Floyd Mayweather raised a few eyebrows when he gave his ranking of the top five boxers of all time.

Big names like Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson were missed out from his list, with legendary fighters such as Sugar Ray Robinson and Sugar Ray Leonard also absent.

Floyd Mayweather retired with a perfect 50-0 recordCredit: Chris Farina/Top Rank

Pernell Whitaker held the undisputed WBA, WBC & IBF lightweight titles, the IBF super-lightweight title, the WBC welterweight title and the WBA super-welterweight titleCredit: Getty
Speaking on FatJoe’s Instagram Live, Mayweather was asked to name four other boxers to sit alongside himself in his top five.

He said: “We’ve got to go Pernell Whitaker. I’mma go Roberto Duran, man you put me in a tight predicament.

“As far as with the heavyweights, if we’re going to go heavyweights, I’m going to be honest, I’ve got to go Larry Holmes.

“Larry Holmes beat everybody in his era.

Duran was arguably the greatest lightweight ever and became one of the ‘four kings’ at welterweight and middleweightCredit: Getty Images – Getty

Holmes dominated the heavyweight division for several yearsCredit: Getty Images – Getty
“When Larry Holmes got beat by Mike Tyson, he got beat by a young hungry champion and he came out of a year’s retirement and got beat by Tyson.

“I’ve got to say Larry Holmes, he had the basic fundamentals, he had the jab and even right now he’s still living a great life because he made smart investments.

“So he was good from the beginning of his career to the end of his career.”

Concluding with his final selection, Mayweather added: “Aaron Pryor, the only reason why Aaron Pryor lost a fight was because of drugs.

“He lost only one fight because of drugs.”

Floyd Mayweather’s Top Five

Floyd Mayweather (50-0, 27 KOs)
Pernell Whitaker (40-4-1, 17 KOs)
Roberto Duran (103-16, 70 KOs)
Larry Holmes (69-6, 44 KOs)
Aaron Pryor (39-1, 35 KOs)