Mayweather would have NEVER taken such a risk

[BodyBagz]

Unlike Canelo, Floyd has been the smaller fighter for most of his career. Why do people love acting like Floyd and Pac aren't almost the same size?

Add in a career dealing with TWO bad hands

May will never get credit he deserves yet will always be matched up at his worst vs HOFers at their best.
When measuring how good a fighter is, they Fantasy Fight him with May

This thread is a perfect example


Maybe that's their way of showing him respect.

[BodyBagz]

You know that Canelo and Mayweather are of the same height right? while Pacquiao is almost 10cm shorter then both.

Rocky was 5'10''
May is 5'8''

They could have fought

[Hype job]

OP is getting railed on here but he has a point.

Floyd rarely ever fought someone naturally heavier AND rangier/taller than him.

Closest I can think of is DLH who wasn't exactly a walk in the park for him.

[hugh grant]

A tall fighter for floyd is someone like a dlh who was 5foot 9 on a good day, a ww turned light middleweight. Nelo has to fight 6ft natural lhw?
Floyd gets scared when he don't fight fighters who campaigned at WW all their career, and has to fight nelo by draining.
Floyd is calculated and not a risk taker, but I don't understand why a thread needs to be made of it. I never make Floyd threads. Might as well make a thread saying the earth is flat.

[BodyBagz]

Risks Pac took -

[hugh grant]

Risks Pac took -

So PAC fighting a natural WW, 12 years younger in athletic prime who's unbeaten isn't a risk? Spence and Thurman didn't risk their unbeaten records. It was such a risk that it's never been done in history of the sport.
Floyd takes risks, but it's all relative. A risk according to Floyd, is a normal day at office for a PAC or nelo.

[BodyBagz]

So PAC fighting a natural WW, 12 years younger in athletic prime isn't a risk? Spence and Thurman didn't risk their unbeaten records. It was such a risk that it's never been done in history of the sport.

Are you talking about a Thurman who looked awful vs Josesito and a long layoff ?
DLH, Young Nelo, Cotto > Thurman

[PRINCEKOOL]

I doubt Alvarez was being out weighed by 10-20 pounds on fight night. Floyd Mayweather numerous times in his career was out weighed by his opponents.

Alvarez and Bivol were similar weight in overall mass.

[The Big Dunn]

reading through this and other threads it dawned on me If Floyd never took risks while defeating a slew of HOFers and a few ATGS, maybe he really is TBE.

Any boxer would have to be exceptionally great to fight that resume and have some say you “never took risks”.

Unless of course posters are judging risk by being undefeated- which is weird to hate on excellence like that.

[hugh grant]

Are you talking about a Thurman who looked awful vs Josesito and a long layoff ?
DLH, Young Nelo, Cotto > Thurman

You make too much of a last performance, PAC was preparing for the best Thurman. At least we knew how good Thurman could be as we had seen it before. PACs risking fighting the best thurman.
What version of nelo was Floyd scared of? Wed not seen a version of nelo at that time who's beat GGG, Smith, bjs, Lara, fielding,kovalev?