Everybody basically. Taylor outboxed Pavlik from what I saw, meaning Mayweather definitely can. There is nobody at middleweight that is truly a skilled fighter. They have good qualities each, but none of them are good all around, so Floyd would find and exploit their weaknesses. I see Floyd easily beating Sturm and fighting the others close but winning.
Everybody basically. Taylor outboxed Pavlik from what I saw, meaning Mayweather definitely can. There is nobody at middleweight that is truly a skilled fighter. They have good qualities each, but none of them are good all around, so Floyd would find and exploit their weaknesses. I see Floyd easily beating Sturm and fighting the others close but winning.
Height/natural size is the only obstacle. But if Mayweather can beat Oscar convincingly at 154 (and believe me, Oscar is a complete package compared to the middleweight champs), he can beat the middleweights. But I think you did say "favored against," so I don't know. Me, personally, I wouldn't be surprised to see him beat the MWs, but I don't know if he would be favored come betting time.
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