“All you gotta do is look at some of the opponents that he’s faced in the past. I don’t really know too many opponents that he’s faced in the past, but a lot of guys went the distance with him, and we not talking about the guys that’s on the A list or B list. We talking about D fighters and C fighters,” stated undefeated pound-for-pound king Floyd “Money” Mayweather, who seemed less than impressed when asked for his thoughts regarding comments made by Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya and undefeated jr. middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez about scoring a knockout. As far as Mayweather is concerned, the idea of being knocked out by Canelo seems odd considering that fighters with far lesser credentials than him were able to go the distance with the younger champion.
“They were able to go to the 8th round and 9th round; he was getting hit with numerous shots, so, you know, as far as with me, you know, I use certain angles. I got a lot of experience in big fights, so it’s going to be a little bit different for him when it’s at this level,” Mayweather explained before driving home his point with more specific example. “You look at some of the fighters that he faced before the Trout fight. He didn’t knock Trout out, and you got some other guys that he should have knocked out within 4 rounds that he let take him 8 rounds and take him 9 rounds. I think Ricky Hatton’s brother, if I’m not mistaken, took him the distance,” he added. “I don’t think Ricky Hatton’s brother is on the same level as a Floyd Mayweather. You gotta compare the two.”
