\/p>\n \u201cI mean, I hope this doesn\u2019t lead to some sort of stupid discussion of doing a rematch between Floyd and Manny because I have literally less than zero interest in that,\u201d Rafael explained.<\/p>\n Rafael\u2019s assessment of Mayweather\u2019s return follows a recent vein of accusations leveled at Mayweather by another boxing analyst, who broke down the Michigan star\u2019s career.<\/p>\n Floyd Mayweather\u2019s career prime came under the microscope<\/p>\n Landing some notable victories during his illustrious career in the ring, Mayweather held championships across numerous weight divisions, to go with his gleaming pro record.<\/p>\n However, as far as Max Kellerman is concerned \u2014 who returned to the sport to call Canelo Alvarez\u2019s<\/a> title fight with Terence Crawford<\/a> earlier this month \u2014 Mayweather leaves a lot to be desired when you look at his career.<\/p>\n