Hall of Fame inductee Shane Mosley has revealed the one active world champion that he believes would have been capable of defeating Floyd Mayweather.
Mayweather became a world champion in five weight classes during his glittering professional career, with many fans considering the Michigan-native to be one of the greatest fighters to ever lace up a pair of gloves.
He shared the ring with an abundance of legendary opponents along the way, defeating each of the 50 fighters that he crossed paths with including the likes of Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, Juan Manuel Marquez, Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao.
Mayweather’s career was drawn to a close back in 2017, just a few months after he defeated former UFC world champion Conor McGregor in their monumental crossover bout at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
One man that failed to get the better of Mayweather, although he did come very close, is three-weight world champion Shane Mosley, with the two fighters meeting back in May of 2010.
Mosley rocked Mayweather early on in their fight, but would go on to suffer a unanimous decision loss, though Mosley has now named who he thinks has what it takes to overcome his former rival.
In an interview with Fight Hub TV, Mosley admitted that he believes unbeaten pound-for-pound star Terence Crawford is a better overall fighter than Mayweather, as he backs ‘Bud’ to defeat his countryman in an intriguing fantasy match-up.
”I think Crawford is better, bigger, like he’s actually moving weight class and I would say Crawford is a better all-around fighter. Mayweather’s really good too though, you can’t knock him as well, he’s very talented. It would have been a tough fight but I think Crawford would have the edge over Mayweather because of the long arms and because he’s bigger.”
Crawford secured his status as arguably the greatest fighter of his entire generation back in September when he defeated Mexican icon to Canelo to capture the undisputed super-middleweight championship, becoming the first male fighter in boxing history to achieve this feat in three separate divisions.
