Published 18:10 IST, February 17th 2020
Floyd Mayweather calls himself the 'Athlete of the Decade' over LeBron James
Floyd Mayweather believes that he should have been the Male Athlete of the Decade in Associated Press' list, not LeBron James. Find out what he said.
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Rewned news ncy Associated Press recently named NBA legend Lebron James as Male Athlete of Dece. However, Floyd Maywear did t agree with it. He went on to call himself Athlete of Dece. LA Lakers star LeBron James has surpassed celebrity athletes like Tom Bry, Lionel Messi, Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt to tch top spot in Associated Press’ list. Undefeated boxer Floyd Maywear does t consider list to be a valid one.
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Floyd Maywear puts himself over LA Lakers star LeBron James
During an interview with Drinks Champ, five-division boxing world champion said, “I love LeBron James but when we talking about Athlete of Dece, that’s me. That’s me, hands down. We talking about from 1996 to 2020 and I have never received Athlete of Dece. At top of Forbes and I am my own boss."
Floyd Maywear has tched top spot in Forbes' list of 'Richest Athletes of Dece'. He went on to slam Lakers superstar Lebron James for relying on sponsorships to earn money.
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According to Floyd Maywear, he has never relied on sponsorships to make his money. “ Gatore behind me, Sprite behind me, Nike behind me. se are billion-dollar companies and we like to call it placement, so if y (are) paying, you get what you want if you are paying eugh,” Maywear said.
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Floyd Maywear is rey to return
undefeated American boxer is rey to make a massive return in 2020 and he is eyeing UFC as perfect spot. According to reports, Floyd Maywear and Dana White are working toger to set up two massive cross-promotion bouts in 2020. A re-match with Cor McGregor is highly probable. Take a look at Floyd Maywear’s Instagram post.
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(Im courtesy: NBA.com and Instagram of Floyd Maywear)
18:10 IST, February 17th 2020