Anthony Joshua's former trainer names four world champions Floyd Mayweather could beat today
09/01/2024 10:03 AM
Robert Garcia believes Floyd Mayweather could become a world champion again if he returns to professional boxing.
The 47-year-old walked away from the sport after stretching his perfect record to 50-0 by knocking out Conor McGregor seven years ago.
Since then, Mayweather has been cashing in with lucrative exhibition bouts.
'Money' has squared off against influencers Logan Paul, Deji and Aaron Chalmers, and also took on several MMA fighters and one of his old sparring partners.
Last weekend, the former five-weight world champion showed he's still got the skills that made him famous as he dominated John Gotti III during their rematch in Mexico.
Mayweather has barely been touched during his fights against novices.
Garica, who trained Anthony Joshua for his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk, says Mayweather could win another world title if he returns to the pro ranks.
The 49-year-old insists Terence Crawford and Jarron Ennis are the only welterweight champions who would be too much for Mayweather almost a decade after his last proper fight.
"Whatever you say, whatever anybody wants to think, Mayweather could, because he's still active, he's still in shape, he could fight real fight," Garcia told ES News.
"Not real fighters like Vergil [Ortiz], Jaron 'Boots' Ennis, but Mayweather could still beat a lot of champions. Maybe at welterweight, he could beat most of the champions right now.
"He'll probably beat [WBA regular champion] Eimantas Stanionis, [WBC champion] Mario Barrios, [WBO champion] Brian Norman Jr."
The man let go by Joshua after just one fight thinks Mayweather could even win a belt at middleweight – but only if he's matched up against the winner of Erislandy Lara's WBA title defence against Danny Garcia, which takes place on September 14.
Garcia added: "Mayweather can't fight a solid guy at 154 or 160.
"He could probably fight the winner of Danny Garcia and Erislandy Lara, he could fight them, and he could become champion, I think he could actually beat one of those."
It seems highly unlikely we'll ever see Mayweather end his retirement.
'The Best Ever' seems content making money boxing novices on a world tour.
Mayweather is also focused on finding the next American boxing star.
