“I went and got every belt possible that I could get in my weight class,” Roy Jones Jr. and Mike Tyson lash out at Floyd Mayweather


“I went and got every belt possible that I could get in my weight class,” Roy Jones Jr. and Mike Tyson lash out at Floyd Mayweather
Floyd “The Money” Mayweather

Floyd Mayweather will go down to be one of boxing’s all time greats. The American retired with an unbeaten 50-0 record, what many consider to be the greatest undefeated streak ever. He has defeated many high-profile opponents, Conor Mcgregor and Manny Pacquiao, two of the sports world’s biggest stars being among them. “The Money” is no stranger to controversy, having been in the news for his deeds multiple times over the span of his 21 year career. However, his latest comments have surely struck a chord with the community.

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Mayweather stated that he was tired of seeing so many titles being handed out in the sport of boxing, which makes it much harder for any one fighter to truly declare themselves a true world champion.This was met with backlash from two very prominent boxers themselves.

Roy Jones Jr. and Mike Tyson lash out at Floyd Mayweather over comments

Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr.

Mayweather joins a long list of critics that have complained about too many titles being handed out in boxing. “This is not good for the sport of boxing,” Mayweather told Showtime. “Now when a fighter fights, every fighter is a champion,” he added.

But ahead of his clash with Mike Tyson on Nov. 28, Roy Jones Jr. is more than happy to build himself as a belt collector. It seems that both Tyson and Jones have an issue with Mayweather’s comments. “When I was fighting, I wasn’t like them. I went and got every belt possible that I could get in my weight class at the time. Mike did the same thing.

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We come from the old school. We want every belt you got. I don’t care what kind of belt it is. It could be the Joe Patti Seafood belt, I want that. I don’t care. If you have a belt in my weight class, in my prime, I wanted that. So you think right now, you want to see me perform you put a belt on the line,” Jones said in response to Mayweather’s comments during a pre-fight press conference on Thursday.

It’s like drugs,” Roy Jones Jr. on winning titles

Both Tyson and Jones stated that they liked to go after title belts, thus fueling their macthes

And what more it looks like Tyson agrees with him as well, stating that Jones pretty much “said it all”. Both Jones and Tyson have had similar careers, Tyson was once declared the undisputed heavyweight champion after collecting the WBC, WBA and IBF titles during his career. As for Jones, he has amassed a huge number of title belts across multiple organizations and weight classes. He hopes to add one more in his fight with Tyson.

“So you think right now you want to see me perform, you put a belt on the line,” Jones Jr. said. “I’m sorry, but it’s like drugs. I just can’t say no. You offer me a title, you got me. It don’t mean nothing to people like him maybe, but it meant the world to me,” is what Jones had to say looking forward to his clash with Tyson.

The two are set to face each other in what will be the marquee match of their careers.

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