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Corrales - tall, big punch
...couldn't land
Castillo - bigger, stronger, intelligent pressure
...close, then lost rematch
Judah - fast(er), good pop
...not skilled enough and tired from missing clean shots
Chavez - throws a lot of punches, nonstop pressure
...not skilled enough
DLH - bigger, stronger, as fast, experienced, intelligent, more power
....lost steam from missing clean punches
Hatton - fast(er) hands, fast on his feet, nonstop pressure, prime, desire, will to win
...not skilled enough and tired from missing clean shots
Come occurrence in most of Floyd's best wins. His defense. He moves, yes, but he is also clever to slip "effective" punches on the inside. Something that not many observers see. It is noticed when his opponents tire down the stretch from all of the hard and loaded up punches they've missed.
All of these guys brought something different to the table for Mayweather. Floyd found something within himself to adjust and get the win. Some lackluster, some close, some impressive. Every great fighter has lackluster, close and impressive wins.
I like Cotto, but if Floyd beat him he'd just be another on the list for someone to find "overrated". Then many would move onto the next guy who they think could beat Floyd. Williams would be called to green and only good because he is tall and beat an overrated Margarito. Margarito would be called unskilled, slow, wide and overrated for knocking out Andrew Six Heads Lewis a few years back.
I can see it right now. 11th round bell rings in Floyd/Cotto and Cotto is breathing heavy, with a cut over his eye, fat upper lip from straight right hands and left hooks he couldn't avoid, while Mayweather is calm and collected, looking at the clock, waiting for the fight to be over to not another victory that he'll get no credit for...."Cotto was too slow, shaky, barely beat an old Mosley, etc"
I say this because I have a HARD time believe that beating Cotto would all of a sudden "complete" Mayweather's legacy in the eyes of haters as they claim it would.
It would simply be onto the "next hope" who could challenge Mayweather.
...couldn't land
Castillo - bigger, stronger, intelligent pressure
...close, then lost rematch
Judah - fast(er), good pop
...not skilled enough and tired from missing clean shots
Chavez - throws a lot of punches, nonstop pressure
...not skilled enough
DLH - bigger, stronger, as fast, experienced, intelligent, more power
....lost steam from missing clean punches
Hatton - fast(er) hands, fast on his feet, nonstop pressure, prime, desire, will to win
...not skilled enough and tired from missing clean shots
Come occurrence in most of Floyd's best wins. His defense. He moves, yes, but he is also clever to slip "effective" punches on the inside. Something that not many observers see. It is noticed when his opponents tire down the stretch from all of the hard and loaded up punches they've missed.
All of these guys brought something different to the table for Mayweather. Floyd found something within himself to adjust and get the win. Some lackluster, some close, some impressive. Every great fighter has lackluster, close and impressive wins.
I like Cotto, but if Floyd beat him he'd just be another on the list for someone to find "overrated". Then many would move onto the next guy who they think could beat Floyd. Williams would be called to green and only good because he is tall and beat an overrated Margarito. Margarito would be called unskilled, slow, wide and overrated for knocking out Andrew Six Heads Lewis a few years back.
I can see it right now. 11th round bell rings in Floyd/Cotto and Cotto is breathing heavy, with a cut over his eye, fat upper lip from straight right hands and left hooks he couldn't avoid, while Mayweather is calm and collected, looking at the clock, waiting for the fight to be over to not another victory that he'll get no credit for...."Cotto was too slow, shaky, barely beat an old Mosley, etc"
I say this because I have a HARD time believe that beating Cotto would all of a sudden "complete" Mayweather's legacy in the eyes of haters as they claim it would.
It would simply be onto the "next hope" who could challenge Mayweather.
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