Alexis Arguello vs Floyd Mayweather Jr.

[joseph5620]

Arguello was in a completely different class as Corrales(Mayweather's best win at 130-135). Arguello punched harder, had much better skills and had a better chin. I laugh as this section is overrun with nsb'ers.

Arguello was in a different class. Mayweather was, but only against who he chose to fight.

Mayweather is in a completely different class from Vilomar Fernadez who beat Arguello. You can't laugh about that. It's a step up in class for both at that weight. It's not a one sided issue.

[young_robbed]

Arguello was in a completely different class as Corrales(Mayweather's best win at 130-135). Arguello punched harder, had much better skills and had a better chin. I laugh as this section is overrun with nsb'ers.

Arguello was in a different class. Mayweather was, but only against who he chose to fight.

I think it's a different style thing for Arguello to handle, even if hes in a different class then Corrales.

[jrosales13]

P4P Alexis Arguello is much greater all time than Floyd and is not even close.

At 130 Arguello is much greater than Floyd.

And, Alexis Arguello would very easily be the best fighter that Floyd has ever stepped in the ring with and that's not even debatable.

Saying all that, styles make fights. And, Floyd Mayweather style will be nightmare for Arguello. I would favor Floyd over Arguello heavily. Now Alexis did have that eraser. Where one right hand could end the fight. But, I will pick Floyd to win.

[New England]

P4P Alexis Arguello is much greater all time than Floyd and is not even close.

At 130 Arguello is much greater than Floyd.

And, Alexis Arguello would very easily be the best fighter that Floyd has ever stepped in the ring with and that's not even debatable.

Saying all that, styles make fights. And, Floyd Mayweather style will be nightmare for Arguello. I would favor Floyd over Arguello heavily. Now Alexis did have that eraser. Where one right hand could end the fight. But, I will pick Floyd to win.

as odd as this may sound, i think i'm agreement that the clash of styles and the sort of fight that each would try and put out would favor floyd
but at 130 i think arguello still wins

130 lb floyd wasn't green the way some of the young fighters with so few fights might be coming up these days, given the fighting tradition he was raised under and the professional style he was taught from the start

he wasn't, however, in my opinion, at a level physically or developmentally in his career where he would be able to be consistent and win the majority of rounds

[F l i c k e r]

lol at Arguello getting TKOed. come on. Even Corrales lasted to the tenth AND was still good to go despite getting dropped so many times. Arguello was not only much better than Corrales in general, but Corrales always had a bad chin. a quickly fading Arguello still ate ridiculous amounts of bombs from Pryor and lasted till the 14th. and lets not forget Corrales had been going through court problems and knew he had to go to jail after the fight.

I already said that Mayweather would win, but give me a ****ing break. much lesser fighters than Arguello went the distance with Mayweather at 130.

TKO doesn't mean knocked unconcious. It can be a corner stoppage or the ref deciding that he is taking too much damage and isn't defending himself intelligently.

Which I think would happen. He would get to a point where he becomes a punching bag and wouldn't touch Floyd at all. Think Mosley-Marg. That fight Marg wasn't unconcious but he obviously wasn't defending himself intelligently. Trying to wing punches and getting his head tossed back and forth.

Which may warrant a TKO by the ref. Either way, Floyd would win and it wouldn't even be close. Wide UD or TKO. I respect Arguello but Floyd would be a nightmare for anyone at Super Feather.

[goblin213]

It'll be like Arguello-Fernandez but even worse for Arguello.

[BennyST]

Floyd-Corrales all over again.

Don't be absurd. It would be nothing like that fight, however I do think Floyd would win. Arguello's losses in his prime were to guys very similar in style to Floyd, most notably against Ernesto Marcel who fought very similar to Floyd. Quick, sneaky lead rights, great defense, fast as lightning and smart. He pasted Arguello over and over with those lead rights but Arguello still had his moments.

Floyd close but clear UD. No knock downs and no one really hurt. Arguello is hardly comparable to a lackluster, frustrated Corrales looking for one punch. Arguello had much, much, much greater mental strength and smarts than Corrales.

[BennyST]

TKO doesn't mean knocked unconcious. It can be a corner stoppage or the ref deciding that he is taking too much damage and isn't defending himself intelligently.

Which I think would happen. He would get to a point where he becomes a punching bag and wouldn't touch Floyd at all. Think Mosley-Marg. That fight Marg wasn't unconcious but he obviously wasn't defending himself intelligently. Trying to wing punches and getting his head tossed back and forth.

Which may warrant a TKO by the ref. Either way, Floyd would win and it wouldn't even be close. Wide UD or TKO. I respect Arguello but Floyd would be a nightmare for anyone at Super Feather.

When was Arguello ever a punching bag for anyone at 130? He fought guys very similar in style, temperament and power to Floyd and was never in trouble or close to being hit too much to consider stopping it. He was out-boxed but it's hardly going to be a Mosley/Margarito like fight. What do you think Arguello does? Walks in with his hands down and chin out?

[F l i c k e r]

When was Arguello ever a punching bag for anyone at 130? He fought guys very similar in style, temperament and power to Floyd and was never in trouble or close to being hit too much to consider stopping it. He was out-boxed but it's hardly going to be a Mosley/Margarito like fight. What do you think Arguello does? Walks in with his hands down and chin out?

lol, i wouldn't go that far but he did have a similar style to Corrales. There is a reason people said Corrales was the next Arguello.

And the same could be said for Corrales before Floyd decimated him. 33-0 and an explosive knockout artist. Then came Floyd who knocked his shyt around like pro vs joe.

[Steak]

lol, i wouldn't go that far but he did have a similar style to Corrales. There is a reason people said Corrales was the next Arguello.

And the same could be said for Corrales before Floyd decimated him. 33-0 and an explosive knockout artist. Then came Floyd who knocked his shyt around like pro vs joe.

the difference being that people will always overhype the 'next big thing', and Corrales would go on to get thrown around by opponents later on in his career, whilst even at his worst Arguello was still going multiple rounds with a punching machine at 140lbs.

certain 'people' also said that Lacy was the next Tyson. not only was that obviously not true from the start, but Lacy and Tyson didnt even fight alike...