Having adopted the moniker \u201cThe Best Ever,\u201d Floyd Mayweather Jr. unsurprisingly considers himself the greatest fighter of all time, but when naming athe second best, he chose a man he describes as a \u201clegend.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mayweather became boxing\u2019s fourth five-division world champion during his time in the ring, picking up belts at each weight that he fought at; boxing between super-featherweight and light-middleweight.<\/p>\n
Over the course of his career, the Michigan-born fighter trumped the likes of Manny Pacquiao<\/a>, Oscar De La Hoya<\/a> and Juan Manuel Marquez, all whilst maintaining his fabled undefeated record and rarely taking any real damage.<\/p>\n In 2017, after a lucrative showdown with UFC superstar Conor McGregor, Mayweather hung up the gloves with a flawless 50-0 record, walking away from the sport as one of the greatest pound-for-pound figures of all time \u2013 in his eyes, in top spot.<\/p>\n Speaking to Fox Sports<\/a>, Mayweather discussed which fighters he believed to be closest to him in the all-time rankings. He named Panamanian icon Roberto Duran<\/a> as boxing\u2019s second best, appreciating his efforts to move up from lightweight and dethrone welterweight ruler Sugar Ray Leonard<\/a> in 1980.<\/p>\n \u201cDuran number 2. [He was] unbelievable. He was the guy that came from lightweight and beat Sugar Ray Leonard. I love that guy, he is a legend.\u201d<\/p>\n Astonishingly, Mayweather is now scheduled for a professional comeback, as he rematches Manny Pacquiao at The Sphere in Las Vegas on Saturday, September 9<\/a>.<\/p>\n