What Middleweights would you favor Floyd aginst if any??

[Mr. Ryan]

I enter into evidence Winky Wright, whom Mayweather was in talks with for a fight in 2005.

Mayweather, not wanting the size difference to be too great a detriment, wanted a day of the fight weigh-in of 154 pounds to be written into the agreement. This of course favored Mayweather, who was not a junior middleweight and would not be putting on any weight the day of the fight.

Wright, on the other hand, was a functional middleweight who had ruled 154 pounds to that point. Wright would put on 15 pounds or more overnight, as he did against Shane Mosley, and have a huge size advantage going into the fight.

As written up by John Cotey:

http://www.sptimes.com/2005/07/22/Sports/Wright_Mayweather_bou.shtml

"Remember, Floyd called Winky out; Winky didn't call Floyd out," Shaw said. "We were even willing to come down in weight to 154."

Because Wright, who prefers to fight at 160, could probably put on as many as 15 pounds between the weigh-in (the day before) and the fight and enter the ring as high as 165-170, Mayweather's camp requested a morning-of-the-fight weigh-in. That included a stipulation that Wright couldn't go more than eight pounds above the limit.

Should Mayweather fight Pavlik, how much greater a size advantage in favor of Pavlik would exist as opposed to Winky Wright? My guess is a much greater one.

Still think Mayweather can handle middleweights?

[Sealhound]

I reckon Floyd would loose to Taylor but would beat Pavlik.

[Burner]

I enter into evidence Winky Wright, whom Mayweather was in talks with for a fight in 2005.

Mayweather, not wanting the size difference to be too great a detriment, wanted a day of the fight weigh-in of 154 pounds to be written into the agreement. This of course favored Mayweather, who was not a junior middleweight and would not be putting on any weight the day of the fight.

Wright, on the other hand, was a functional middleweight who had ruled 154 pounds to that point. Wright would put on 15 pounds or more overnight, as he did against Shane Mosley, and have a huge size advantage going into the fight.

As written up by John Cotey:

http://www.sptimes.com/2005/07/22/Sports/Wright_Mayweather_bou.shtml

Should Mayweather fight Pavlik, how much greater a size advantage in favor of Pavlik would exist as opposed to Winky Wright? My guess is a much greater one.

Still think Mayweather can handle middleweights?

Yes.

That was 3 years ago bud.

[Googler]

skillwise- i'd favor floyd over taylor, pavlik, miranda, whoever at mw, bar none. you guys really don't understand how skillful floyd is. he trains and spars with middleweights people, he has the skills added with the intelligence to beat any middleweight out there. people talk about pavlik landing a right on floyd and knocking him out, like floyd's been knocked out before, you people are funny as ****. pavlik has the power to knock floyd out, but who knows if he would. oscar landed some nice right hands on floyd and floyd took them very well. floyd is a better mover, better inside fighter, much better defensive fighter, and much smarter fighter than any middleweight fighter i see today. i mean, he can beat them skillwise for sure. will he? that remains to be seen, but he damn sure has the skills to.

FM will get his ass handed to him by both Kelly Pavlikk and Arthur Abraham. Even if FM blocked AAs punch hed still get koed.

[RichCCFC]

He wont beat any of the current belt holders.

[Pullcounter]

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Just curious.

mayweather is too small for 160.

[WetSexyLlamaPR]

I enter into evidence Winky Wright, whom Mayweather was in talks with for a fight in 2005.

Mayweather, not wanting the size difference to be too great a detriment, wanted a day of the fight weigh-in of 154 pounds to be written into the agreement. This of course favored Mayweather, who was not a junior middleweight and would not be putting on any weight the day of the fight.

Wright, on the other hand, was a functional middleweight who had ruled 154 pounds to that point. Wright would put on 15 pounds or more overnight, as he did against Shane Mosley, and have a huge size advantage going into the fight.

As written up by John Cotey:

http://www.sptimes.com/2005/07/22/Sports/Wright_Mayweather_bou.shtml

Should Mayweather fight Pavlik, how much greater a size advantage in favor of Pavlik would exist as opposed to Winky Wright? My guess is a much greater one.

Still think Mayweather can handle middleweights?

This thread is pointless. No way Floyd beats Kelly Pavlik. No way Floyd ever fights at 160. Completely agree with Asian Sensation.

[QUISQUEYA]

Honestly? Most of them.

[Silencers]

He wouldn't beat any of the top guys in the division.

[RichCCFC]

People are basing this on the Cory Spinks vs Jermain Taylor fight, Floyd is a small Welterweight, he would be tiny at Middleweight.