Who has the best shot of beating Floyd Mayweather Jr.

[RodBarker]

Pac is the only one within 5 pounds , the others often talked about including Williams Mosley Cotto all have a great chance of beating Floyd because they are huge compared to him and he would give all at least 14 pounds , if they were the same size he beats all of the WWs easy .

[el malo]

Williams would beat Floyd.... No one else even comes close to having a shot in the dark aginst Floyd.

what about carlos quintana? * in the voice of the old white dude in the barbershop from coming to america* "he beat paul williams a$$."

[RINGG]

"Who has the best shot of beating Floyd Mayweather Jr."

Welterweights, southpaws and Manny!

Unfortunitely we won't see him in with any of them. After Marquez he'll probably try to get Israel Vazquez out of retirement. But I doubt Vazquez will want to fight him at welterweight, so that leaves Barrera and Morales.

[el malo]

"Who has the best shot of beating Floyd Mayweather Jr." Welterweights, southpaws and Manny! Unfortunitely we won't see him in with any of them. After Marquez he'll probably try to get Israel Vazquez out of retirement. But I doubt Vazquez will want to fight him at welterweight, so that leaves Barrera and Morales.

lmao im guessing its barrera next at a catchweight of 145 with floyd getting a 90/10 split.

[CRESCENDOPOWER]

Sugar Ray Leonard

[DLT]

Pac is the only one within 5 pounds , the others often talked about including Williams Mosley Cotto all have a great chance of beating Floyd because they are huge compared to him and he would give all at least 14 pounds , if they were the same size he beats all of the WWs easy .

cosign but its like people are too dumb to even get it. Its not about talent, its all about the weight. If all those guys were natural 140 pounders or Floyd came into the ring at 160 and more like them then it wouldnt even be close. They are not on the same level but it changes things tremendously because of the size.

Still, I have always said that there are only 2 ways to beat a prime Mayweather. 1 is to be a Southpaw and just catch him with a lucky punch. I think being a Southpaw is a huge advantage in boxing and nearly anyone can be caught by them if they arent careful. The other way to beat him is just to be so much bigger that he cant do anything but pot shot and stay on the move all night. Thats what these guys are.

For those reasons I give Cotto the best shot by far. Both Mosley & Clottey are much bigger & stronger than Floyd but they dont bully you with there size like a Cotto or Margarito can. Add that to the fact that Cotto has some skills to go with it, he would be a tough matchup. I think Floyd outboxes Shane and is way more Offensive in that fight then people think he would be. Shane still throws wide looping punches and has never had any kind of defense. I could see Floyd going toe to toe in the pocket alot with Clottey and winning because of Clottey's lack of power and just Floyd being a better pure boxer. Pac has a chance, e****ally early if he can catch Floyd but I think Floyd figures him out after a few rounds like he did Zab and he dominates the rest of the way

[DLT]

After his two-round demolition of Ricky Hatton, it’s pretty difficult to make Manny Pacquiao an underdog against anyone in the fight game today. Even against someone as skillful as Floyd Mayweather Jr.
In fact, I believe that the immensely-improved Pacquiao of today will beat little Floyd should they eventually meet inside the ring. And there’s too much money involved in this particular fight for it not to happen.
Despite Mayweather’s immaculate fight record, he is not unbeatable. And Pacquiao’s speed and improved boxing skills will give Money, well, a run for his money.
Three years ago, Mayweather fought Zab for the IBF welterweight title. The fight turned ugly before the end of the 10^th round when Judah hit Mayweather with a low blow. This led to an ugly melee in the center of the ring as Floyd’s uncle/trainer Roger Mayweather and Zab’s father Yoel almost came to blows. Eventually, security was able to restore order and Floyd won the fight by unanimous decision. However, before the ugly incident, Judah’s speed was giving Mayweather fits. And this was because of Judah’s sleek, southpaw style.
Sure, Pacquiao is not one of the sleekest southpaws out there, compared to, say, one Pernell Whitaker. But he is not the one-dimensional left-handed slugger that lost to Erik Morales in their first fight four years ago, either. This Pacquiao is a more complete fighter as we saw in his last four fights. He now has a powerful right hook to complement his vaunted straight left, he is an elusive target with his improved head and lateral movement, and although he is not a defensive whiz compared to Mayweather or Juan Manuel Marquez, Pacquiao’s improved footwork and superb foot speed makes him a fleet-footed gazelle inside the ring— a far cry from the bull rushing and come-forward Pacquiao of old.
Then there is the activity factor. Floyd Mayweather Jr. is coming off his second retirement, and his last fight was against Ricky Hatton almost two years ago. While Mayweather has been inactive from the ring, Pacquiao has been fighting against bigger and stronger opponents and winning impressively against them. Not only that, Pacquiao seems to be able to defy the odds by bringing his power and speed with him with each weight division he climbs.
Another thing to note is the way both fighters handled Oscar De La Hoya and Hatton respectively. In their fight, De La Hoya gave Mayweather all he could handle and even managed to go the distance against Floyd. Pacquiao, on the other hand, forced De La Hoya to quit on his stool after eight rounds of punishment. Of course many will argue that De La Hoya was a shell of his old self and was even dehydrated on the day of the fight. But we have to give Pacquiao the credit he deserves for climbing up several weight divisions to welterweight and battering the much bigger De La Hoya into retirement.
And what about Hatton? The Hitman climbed up to Mayweather’s weight division and Floyd needed 10 rounds to finish him off. Pacquiao fought at Hatton’s weight class, a weight class where the Hitman was undefeated. The Pacman destroyed Hatton in two rounds.
The way I see it, if the fight pushes through, Pacquiao will pressure Mayweather with lightning combinations. Mayweather will use his defensive skills to try to fend off Pacquiao’s attacks, all the while trying to counterpunch, but to no avail. Mayweather is quick, but Pacquiao is quicker. Mayweather is naturally bigger and he is strong, but Pacquiao will be the stronger puncher. Mayweather is a defensive whiz but it won’t be enough against a pinpoint puncher with a lot of pop.
Pacquiao will make Mayweather look like an amateur.
Pacquiao, the more aggressive fighter (and this time, he will fight with controlled aggression) will force Mayweather to fight a defensive fight all night long. The Pacific storm inside the ring will overwhelm the Pretty Boy.

