Floyd Mayweather has established himself as a modern pound-for-pound standout, but in the eyes of former protégé Gervonta Davis, there are only two comparable greats in the entirety of boxing history.
Davis signed a promotional deal with Mayweather back in 2015, before he won a world title, and ‘Tank’ went on to a three-division world champion under the tutelage of ‘TBE’, until their split in 2022.
To this day, Davis is yet to conquer another division, meaning he remains two weights behind when compared to five-division ruler Mayweather, who dominated boxing between super-featherweight and super-welterweight to become boxing’s fourth quintuple champion.
Now, Mayweather is eyeing up further success, having announced a professional comeback nine years after his initial retirement, as he prepares for a rematch with pound-for-pound rival Manny Pacquiao, whom he trumped back in 2015.
Although, it is unlikely that Mayweather will pursue world honours in a sixth division, with his rematch with ‘Pac Man’ expected to take place at welterweight.
Regardless, when analysing the career of his former mentor, Davis told BatBoysBaseball that only Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson are on his level of greatness – making the 50-0 superstar the greatest non-heavyweight in boxing history in the eyes of the Baltimore-born phenomenon.
The fight against Pacquiao is scheduled to take place on Saturday, September 19, but Mayweather had also been scheduled for an exhibition contest against fellow legend, Mike Tyson, along with one against Greek kickboxer Mike Zambidis.
As for Davis, the 31-year-old has been named as the champion-in-recess in the WBA’s lightweight division, after prolonged inactivity due to out-of-ring issues saw him lose the full world title.
