Could Floyd Cut in Boxing's Past?

[JohnnyRebel]

[Doctor_Tenma]

You know, Mayweather didn't start his career at WW, just saying.

[JohnnyRebel]

You know, Mayweather didn't start his career at WW, just saying.

Apparently he did. He also started his career as "Money" Mayweather with massive pillow Grant gloves that are only an advantage to Floyd and his "defence." If it weren't for media and television Floyd would never be anything lol. The media and television are to blame for Mayweather's rise in fame and Floyd had no influence on that at all. Damn modern day stuff only giving that feather fisted coward an advantage lol.

[D4thincarnation]

Difficult question, impossible to say what he'd be like in past eras because he didn't grow up in them. He'd be a totally different person if he did and more than likely a totally different fighter.

Yes the butterfly effect of course. But if He went back in time when he was 19 and started his boxing career. I wonder how he would have got on.

You are right he would develop into a different fighter and not be the crowd booing fighter that he is today.

He would have to be more offensive, like his superfeather days but more so.

He would also have to start out at lightweight. But hand problems would have crippled his career and his style still would not have been that crowd pleasing and might have got frozen out even if he were successful

Lightweight would have been his only realistic chance of a title

[D4thincarnation]

Defence? Defense? Are you drunk or ******ed? Have you watched Floyd's entire career of fights? Obviously not since he's so "boring." So the "pillow" gloves are a detriment to Floyd's opponents if they both wear them yet a major advantage to Floyd??? So Floyd's defense centers around his gloves? Which is it? Are the pillow gloves an advantage or disadvantage?

Pillow gloves are an advantage to defensive fighters.

Catching punches with them.

[D4thincarnation]

You know, Mayweather didn't start his career at WW, just saying.

I am aware of that fact.

[HWChampion]

Never been dropped officially... yet he some how magically gets knocked out multiple times LMAO!!!!!![IMG]https://lifeintensity.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/when_listening_to_******_people_ramble_on_540.jpg[/IMG]

Absolutely flawed logic to use, because if he was in different eras I.e 80's he would have been Ko'd by Hearns and Duran. The only way you could only use this argument if he had fought every single ATG. Then you can make that statement because until then there are fighters in floyd's weightclasses that would have KO'd him.

[Doctor_Tenma]

I am aware of that fact.

Then you should be aware of the likelihood that Mayweather wouldn't even be at WW, would have likely ended his career south of that where he was very much in his physical prime, a combination puncher and no one uttered boring.

[D4thincarnation]

Then you should be aware of the likelihood that Mayweather wouldn't even be at WW, would have likely ended his career south of that where he was very much in his physical prime, a combination puncher and no one uttered boring.

Yes, he would have fought at lightweight.

Not many eras of boxing where he would have been top dog

[goodvibes]

Yes, he would have fought at lightweight.

Not many eras of boxing where he would have been top dog

How do you know that he wouldn't have been? Yeah he probably wouldn't have had the "Money" persona, but he would of still been a defensive artist and would most definately been a champion in the division he fought at.

Boxing was more about Bravery and "Warrior" spirit back then because most people didn't have the skill. Pretty sure licensing wasn't a big deal back then, so random dudes off the street could technically be a boxer. Guys like Willie Pep, Robinson, or Lamotta are few and far between, with a bunch of journeyman non-contenders that take up most of their records. Which is why old school fighters have 100+ wins with like 10 losses.

If you think he wouldn't have been able to avoid fights, that has been going on for decades too.