Floyd Mayweather announced his retirement on Saturday night after defeating Andre Berto at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Mayweather finished his amazing career the lineal welterweight champion and is one of only a handful of fighters ever to have retired undefeated.
His career should be applauded as one of the best in boxing history.
But where does Mayweather rank among all-time great welterweights? Does his 49-0 overall record and 12-0 welterweight record earn him a place among the likes of Ray Robinson, Kid Gavilan and Thomas Hearns?
Bleacher Report presents one take on the 10 best welterweights in boxing history. Fighters are ranked by their success at 147 pounds, level of competition and perceived general consensus among boxing historians.
via http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2567372-ranking-the-10-greatest-welterweights-in-boxing-history
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