After his victory against Manny Pacquiao in what was billed as The Fight of the Century, unbeaten Floyd Mayweather, Jr. received a lot of criticisms when he named Karim Mayfield and Andre Berto as his potential opponents in what was believed as his last fight later this year.
Mayfield with a 19-2-1-KO11 record easily claimed that he is the better choice. He even went as far as saying that he has, "whooped Pacquiao and Khan in sparring."
"No disrespect to Andre Berto, he's a good fighter and we have a mutual respect for one another, but he's not as durable as I am. Berto has two losses against opponent's Floyd has already defeated," the 34-year-old said.
"I've never been dropped, battered or bruised in any of my fights. I bring a rough style to this fight, a style the fans want to see Floyd up against. In addition, I'm confident we can bring a big crowd to Las Vegas. It's only an hour fight away.
"Every time I sparred Amir Khan at Virgil Hunter's gym, I put hands on him. So bad that Virgil had to stop the sparring sessions. Khan has also been brutally knocked out twice by Prescott and Garcia. The man has no chin and he wouldn't last 12 rounds with Money Mayweather. He's definitely the safer route.
"I've been the ring with everyone. I soundly beat Herrera, I whooped Pacquiao and Khan in sparring. Shawn Porter refused to step in the ring when he had the choice to fight me or Erick Bone with only one day notice. A lot of fighters have ducked me because I'm a serious threat to anyone."
It remains to be seen who will Mayweather pick for his much-awaited next fight. Kell Brook and Keith Thurman have also confirmed their interest.
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