Who would be a bigger challenge to Mayweather?

**Boxinguru** · 04-23-2008, 01:23 PM

Most people are going to disagree, but styles make fights & I think with Marg's height, long arms/reach, size, high work rate, & granite chin that it will cause some serious problems for the flashy counter-puncher!

Both would give him good fights though!

**x3_bazooka_x3** · 04-23-2008, 01:37 PM

Originally posted by Boxinguru

Most people are going to disagree, but styles make fights & I think with Marg's height, long arms/reach, size, high work rate, & granite chin that it will cause some serious problems for the flashy counter-puncher!

Both would give him good fights though!

I agree, and I think people are over looking his style because of Floyds skills, look Floyd is the best P4P boxer today. However the style of Margarito vs Cottos style is what makes Cotto an easier fight.
first off Cottos chin can be dented we have seen that, when have you seen Margaritos legs turn to JELLO? Never.
fact is in Margaritos last fight he walked through every single Cintron power shot until he finally walked Kermit down, sure Cintron isnt a world beater but his power is World class power nobody can deny that.

now on to the style difference and why Margarito is a bigger challenge for Floyd. Floyd loves to pull you in and let you throw shots while he slips and ducks on the ropes looking for the counters.
this works perfectly for the guy who is throwing correct straight shots the way Cotto does. when you got a tall long fighter like Margarito who loops his shots that is where the trouble begins, Floyd has a bad habit of putting himself on the ropes,Margarito insist on putting you on the ropes So Floyds style helps Margarito in the fight.
Then Floyd loves to do his slip and duck and roll **** while he is on the ropes, but in doing so he often pulls back the way Jones does, and while on them ropes you have no where to go, and with someone who loops right hands the way Margarito does, sooner or later one of them will catch Floyd and it will be end of the night for Mayweather.
Look as it stands now, Everybody is going to say that Margarito isnt much work for Floyd, but I think Margarito has proven especially in his last fight that he is not a push over what so ever, and that he will walk you down weather you have two fisted power or not.
That is the type of fighter that other fighters just dont want to be in there with. look Floyd is great but even the greats have one guy out there who just has their number and I beleive Margarito is that guy.

**2501** · 04-23-2008, 01:44 PM

Marg = Baldomir, Cotto = Castillo

as far as challenges.

*note to the overzealous floyd fan just ITCHING to respond to my post with a defensive over-emotional reply, im not comparing styles, only difficulty*

**MANGLER** · 04-23-2008, 01:44 PM

A cautious boxer-counter puncher like Floyd has to get respect to do his thing. He ain't that powerful, but due to his speed opponents are hesitant to rush in and he pot shots and picks them apart. That won't happen against Tony. He'll eat plenty of leather to get inside, but trading 1or 2 to Floyd's 3 or 4 is fine with him. I don't see Cotto bein able to be as relentless against him as Marg.

**COACH WEBB** · 04-23-2008, 01:45 PM

Originally posted by 2501

Marg = Baldomir, Cotto = Castillo

as far as challenges.

*note to the overzealous floyd fan just ITCHING to respond to my post with a defensive over-emotional reply, im not comparing styles, only difficulty*

LOL..I like you 2501 (no ****), u a good poster on here. REAL TALK.

**x3_bazooka_x3** · 04-23-2008, 01:47 PM

Originally posted by mangler

A cautious boxer-counter puncher like Floyd has to get respect to do his thing. He ain't that powerful, but due to his speed opponents are hesitant to rush in and he pot shots and picks them apart. That won't happen against Tony. He'll eat plenty of leather to get inside, but trading 1or 2 to Floyd's 3 or 4 is fine with him. I don't see Cotto bein able to be as relentless against him as Marg.

Logical, and Floyd doesnt hit hard enough to gain the respect of Margarito, even that one right hand in the 5th round of his fight with Oscar, that did buckle the knees of DLH, that was because Oscar walked right into it, and Guess what Floyd fans? he walked right through it and kept fighting he did not have Oscar hurt from that shot.

**Vladimir303** · 04-23-2008, 01:47 PM

Cotto is the tougher fight........Margarito has nothing for him.

Cotto has proven himself against different type of opponents with different styles and always won convincingly. Margarito hasn't done that.

I'll Give Margarito this. I don't think Floyd could knock him out where I think that there is at least a chance of Floyd scoring a TKo over Cotto.

**x3_bazooka_x3** · 04-23-2008, 01:50 PM

Originally posted by vladimir303

Cotto is the tougher fight........Margarito has nothing for him.

Cotto has proven himself against different type of opponents with different styles and always won convincingly. Margarito hasn't done that.

Because Mosley assumed that Cotto would be the easier fight, that is the only reason Mosley fought Cotto, why didnt Mosley take the fight with Margarito? becuase Mosley knows better as does Oscar as does Floyd as does Mayorga as does Winky all of them these are supposed to be boxing best, the only thing they are good at is getting a restraining order against margarito

**coufsax** · 04-23-2008, 01:53 PM

I think Cotto would be more difficult 'cause he is a lot faster than Marg, also has a stiff strong left jab which Marg doesn't have. Floyd is NOT going to fight either man anyways he have a rematch against the Big Show.

Who would be a bigger challenge to Mayweather?