Andre Berto Comments on Floyd Mayweather's Legacy After Retirement

Andre Berto was soundly defeated by Floyd Mayweather Jr. in what Money insists was his 49th and final professional fight, but The Beast doesn't believe Mayweather cemented his legacy despite his undefeated record.

According to Edward Chaykovsky of BoxingScene.com, Berto questioned Mayweather's status among the all-time greats due to his lack of a killer instinct against inferior competition in an interview with Power 105:

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I think when it comes to his legacy, people are always going to question it to a point ... just because you see guys like Sugar Ray Robinson, you see guys like even Sugar Ray Leonard. Sugar Ray Leonard had that dog about him. He can box your ass off, but if you're not supposed to be in the ring with him—like people may say, whoever it may be—he would take you up out of there.

Floyd is the type of guy that (thinks), 'Even if you're not supposed to be in here with me, I'm chillin' and gettin' this check.' That's the only thing. I think that's just the only problem.

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Berto's comments were essentially a reiteration of what he said following his unanimous-decision loss Sept. 12 as he complained about Mayweather's tactics in an interview with TMZ Sports (h/t ESPN.com's Matt Walks).

"I didn't know I was gonna have to wear track shoes," Berto said. "I had to do a lot of chasing. ... That's him, man. He runs around, he holds you, he does all that type of (stuff), but everybody can see I really gave him a fight."

The 38-year-old Mayweather is 49-0 with 26 knockout victories, but the bulk of them came early in his career. His last knockout came in 2011 against Victor Ortiz, and he has just two knockouts over his past 14 bouts.

From a pure technical perspective, Mayweather was unmatched during his generation, but observers have often complained about a lack of excitement in his fights.

Because of that, Berto doesn't believe Mayweather will be viewed as the greatest boxer of all time, according to Power 105 (h/t Chaykovsky): "If he wants to say that he's the best ever, because of his record and his pay-per-view buys—that's cool, but like I said when it comes to pure boxing fans or fans in general, they are going to have a different perspective on that."

Greatness is measured in many different ways, so while Mayweather's unblemished record can't be taken away from him, he may not score as highly in other areas that fans and pundits hold in high regard.

Even so, Mayweather is unlikely to lose much sleep over the debate since he is the winningest and wealthiest boxer of his time. And no matter what the outsiders say, it's safe to assume that Money will always place himself atop the boxing mountain.

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