Floyd moving up to welterweight is the equivalent of margo moving up to middle.

[PrettyBoyFloyd7]

So Margo should fight Dawson?? lol

Yeah, and if he's lucky have Tommy Kaczmarek as one of the judges

[El Jesus]

yeah but the Majority of Floyd's career was at 130 (26 of 39 bouts...) the majority of Oscar's career was at or above 147 lbs.

Oscar is comfortable at 154 but his best weight is probably 147. Oscars frame and power carried very well to 154 and terrible at 160.

[sippiguy]

I think it’s not necessarily where a fighter starts because as we all know fighters will drain themselves to stay at a certain weight. I think it’s how comfortable a fighter is at that weight and how hard or easy it was that make weight. The weight in at the night of the fight also speaks volumes of where the fighter should fight. For example, mayweather has never weight in over 150 on the night of a fight (to my knowledge) on the other hand the top 5 WW have all weight in at or over 155 on the night of the fight. In my opinion I don’t think May or Zab should be fighting at WW.

[PrettyBoyFloyd7]

I think it’s not necessarily where a fighter starts because as we all know fighters will drain themselves to stay at a certain weight. I think it’s how comfortable a fighter is at that weight and how hard or easy it was that make weight. The weight in at the night of the fight also speaks volumes of where the fighter should fight. For example, mayweather has never weight in over 150 on the night of a fight (to my knowledge) on the other hand the top 5 WW have all weight in at or over 155 on the night of the fight. In my opinion I don’t think May or Zab should be fighting at WW.

Mayweather is a gym rat thats why he never really weighs over 150 at fight night. He is always walking at or near the WW limit of 147 lbs. Mayweather looked his best at 130 and 140. He lacks power at 147, but he does have the speed and skill to beat the top welters.

[sippiguy]

I agree he is a gym rat I don’t think that’s the only reason. I feel 140 is a better place for his size and I do agree he does have the skill to beat any WW, but most of the fighters at WW right now are really big. Margarito and PW are really big WW, and weight at or over 160 on the night of the fight.

[PrettyBoyFloyd7]

I agree he is a gym rat I don’t think that’s the only reason. I feel 140 is a better place for his size and I do agree he does have the skill to beat any WW, but most of the fighters at WW right now are really big. Margarito and PW are really big WW, and weight at or over 160 on the night of the fight.

True..but look at Baldomir and Hatton..Both walk around 180 lbs, and have to drain themselves to get down to 147. On fight night Baldomir weighed like 165. Mayweather was 149, and still outclassed him severely.

[IMDAZED]

True..but look at Baldomir and Hatton..Both walk around 180 lbs, and have to drain themselves to get down to 147. On fight night Baldomir weighed like 165. Mayweather was 149, and still outclassed him severely.

Well that's because Baldomir just isn't very good.

Still, your point is taken regarding Floyd. It's about skill with him and that's why he's been successful through multiple divisions.

[sippiguy]

Very true he did out class him but I think would have out classes him if he had come in at 180 lol. He also beat Oscar at 154 but he can only get away with it with certain fighters. I wouldn’t want to see May get in the ring with Vernon at 154.

[sippiguy]

Well said.

[HAVISJ]

I would like to see winky vs margo

OH ****! i thought there was really a bug running around on my monitor. I was trying to knock it off.