Lee Selby |
Lee Selby, already
known as the 'Welsh Mayweather', has set his sights on replacing the undefeated
American as boxing's pound-for-pound No.1.
Selby picked up the
nickname after spending time in the Mayweather Boxing Club where he has
perfected the classy hit-and-not-get-hit style, which helped him claim the IBF
featherweight title against Evgeny Gradovich in May.
The Welshman, 28,
has since signed an advisory deal with the influential Al Haymon, who has
famously steered the latter stages of Mayweather's career.
The 38-year-old has
recently stated that he wishes he had always had Haymon in his corner and
suggested that he would have made a billion dollars in his career had he done
so.
The five-weight
world champion supposedly brought the curtain down on his time as a fighter by
clearly outpointing Andre Berto in Las Vegas on Saturday to go 49-0 and now, he
says, the search begins for the 'next Mayweather'.
And Selby wants to
prove himself as a contender for the crown.
He said: 'Who can
take over from Mayweather as the pound-for-pound No.1?
"Well there 's a
young lad from Barry Town. I'd like to be it.
'Its all abut
legacy, money plays a big part and as Mayweather says I am a prize fighter -
and my prize is money.'
Selby kicks off his
career under Haymon with the first defence of his IBF belt against former
three-weight world champion Fernando Montiel in Phoenix, Arizona on October 14,
live on Sky Sports.
And he reckons his
link-up with Haymon is his next major step to superstardom.
He said: 'You see
the job Al Haymon has done with Mayweather, the money he has made, and he said
if he was with Al Haymon from the start of his career, he would be a
billionaire.
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