Floyd Mayweather Has 'No Reason' to Come out of Retirement, Says Virgil Hunter

Top-trainer Virgil Hunter does not believe Floyd Mayweather Jr. will come out of retirement having signed off with a perfect 49-0 record after beating Andre Berto in 12 rounds back in September.

Per Edward Chaykovsky of Boxing Scene, British fighter Amir Khan believes Mayweather will return to action in 2016 to go in search of his 50th professional victory.

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However, Hunter, trainer to both Berto and Khan, thinks that Mayweather will avoid making a return because he would not claim adequate recognition if he did make it 50 fights unbeaten, per On The Ropes Boxing Radio's Jenna J:

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Yes I think it was his last fight [against Berto], I don’t think he will come back. I think the reason why is because of the negativity associated with him getting 49-0 and coming back, and the talk of records and who deserved it and who didn’t deserve it.

I don’t think he will come back at all, and he has no reason to because I don’t think he would be given full credit for breaking 49-0 anyways. That was let known to him before he even retired, so why should he risk anything to break that record that so many people won’t acknowledge? I think it was a wise decision and I believe he’s true to the decision and I hope he keeps his word, I hope he stays retired.

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Mayweather, 38, was widely criticised for choosing Berto as his final opponent given that the Florida-born fighter had lost three of his previous six fights, per ESPN's Dan Rafael:

Money bowed out in unspectacular fashion, winning a fight nobody ever thought he had a chance of losing.

Many thought that Khan had been hard done by to not get a shot at Mayweather, and the Englishman would undoubtedly have proven a tougher final opponent for the self-proclaimed "best ever" than Berto, per the Press Association (via the Daily Mail).

Khan looks set to be compensated by getting a fight with the legendary Manny Pacquiao, who was beaten by Mayweather in boxing's richest—and perhaps most disappointing—clash back in May, per MailOnline's Rory Brigstock-Barron.

Hunter is undoubtedly correct that there is a great deal of negativity towards Mayweather, and in any potential return, a majority of people would simply be hoping for him to lose.

Oscar De La Hoya recently launched a scathing attack in a letter to Mayweather upon his retirement, writing that boxing will be better without him in it and accusing him of being "boring" and "afraid of risk," per Playboy Magazine.

Many will agree with De La Hoya's assessment, and for that reason, as Hunter notes, Mayweather would do well to stay retired as he would likely get little acknowledgment for reaching 50-0.