Manny Pacquiao by unanimous decision.

Good Article though I believe that the Pacman will knockout Mayweather. JAT

http://www.8countnews.com/news/125/A...009-05-11.html

the article makes some good points but I think its also off in alot of others. He thinks that if someone looks like an amature between the 2 that it will be Pac who is making Floyd look like an amature? Possible, yes but most likely if it were to go down like that then it would be Floyd making Pac look like an amature. He and alot of the Floyd haterz have tried to play it like Zab gave him so much trouble when he really didnt. I think pretty much everyone had Zab winning 3 of the first 4 rounds and everyone is so stuck on that because they hardly ever see Floyd losing any rounds. However, after the 4th, Zab didnt come close to winning another round. Not even close. Basically Floyd figured out his Southpaw style and the fight was over. The only other round that Zab may have won was the 11th but thats because clearly Floyd wanted the fight to end and just get out of there after the brawl. If it wasnt for that then Floyd wouldve owned him bad in those last 2 rounds. He talks about who's win over Hatton was better but you could argue that Floyd had already softend him up for Pac but even moreso you could say that styles make fights. Again, I think being a Southpaw is a super huge advantage in boxing and alot of guys cant fight them. People talk about Pac's speed & power in that fight but he killed Hatton because he was a Southpaw. You could tell that Hatton had no clue how to attack him and he didnt see the KO blow coming at all. If Pac was a righty then he doesnt blow Hatton out that quick.

He also talks about Pac being so pinpoint accurate but who is more accurate than Mayweather? Everyone is buying into the Pac speed & quickness hype but I beleive in what another writer said when asked about the speed. They said if youre just talking about straight speed then Pac is faster but Floyd has much better "surprise" quickness and that is what wins fights. His timing if off the charts. Another thing that this other writer talked about was size. They said that Floyd is not a true WW but they dont think that Pac has faced anyone near as strong as the guys he will soon face. This was before the Hatton fight. They said that in Pac's next 2 fights it will come into play. They said possibly for the Hatton fight but probably moreso for the Mayweather fight. Its like when Hatton lost to Floyd and he said that he could feel the difference in strength from other guys he had fought. I think it will be the same for Pac. Floyd will feel alot stronger in the ring then anyone else he has fought. Then one other major thing comes into it for me and its the speed of the opponent. Pac is super fast but the problem is that he's never fought anyone else who was that fast so I think Floyd could be somewhat of a shock to his system in that regard. Meanwhile Floyd has fought fast guys who are also Southpaws like Zab, Corley, and Mitchell.

[Deja_Vous]

Besides Paul Williams, who do you think has the best shot and why?

The Punisher is the only real threat to Floyd.

Those other guys are beaten before the bell rings.

[Deja_Vous]

lmao im guessing its barrera next at a catchweight of 145 with floyd getting a 90/10 split.

Maybe he should fight Ottke Urkal or Micheal Jennings.

[Deja_Vous]

This guy knows whats up!!I mean floyd is not fighting any elite welterweights,so it's up to the little guys to climb in weight and hope for a win!!!!

Cotto is not elite..Tony's bum-ass proved that.

Shane used to be..before Forrest ruined him.


The only elite fighter at WW is Mayweather.