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Former pound-for-pound superstar Floyd Mayweather once revealed that he was glad to have not crossed paths with one fighter in particular during his career. The Michigan-native remained unbeaten for the duration of his accomplished career, winning world titles in no less than five weight classes along the way.

Current Fighter Says Muhammad Ali And Sugar Ray Robinson Were Great But “I’m The Best Of All Time” Whilst Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray Robinson are considered to be two of the greatest of all time, an active fighter believes he is even better than both.

The legendary Sugar Ray Robinson once named the only fighter that he believes was better than him in a surprising admission. In a decorated professional career that spanned a quarter of a decade, Robinson racked up just over 200 bouts including an outstanding 174 victories, with 109 of these coming via knockout.

A legend of the heavyweight division has named his victory over Mike Tyson as the easiest of his decorated professional career. Known for his unique ‘peek-a-boo’ fighting style and thunderous punching power, Tyson is often credited with being one of the greatest heavyweights of all time. He captured the world heavyweight championship for the first time back in 1986 when he produced a record-breaking victory over Trevor Berbick to become the youngest heavyweight champion of all time.

Carl Froch has revealed that one man hit him noticeably harder than anyone else across his 35-fight career. Nottingham man Froch was known for his granite chin, unwillingness to ever take a step back and desire to fight everyone. He debuted in 2002 and won the vacant WBC super-middleweight title in 2008 when he beat Jean Pascal. He defended against Jermain Taylor, Andre Dirrell and took just two losses, the first against Mikkel Kessler, which he later avenged, and the second against Andre Ward.

Rob McCracken knows Anthony Joshua better than most, so he is well placed to talk about his upcoming fight with Tyson Fury. McCracken played a pivotal role in Joshua’s rise by serving as his long-time trainer throughout his amateur career and early professional success. He guided ‘AJ’ first to Olympic glory and his first world title in 2016, as well as unification wins over Wladimir Klitschko and Joseph Parker, though they parted ways after Joshua lost the first fight to Oleksandr Usyk in 2021.

Thomas ‘The Hitman’ Hearns once revealed that he came very close to locking horns with a legend of the heavyweight division. Hearns had an outstanding professional career of his own which saw him become the first fighter in the history of boxing to win world titles in five weight classes. The majority of his success came during the 1980s when he earned a spot amongst ‘The Four Kings’ alongside former rivals and fellow icons Roberto Duran, Sugar Ray Leonard and Marvelous Marvin Hagler.

Roy Jones Jr thinks only a small selection of modern boxers generates the excitement and throws the number of punches of greats from eras gone by. Jones Jr himself is widely regarded as one of the best to ever do it, not just because he went from middleweight all the way up to heavyweight and won world titles at every step, but also because of his enthralling style and ability to knock out anyone.

Legendary heavyweight Lennox Lewis surprisingly overlooked Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield when tasked with naming the hardest punching opponent he ever faced. Lewis remains one of the highest-rated heavyweights of all time, proving his credentials on multiple occasions during his decorated professional boxing career.

Walking away from boxing is the hardest thing any fighter has to do, and now one former world champion from the UK has revealed that he has resisted the urge to return despite a lucrative offer. Many ageing fighters announce their retirement from the sport but then ultimately change their mind and come back for another night under the lights.