FLOYD MAYWEATHER could return to boxing and fight ‘whoever the hell he wants’ following some ‘crazy’ sparring sessions recently.
The American legend announced before the new year that he would return to the ring in an exhibition in Dubai.
And in no time Mayweather was back training in his famed Las Vegas gym, sparring against contenders half his age.
Women’s boxing champion Claressa Shields watched one of his secret sessions and was shocked at the 44-year-old’s intensity.
And with rumours Mayweather is considering a comeback, Shields claimed the unbeaten icon is still as sharp as ever.
She told SunSport: “The way I see Floyd sparring he could come back and fight whoever and that’s just being real.
“He’s a workaholic, the dude still runs five-to-seven miles for fun and then he’ll go skating, then he’ll go to the strip club.
“He’ll go to sleep and then come back to the gym. The kind of fighter and person he is, I’ve never seen it before.
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“To see him spar, he’s 44 and it was crazy to see, because his reflexes are still on point.
“He could come back and fight whoever the hell he wants to and give them trouble.”
Mayweather hung up the gloves officially in 2017 after his cash-grab win against UFC superstar Conor McGregor, 33.
But the richest fighter of all time has twice returned to the ring, both in exhibition bouts.
The first was in Tokyo on New Year’s Eve in 2018, beating Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa, 23, in one round.
Then last June he was taken the distance by YouTube star Logan Paul, 26, who weighed TWO STONE more to make up for the farcical skill disparity.
Mayweather in December held a press conference to say he would fight on top of the Burj Al Arab Jumeirah hotel HELIPAD.
Vlogger Money Kicks – real name Rashed Belhasa – was in negotiations to be the opponent but talks have broken down.
It leaves Mayweather’s latest return up in the air but still the former five-weight champ has continued to train.
And his head coach Gerald Tucker, also assistant trainer to Shields, said the female fighter had Mayweather ‘fired up tremendously’ in the gym.
Shields said: “Floyd has motivated me in many camps. I used to watch his motivation videos when I got up and didn’t feel like running.
“I’d go on YouTube and look up Floyd Mayweather motivation videos and watch him running, talking trash and seeing him hit the speed bag, jumping rope.
“To see him working and someone who is great working to be greater, there’s not many of those people in this world.
“So I’m happy one of the greats can be inspired by me, it really means a lot.”
