If Floyd Mayweater fought in my time he would be just another fighter

[jack p]

Duran said something to that effect..But does that mean Floyd would be the same fighter he is today..I mean would he do everything then he does now..Or would he be better then now cause of the better competition developing his boxing skills to finer degrees..Or is he at a limit now that can't be improved regardless of who his opponents were..
Looking back would we see him as the greatest thing since SRR or would we see him like his dad ..Good fighter but against the elites always on the losing end..Educate me folks what would be different in his game..or would he have less game and why

[slipcatchroll]

He'd beat almost all of them IMO from SRL to Duran to even Hagler (assuming he doesn't blow up in weight). The only guy I see him getting decisioned by is Hearns .........., that height be fierce.

All of them had exploitable weaknesses that TBE could captalise on.

[ElMeroChingon]

I agree, Duran would eat Jr ALive on the inside, simply has a better inside game than Maywearther, and cuts off the ring extremely well. I just simply see Duran winning on the inside, and also countering him when closing the distance. Dont' see what FLoyd can do to beat Duran to be honest.

[jas]

Imagine Hearns' jab...if chinos jab was causing Floyd problems and he's not known as a guy with a great jab

TBE doe

[Joe Beamish]

Duran said something to that effect..But does that mean Floyd would be the same fighter he is today..I mean would he do everything then he does now..Or would he be better then now cause of the better competition developing his boxing skills to finer degrees..Or is he at a limit now that can't be improved regardless of who his opponents were..
Looking back would we see him as the greatest thing since SRR or would we see him like his dad ..Good fighter but against the elites always on the losing end..Educate me folks what would be different in his game..or would he have less game and why

I remember this quote from Duran. I took it to mean that Floyd would have been in the same class as SRL, Hearns, Duran, maybe Benitez. He wouldn't have stood out as the only great fighter as he does now.

Floyd is fab, but let's be clear. He never beat anyone of Duran's caliber, or Leonard's, or Hearns' -- or Arguello or Pryor at 140. He beat a washed up Oscar and Mosely and for whatever reason never faced the other outstanding fighter of his own time, Pacquiao.

To those who think Cotto or Maidana are as good as Duran, I have nothing to say to you. And there's never been an opponent resembling Leonard on Floyd's resume, so it's hard to say whether Floyd could have handled a guy like that.

Duran clearly respects Floyd and was pointing out that, back in the day, he wouldn't have been the only great fighter around 147 or so. Today, he is.

[boliodogs]

All the fighters of the past say that. Whenever they were in their prime was when the best fighters fought according to them. Duran was a great fighter but so are Mayweather and Pacquiao and they would have been great in any era in my opinion.

[LoadedWraps]

Duran said something to that effect..But does that mean Floyd would be the same fighter he is today..I mean would he do everything then he does now..Or would he be better then now cause of the better competition developing his boxing skills to finer degrees..Or is he at a limit now that can't be improved regardless of who his opponents were..
Looking back would we see him as the greatest thing since SRR or would we see him like his dad ..Good fighter but against the elites always on the losing end..Educate me folks what would be different in his game..or would he have less game and why

If you are from the 40s-60s then I agree, I have said this many times over.