Floyd Mayweather has voiced against a number of people accusing Canelo Alvarez of “cherry-picking” in the sport. In his latest interview with FightHype, Mayweather declared that Alvarez already proved himself to be one of the all-time greats. Likewise, the boxer, who has been called out by the WBA Featherweight champion, placed Alvarez on the same page as ‘TBE’ and Manny Pacquiao.

Apart from praising Alvarez’s journey, Mayweather recounted his bout with the Mexican boxer. Besides calling Alvarez a great fighter, ‘TBE’ pointed out that he fought and conquered a 23-year-old Canelo with 43 fights in his name. Here is what Floyd Mayweather said.

Floyd Mayweather brands Canelo Alvarez “a great fighter” who has proven himself

According to Floyd Mayweather, Canelo Alvarez has proved himself already in the sport. In his opinion, Alvarez has successfully tested himself by fighting in various weight classes against other commendable fighters throughout the years. “People are like, ‘Canelo is cherry-picking.’ What I have to say to Canelo is this – you’ve proved yourself already. You fought a lot of great fighters, tested yourself, went up numerous weight classes like myself and other fighters throughout the years,” Floyd Mayweather said.

Mayweather, who is of the opinion that “boxing is a lot of wear and tear,” declared, “There are so many fighters that are great, Canelo is a hell of a fighter. Canelo is a great fighter.” Following this declaration, Mayweather highlighted that when he fought Alvarez, he was older than Canelo’s current age. Here is what Mayweather added.

Mayweather reminds the boxing world that he conquered Alvarez despite a 13-year age gap

While branding Alvarez a great fighter, Mayweather took the pain to remind the boxing world that he was 36 when he fought a 23-year-old Canelo Alvarez in the ring. “Everyone is now saying that he is not the same fighter. Remember this, I was older than Canelo is [now] when I beat Canelo. Now imagine me at 36 and Canelo at 36, and we fight,” ‘TBE’ added.

When Alvarez faced ‘Money’, the former had a record of 1 draw and 42 wins. Hence, Mayweather declared, “Everybody is saying that Canelo is slowing down. But remember, when I was 36 years old, I was fighting a guy who was 23 with 43 fights.” Following Alvarez’s defeat to Mayweather, a number of people including Eddie Hearn claimed that Alvarez lacked experience. To that, Mayweather now said, “When I was 23 if I had 43 fights, I would have been a monster“.

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