**** Mayweather/Hatton

[majestiC]

Mayweather/Cotto/Hatton/Williams i don't care which one fights which as long as we start seeing these four fighting one another!

[kayjay]

I think Cotto would be a tougher match for Williams because Cotto could get inside and destroy his body. You can clearly see that he doesn't take an accumulation of body shots well and Cotto is better that Marg at going to the body. I think Floyd would have problems because of Williams style. Floyd likes to stand outside and box and Williams reach would cause him problems. Floyd is not going to come inside the way Marg or Cotto will and he throws one punch at a time. He would be on the end of Williams jab all nigt if he tried to stay outside. I think his size and reach are a huge advantage. Im not comparing the three of them but styles make fights and I think Cotto has a beter style to fight Williams than Floyd does. Williams looked huge against Margarito, and Marg is a big welter. Imagine how much of a size difference there would be if he fought Floyd. It won't matter because Floyd and his people would side step that fight at all costs.

I agree with the points you make regarding the styles, but I still think it's an easy fight also for Floyd because Williams has such terrible balance, predictable timing and no power to worry Floyd.

[beauty]

Williams throws a lot of ineffective punches. Of that I am certain after that match with Marg. I think Williams and Floyd would be a decent fight, however, it will not happen.

Firstly, Floyd is not getting any younger and barely anyone knows Williams. He needs at least two better names on his resume before he could even begin to dream of Mayweather, IMO.


Secondly, him being as tall as he is gives him a way superior advantage over Floyd, although I do not predict Floyd losing. Williams' output is phenomenal but like Emanuel said, they are not powerful and almost ineffective. I think Floyd would do a lot with that but it would take a lot of strategy because the height will definitely show Floyd a problem or two.


I like Williams and would like to see what he develops into. That height is a powerful tool for him because he is not a power puncher. His punches vary in accuracy, sometimes landing other times completly missing, as was displayed against Margarito.


I don't see he and Floyd meeting though. He (Williams) gave Marg problems and there was only a 2 inch difference in height.

[ßringer]

I think Mosley will give Mayweather the most competative fight...
Cotto / Hatton would be a great brawl.. but I don't see Hatton lasting.. Cotto is way too powerful

Williams should fight at Supper-Middleweight and leave the little guys alone

I agree about Mosley giving Mayweather the best fight. I've been wanting to see Mosley/Mayweather for over 2 years now. Infact, I wasn't even that excited when De La Hoya/Mayweather was announced because I thought Shane was the tougher fight and deserved it more.

Cotto/Hatton has all the ingredients to be a modern day Hagler/Hearns. Cotto loves to fight inside and if Hatton tried his clinching game I think he'd be eating serious leather to the ribcage. I think that forces Hatton to go toe-to-toe with Cotto in a very exciting fight where both fighters hit the canvas. But Cotto being the ultimate victor via 8th round TKO.

If Williams moves up to Super Middleweight then a possible clash with joe Calzaghe is also a very interesting matchup which deserves a thread of it's own. That of course assuming Calzaghe gets past Kessler which I believe he will do(despite growing conversation otherwise).

[beauty]

I think Mosley will give Mayweather the most competative fight...
Cotto / Hatton would be a great brawl.. but I don't see Hatton lasting.. Cotto is way too powerful

Williams should fight at Supper-Middleweight and leave the little guys alone

I totally agree.

[SpeedKillz]

I know...

Mayweather Vs. Williams is like having Mayweather fight Taylor who punches non stop.

Mayweather is what, 5'8?

are u talkin about jermain taylor non stop punches?? are you smokin that blunt thats in ur user title?

Hatton is way faster than Williams (and throws a ton of punches too), this automatically makes the Mayweather fight more interesting.

Also Hatton stopped Zoo and Castillo, he is bringing 10x ca$h to the table.

i guess u got a hit of that bubonic chronic too?...

[Smokin']

What a dumb ass thread. Boxing fans have been calling for Mayweather/Hatton for 3 years...and now Williams has ONE big win over Margarito and he is all of a sudden top dog in your eyes.

[deliveryman]

Mayweather will constantly be out of range, to not allow Williams to throw 100+ punches a round.

It would probably be an extremely boring fight, because that's the ONLY way for Floyd to win.

Paul Williams footwork is completely garbage compared to Floyds. Floyd will stay on the outside with Paul following him around 95% of the fight, and Floyd using his speed to popshot Paul and get out.

Repeat this for 12 rounds and you get a UD for Mayweather.

Williams averages what, 106 punches thrown a round? If he fought Mayweather, expect that to drop to about 50-60 a round MAX, with probably 5-10 of those actually landing.

Mayweather will dictate the pace of the fight with his surperior footwork and ring generalship.

[kayjay]

Mayweather will constantly be out of range, to allow Williams to throw 100+ punches a round.

It would probably be an extremely boring fight, because that's the ONLY way for Floyd to win.

Paul Williams footwork is completely garbage compared to Floyds. Floyd will stay on the outside with Paul following him around 95% of the fight, and Floyd using his speed to popshot Paul and get out.

Repeat this for 12 rounds and you get a UD for Mayweather.

Williams averages what, 106 punches thrown a round? If he fought Mayweather, expect that to drop to about 50-60 a round MAX, with probably 5-10 of those actually landing.

Mayweather will dictate the pace of the fight with his surperior footwork and ring generalship.

So I'm not the only one who watched this guy stumble around off balance the other night?

[Smokin']

Mayweather will constantly be out of range, to allow Williams to throw 100+ punches a round.

It would probably be an extremely boring fight, because that's the ONLY way for Floyd to win.

Paul Williams footwork is completely garbage compared to Floyds. Floyd will stay on the outside with Paul following him around 95% of the fight, and Floyd using his speed to popshot Paul and get out.

Repeat this for 12 rounds and you get a UD for Mayweather.

Williams averages what, 106 punches thrown a round? If he fought Mayweather, expect that to drop to about 50-60 a round MAX, with probably 5-10 of those actually landing.

Mayweather will dictate the pace of the fight with his surperior footwork and ring generalship.

Thanks for that beautiful analysis. Everything makes sense now.