Which Was The Last Fight You Really Thought Floyd Might Actually Lose?

[CubanGuyNYC]

The Zab fight for me. I felt the speed, power and southpaw stance would give him the most trouble. Obviously Zab is a mental midget so he lacked the biggest part which was mental toughness.

Not a bad choice. That was far back enough in each guy's career where I can understand it.

[CubanGuyNYC]

I thought a lot more people would've said, "Castillo." Many thought he beat Mayweather the first time around. I thought those same people would've picked Castillo to win the rematch.

[The Big Dunn]

I don't want this to turn into a Floyd-Manny thread. I think it's safe to say that that fight (at least, three years ago) would've been about even odds. It's probably the only fight I can think of in recent memory that Mayweather had even odds of losing.

I think he was a slight favorite-2-1, sameas with the Diego fight.

[jwheels9876]

The Zab fight for me. I felt the speed, power and southpaw stance would give him the most trouble. Obviously Zab is a mental midget so he lacked the biggest part which was mental toughness.

Now look at the early part of that fight...Zab was landing straight lefts and rocking Floyd and even knocked him down cleanly but for some reason they didn't call it. Zab really didn't have any great footwork either..now imagine Manny moving around shooting straight lefts down the pipe and using different angles putting 4-5 punches together.
Floyd would have had The fight of his life and he knew it...

[CubanGuyNYC]

I think he was a slight favorite-2-1, sameas with the Diego fight.

How was there a betting line on Mayweather-Pacquiao? The fight was never even close to being officially announced.

[GOD-FR33]

Agreed.

"Zab is a mental midget"

He also lacks ring smarts, doesn't know what punch to throw and when to throw it, and his stamina sucks.

[The Big Dunn]

How was there a betting line on Mayweather-Pacquiao? The fight was never even close to being officially announced.

you know how the sites post makeshift lines when they think a fight is gonna get signed, like when they make point spreads on possible mathups in football.

[CubanGuyNYC]

you know how the sites post makeshift lines when they think a fight is gonna get signed, like when they make point spreads on possible mathups in football.

Jeez... lol

[bigcursedawg]

Wow. I wouldn't have put money on Shane, unless the odds were really good. Even then, it would've been a token bet. I just didn't think Mosley had a real chance. An outside chance? Sure. But you can probably say that about a few fighters.

The odds are usually alway good when you bet against Mayweather. Has has been a huge favorite in all of his fights except for Alvarez where he was only about -250 or -275. Before that fight the only other fight were the odds were close was his fight with Corrales when Floyd was actually a slight underdog.

I thought Shane had a chance against Mayweather I didn't put money on the fight but if I had some extra cash to throw around I probably would've made a little wager. Shane still gave Floyd one of the scariest moment in his career.

[way2strong]

if mayweather personally thought his opponent had a chance to win he wouldn't fight him