Ten Welterweights who would topple Mayweather

[Xi_]

i don't think ww duran beats a prime floyd at ww all.......lw maybe but not ww. leonard fought the wrong fight in the first fight imo.

[CatchAndShoot]

Why do you floyd fans gets so defensive and worked up about this stuff? Is Floyd literally your daddies?

[BOXEO _]

1. Roberto Duran- Although a natural lightweight, Duran had many shining moments at welterweight, including his destruction of Leonard and his win over Carlos Palomino.
2. Sugar Ray Leonard- Tougher, faster, harder punching.
3. Thomas Hearns- Leonard was the only one to get past this guy at welterweight and made Hearns wait eight years for a rematch where he clearly lost. Too tall, too much power.
4. Henry Armstrong- A punching machine who came out non-stop. If Floyd could not hurt him(don't see it happening), Armstrong would definitely roll over him.
5. Felix Trinidad- Although head games did work with Trinidad and he often did best against opponents who came straight at him, his power would have overwhelmed Mayweather since Tito would never stop coming after him.
6. Oscar De La Hoya- I basically had De La Hoya ahead in a terrible fight, but Mayweather fought at old De La Hoya and barely got by him. In his prime, De La Hoya would have turned up the juice a lot more.
7. Shane Mosley- The old man Mayweather fought had lost his legs and most of his fire. Even so, Mosley rattled him bad in the second. The rattling would not have stopped there in his prime.
8. Pernell Whitaker- Sweet Pea would have been a nightmare for Mayweather with his speed and counter-punching. Probably would have been a dull fight, but in his prime, Pernell would have been too slick for him.
9. Sugar Ray Robinson- too much speed, power and athleticism. An all out bad night for Mayweather and a quick one.
10. Wilfred Benitez- one of the youngest champions of all time. Benitez would have beaten Mayweather at his own counterpunching game.

LOL, they would all have to wear pillow gloves and Mayweather Promotions would have to be the lead promoter of the event. In other words, Floyd would never step in the ring with those prime fighters.

[DeadLikeMe]

Why do you floyd fans gets so defensive and worked up about this stuff? Is Floyd literally your daddies?

I agree some of those guys would have a good shot at beating Floyd. However, this was clearly written/posted out of anger because writers and historians just voted Floyd way ahead of Manny (even further apart than I would have). I might loathe the tard army, but anyone who watches Pac or May and doesn't appreciate what they're seeing is only doing themselves a disservice.

[CatchAndShoot]

I agree some of those guys would have a good shot at beating Floyd. This was clearly written/posted out of anger because writers and historians just voted Floyd way ahead of Manny (even further apart than I would have). I might loathe the tard army, but anyone who watches Pac or May and doesn't appreciate what they're seeing is only doing themselves a disservice.

It's just funny how mad Floyd fans get at everything related Floyd that doesn't make him look like a god. Wow, most of the legendary WWs can beat him, so what? He's not actually a God. He's a human being with limitations. No one cares.

[IronDanHamza]

On tv or at the actual event?

On TV

Wish I'd saw them in the flesh.

Beat fighter I've seen in the flesh is Alexis Arguello when he fought Jim Watt.

[Free Booty Dew!]

On TV

Wish I'd saw them in the flesh.

Beat fighter I've seen in the flesh is Alexis Arguello when he fought Jim Watt.

`You're from the UK right?

What channel was it on

[IronDanHamza]

`You're from the UK right?

What channel was it on

Wow, I'm really not sure.

The fight was at Wembley. Great event one of the best I've been to for sure.

[Boxing Goat]

I agree some of those guys would have a good shot at beating Floyd. However, this was clearly written/posted out of anger because writers and historians just voted Floyd way ahead of Manny (even further apart than I would have). I might loathe the tard army, but anyone who watches Pac or May and doesn't appreciate what they're seeing is only doing themselves a disservice.

Wtf? Exactly who voted Floyd as having a higher ranking all time than Manny?

[DeadLikeMe]

Wtf? Exactly who voted Floyd as having a higher ranking all time than Manny?

The October issue of Ring surveyed many boxing writers and historians on the greatest fighters of the Modern Era (WWII onward). They were each asked to rank the 20 greatest fighters with 1st receiving 20 points, 2nd receiving 19, 3rd receiving 18, etc... with first place votes bracketed. The top 20 is as follows (HT to chrismart83 on scene):


1. Ray Robinson - 396pts - (17)
2. Henry Armstrong - 339 - (1)
3. Muhammad Ali - 324 - (1)
4. Roberto Duran - 296
5. Joe Louis - 293
6. Ray Leonard - 258
7. Willie Pep - 246 - (1)
8. Archie Moore - 189
9. Julio Cesar Chavez - 171
10. Ezzard Charles - 164
11. Pernell Whitaker - 132
12. Floyd Mayweather Jr - 118
13. Marvin Hagler - 117
14. Carlos Monzon - 98
15. Eder Jofre - 86
16. Sandy Saddler - 82
17. Roy Jones Jr - 80
18. Rocky Marciano - 77
19. Bernard Hopkins - 66
20. Ike Williams - 55

Others receiving votes:
Charley Burley - 53
Evander Holyfield - 42
George Foreman - 41
Billy Conn - 39
Larry Holmes - 36
Manny Pacquiao - 36
Kid Galivan - 28
Salvador Sanchez - 28
Emile Griffith - 27
Jose Napoles - 27
Holman Williams - 27
Mike Tyson - 26
Joe Frazier - 22
Alexis Arguello - 20
Marcel Cerdan - 20
Carlos Ortiz - 20
Ricardo Lopez - 19
Jake LaMotta - 17
Ruben Olivares - 17
Pascual Perez - 12
Marco Antonio Barrera - 9
Oscar De La Hoya - 9
Michael Spinks - 9
Tommy Hearns - 7
Miguel Canto - 5
Bob Foster - 5
Jimmy Bivins - 4
Lennox Lewis - 4
Sammy Angott - 3

Authors and historians surveyed were: Ron Borges (Ring), Bernard Fernandez (Ring), Doug Fischer (Ring), Norm Frauenhiem (Ring), Lee Groves (Tales from the Vault), Craig Hamilton (Historian), Thomas Hauser (Author), Kevin Iole (Yahoo Sport), Matt McGrain (Historian), Clay Moyle (Author), Martin Mulcahey (Historian), Patrick Myler Author), Jack Obermayer (Writer), Adam Pollack (Author), Cliff Rold (Historian), Michael Rosenthal (Ring), Mike Silver (Author), Tim Smith (Ring), Springs Toledo (Author), Anson Wainwright (Writer).

Those guys right at the bottom. Some very respected writers and historians. I guess the same twelve or so morons agreeing with each other on here everyday doesn't really mean "everyone will remember Floyd is a coward" after all.