du Plessis discusses possible middleweight GOAT status
‘Yeah, in terms of the amount of title defenses, for sure,” he replied.
“I think Chris Weidman is amazing. I’m a massive, massive fan. But when you look at the amount of defenses and you look at a guy like Anderson Silva, for example. I think Anderson Silva is the GOAT because he’s always been a hero of mine.
“You have to look also in terms of era of title defenses. Who these guys fought? Did they fight a guy with a part-time job? Did they fight full-time fighters? Was the sport ever as developed as it is right now?’
“I can’t take away from any of those guys. I’m just saying, in today’s age of fighting, that amount of defenses is not always possible.
“Right now, I still have a long way to go before I’m considered the greatest of all time or even the greatest middleweight of all time. After this fight, I’m right up there. I’m getting very close to that.”
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