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With the big bout right around the corner, one of the story lines heading in is where does Floyd Mayweather Jr. rank among the greatest boxers of all-time. CBS Local Sports spoke to our boxing experts to get their thoughts on which boxer was the best the sport has ever seen. "Boxing is unique in the fact that if you ask one hundred quote unquote experts you'll get ninety nine of the same answers and that's Sugar Ray Robinson" said Steve Farhood, Showtime boxing analyst. 

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Not all of our experts agree with Mr. Farhood though.  "He called himself the greatest and he went out and did it and that's Muhammad Ali for me would be right up there at number one" said Brian Custer Showtime's boxing play by play announcer. One expert did have Floyd Mayweather Jr. in his top five fighters of all time, watch to see who. 

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