Floyd Mayweather is regarded as the Greatest of All Time boxer, but Roy Jones Jr. offers his unfiltered thoughts on the claim.

Roy Jones Jr. and Floyd Mayweather Jr.are two boxing legends who have left an indelible mark on the sport. Both are widely regarded as the best pound-for-pound fighters of their respective eras, sparking endless debates about who truly deserves the title of “Greatest of All Time” (GOAT).

Mayweather, with his perfect 50-0 record, is considered by many to be the greatest pound-for-pound boxer in history. His impenetrable defense and ability to control the pace of a fight made him a unique spectacle. Additionally, his career was marked by extraordinary commercial success, with four of the five highest-grossing pay-per-view events in boxing history.

However, Roy Jones Jr., an undisputed champion across four weight classes, holds a different opinion. In an interview with Real Lyfe Productions, when asked if he considered Mayweather the GOAT, Jones Jr. gave a simple but emphatic response: “No.”

Criticism of Mayweather’s career

Jones Jr. explained that while he respects Mayweather’s undefeated record, he believes other boxers have had more impressive careers. “You got to respect anything a person does to stay undefeated that long. I respect it to a degree, yeah. Is it a 50-0 that I think he’s the greatest fighter of all time? Nah. [Julio César] Chávez went 80-0 at one point. 80. You gonna ever top that? No. He just didn’t stop. [Floyd] got to 50-0 and stopped because of Rocky Marciano. Rocky died. If he wouldn’t have died, he probably would’ve kept going too,” Jones Jr. noted.

Jones Jr. on Conor McGregor as Mayweather’s final opponent

Jones Jr. also criticized Mayweather’s choice of Conor McGregor as his final opponent. “And then, at the end, you fight a guy who’s 0-0. How can I respect that? Conor McGregor was 0-0 and they let you do that? So what pisses me off is I’ve had fights that I’ve tried to promote in Vegas at that time with that same commission. They wouldn’t let a 13-5 guy fight with a 13-0 guy, but you would let an 0-0 fight a 49-0? That shows you that it’s all about the money.”

Gervonta Davis is a name that has been hard to ignore in the world of boxing. With his upcoming fight against Lamont Roach in March at Barclays Center, Brooklyn, Tank has the chance to retire as an undefeated boxing champion, as he has expressed his intentions to hang up the gloves at the end of 2025. “After next year, I’m out of it. Yeah, out of this sport… S**t’s trash. This s**t is trash, garbage. Fed up. I’m fed up with the whole s**t,” the 30-0 boxer expressed during the press conference for his WBA lightweight title defense.

But recently, Davis has been making headlines for reasons other than his boxing prowess. Recently, Tank made a more personal and noticeable change—his hairstyle. Known for his signature long, braided locks, Davis recently debuted a new look by straightening his hair and wearing it out in a ponytail in an image that has been going viral online. As if this wasn’t enough to stir up talk, Chael Sonnen decided to weigh in on the matter, taking to social media to voice his opinion. What did he say? Let’s find out.

A New Look, A Questionable Move?

The former UFC fighter-turned-analyst is no stranger to stirring the pot on social media, especially when it comes to combat sports. The real twist came when Sonnen dragged Floyd Mayweather into it, causing even more buzz around Davis’ new look. So when he reposted a picture of the Baltimore-born champion sporting his new hairstyle, it was no surprise that his opinion would follow soon after. Sonnen captioned the image with, “I don’t get it. He the guy they call TANK? Floyd’s guy?”

The post immediately raised eyebrows. Why would Sonnen question Davis’ choice and drag Floyd Mayweather into it? To understand this, one must recall how ‘Money’, who was in search of a fresh face, enlisted the 20-year-old Gervonta Davis into Mayweather Promotions back in 2015. Mayweather, who had a talent for spotting promising fighters recognized Tank’s potential to become a top-level boxer. With Mayweather’s guidance, Davis went on to achieve remarkable success, winning titles in two weight classes and gaining a reputation as one of the most exciting fighters in the sport.

Fast forward to May 2022, despite their early success, Davis left the ‘Money Team’ prior to his fight against Rolando Romero on May 28, 2022, at Barclays Center, Brooklyn. Why? Because Davis was unhappy with the opponents he was facing and felt Mayweather wasn’t promoting his fights enough. For that reason, one may say that Mayweather found himself in an awkward situation, despite no longer being associated with Davis. Nevertheless, things between the two have turned sour in recent weeks.

Coming back to his post, Sonnen may have called Gervonta Davis out because he sees his new look as clashing with the fierce, street-smart, ruthless persona Davis has built over the years—a tough, undefeated boxer with 28 knockouts in 30 fights, representing the streets. The hairstyle could signal a shift in Davis’ image, an experiment with style, or even a reflection of personal struggles. Either way, Sonnen’s comment has only added fuel to the fire.

