On paper, Floyd Mayweather had a childhood deeply entrenched in the sport of boxing. His father, Mayweather Sr., was a welterweight, and his uncles, both of them, were great boxers as well. However, this boxing lineage came along with challenges most people can’t fathom. His father was involved in drug dealing, and his mother, Deborah Sinclair, had a drug addiction. You can only imagine what it must have been like growing up.
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Despite all these struggles, Floyd became ‘Pretty Boy’ and eventually ‘Money,’ retiring from the sport as the highest-earning athlete of his generation. His success knew no bounds! People often came to see the loudmouth trash-talker lose, but it never happened, even once. Instead, he went on to win titles in five weight classes by defeating former world champions, hall of famers, and some of the finest boxers of his generation. And the best part—he made it look easy.
This sentiment doesn’t seem to have been lost on fans and experts alike across the sport and the world. However, nobody would have thought Floyd Mayweather would surpass someone like Stephen Hawking. Yep, the theoretical physicist and cosmologist! This comes from comedian and actor Andrew Schulz during his recent interview with Ariel Helwani, where he shared his bold new take on Mayweather’s achievements.
You must be wondering: How can ‘Money’ Mayweather surpass Hawking? He is not a boxer! How can they be compared? Well, Schulz seems to have accomplished this unique feat. “I think Floyd is the greatest [of the] great[s],” Schulz said during the interview. “Like I think Floyd is better at boxing than Stephen Hawking was at science.”
“I don’t think anybody’s been as great at a thing as Floyd has been at boxing,” the comedian continued. By the way, Hawking discovered Hawking Radiation, integrated quantum mechanics with general relativity, and made numerous other groundbreaking contributions to physics. So, it just goes to show how much the comedian values Mayweather’s skills as a boxer and his career achievements.
Regardless, Schulz later added that Floyd Mayweather had made just three small mistakes in entire his legendary career, and even then, a loss could not catch up with him.
NBA legends used to explain the greatness of Floyd Mayweather
It wasn’t just Stephen Hawking Schulz used to explain how great Floyd Mayweather was. He claims Mayweather was in danger just a handful of times throughout his career. “He got wobbled by Zab [Judah], DeMarcus ‘Chop Chop’ Corley, and then Shane Mosley—that’s it,” Schulz told Helwani. “In a sport where if you were a centimeter off, lights out, lights out,” he explained.
The comedian felt that despite 50 fights and fighting into his late thirties, Mayweather remained perfect, which made him better than all of the other greats. Still unable to convey his admiration for the former five-division champion, Schulz roped in NBA greats into the mix. “[Mayweather is] Tim Duncan and Michael Jordan. He’s [Nikola] Jokić and Anthony Edwards, he’s everything,” Schulz added. Now that’s high praise. And Floyd sure would appreciate that.
Having said that, no one really doubted how great Floyd Mayweather and his legendary run in boxing was. However, Andrew Schulz seems to have put Mayweather on a higher pedestal than most. Do you agree with him?
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