Prime Paul Williams vs. Current Floyd Mayweather at 147 and 154

[J The UnBiased]

F.ck it man, Quintana can easily outbox Paul but Floyd can't, we get it. (waits for idiot to say styles make fights, whilst negating that Floyd does everything better than Carlos).

[CheckHookArtist]

Williams would certainly give Floyd a tough fight, his height, rach and southpaw stance would be a nightmare for any boxer at 147 and 154. Having said that, Floyd would just outbox him for twelve rounds and pick up a UD.

Easy work

[Dirk Diggler UK]

People keep mentioning height and reach. Two things Williams never used

[IMDAZED]

People keep mentioning height and reach. Two things Williams never used

Fair point but he used his reach very well, actually, he just didn't use it enough. Probably because he fancied himself a good in-fighter. But when he did use his reach (see: Quintana rematch) the results were very impressive.

[boliodogs]

Williams in his prime would have some things going for him that would give Floyd trouble. His height and reach, very high work rate, good power and southpaw stance would all bother Mayweather. Mayweather would figure him out and win a close but clear ud.

[BUNGALOWS]

Williams that beat Margarito beats Floyd, 8/10x.

[Zano-24]

P.Williams will lose for the simple fact that he won't use the tools he have properly to beat Floyd. He has the reach and work rate to give him hell but P.Williams rarely uses his reach. He is an inside fighter that likes to fight in the inside and slug it out that way. That is a really good thing for Floyd because this will allow him to work on the outside and move away before he gets into too much trouble. P.Williams doesn't know what to do with his reach because he rarely uses it. He was always too much of a slugger. He was an exciting fighter though. This is why I say a guy like Tommy Hearns would TKO/KO Mayweather because he has the exact tools to defeat Floyd and he knows how to use those tools properly.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Fair point but he used his reach very well, actually, he just didn't use it enough. Probably because he fancied himself a good in-fighter. But when he did use his reach (see: Quintana rematch) the results were very impressive.

Quintana rematch was 1 round

He caught him cold. I take much more from the 12 round schooling he got in the first fight. He never used his reach because he wasn't smart enough or good enough to.

[bojangles1987]

People keep mentioning height and reach. Two things Williams never used

The reach is still a factor, even though Williams didn't use it enough, because it's still hard to get away from. When Paul was flinging those long arms around in his prime, it was not easy to deal with. Quintana beating him would matter a lot more if Paul hadn't beaten better fighters.

You really think Paul Williams is an easy win for Floyd?

[Dirk Diggler UK]

The reach is still a factor, even though Williams didn't use it enough, because it's still hard to get away from. When Paul was flinging those long arms around in his prime, it was not easy to deal with. Quintana beating him would matter a lot more if Paul hadn't beaten better fighters.

You really think Paul Williams is an easy win for Floyd?

Easy. One of his easier wins. Move and potshot. There's no secret. You move and Williams can't really do much. He's too flatfooted. He needs to be set to throw his flurries. He'd look like Guerrero.