Huh? You want a tall lengthy soutpaw that can beat Mayweather?

[MDPopescu]

Austin Trout is still that guy, sure he lost against Lara and Canelo.
Austin Trout still has better footspeed, hand speed, chin and more accuracy than Amir Khan.

And im opinion he beat Canelo, so to me he's really at 1 loss if we count unoffical wins.

I still wouldn't put it against Trout!

Why Trout but not Lara? It's intriguing... Why?

[MDPopescu]

Lets be real, it's a reason why Mayweather has not fought the Paul Williams, and those big taller African American fighters.

He's knows that hits would sound off.

Excuse me, but Williams was like a freak in those smaller divisions -- 6' 1" (185cm) in height and with a reach of 79" (201cm)...

[The Gambler1981]

Excuse me, but Williams was like a freak in those smaller divisions -- 6' 1" (185cm) in height and with a reach of 79" (201cm)...

Although he didn't use those attributes properly at all, he was pretty good on the inside for having a body type like that and not much defense I will give him that.

[White_Knight]

Nobody fought paul williams at 147. not pacquiao, not cotto, not mosley. so throw that argument out of the window.

That argument shouldn’t be dismissed so casually.

Pacquiao is not in the same boat as Mayweather. Pacquiao’s first fight at welterweight was in 2009. Paul Williams first fight at light middleweight was in 2008. Pacquiao was actually fighting at super featherweight and lightweight when Williams was at welter. Mayweather, on the other hand, was fighting at welterweight when Paul Williams was on the rise. Floyd retired after Paul Williams captured the WBO welterweight title by beating Margarito (so much for no-one fighting Williams at 147). Making things even more su****ious, Floyd announced his 2009 return to the ring less than a month after Williams moved up to middleweight.

When you compare the southpaws Floyd fought (Judah, Guerrero, Ortiz, etc.) to those he could have but didn’t (Pacquiao, Martinez at 150, Williams, and Lara) it’s hard to argue that Floyd isn’t intimidated by the best of them.