Former pound-for-pound superstar Floyd Mayweather has had his say on who he believes is the best active fighter in the sport out of Oleksandr Usyk, Terence Crawford and Naoya Inoue.
Mayweather proved himself to be arguably the greatest fighter of his entire generation during his professional career, winning numerous major world titles across five weight classes along the way.
The Michigan-native drew the curtain on his career back in 2017 with an unblemished record of 50-0 to his name, having defeated the likes of Canelo Alvarez, Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao to name just a few.
Eight years after Mayweather’s retirement, several fighters in particular have emerged as successors to the five-division world champion, with Usyk, Inoue, and Crawford standing out from the rest.
Speaking to Brian Mazique, Mayweather didn’t hesitate to give his backing to countryman Crawford ahead of Inoue and Usyk, as he claims the three-weight undisputed champion is the ‘best fighter in boxing’.
“I think Terence Crawford, right now in the sport of boxing, is the pound-for-pound best fighter. It’s good to see him in the position that he’s in … Terence Crawford, continue to be great.”
Crawford cemented himself as arguably the best fighter of his era a few weeks ago when he defeated Mexican great Canelo to capture the undisputed super-middleweight championship.
The 38-year-old from Omaha became the first male fighter in the history of the sport to win an undisputed championship in three weight classes, a feat he has already accomplished at super-lightweight and welterweight respectively.
