8 fighters Floyd Mayweather should have fought in their prime

[DetroitFast]

floyd called a couple of those guys out....prime floyd was avoided by many fighters

[RetroSpeed05]

I disagree with 3 fighters on the list, he was suppose to fight the winner of the Casamayor vs Freitas fight. He said they both didn't want to fight him, so he moved to 135 to fight Castillo.Tszyu was already past it it when Floyd moved plus he had a injury that held him in the sidelines. When Floyd fought Gatti he already said the real champ is Tszyu and he wanted the fight after he fought with Gatti but Hatton beat him and Hatton did not want the fight with Floyd at that time. Hbo and all them said that fighting Floyd is high risk low reward because he had a completely different reputation back then. You could go to different boxing forums and see what people thought at the time in 05, 06 about the 140 division.

[samouraï]

lol i rewatched the maidana fight and floyds cousin was shouting tbe like 20 times. laughed my ass off

That was Floyd's cousin? Shít, that's better than what I thought. I thought he just hired some moron to shout "TBE!" like an imbecile.

Well, it's better than what I thought in one way, but imagine being ****** enough to shout like that without even being paid.

[Doctor_Tenma]

Would have really wanted to see Casamayor vs Mayweather

[RetroSpeed05]

In all fairness Cotto lived too far away at the time.

He was in 05 he was just coming up, after the Gatti fight watch Kellerman talk in the post fight. He said Cotto would get destroyed and only Hatton would stand a chance lol. The top of the 140 divison at that time was Floyd,Gatti,Hatton, Tszyu,and Cotto .

[Luilun]

Joel Casamayor

Back in 2001, he was one of the reasons behind the surge in populatiry of the super featherweight and lightweight divisions. He was then undefeated and had an awkward style that most opponents had a tough time with. Floyd Mayweather shared the same time with Casamayor in those weight divisions but they never met.

Acelino Freitas
Acelino Freitas was also one of those undefeated super featherweights at the turn of the millenium. Unlike Casamayor, Freitas was an extremenly exciting fighter. Freitas also did not get to fight Mayweather. Instead he locked horns with Casamayor and scored a decision win against him.

Kostya Tszyu
I see 5 losses at least on that list that is why many call him a fraud Maragarito pressure Irion
The Thunder from Down Under Kostya Tszyu was a blood and guts warrior who was a unified light welterweight champion in 2004. By 2005, Mayweather also stepped into that division but Tszyu lost via knockout to an up-and-coming Ricky Hatton. He called it quits after that.

Winky Wright

Mayweather, then with Bob Arum's Top Rank Promotions, was already ironing out details for a fight against the dangerous Winky Wright back in 2005. Both camps already agreed to most details of the fight including rules about the weigh in to limit the advantage of the naturally bigger Wright. However, Mayweather pulled out late and instead fought Sharmba Mitchell.

Antonio Margarito

In 2006, Mayweather got a big offer to fight WBO welterweight champion Antonio Margarito. He declined and instead chose to fight Zab Judah who was coming off a loss to Carlos Baldomir.

Paul Williams
For a time, Paul Williams was regarded as boxing's most ducked fighter. He was tall and lanky and a match-up nightmare for anyone in the welterweight division. He ended up getting put to sleep by Sergio Martinez but Williams could have given Mayweather a tough fight specially at 147 pounds.

Miguel Cotto

Miguel Cotto was an option for Mayweather in 2007 to 2008. But after beating Ricky Hatton, Mayweather decided it was better for him to retire from boxing. It robbed the fans of the best welterweight showdown at that point. Mayweather did fight Cotto at 154 years later but the Puerto Rican was already carrying the wear and tear from matches against Joshua Clottey, Antonio Margarito, and the last person on the list.

Manny Pacquiao

A match between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather is already years late. However, even at this point in time, it will still generate a lot of money for both fighters. Mayweather refuses to take a fight with Pacquiao as long as he is under Bob Arum's Top Rank Promotions.
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He would have had 5 losses if he had faced all those fighters in their prime that is why many call him a fraud

[IFightDirty]

The Casamayor fight would have been a tough one for him. It's too late for that one but the next best thing is a fight next year against another southpaw boxer from Cuba, Erislandy Lara (if he beats Canelo).

[Jimmy 23]

He would have had 5 losses if he had faced all those fighters in their prime

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[DLT]

you can debate about some of those names all you want and they have and will be debated all the time but 3 of them dont belong at all. He called out Freitas alot. Floyd wanted that fight but PoPo didnt. Everyone knows that.

The Tszyu fight was a very real possibility. The problem is they were 2 different weight classes and by time they were at the same, one was with Showtime and one was with HBO. However, Tszyu only had one fight left on his Showtime contract but then lost to Hatton. It was very real talk of him fighting Floyd if he won that fight.

The Winky fight was a joke that people love to hang on to. Floyd had just beat Gatti at 140 and was only 143 pounds in the ring on fight night. Meanwhile Winky just dominated Tito at MW and had good size. Floyd was the bigger name, undefeated, and was giving up a ton of size, but yet Winky still wanted 50/50. Only haterz act like that is ok. Winky talking crazy about he's the one taking all the risk. Seriously? Why would Floyd fight him in that situation for 50/50. Winky wanted 50/50 or no fight. Why would Floyd do that?

[J The UnBiased]

people will believe what they want, no point in debating