If Floyd Mayweather made a serious comeback.

[davef]

Hard to tell with exhibitions and him not doing his usual training camp to sharpen up with sparring etc

Floyd was definitely declining in his last 2 professional fights more noticeably I still think he would be competitive vs anyone at 147 still but can't see him beating them kinda like Pac was vs Ugas where the edge has gone

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

Against who? A one-armed Pacquiao, a shot Berto? Those fights were boring and he got booed at the Berto fight with fans walking out halfway into it. Jab, clinch, run, throw a right hand pot shot. Wash, rinse repeat.

Pacquiao was still an elite fighter in 2015 and Floyd schooled him. His shoulder didn’t look too bad to me either. I’m a massive Pac fan and can’t stand Mayweather but it is what it is. Feels like you’re just hating man.

[GhostofDempsey]

Pacquiao was still an elite fighter in 2015 and Floyd schooled him. His shoulder didn’t look too bad to me either. I’m a massive Pac fan and can’t stand Mayweather but it is what it is. Feels like you’re just hating man.

Pacquiao was fighting with an injured shoulder, it was obvious he wasn’t firing. He was also far more battle fatigued. Had Floyd not marinated the fight for five years under his own admission it would have been a different fight.

How am I hating by telling the truth? You asked for opinions and now you don’t like them so it’s hating.

[Ganondorf]

Dude OP I like you but pretty sure you trolling here.

You know Floyd looks like dog **** these days and really needs to sit his ass in a rocking chair before he gets hurt.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

Pacquiao was fighting with an injured shoulder, it was obvious he wasn’t firing. He was also far more battle fatigued. Had Floyd not marinated the fight for five years under his own admission it would have been a different fight.

How am I hating by telling the truth? You asked for opinions and now you don’t like them so it’s hating.

This is the reason I don’t like to make Floyd threads.

Bro, you said Floyd couldn’t complete with the top Welterweights at 38 when he beat Pacquiao the guy ranked #2 behind him. Was Pacquiao not a top Welterweight in 2015?

You guys are so salty man, Floyd is an arrogant pr*** and I don’t like him either but it doesn’t change the fact he’s one of the greatest technicians the sport has ever seen.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

Dude OP I like you but pretty sure you trolling here.

You know Floyd looks like dog **** these days and really needs to sit his ass in a rocking chair before he gets hurt.

Nah I’m genuinely not.

I think with the right matchmaking he could definitely win a title.

I’d like to see him try. It would be much better than this current circus sideshow bullsh** he’s doing.

[Madison Boxing]

im not even sure he beats jake paul at this point and neither is he as that fight would make him a fortune......

[IronDanHamza]

Very point tbf. Foreman started pretty young though. In the modern era it does tend to be guys who turned over later on that have success past their physical prime.

Benitez was more lifestyle choices IMO.

Foreman's an exception because he retired and took years off.

There's other exceptions but the rule is most of the time the same, the clock starts when you hit world level, and then you have around 10-15 years (give or take depending how good you are) and you usually start slipping at the 10 year mark.

If Floyd were to fight now at any kind of world level it would have been 25 years since he first fought at world level. It's just no feasible to still be able to compete at that point.

[elfag]

Not a chance. At 38 he couldn’t compete with the top tier prime welters, no way he can do it now at 45. Spence, Crawford, Thurman, Ennis, Ortiz all work him over. I would say even second tier fingers at 147/154 punish him, but there is no shame in that, he is 45 after all.

Hopkins longevity is partly because of his late start in boxing, and being the bigger man for most of his fights. His fighting style allowed him to take less punishment by clinching and wrestling. Something Floyd relied on heavily during his last five or six years before “retiring”.

Correction, at 38 he WAS the top tier welterweight.

[sicko]

Floyd need to stick to overseas Exhibitions honestly, nothing left to prove one of these younger fighters would ultimately do to him what Holmes did to Ali and what Terry Norris did to Sugar Ray Leonard

Even a Exhibition with Jake Paul is dangerous for Floyd at this point with the Size difference and his Reflexes are clearly fading as the Japanese MMA fighter was landing some good shots on him