Who are the four greatest boxers of all time? UFC CEO Dana White has revealed his personal Mount Rushmore for your consideration.
“Let me sort of explain myself,” White said on “The Rushmore Podcast” on X. “I look at things from a different perspective than most people do because I look at the business side, too.”
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And then White went on to name his four.
“Muhammad Ali is my No. 1,” White said. “No. 2 is Sugar Ray Robinson, my No. 3 is Floyd Mayweather, and my No. 4 is Mike Tyson.”
Ali, who won Olympic gold at the 1960 Summer Games in Rome, is widely considered the greatest of all time for what he accomplished as a heavyweight champion in the face of immense racism. Known for his charisma and trash talk, Ali became heavyweight champion of the world in 1965 at the age of 22 when he retired Sonny Liston before continuing to put on some of the sport’s greatest fights against Joe Frazier, George Foreman and Ken Norton, among others.
Robinson, who fought professionally from 1940 to 1965, is widely considered the best pound-for-pound boxer of all time, posting a record of 175-19-6 with 110 knockouts while holding the welterweight and middleweight titles.
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White’s inclusion of Mayweather and Tyson on his Mount Rushmore might not make sense to some, but it does when you consider his criteria includes “the business side” as Mayweather and Tyson, in addition to being champions, were the biggest pay-per-view draws of their respective eras.
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Dana White reveals his boxing Mount Rushmore. Any surprises?
