Mexican boxer Marco Verde must be on cloud nine after winning the silver medal in the welterweight category at the 2024 Paris Olympics. To top it off, he was heavily praised by his compatriot, Canelo Alvarez, for his achievement. “Thank you for putting the name of Mexican boxing up,” ‘Cinnamon’ said. If that wasn’t enough, he has now been hailed by boxing legend Floyd Mayweather. It seems as though Verde’s luck is shining as much as the silver medal he won at the Olympics.

In a recent interview with Mexican Youtuber Alex Montiel, Mayweather explained why boxers from the USA don’t perform well in the Olympics. Furthermore, he expressed his interest in signing the Mexican Olympic silver medalist boxer Verde to his fight promotion. Without further ado, let’s get into Mayweather’s analysis of Olympic boxing.

Floyd explains the reason why the US fails in Olympic-level boxing.

It was an underwhelming performance from the United States at the Paris Olympics. Out of the eight boxers, only Team USA’s Omari Jones scored the nation’s only Olympic medal for boxing, a bronze. On that note, Montiel asked why American boxers have underperformed in the Olympics in recent years. Mayweather explained that boxers in the United States are trained for professional-style fighting rather than Olympic-style. “Olympics don’t cater to American fighters because a lot of American fighters fight like professionals,” the undefeated boxer said.

The 50-0 pugilist further mentioned that boxers from different parts of the globe, apart from the US, are trained in different styles and therefore are more versatile and adaptive in their approach to boxing. “The US got more of a professional boxing style, yeah, whereas you got different styles from all walks of life from all around the world,” Mayweather noted.

Mexico too didn’t do well in this year’s Olympics, with only one boxer, Marco Verde, winning a medal. However, Mayweather was very impressed by the 22-year-old boxer’s performance. What’s more, he even wanted to sign him to Mayweather Promotions.

“I take my hat off to one of the Mexican fighters who got the silver medal in this year’s Olympics. I would like to sign him.” Floyd said it enthusiastically. Certainly, after watching the video, Verde should feel ecstatic. It would be interesting to see if Verde takes up Mayweather’s offer and possibly makes his professional debut under ‘TBE’s’ stewardship.

Meanwhile, in the same interview, Mayweather elaborated in detail on why Mexican fighters were a cut above the rest.

All hail the Mexican do-or-die attitude!

In an earlier interview with Fight Hub TV, Mayweather noted that many Mexican world champions have inspired him to take up boxing. “I just take my hat off to so many fighters who paved the way. You know, for me to be where I’m at. Just, you know, throughout life!” Mayweather said.

Now, again, in the interview with Montiel, he dished out praise for the legendary boxers hailing from Mexico and elaborated on the reason behind their brilliance.“Just the background of the Mexican Fighters; they work so hard you know…the Mexican Fighters’ slogan is kill or be killed,” the undefeated boxer noted.

Additionally, he revealed in his conversation with Montiel that the toughest fighter he ever faced was a boxer named Martin Castillo, an opponent he faced on the amateur circuit. They exchanged punches at the USA vs. Mexico event held in the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas on November 19, 1994. TBE lost the battle via split decision.

Nevertheless, do you think Verde will make his debut for Mayweather Promotions? Moreover, do you agree with Mayweather’s assessment of US Olympic-level boxing? Let us know in the comment section below.