Has Mayweather ever fought anyone with a longer reach?

[SugarAnt05]

Margarito and Paul Williams didn't really use their reach at all though, so while they did have that advantage they never really exploited it. It was one of the really annoying things about Williams actually dude just never fought tall despite being so tall and lanky, he was good on the inside but if he could have mixed that with actually fighting tall he could have been so much more as a fighter.

I HATED when P-Will use to throw the wide looping hooks instead of straight lefts. Its like he would forget that he had the height and reach advantage. Still my dude tho

[New England]

Supposedly, Mosley had a longer reach but he doesn't use it correctly. His reach has been listed at 74 inches. Corrales had a long reach too!

mosley's reach was exxagerated @ 74 inches. after he became shot his reach went to 71" on nearly every website, publication, broadcast, etc.

mayweather's arms are much longer than shanes. shane's shoulders are a tiny bit bigger. i think 71" for shane and 72" for floyd is spot on. reach didn't win him that fight. clean counterpunches won him that fight.

[D4thincarnation]

Hernandez had the same reach as Mayweather.

Only Oscar had a longer reach than Floyd

[D4thincarnation]

Sergio Martinez has a longer reach than Floyd, and so does Margarito and Williams.

Khan's reach is one inch less, Golovkin 2 inches less.

[The Big Dunn]

I think one of Mayweathers (if not biggest asset) is his reach advantage over his opponents. Most people see/think his speed and footwork are the biggest but Floyd has an uncanny ability to keep people at the end of his punches which helps his D...

I agree with you regarding his reach. Extremely important aspect of why he can win and adapt.

I think ODH had a longer reach. IDK if any other opponent has.

[dc3383]

Tony Pep did not unless e talk about championship fighters

[Cardinal Buck]

I agree. A fighter with a longer reach would force him to fight on the inside more IMO.

The height sure didn't work for Corrales.

[D4thincarnation]

The height sure didn't work for Corrales.

Neither did being severely weight drained and have his body water logged by trying to rehydrate himself.

[Cardinal Buck]

Neither did being severely weight drained and have his body water logged by trying to rehydrate himself.

He had no problem fighting at 130 before the fight or years later. Get over yourself.

[boxingfeind]

Neither did being severely weight drained and have his body water logged by trying to rehydrate himself.

Corrales never said he was weight drained for the Floyd fight,The weight drained B.S is something that Dougie Fisher made up to try to discredit Floyd`s win over Corrales.Corrales fought atleast 6 times at junior lightweight after Floyd beat Corrales,and he won 5 out of those 6 fights.The one he lost out of those 6 fights was basically a stoppage cause by a cut,and Corrales was coming on strong shortly before the fight was stopped.Corrales excuse for losing the Floyd fight, was that he was distracted by the fact that he had to go to court for domestic violence,and that he was facing possible prison time.That excuse was not valid because Corrales always fight the same way only with the exception of the second fight with Joel Cassamayor.