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Floyd Mayweather Finally Responds To Errol Spence Saying He'd Beat Him In His Prime

Floyd Mayweather Finally Responds To Errol Spence Saying He'd Beat Him In His Prime

The current IBF and WBC welterweight world champion claimed he'd beat Mayweather in his prime.

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

Floyd Mayweather has finally responded to Errol Spence Jr saying he'd beat him in a prime-for-prime clash.

'The Truth', who holds the IBF and WBC welterweight world titles, said he'd be the man to inflict a first professional defeat on 'Money's incredible record.

Mayweather has now weighed in on his American compatriot's bold claim by saying he's "proud" of the 30-year-old.

"I'm proud of him, he's supposed to believe in his skills, he's supposed to believe in his talent. I want all these fighters to believe if they were facing Floyd Mayweather they would win," the former pound-for-pound king told Fight Hype.

Spence Jr hasn't fought since his unification victory over Shawn Porter in September 2019.

Image: PA
Image: PA

But he made headlines when he went on record saying he'd beat Mayweather in a prime-for-prime fight.

"100% focused, I think I'd beat Floyd," he told Showtime Boxing.

"He's mentally tough. I'd cut him up, and use my jab, throw combinations and work the body and work the head.

"A lot of people work the head and then work the body. And then they go to the head, but you can't hit them in the head.

"So I work the body and then work the head and break them down physically because I know I can work them down mentally.

"He's one of those tough fighters like Shawn Porter. You're not going to break him down mentally. You can break him down physically, but mentally he's always going to be there. I would just break him down physically."

Mayweather, meanwhile, announced he'll not be making a return to boxing while also rubbishing reports he's running out of cash.

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Topics: Boxing News, Boxing, Errol Spence, Fight News, Floyd Mayweather

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado, and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Darren Till, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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