Floyd Mayweather would’ve fallen short against a heavy-handed fighter in the eyes of a famous coach.
During his time in boxing, the American dazzled fans, with many believing him to be the greatest competitor to have ever set foot inside the squared circle.
Mayweather savagely stopped Philip N’dou, knocked out Ricky Hatton, and won world titles in five weight divisions.
However, despite all of this, one of the brightest minds in the business believes an icon of the sport would’ve been his kryptonite.
Floyd Mayweather would’ve lost to Aaron Pryor, says Freddie Roach
Freddie Roach knows all about Floyd Mayweather, having trained Manny Pacquiao to fight him.
But while the Filipino wasn’t able to relieve the defensive genius of his undefeated record, he’s convinced someone else could’ve.
The coach thinks ‘The Hawk’ would’ve had the beating of the 50-0 star.
He told Boxing Social in 2019: “Floyd is a very good boxer in his day, but Aaron Pryor was better. I’m gonna go with Aaron Pryor all day long.”
Floyd Mayweather accused superstar of avoiding Aaron Pryor
Regardless of whether Mayweather would’ve lost to Pryor or not, the gifted boxer still rates the brawler highly.
In fact, he believes the warrior struck fear into the heart of an all-time great.
Interestingly, Mayweather once claimed a legend ducked Pryor.
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