Alexis Arguello vs Floyd Mayweather Jr

[oldgringo]

As for the fight, it's difficult to call.

Arguello was an excellent, two handed boxer/puncher. He was a marksman with his power shots and often threw them behind a sharp jab. Arguello was also tough as nails and stayed composed throughout the course of a fight even when he was being pressed.

We all know about Mayweather. Excellent technique like Arguello, great defense, very smart and an above average puncher at 130. His ability to fire quick punches and move would help him offset some of that devastating power that Arguello is known for.

Floyd would be facing a better version of Genaro Hernandez. A tall technician with greater power. Arguello, like Hernandez, was a stand-up fighter. In a 12 round fight I could see Mayweather by close decision. Like AS said, Arguello had some trouble with boxers/movers like Floyd and I think he's good enough to avoid getting hit by a huge shot. He'd have to take a very cautious approach to the fight though.

Great fight to think about though. It would be highly technical and calculated.

[msagrain]

You are acting a fool right now.

Arguello is historically regarded as one of the best 130 pound champions of all-time, in addition to being a very good Featherweight and Lightweight champion. He has some of the best technique you'll ever see and he had explosive power. This is one of the best punchers of all-time we're talking about. He carried that **** all the way up to 140.

Dude beat just about everybody:

Olivares
Navarette
Bazooka Limon
Escalera
CBE
Ramirez
Manicini
etc etc etc etc

The guy is an all-time great fighter. Read some books or buy some tapes. Barrera greater than Arguello? Come on now...

Now add jim watts.

[alexisarguello8]

arguello was a top 20 fighter of all time he beat many great champions and notable opponents his teqnique was almost flawest exept his hook were kind of wide and he had trouble with opponents that move alot but he had every punch in the book mastered his right hand and left hook were probaly to of the most lethal punches of all time plus he had a push your head back jab sorry for the bad typing but i think to compare hatton with arguello is just crazy

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

arguello was a top 20 fighter of all time

1. Sugar Ray Robinson
2. Muhammad Ali
3. Harry Greb
4. Henry Armstrong
5. Joe Louis
6. Willie Pep
7. Roberto Duran
8. Benny Leonard
9. Sam Langford
10. Jack Johnson
11. Jack Dempsey
12. Joe Gans
13. Sugar Ray Leonard
14. Gene Tunney
15. Bob Fitzsimmons
16. Jimmy Wilde
17. Ezzard Charles
18. Mickey Walker
19. Archie Moore
20. Stanley Ketchel
21. George Foreman
22. Tony Canzoneri
23. Barney Ross
24. Jimmy McLarnin
25. Julio Cesar Chavez
26. Marcel Cerdan
27. Rocky Marciano
28. Joe Frazier
29. Sandy Saddler
30. Terry McGovern
31. Billy Conn
32. Carlos Monzon
33. Jose Napoles
34. Emile Griffith
35. Marvin Hagler
36. Eder Jofre
37. Thomas Hearns
38. Larry Holmes
39. Ruben Olivares
40. Evander Holyfield
41. Ted "Kid" Lewis
42. Alexis Arguello
43. Pernell Whitaker
44. Roy Jones Jr.
45. Bernard Hopkins
46. Mike Tyson
47. Barbados Joe Walcott
48. George Dixon
49. Mike Spinks
50. Salvador Sanchez


AND I HAVE PERNELL, ROY, FLOYD, ETC ABOVE ARGUELLO. I HAVE PACQUIAO ABOVE ARGUELLO.

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

If you want to convince me of somebody's greatness, don't sell me that they beat Boom Boom Mancini

[Pullcounter]

who wins? (prime for prime)



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arguello is too small for floyd

[warp1432]

Isn't Arguello 5 10?

[Miburo]

Isn't Arguello 5 10?

But extremely lean. El Flaco Explosivo

[warp1432]

Yeah, but he said he was to small for Floyd. Even if he is leaner, doesn't mean he is smaller then Floyd.

[sunny31]

Im so dissapointed with floyd I don't even want to hear about him

He prob beats argugello tho in a highly competitive fight