With the Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao fight now just days away, Muhammad Ali, or at least his representatives, are taking a moment to put to rest all this “Mayweather is better than Ali” nonsense.
"Don't you forget, I am the greatest!" #MuhammadAli pic.twitter.com/HXaTz39RPM
— Muhammad Ali (@MuhammadAli) April 27, 2015MORE: Arum: 'A joke' to compare Mayweather, Ali | Boxing legends weigh in | Fight time, date, odds
It bears mentioning that Ali’s Twitter account is not run by the man himself. In the bio it says tweets originating from Ali will have the hashtag #AliTweet, much like this one from March:
Looking forward to @FloydMayweather vs. @MannyPacquiao & wishing both the best of luck. Rumble, young men, rumble! #AliTweet
— Muhammad Ali (@MuhammadAli) March 31, 2015George Foreman agreed with Mayweather, saying the undefeated boxer is a better pound-for-pound fighter than Ali, but also said Pacquiao will ultimately hand Mayweather his first professional defeat.
Mayweather said he respects fighters like Ali and Sugar Ray Robinson for "paving the way" for him, but also said nobody can "brainwash" him into thinking either of those boxers were better than him.
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