But Gervonta Davis himself does not seem entirely at ease with the change. While others may have voiced their opinions, Davis has made it clear that he wasn’t seeking this kind of attention. In fact, he’s expressed discomfort with how the new look has affected his public image.

Gervonta Davis hates the public eye

Jamie Foxx has revealed that he knocked out Floyd Mayweather in an unreleased movie.

Jamie Foxx has revealed that he knocked out Floyd Mayweather in an unreleased movie.

The boxing and the entertainment worlds have often crossed paths, and Floyd Mayweather and Jamie Foxx are two of the most notable celebrities to collaborate with each other on multiple occasions.

Mayweather has featured in several movies. However, one movie named All-Star Weekend was never released.

Foxx, during the promotion of his next Netflix movie Back in Action, revealed that he knocked out Mayweather on the set of that movie. Featuring alongside Cameron Diaz during a press junket, Foxx said:

Yeah. I got a chance to knock out Floyd Mayweather. In my movie that’ll probably never come out. It was called ‘All-Star Weekend’. I’m doing this thing and then I have to literally clock him and it’s the only time you ever see Floyd Mayweather get hit. ‘(imitating Floyd)Yeah, J Foxx. It’s okay. J Foxx, it’s not real. If it was real, come on’.

The clip starts at the 2:37 mark in the video below.

A gym in his name in Los Angeles was accused of “modern day slavery”.

Floyd Mayweather is not bankrupt despite being reportedly being unable to pay staff working at a Los Angeles gym in his name their wages; so what is the problem for the gym, which has been accused of “modern-day slavery” in a protest?

Disgruntled employees staged a public demonstration outside of the gym at Highland Avenue after saying they haven’t been paid for weeks, leaving them unable to cover basic living expenses but scared to report the matter because of the risk of being sacked.

We’re out here just letting everybody know that they have not been treating us right,” a protestor told The Daily Mail. “Even if you work for a different company and you ain’t getting paid, you’re scared to show up and say something.

“Because you know how businesses do. They silence you and they fire you because everything’s ‘at will.'”

The 47-year-old’s Mayweather of Boxing and Fitness group has even been accused of breaching California’s Labor Code.

But this is something denied by an insider, who insists it has nothing to do with the fighter himself – something backed up by the protestors too, who admitted they didn’t know if the ex-champion was aware.

“Allegations of non-payment of wages against @FloydMayweather are false,” Rick Glaser posted to X.com, formerly Twitter. “This Mayweather Gym in LA is a franchise that Floyd gets a franchise fee for.

“Floyd himself has nothing to do with the assets or liabilities of this. These reports are misleading, & defamatory.”

Mayweather not short on money

Any claims that Mayweather is bankrupt can simply be laughed off by his recent spending habits after the man nicknamed Money dropped over $402 million dollars to buy 60 buildings in New York City back in October.

It’s the start of his retail estate career and he backed that up by investing an undeclared amount of cash in 601W Companies, who control 18 different assets worth over $10 billion dollars covering 10 million square-feet.

Conor McGregor looks set to return to the boxing ring following his 2017 loss to Floyd Mayweather.

The former UFC Champion stepped out of the octagon and into the ring eight years ago to co-star in one of the most financially successful bouts in history. McGregor was outboxed and stopped by Mayweather in ten rounds.

He has since returned to MMA but failed to find the form he was once so famous for. Having not fought since 2021 – a stoppage loss to Dustin Poirier after suffering a horror leg break – he appears to have turned his attention back to boxing.

Following rumours that the billionaire Ambani family in India were in talks to stage McGregor versus Logan Paul, the Irishman has repeatedly hinted towards the fight being made. Most recently, he posted a message on X, formerly Twitter, to say ‘I’m coming’ alongside a picture of Paul.

Logan is the older brother of Jake Paul, who is much more known in boxing circles, particularly after his last controversial bout against Mike Tyson. Jake has been chasing the McGregor fight for some time, and may still get it in future depending on the showing against his brother.

Logan – who has twice fought UK content creator, businessman and boxer KSI – has had an unscored exhibition with Mayweather. He has since became a household name in the professional wrestling promotion, WWE.

Also in his post, McGregor – who was recently found found liable in a sexual assault civil case – alluded to the rumours that each man will be paid $250,000,000 for the event. More news is expected soon.

Floyd Mayweather’s former training partner claims ‘TBE’ once knocked out a motor-mouthed heavyweight during a brutal sparring session.

