Mayweather vs the Fabulous Four

[KILLA RIGHT]

He would beat all of them in a close decision...But hearns would be the toughest 4 him

[sleazyfellow]

this has been done before. He'd lose to all of them, unless they werent in their primes of course.

[Panamaniac]

All four would wipe-up the canvas with him. No slight intended on PBF, the fab four would trounce the best of today's fighters.

Next topic...

[kayjay]

Here's a post I made in anoother lounge:

Today I watched Duran-Leonard I with him in mind (it's still semester break, mind you), and I came to the conclusion that he couldn't compete with either guy.

Duran (this is easier, b/c you can simply watch while picturing Floyd in Leonard's position, with the example of Hatton to help):

1. RD's interior defense is on par with Floyd's. In fact this fight is one of the best defensive displays (on Duran's part) by anyone. Floyd wouldn't land anything at all in clinches.

2. Floyd wouldn't think of stepping left to throw a hook. That was in response to a weakness specific to Hatton.

3. Floyd couldn't land lead rights in Duran's approach. Hatton could slip by sometimes, but other times he was open. Too much of his strength is in his legs. Duran on the other hand had core strength and flexibilty at the waist, moved from the head and waist much better.

4. Hatton controled parts of the fight in clinches, though without throwing enough punches. Duran could be more creative in picking openings. Could punch around FM's right elbow (there were openings for Hatton to do this early, but Hatton can't do that without getting his feet around; Duran could).

5. Leonard often clinched with his arms on the outside so he could flurry (amazingly, Duran rolls or blocks almost everything anyway). Floyd would be unwilling to do this. He wouldn't bring his elbows away from his ribs. Therefore he wouldn't even get a good number of punches off.

6. Floyd could only jab and potshot from a crouch. But he would end up leaning in as he does so and he would get caught. (Floyd does lean in awkwardly when he jabs from outside, and he has been caught before doing this, though certainly not by Hatton.

I don't see how anyone could study these fights and argue that FM could make it to 15 rounds with that Duran.

Now Leonard:

Has every intangible Floyd has. He always won, even when he wasn't the better guy. Matches Floyd for speed, has way more power, better reflexes, throws better combinations, is bigger, stringer, faster on his feet. He's not as tight defensively, but he doesn't need to protect himself as much as Floyd does. Leonard beats Floyd like he beat Floyd's daddy. Can you even see Floyd fighting like that? Nah, Leonard decisions an inactive Floyd. I think he'd go into a real shell.


How about p4p? Say, compared to a young Roy? Roy had much more confidence, better handspeed, better punch vareity, and exponentially better power, p4p.



So yea, he's unbreatable right now. Because all the guys out there are flatfooted, and he can't lose to a guy like that.

[Nostromo]

PBF vs. Fab Four (The Beatles)

Mayweather couldn't hold a note to John, Paul, George or Ringo...

[guzi815]

He'd might beat Lenoard and would lose to all the rest, except I'd think Mayweather would beat Duran at 147.

I can see how you would say that since they both started at smaller weight classes. But you're over looking one thing....Duran fought 15 rounders. Sooner or later, as much stamina as Mayweather has, he won't be that hard to hit after 36 minutes of running around the much larger ring. Thomas Hearns would KO Mayweather.

[robjr]

How would floyd Mayweather have done against the fabulous four of the 80s, namely Duran, Leonard, Hearns and Hagler. Usually the floyd hating always favors the all time greats against him in a mythical match up, but i'll try to come up with an assestment of contrasting styles, no doubt, Mayweather wont beat all of them in a 15 round bout since modern day greats fought for just 12 rounds. so I choose a more realistic fantasy fight scheduled for 12.

Mayweather vs Duran at 135 - the hands of stone is tailor made for floyd, Duran will employ the same tactic jose luis castillo did in the first PBF fight, duran's aggressiveness will be neutralized by Floyd's superior handspeed and quickness. I see Mayweather winning by close 115-113 margin or close but UD decision.

Mayweather vs Leonard at 147 - sugar ray will be looking at the mirror and be facing someone as good as him, Mayweather edge out ray leonard by MD in 12. just as DLH thought he won vs Mayweather, SRL thinks he won, if their time stood still, leonard would give floyd his due, just as he's full of praise to mayweather now.

Mayweather vs Hagler at 160 - can floyd moved up to 160 and beat kelly pavlik or jermain taylor? yes. against the all time middleweight great Hagler, I think floyd will figure him out in later rounds and confused hagler with pot shots and defensive gem unlike any other hagler opponents have done before against the marvelous one, still, the added weight is too much for floyd and hagler, as tough nut to crack, pulls away by decision scores of 116-112 and 115-113 over Mayweather.

Mayweather vs Hearns at 154 - two of hitman's best wins came at 154 against duran and benitez, if there's one fighter who would scare the hell out of the usually ****y and confident floyd, its the prime hitman, unlike hagler, duran and leonard, Hearns would have a 3 inch height advantage over floyd. dont see this as mayweather coming back to stop hearns in later rounds the way SRL did but I see mayweather wobbling hearns at some point early but would get caught similar to Hearns-duran, Hearns KO5 Mayweather. the hitman boxed well against a great boxer in benitez, its also possible he can beat floyd for over 12 rounds.

naw those guys would be too much..