November 11, 2025
“There is no such thing as a fighter within the historical past of boxing to do what Ray Robinson has achieved.”
Roger Mayweather, the uncle of undefeated boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jr., revealed over 10 years in the past that he believed his nephew was the second-best boxer in historical past behind Sugar Ray Robinson.
In accordance with Boxing Information On-line, Roger Mayweather spoke about his alternative in 2012 throughout a dialog with the media outlet. The elder Mayweather had a boxing file of 59-13 (35 knockouts) earlier than turning his focus to coaching, together with his nephew early in his profession.
“[Floyd] is ranked proper behind Sugar Ray Robinson. He gained seven world titles, didn’t he? He beat everybody from 130 to 154 [pounds]. The place would you place him at? Ray Robinson is the best ever interval. I don’t care what circumstance, Ray Robinson is the best fighter within the historical past of boxing.
“You understand what his file was? 127-1. Have you learnt some other fighter with a file of 127-1? And the fighter that beat him, [Robinson] beat him six instances, Jake LaMotta.”
He stated that the one motive Robinson wasn’t undefeated was that LaMotta outweighed him by about 50 kilos. “Ray Robinson wasn’t even actually a middleweight fighter however slowly he began placing that weight on after which he smoked [LaMotta] each time,” Roger Mayweather stated.
Robinson, who died in 1989, really ended his profession with a file of 174-19 with six attracts. Throughout his profession, he gained the welterweight and middleweight division belts.
“There is no such thing as a fighter within the historical past of boxing to do what Ray Robinson has achieved. However, fighters don’t combat that usually anymore, [every] two weeks, three weeks, 4 weeks. Now they’ve that complete medical sh*t. Fighters can’t combat as typically as they fought again in these days.”
Floyd Mayweather Jr. retired in 2017. In accordance with TMZ, Roger Mayweather died in March 2020 on the age of 58.
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