Mayweather picked up world titles in five different weight classes from super featherweight to super welterweight during an unblemished 50-0 professional career.

At the peak of his powers, Mayweather walked around at 160lbs but that didn’t stop him from hurting far bigger men than himself in the gym.

Boxer-turned-promoter Dmitry Salita was a part of Mayweather’s set-up for four training camps during his welterweight days and remembers how the Michigan technician once humbled a cocksure heavyweight in the ring.

“We were at the gym just hanging out, it was after one of Floyd’s fights,” Salita told ES News.

“This guy comes into the gym, a heavyweight and said, ‘I wanna get some boxing’ and he was just talking a lot of smack.

“There was no one big enough to spar so Floyd was like ‘Leonard [Ellerbe], get my stuff from the car’.

“Leonard went into the car and got his gear for him.

“Floyd got in the ring with him for 30 seconds and does his shoulder roll and block and just hits the guy with a body shot, and drops him, a heavyweight.

“And the guy could fight. Roger [Mayweather] always said if someone is going to stick it on you in the streets, you ain’t going to say ‘I need to go into a training camp for six weeks.

Something great like Floyd Mayweather doesn’t happen by accident, I witnessed how hard they worked, how hard they trained and the routine they established.”

Salita also recalls how Mayweather sparred four-minute rounds with 15-second rests.

To put that into perspective, on fight night a professional boxer is expected to complete three-minute rounds with a one-minute break after each stanza.

“It was four-minute rounds with 15-second breaks in between,” Salita added.

“I didn’t know how tough it was until I got in the ring with him.

“Floyd gave me a bit of a black eye, and I fought ten days later and still had it a little bit but everyone said ‘Floyd did it’ so it was a bit of a trophy.”

Mayweather was better known for his technical prowess than for his raw knockout power.

As a pro, he had a decent but by no means extraordinary 54 per cent knockout-to-win ratio, with 27 of his 50 wins coming inside the distance.

Most of those occurred during the early portion of his career when he was fighting closer to his natural weight.

However, he did manage to close out his career in style by stopping dual-weight UFC champion Conor McGregor in the 10th round of their crossover clash at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

It has been more than seven years since Floyd Mayweather retired and fans are still missing him. The 50-0 boxer is one of the best the world has ever seen and very few can match his accolades in the ring. That is why it is an occasion every time he steps into the ring for an exhibition show.

Since he retired from professional boxing, the Grand Rapids native has treated the fans with several high-profile exhibition matches. Mayweather has fought the likes of Logan Paul, Don Moore, Aaron Chalmers, Deji Olatunji, and John Gotti III. While the 50-year-old hinted towards more exhibitions in the future, his uncle Jeff Mayweather revealed a ticking timeline for him and also revealed the next possible opponent.

Floyd Mayweather has a deadline

In a conversation with ‘Fred Talks Fighting,’ his uncle expressed his doubts regarding Floyd Mayweather’s possible return for another exhibition. He declared, “I have no idea. I mean like I said, I don’t necessarily see for it. We don’t really get a chance to talk very much and so I don’t really know what’s going on with him,” revealed Jeff Mayweather while talking about his nephew’s future plans.

“Money” wants to fight in 2025

It seems that Floyd Mayweather will return to the ring this year. Since his retirement, he has participated in major exhibitions with opponents such as Logan Paul and John Gotti III. At 50 years of age, he still has the same desire to get into the ring, and his next target could be KSI, content creator and one of the founders of Prime.

Convincing Mayweather Jr does not seem to be such a complicated task, if the money is good, surely he and his team will give the go-ahead for the fight to take place during 2025.

The offer on the table for Floyd?

Jeff Mayweather, the boxer’s uncle, spoke in an interview with Fred Talks Fighting about when “Money” next exhibition will be:

“I have no idea. I mean, like I said, I don’t necessarily see that he can do it. We don’t really get a chance to talk much and so I don’t really know what’s going on with him,” were Jeff’s words.

After a couple of confessions, the hosts got the name of KSI, as a possible rival to Floyd’s uncle, there he gave some statements that will give something to talk about

“That’s a fight that could possibly happen,” he said

“Somebody’s gonna have to start making some noise for the exhibition to take place because I think the longer Floyd waits, I think he’ll just say I’m finally retired,” Jeff Mayweather insisted

KSI vs Mayweather: Big money fight

The rivalry between these two already has a history dating back to 2022. Floyd faced Deji, KSI’s younger brother, where “Money” ran over the amateur fighter and something inside the content creator was left with a tremendous desire to avenge his brother.

