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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 02: Jorge Masvidal of the United States fights against Nate Diaz (not pictured) of the United States in the Welterweight “BMF” championship bout during UFC 244 at Madison Square Garden on November 02, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Steven Ryan/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 02: Jorge Masvidal of the United States fights against Nate Diaz (not pictured) of the United States in the Welterweight “BMF” championship bout during UFC 244 at Madison Square Garden on November 02, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Steven Ryan/Getty Images)
Floyd Mayweather Jr. has a horde of loyal fans who are ready to show their support to their favorite champ. There is also a posse of people who doubt his achievements. UFC contender Jorge Masvidal learned this the hard way. He recently shared a news article about Mayweather from the year 2014. And he ended up drawing the ire of fans for the statement he made about the same.
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Mayweather had a pretty rough and ongoing beef with rapper TI in 2014. It started when Mayweather posted selfies with a woman named Tameka ‘Tiny’ Cottle, in a nightclub. But what he did not know was that she was TI’s wife. The duo later spoke about the same outside a jewelry store in New York. And Mayweather assured TI that there was nothing going on between Cottle and himself.
However, things did not end there. TI approached Mayweather when he was celebrating his then-14-year-old daughter’s birthday at Fatburger. Their words got heated and transitioned into a full-blown altercation. And the two had to be separated by their bodyguards.
Meanwhile, Masvidal recently took to social media to repost the story. But what intrigued fans was the statement he made about Mayweather. He called him the ‘greatest Boxer to ever walk the planet Earth’. And also mentioned that he defeated a prime Manny Pacquiao and Canelo Alvarez.
Masvidal also mentioned that he also eliminated the ‘Hardest Gangster Rapper’ in 2014.
Fans were displeased with Jorge Masvidal’s statement about Floyd Mayweather
Fans were not too happy about the statement that Jorge Masvidal made about Floyd Mayweather. And they let their thoughts flow in the comments. A lot of fans mentioned that Pacquiao was not in his prime when he fought Mayweather.
Travis Duro said, “Pacquiao was not in his prime by a long shot.”
Similarly, Chris Alcorn pitched in, “Prime Pac-Man lol, get real. Canelo wasn’t in his prime yet either.”
Meanwhile, a few fans questioned his ‘greatest boxer’ status. They even schooled Masvidal for the same.
Mikael Marshall mentioned, “He’s not as good as he thinks. Choosing when to fight other fighters when they are not at their best. He’s not even in my top ten.”
And Kenny Sautu said, “Greatest boxer? That’s debatable. Ali and Tyson are the greatest!”
Austin Atkinson added, “Says the guys with no boxing record and zero credentials to back his claims.”
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LAS VEGAS, NV – MAY 02: Floyd Mayweather Jr. throws a left at Manny Pacquiao during their welterweight unification championship bout on May 2, 2015 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
Another fan pointed out that TI cannot fight. Junior Castañeda Sosa mentioned, “Gangster rappers can’t fight, they just know how to rap and shoot guns. None can fight though.”
However, a few were quick to extend their support to Mayweather. Anthony Krupa said, “Floyd has fought everybody out there. Never ever ducked a fighter. A lot of people hate on him.”
And, Zeb Rone added, “Evidently clear the majority of these comments come from millennials who never watched boxing at its best days!”
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