People have heard the most ridiculous Floyd Mayweather Jr. news, including a claim that he's better than Muhammad Ali.
However, he always seem to exceed expectations.
His latest words are subject for argument though. Now that he is retired undefeated, he does not think his clean record is his greatest achievement. He says his greatest accomplishment is changing the sport for the better, especially for players of his class.
"As a professional fighter, I completely changed the sport," he told Match TV during his appearance in Eastern Europe as reported by Boxing Scene.
"At one time everyone was only interested in the big guys - the heavyweights. And when I came into boxing, everyone started paying attention to my weight class. I was super featherweight, then lightweight champion. Then I moved from one division to another."
He also believes that through his career, many people who are not aware of the sport are introduced to boxing.
"As I was growing, the number of fans who followed my career grew with me, and because of that, more and more boxing fans got to learn about this sport. So we rewrote history," he added.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is a five-division world champion, three less than his archenemy Manny Pacquiao who is a champion of eight divisions. He retired on September after beating Andre Berto with a record of 49-0, 26 of which via knock out.
Many are still hoping that the next Floyd Mayweather Jr. news they will hear or read is about Pretty Boy coming out of retirement.
Among those who want this to happen is Pacman's camp who seek a rematch after getting beaten last May. Freddie Roach believes Floyd will fight again because he won't be able to resist the money.
However, in recent interview, Mayweather Jr. insists he is not after the money and his retirement is more of a health concern.
"In the US there is a saying - money does not make the man, the man makes the money," he said according to Boxing Scene's Vadim Pushkin.
"I made the impossible possible. Going into a match, I never thought about the money. I was thinking about the fans and how to beat the opponent. The goal was to provide for my family. But the money for me was not the most important thing."
