Why Floyd Mayweather Jr has better skills than Muhammad Ali


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Why Floyd Mayweather Jr has better skills than Muhammad Ali

By Johnny Benz (Nov 25, 2007) Doghouse Boxing

In a recent teleconference to help hype Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Ricky Hatton set for December 8, Mayweather's trainer and uncle, Roger Mayweather, was on hand to answer questions from the media. One of the questions asked by the media was to explain why Mayweather Jr. is by their accounts better skilled than Ali.

George Willis asked Roger Mayweather: "Roger, I have to ask you to explain something. Why do you think Floyd is more skilled than Ali? "

Roger's response was a question, saying: "Is more skilled than Ali, what the *&*^ do you mean, why do I say it? "

The reporter went on to clarify: "Do you believe Floyd is more skilled than
Ali?"

Roger's response: "Why do I know? Because number one, have you ever seen Ali at the hand pads?"

Willis: "Well yes, on tape."

Roger: "Have you ever seen Ali hit the hand pads and miss?"

Willis: "On tape."

Roger: "I said Ali is a good heavyweight, but he ain’t more skilled than Floyd. So, what do you mean, why do I say it,

because I know something about boxing, obviously, you don’t. He’s more skilled than Ali. Hell yes, he more skilled than Ali. Ali is a great heavyweight."

"That’s why I responded back to you. You said, why do I think Floyd is more skilled than Ali, right."

Willis: "Right."

Roger: "Floyd won six world championships, right. Five different weight classes, right."

Willis: "Right."

Roger: "OK. So out of all of those guys, he did that in just 10 years. I’m not - Ali is the greatest heavyweight. Nobody is ever going to deny Ali is the greatest heavyweight."

Willis: "OK."

Roger: "But Floyd is the most skilled, especially in this era and day, probably any area but Sugar Ray Robinson , Floyd Mayweather are the two most skilled fighters in the world of boxing period.

And when all of this is said and done, when Floyd is long gone and retired, they’re going to say Floyd is the greatest fighter in the world, because you know what, he all ready done, what nobody’s ever done. He won six world championships and stayed undefeated. Do you know anybody that ever did it?"

Willis: "Floyd Mayweather"

Roger: "Do you know anybody that ever won six world championships in five different weight classes and stay undefeated."

Willis: "Floyd Mayweather."

Roger: "OK, then. That’s it. That’s why I tell you about Ali and about Floyd. Ali is a great fighter, and nobody is denying Ali’s ability to fight. Ali is a great heavyweight. But, guys when you come to skill, Sugar Ray Robinson and Floyd Mayweather is the most skilled fighters on the planet to this day."