Floyd Mayweather does not fight smaller opponents.

[jthoang]

These aren't the pre-fight weights. These are the weights of the fighters on fight day. After two fights against Hatton and JMM, he is now considered to only fight small opponents... funny.

Floyd Mayweather Jr – 148
Sharmba Mitchell – 155

Floyd Mayweather Jr – 146
Zab Judah – 150

Floyd Mayweather Jr – 149
Carlos Baldomir – 162

Floyd Mayweather Jr – 138 ½
Jose Luis Castillo – 147 ½

Floyd Mayweather Jr – 138
Jose Luis Castillo – 147

Floyd Mayweather Jr – 136 ½
Diego Corrales – 146

Floyd Mayweather Jr – 146
Oscar De La Hoya – 154

Floyd Mayweather Jr – 142
Henry Bruseles – 150

Floyd Mayweather Jr – 140
Philip N’dou - 147

Floyd Mayweather Jr – 145
Demarcus Corley – 144

Floyd Mayweather Jr – 137 ½
Jesus Chavez – 136

Floyd Mayweather Jr – 139 ½
Gregorio Vargas - 141

[Black Zombie]

People are going to bash you and find a way to discredit your post, but I think that is some good info you provided....

[civicvx]

Whoever say that Floyd only fight smaller man doesn't know ****. Floyd proofed to the world when he took on the Big-Show.

[DoubleMM]

I'm still not understanding the Hatton beef. Did Mayweather have to drop down to 140 to fight Hatton to get some credit?

[jthoang]

People are going to bash you and find a way to discredit your post, but I think that is some good info you provided....

Thanks, just never understood this. He's hated on so many levels. I would like to see him against tougher opposition but he has challenged the best of them and they never wanted to fight him.

[murmagic]

nice post jthoang, i agree that floyd is hated on so many levels

[Njord777]

These aren't the pre-fight weights. These are the weights of the fighters on fight day. After two fights against Hatton and JMM, he is now considered to only fight small opponents... funny.

Floyd Mayweather Jr – 148
Sharmba Mitchell – 155

Floyd Mayweather Jr – 146
Zab Judah – 150

Floyd Mayweather Jr – 149
Carlos Baldomir – 162

Floyd Mayweather Jr – 138 ½
Jose Luis Castillo – 147 ½

Floyd Mayweather Jr – 138
Jose Luis Castillo – 147

Floyd Mayweather Jr – 136 ½
Diego Corrales – 146

Floyd Mayweather Jr – 146
Oscar De La Hoya – 154

Floyd Mayweather Jr – 142
Henry Bruseles – 150

Floyd Mayweather Jr – 140
Philip N’dou - 147

Floyd Mayweather Jr – 145
Demarcus Corley – 144

Floyd Mayweather Jr – 137 ½
Jesus Chavez – 136

Floyd Mayweather Jr – 139 ½
Gregorio Vargas - 141

I'm a fan of Floyd's but that's a very misleading post.

Nobody discredits the size of men Floyd fought when he was a lightweight. The real criticism is that Floyd has been in the welterweight division for awhile and didn't fight any of the true, decent sized guys in the division like Cotto or Mosley. Yes, I think Floyd has a tendency to fight men who aren't too much larger- it's just smart.

Of the fights you listed, only 4 are from the time he's moved past 140 lbs.- the post- Gatti Mayweather.

Of those, Carlos Baldomir, the seemingly largest man on the list at '162' was as feather-fisted and rough as they come. He couldn't hurt Floyd and wasn't skilled enough to pose a real challenge. It's a very misleading entry.

Further, nobody discounts the Oscar was bigger than Floyd, do they? The argument of him fighting small guys has more to do with his exploits at 147 itself.

Mitchell was done when he fought Floyd. Sure, he came in heavy but he was a washed up junior-welterweight. That just showed how over his career was; he was heavy, with no power, and having been hurt and knocked out a few times before; especially the Tszyu massacre.

Zab Judah, again, the final guy from your list that has been in Floyd's welterweight era, is truly a 140 lb. fighter. It's where he belongs- and that's discounting his focus problems that made him hard to take too seriously at 147. Sure, he was quick and could box (for a few rounds) but I don't know that his size was a real issue. If anything, he was Floyd's size.

I'm just being fair. I'm a fan of Floyd's, too but he's not done much in the way of beating top, prime 147 lb. fighters. Not yet, at least.

[PinoyZoi]

Whoever say that Floyd only fight smaller man doesn't know ****. Floyd proofed to the world when he took on the Big-Show.

Seriously, he just defeated one big heavyweight and all this BS talk about him. Fking Haters

Manny Pacquiao will never defeat a 300 LB fighter like Floyd did.

[DoubleMM]

Who gives a ****?

This is old.

He gettin ready to fight Pac, 1 of the top 2 WW's. It's all good now.

You're posting is getting old. First the fight ain't happen, then when it's on it's going to be dull. Worst posted on these board IMO.

[Chups]

Whoever say that Floyd only fight smaller man doesn't know ****. Floyd proofed to the world when he took on the Big-Show.

There you go guys...this post is proofen and reliable. What more can be proofed??