On the other hand, Jeff, Floyd Mayweather’s uncle, in another interview with SunSport, does not see anyone from the social media guild beating his nephew:

“There is no YouTube fighter on the planet that can beat Floyd, I don’t care what weight they are. They’re not going to be Floyd. He’s a fighter, he still runs, every now and then he’s still in the gym. It’s been his life. It’s ingrained in him,” he told this outlet.

Floyd Mayweather’s last exhibition was against John Gotti lll in August last year, while KSI did not set foot in a boxing ring again after losing to Tommy Fury in October 2023

Today, it seems that both are far from fighting, however, a big purse could change their minds. More so on Floyd’s side, who could start the year negotiating with Saudi Arabia for an exhibition in Riyadh.

Floyd Mayweather famously retired unbeaten but has admitted one man pushed him to his limits in sparring.

Mayweather’s record of 50-0 is one of the most celebrated in boxing. The multi-weight world champion beat legendary names like Manny Pacquiao, Canelo Alvarez, Ricky Hatton, Miguel Cotto and Oscar De La Hoya

Mayweather was never put down in the ring, and not often hurt, thanks to his famous shoulder roll defensive techniques and speed of mind, foot and fist.

Speaking to FightHype TV, Mayweather named a young American fighter he sparred in 2013 as one of the best he faced.

“Errol Spence, he’s a hell of a fighter. One thing about me, I’m always going to give it to you 100% you know, and in training camp, when I was training for my fight with [Robert] Guerrero, Errol Spence gave me solid work.

“He’s a very young, tough competitor, so if I sit here and not give that young kid props, it’ll be bad. Even though after doing my time I’d been off a year, he took me to the limit, he made me work in the boxing gym, I like kids like that.”

Spence was hugely impressive in the early part of his career. He raced to 22-0 and then challenged Brit Kell Brook for his first world title and won by knockout on away soil in Sheffield. He defended the title against Lamont Peterson and Mikey Garcia and added the WBC strap by beating Shawn Porter.

After further wins over Danny Garcia and Yordenis Ugás made him a three-belt champion, he went into a historic undisputed contest with Terence Crawford in July 2023. It was a tough night that saw Spence stopped in the 9th round and Crawford become undisputed in a second division.

Spence has not fought since while Crawford has moved up and become a world champion at 154 lbs, though reports suggest he will soon be joining him there.

Floyd Mayweather earned a nine-figure payday for his final professional boxing bout with Conor McGregor – but he could have pocketed more.

In 2017, five-weight boxing world champion Mayweather and dual-weight UFC king McGregor collided at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas in a lucrative crossover clash aptly billed ‘The Money Fight’.

The event generated more than $600m in revenue and sold 4.3m pay-per-views – just shy of the all-time record set by Mayweather’s long-awaited bout with Manny Pacquiao in 2015 (4.6m).

Mayweather received a lion’s share of the purse, banking an eye-watering $280m while McGregor scooped $130m for his efforts.

It marked McGregor’s first, and to date, his only pro boxing bout.

And so, despite being 11 years younger than his 40-year-old foe and considerably heavier, he was no match for the vastly more experienced Mayweather who blasted him out with a 15-punch combination in round 10.

Mayweather hadn’t knocked out an opponent since 2011 when he flattened Victor Ortiz with a sucker punch but he was so confident he would end that drought against McGregor that he dashed over to a bookies to place a bet hours before the fight.

According to ESPN, Mayweather went into a sportsbook at the M Resort in Las Vegas at 3.30pm and attempted to place a $400,000 bet on the fight ending under 9.5 rounds at -200 odds.

However, concerns over the legality of such a specific bet led to him changing his wager to a straight stoppage win – although Mayweather left the shop before he could put it down after growing tired of waiting.

“I think that we bet 100 on 9½,” Mayweather told ESPN after the fight.

“I gave my guy six figures to go bet. I have to make sure he bet because earlier today I went to the sports book to bet and they wouldn’t let me bet.”

Mayweather later revealed he gave a friend $400,000 to bet, but that his pal was only allowed to place a bet for $87,000.

There are no rules from either the Nevada State Athletic Commission or the Nevada Gaming Control that limit a fighter’s ability to bet on himself.

However, several governing bodies including the British Boxing Board of Control forbid boxers from betting on fights they are involved in due to match-fixing concerns.

Mayweather had never bet on himself prior to his bout with McGregor but is known for taking massive punts on sports.

In the space of one month between September and October 2014, Mayweather wagered $800,000 on NFL games and pulled in more than $4.7m in winnings.

He also picked up a cool $42,500 on a $10,000 ticket for Dmitry Bivol to beat Canelo Alvarez in 2022 and raked in a remarkable $827,000 during a four-day winning streak in boxing and NBA in May 2015.