How would Lara Floyd play out at 154?

[IFightDirty]

Mayweather puts on a boxing clinic in my opinion because he won't ever have to worry about a bum rush or Lara turning into a swarmer to win a round, that's not Lara. Floyd will have the comfort of knowing he's in a strictly "boxing" fight.

Very good point. Also Lara's offense is very mechanical and predictable. The only combination he really throws is the jab and straight left. It works well for him but against a guy like Floyd, he'd figure it out by round 2 and counter him all day.

[brettWall]

This would have been an intriguing chess match. Any reason why hardcore fans didn't want this fight to happen?

[UNBIASED BOXING]

Floyd defeated Lorenzo Aragon in the Olympics, a Cuban with a height and reach advantage who has a win over Lara.

This is pure bull****.

Lorenzo Aragon is 5'4".

...and that's amateurs.

[New England]

... Bulgarians were the "big mafia" in amateur judging back then... You don't have the slightest idea in this field...

... Lara beats Floyd, Golovkin AND your boy Ward -- if proper refereeing is in place...

that is enough of that.

[New England]

i hope you haven't seen these. i can't imagine why you'd post what you posted otherwise.

[New England]

Hilarious.

seriously, how does one consume that much alcohol without falling over ?


there's no way in hell i'd be able to type if i drank enough booze to think lara could beat ward, golovkin. floyd, too, but the middleweight and supermiddleweight was just too much

[jqSide]

This would have been an intriguing chess match. Any reason why hardcore fans didn't want this fight to happen?

What I've read from Floyd fans was:

1. Lara don't bring money to the table (as if FM is not already rich)
2. He's not ready for Floyd (tell me about it)
3. He'll stink up the place (I thought real fans adore styles like Lara's)
4. Who has he beat?
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[TX_BOXNG]

They are both very skilled boxers, but Mayweather is smarter then Lara

Just compare Lara vs Canelo, May vs Nelo

[MDPopescu]

Very good point. Also Lara's offense is very mechanical and predictable. The only combination he really throws is the jab and straight left. It works well for him but against a guy like Floyd, he'd figure it out by round 2 and counter him all day.

... The last time Mayweather fought a guy with arms longer than his was in 2007, against De La Hoya... Oscar had a reach of 73" /185cm... and the score cards were 116-112, 115-113, 113-115... Think about this.

[Mike Haynes]

Lara would expose punchstat for being the farce that it is when it comes to Floyd fights....Lara would run/potshot Floyd so bad there would be rounds Floyd landed zero punches.

Part of the reason Floyd won't fight Khan...he'd beat him at his own boring game.