The controversial undefeated boxing champion, Floyd Mayweather, didn’t mince words when proclaiming to the world that he is deserving of the Male Athlete of the Decade title.
This follows the boxer not making the top five on the Associated Press’ highly coveted list that ranked Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James as number one.
Athletes Tom Brady, Usain Bolt, Lionel Messi and Michael Phelps were chosen to fill out the remaining four slots.
While acknowledging James contributions in the NBA, Mayweather laid his case.
“I love LeBron James but when we’re talking about Athlete of the Decade, that’s me. That’s me. Hands down. We talking about from 1996 to 2020 and I’ve never received Athlete of the Decade. At the top of Forbes and I’m my own boss. No Gatorade behind me, no Sprite behind me, no Nike behind me. 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.”
At press time, neither James or The Associated Press have responded to the former boxing champion.
