Mayweather
maintained his unblemished career with a unanimous points victory over Andre Berto on Saturday,
duly equalling Rocky Marciano’s 49-0 record in the process before hanging up
his gloves.
But, while the 38-year-old is widely regarded as the best
pound-for-pound fighter in history, Khan, who had eyed a potential bout with
'The Money Man’, insists he doesn’t belong in the same category as other
greats of the sport like Muhammed Ali.
“I think he is one of the top names – he could be in the top
five names in the world,” Khan told Drivetime.
“If you look back in ten years time at his record, he will
be respected.
“But when you hear people like Mayweather say he was better
than Muhammed Ali and that he was the best ever, I don’t agree with that.”
Mayweather’s unbeaten career record also came under scrutiny
from the Bolton-born fighter, who claims the American cleverly selected fights
later in his career to avoid defeat.
Khan also queried why Mayweather opted only to level
Marciano’s record and not trump it.
He added: “He’s a very smart fighter and he had the hard
fights early in his career, so perhaps that’s why he’s choosing the easier ones
now.
“Why match his [Marciano’s] record and not beat it? Why not
do something that no other fighter has done? He will wake up one day and think
why am I only matching that record.”
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