“People can talk about, ‘Oh, Floyd broke and Floyd this.’ Man, even if we just happen to say Floyd broke,” Shakur said on Andre Ward’s Art of War podcast. “Floyd broke ain’t like everybody else broke bro. Floyd broke is a different type of break,” Shakur told Andre Ward’s channel.
“Floyd broke is still super rich at the end of the day.
“I sat on the phone with Floyd for hours, and in a conversation I just realized, yo, this guy is just in love with boxing,” Shakur said. “He is obsessed with boxing.
“He probably just can’t hang up the gloves. He can’t let go. He never really did.”
Shakur also expressed his surprise at how sharp Mayweather still looks in training despite being 50 years old.
“Floyd past his prime is better than a lot of guys in their prime,” Shakur said. “He just knows so much, been on too many big stages.”
Mayweather, 49, has continued to compete in exhibition bouts since retiring from professional boxing in 2017 with a 50-0 record.
Mayweather is expected to face former kickboxing champion Mike Zambidis in an exhibition bout on June 27 in Athens, Greece.
“Floyd Mayweather scares me,” Shakur said. “When I talk to him, he reminds me of me.
“I love boxing to death. I’ll never leave boxing. I’ll always be in or around the sport. But I’m not trying to box. No. Fighting at 40 is scary work.”
