Boxing has a very rich history of phenomenal talent coming across different decades. Thus, deciding on the best boxer of all time is a hefty task. That said, many believe Floyd Mayweather is the best defensive boxer of all times, if not the best ever overall. A vastly popular figure in combat sports, Joe Rogan gave his two cents about Floyd Mayweather’s standing on the GOAT list.

Talking to the brash talker and talented prospect, Kevin Holland & Travis Lutter on the infamous Joe Rogan Experience podcast, Rogan talked about the boxing legend’s smart approach to the sport and also answered if he’s the GOAT.

Rogan said, “It’s arguable he is. Listen, man, he’s been hit hard, maybe four times his whole f**king career. You stop and think about how many fights he fought against elite guys, not just great defense, but the best defense of all time.”

Rogan suggested how Mayweather didn’t avoid any fights in his active boxing days, “You’re talking about a guy who fought everybody. He fought everybody. He fought Canelo [Alvarez], he fought [Manny] Pacquiao.”

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However, Rogan also added Mayweather’s approach in some of these contests. He said, “Maybe he didn’t fight Pacquiao when he was in his prime, and maybe he fought Canelo when he was young and made him cut extra weight. He did smart sh**.”

In conclusion, Rogan applauded the defensive skills of Mayweather and his legendary undefeated 50-0 run. However, he coined him “49 and Conor McGregor“ as he thought the May/Mac fight was ‘weird’.

Joe Rogan on potential Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Floyd Mayweather fight

After Conor McGregor fought Floyd Mayweather in a lucrative bout, there were talks of Khabib Nurmagomedov squaring off against the undefeated boxing legend. This came after Nurmagomedov named three opponents he would like to face before retiring. Thus, the UFC commentator Joe Rogan gave his opinion about the bout on the JRE podcast.

“It’ll be awful. If it’s only boxing, it will be awful,” suggested Rogan.

Rogan added, “It’s a terrible move for him to fight Floyd… Floyd is the best boxer of maybe of our era, may of all time.”

Thus, Rogan didn’t believe Khabib Nurmagomedov had any chance against Mayweather in the ring. The potential bout between these two undefeated fighters floated around a bit, but it never came to fruition. And now that ‘The Eagle’ has retired, there’s no way to find out what would’ve happened in this crossover bout.

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