Floyd Mayweather Claims He Was Athlete Of The Decade, Not LeBron James

Floyd Mayweather Believes He Was The Athlete Of The Decade

Boxing champion Floyd Mayweather is gearing up to return to the ring and while we anticipate his next bout, he’s expressed his disagreement with the Associated Press’ choice for Athlete of the Decade.

The undefeated champ recently made an appearance on ‘Drink Champs’, Floyd Mayweather explained to N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN that LeBron James was the wrong choice for the award.

“I love LeBron James, but when we talking about Athlete of the Decade, that’s me,” Floyd said. “That’s me. Hands down. We talking about from 1996 to 2020 and I’ve never received Athlete of the Decade,” Floyd continued. “At the top of Forbes and I’m my own boss.”

 

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Floyd says the decision not to choose him came down to sponsorships: “No Gatorade behind me, no Sprite behind me, no Nike behind me,” Floyd explained.

“You got to realize, these are billion-dollar companies. And we like to call it ‘placement.’ So if they paying—you get what you want if you paying enough. But if we going off just honestly, I’m the Athlete of the Decade. Of the last two decades actually.”

As far as athlete of the decade, Floyd Mayweather says he’s a better athlete than Lebron and said corporate sponsors paid for Lebron to get his accolades instead of by merit. pic.twitter.com/qg0ko7t4hJ

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In comparison, Floyd Mayweather holds an unprecedented 50-0 record as a boxer while LeBron James appeared in eight straight NBA Finals, won three MVP awards, and was arguably the most influential athlete of the last decade.

James was also named the AP’s Athlete of the Year three times.