Welterweight fighter, Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr, retired on Sept. 12 after unanimously beating 32 year old Andre Berto (30-4), tying Rocky Marciano for the all time professional undefeated win record of 49-0.

Mayweather’s 19 year career consisted of 49 wins, 26 KOs, and 2 retirements. The first time he retired was in 2008 which cancelled his fight with the legendary Oscar de la Hoya. Mayweather’s ’08 retirement came at the age of 31, which is quite young for a skilled fighter like Mayweather. His second retirement came at the more seasoned age of 38 where he made $400 million and shattered numerous records, but will this retirement stick?

Mayweather is a very proud and outspoken fighter who likes two things: money and winning. Through out his career, he has done both in abundance. Mayweather has repeatedly said that he is the greatest fighter of all time, better than Ali, Tyson, and Sugar Ray. As of now, he is not right, but his shear numbers put up a pretty good argument.

The biggest difference between Mayweather and other legendary fighters is the competition that they have faced throughout their career. The biggest names Floyd has faced in is career are Pacquiao, De La Hoya, and Castillo. While these are big names, they are no where close to the competition in the 1960s-90s.

So how does Mayweather become the greatest of all time? If he doesn’t have the big names, his best bet is to have unbeatable numbers. While 49 wins and zero loses is impressive, it still only ties the current record. If Floyd wants to be known as the greatest to ever live, he needs those numbers to be in the 50s. Ali, who is generally consider the greatest of all time, has a record of 56-5. If Mayweather brings his wins up to those numbers, his debate of the greatest to ever fight will be taken a lot more seriously.

Floyd’s retirement came at a perfect time in his career; he came out on top and set numerous records. As of now he is done with boxing, but the odds of him controlling his pride and never entering the ring again are unlikely to say the least.