Floyd always at a size disadvantage (myth)

I always had an impression that Floyd was the smaller guy fighting bigger men, and while it might be true when it comes to weight on fight night i've looked at boxrec and compared height and reach advantage to see if how often Floyd was at a physical size disadvantage. I didn't want to waste to much time so i compiled a list of all the fights he fought starting with ODLH and surprisingly enough i didn't find floyd to have the size disparity i thought he had when fighting some of these guys. Actually when it comes to reach, he had the advantage over everyone except ODLH. Anyways interesting stuff i think. Formatting probably going to be messed up but hopefully it can be easy to decipher information is as following. opponent height, reach, advantage in height, advantage in reach. Floyd Height and Reach 5'8" 72" Berto 5' 6.5" 68.5" 1.5 inchs Floyd 3.5 inches Floyd Manny 6'5.5" 67" 2.5 inchs Floyd 5 inchs Floyd Marcos Maidana 5'7" 69" 1 inch Floyd 3 inchs Floyd Saul Alvarez 5'9" 70" 1 inch Alvarez 2 inchs Floyd Robert G 5'8" 70" even 2 inchs Floyd Miguel Cotto 5'7" 67" 1 inch Floyd 5 inchs Floyd Victor Ortiz 5'9" 70" 1 inch Victor Ortiz 2 inchs Floyd Shane Mosley 5'8.5" 71" .5 inchs Shane 1 inch floyd JMM 5'7" 67" 1 inch Floyd 5 inchs Floyd Ricky Hotton 5,7.5" 65' .5 inchs floyd 7 inchs floyd Oscar DelaHoya 5'10.5" 73' 2.5 inchs Oscar 1 inch Oscar

Comments (20)

BrometheusBob

taller doesnt mean bigger. Look at canelo and khan for example khan is a little taller but you can clearly see canelo is the bigger guy. http://img.ctrlv.in/img/16/04/01/56feb940ded27.png Khan's man tits say otherwise :D

10y ago

LarryX

These morons are so hurt and emotional, they don't bother putting any actual thought into what they say. lol..dude said Mayweather was bigger then Corrales........lmfao

10y ago

b00g13man

Brutal ownage...that was the dumbest sh1t i heard in awhile..Floyd's now bigger then Corrales...lol These morons are so hurt and emotional, they don't bother putting any actual thought into what they say.

10y ago

LarryX

Floyd is champo in 5 divisions but he never has come across to me as someone who beat bigger guys. He is known for trying to get advantages and generally not overcoming adversity! Corrales is supposedly bigger than Floyd, but corrales never weighed 147, Floyd is bigger than he ever was http://i850.photobucket.com/albums/ab69/shoeflykorine/Picture5.png And that was when he was at 130. ****ing bellend. He also weighed in at 149 against Clottey. Brutal ownage...that was the dumbest sh1t i heard in awhile..Floyd's now bigger then Corrales...lol

10y ago

LarryX

lets just put it this way, size wise Mayweather didn't have to overcome alot of adversity. Once again is it weight divisions or size divisions?

10y ago

KingTito

What's that gotta do with size? I mean, are you really trying to say that Floyd had somewhat of a size advantage against Canelo?

10y ago

b00g13man

10y ago

QballLobo

I like how OP included Floyd's penis size going into the fight at the end of each comparison. Appreciate the info.

10y ago

hugh_grant

10y ago

Irony123

So we have height divisions now?? according to what you posted Tommy Hearns and Paul Williams are bigger then Mike Tyson lets just put it this way, size wise Mayweather didn't have to overcome alot of adversity.

10y ago

LarryX

he was generally taller then majority of the fighters he faced since Oscar.So we have height divisions now?? according to what you posted Tommy Hearns and Paul Williams are bigger then Mike Tyson

10y ago

LarryX

Jesus man wtf is wrong with ya'll?? damn the man is retired

10y ago

Irony123

Oscar was bigger than him. Look at the head to heads https://youtu.be/JXIN5HK1R3s i said that in my original post. oscar was the only one who had height and reach advantage over floyd (Starting from the Oscar fight)

10y ago

SugarRayCurtain

lol at thinking Maidana was bigger than Floyd Just because youre fatter doesnt make you bigger, having extra fat mass doesnt make you a better fighter and doesnt give you any sort of advantage. Its like saying Gurerro is bigger than floyd. Hes not, hes fattter than Floyd. Floyd usually has more lean muscle than his opponents while at the same time carrying less fat, so while he may weigh lighter in reality he is the bigger man. If Maidana and Guerrero got to the same bodyfat percetage as Floyd they would be Jnr Welterweights. It like saying that Chris Arreola and Wladimer Klitscko are the same size just because they are both 240lbs. Hell f**king no. Wladimer has 3x more muscle than him while maintaining a much lower bodyfat. If Chris Arreola was 260lbs and had 20lbs over Wladimer does that suddenly mean he has the weight advantage? Hell no

10y ago

ianjamsie

Oscar was bigger than him. Look at the head to heads https://youtu.be/JXIN5HK1R3s

10y ago

ianjamsie

As he got older he did cherry pick his fights. Max money, min risk. He had some tougher fights years ago.

10y ago

Chuckguy

That is the point you idiot , the mass ( weight ) is all that matters , dumb fck ! Take all the body measurements if you like the mass is still the weight and the mesurements will prove Floyd is smaller in 99% of his fights he only wins in the reach department . You are an idiot. Floyd was almost always broader than his opponent even Canelo and hatton and Cotto and Oscar dos I need to name more? He rarely looked smaller but because he weighed 150 supposedly and his opponents weighed 160+ it automatically makes them bigger? It's not just about weight idiot! Read a fawking book dumbass

10y ago

Hype_job

You're missing the point. Someone being tall or having a longer reach does not give them an advantage as those things could just as easily work against them. http://i.imgur.com/5zx185a.gif

10y ago

Hype_job

LOL at Floyd fans downplaying his height and reach advantage in fights. Any fool can eat themselves to a certain weight.

10y ago

Reloaded

Look at the body mass idiot! Some people have no idea what they are talking about you sir are one of them That is the point you idiot , the mass ( weight ) is all that matters , dumb fck ! Take all the body measurements if you like the mass is still the weight and the mesurements will prove Floyd is smaller in 99% of his fights he only wins in the reach department .

10y ago