Who Can Give Floyd More Trouble?

[Dorian]

Ya it's a old thread! If i were to do the thread now, pacman would have been on it for sure.

Margarito would be toughest because he won't feel Mayweathers punches even though he will get countered to a UD win for Floyd

[wmute]

Good post but I have to dissagree. If Mosley can be out-boxed by Cotto, who fights allot like a Mayweather without the defense and countering, what do you think Floyd will do? He will win a UD, no doubt. It will take a physical guy to beat Floyd, like in the Castillo I fight. Margarito is Castillo I with size and a higher workrate. Floyd will wilt under that pressure and possibly get TKO'd. He knew this so he avoided that fight at all cost.

Margarito has 10% the skills of Castillo. He is still my favorite pick, but seriously can you imagine Tony taking a step back and landing a well timed straight right on Floyd? (btw this happened a number of times during their first fight, second time around Mayweather got on his bike and won AGAIN, this time convincingly)

[Chase8400]

Margarito has 10% the skills of Castillo.

I'm sorry but I stopped taking your post seriously right about this point.

[Live Dog]

Mayweather uses defense to set up his offense so guys like Mosley and Margarito who constantly like to come forward and throw play right into his game. Cotto is the most patient of the 3 and so gives Mayweather the most problems.

[wmute]

I'm sorry but I stopped taking your post seriously right about this point.

Well you dont know much boxing then.

I am sorry you don't see that. Chin and stamina are not skills. Margarito know what he is doing there, but he is not on JLC level in terms of skills. He does not cut the ring as well as JLC, he does not time his punches as well, he is not smooth at all when he switches on the inside and so on. Like I said you will never see Margarito take a step back and time an elite boxer with a right hand. I dont know if it was because of all the sparring with JC, but Castillo has excellent skills, Margarito does not.

Look at the 1st Castillo fight, weather it was because of the injury or the 10lbs disadvantage, Mayweather was having all sort of troubles outboxing Castillo.

Look at Castillo-Casamayor, Casamayor was not having it easy boxing Castillo.

Castillo brought pressure and a ton of skills.

Both fights were not a case of JLC breaking them down after taking the kitchen sink on his head. It was JLC fighting and not getting outboxed.

[Dorian]

Mayweather uses defense to set up his offense so guys like Mosley and Margarito who constantly like to come forward and throw play right into his game. Cotto is the most patient of the 3 and so gives Mayweather the most problems.

That is true, I could see him countering Shane and specially Margarito all night on his way to a ud.