Mayweather compares himself to Muhammad Ali

Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather believes he had better longevity in the sport than Muhammad Ali

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00:00I have to take my hat off to guys like Muhammad Ali, because they paved the way for me to be where I'm at today.

00:05So I have to take my hat off to a legend like that.

00:09My career was a little bit different, you know, whereas when you look at Muhammad Ali's career, when he was 36, he lost to Leon Spinks.

00:18And then when I was 36, I fought a young lion like Canelo.

00:22Leon Spinks at that particular time, I think he had six wins, one draw.

00:27And when he fought Muhammad Ali.

00:29And when I fought Canelo, he was 23 with the same amount of fights.

00:34I think he had like 43, 44 fights when we faced each other.

00:38So, you know, Ali at a 36 and Floyd Mayweather at a 36, I think we were two different fighters.

00:45Because the first thing that I learned from my father was the less you get hit, the longer you're able to last in a sport of boxing.