2012 Mayweather vs 2000 Felix Trinidad: Who would win?

[b00g13man]

Why is it always an old Floyd?? he was 35 in 2012

Valid question.

[bluebeam]

Also, did you forget that Trinidad beat Pernell Whitaker? Dropped him too. In an interview Whitaker said that was his toughest fight.

Sweet pea was 63 years old

[mick1303]

Why is it always an old Floyd?? he was 35 in 2012

Probably because "old" Floyd was closer in size. Prime Floyd, who beat Gatti at 140 was just to small. His technical advantages are real, but they are not enough to compensate for the size disparity.

[ELHURACAN58]

Dude, I said "The only advantage Tito has against any version of Mayweather is Power and size". I am not diminishing his other attributes, but his other attributes are not advantages over Mayweather as he also has superb conditioning and even more championship experience.
Don't ask a question and then not like the answer you receive.

Have you seen Tito's hand speed? Mayweathers style is all wrong for fighting a guy like Tito, well, his 2012 version anyway. Staying in the ropes trying to dodge a guys punches is the wrong way to go about against a patient, conditioned Tito.

[ELHURACAN58]

It's weird how Floyd critics love to compare him in his old age to past fighters in their prime. Floyd has been out of his prime for nearly ten years. For a more fair comparison it should be 2006 Floyd vs 1999 Trinidad. For example the Floyd who fought Baldomir vs the Trinidad who fought De La Hoya would be an interesting match up. I think Floyd takes it. Trinidad always had problems with buys who moved and moved. Floyd's movement and defense would give Trinidad fits.

Good post, though Trinidad was never even close to losing to a guy smaller than 5'10 1/2. Movement isnt all u had to have against Tito, u needed the reach too.

[therealpugilist]

you do realize that you put a prime tito in with a 35 year old Floyd


why not do prime for prime......2007 Floyd vs 2000 Tito

[therealpugilist]

Probably because "old" Floyd was closer in size. Prime Floyd, who beat Gatti at 140 was just to small. His technical advantages are real, but they are not enough to compensate for the size disparity.

Floyd was fighting full time at 147 by 2006.....The oldest version of mayweather should be 2009 vs Marquez or 2007 Mayweather not a 35 year old version

[sugar ray lenrd]

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If you want to compare the two, compare the Mayweather from 2007 who beat De la Hoya and Hatton at welterweight in the same year to the Trinidad who beat Oscar in 1999.

SUGAR RAY LENRD:
I totally agree so let's compare...Mayweather fought a much older version of Delahoya (actually 8 yrs older than when he fought Tito). And Mayweather stood & traded w/Oscar. Where as we know that Oscar who is much bigger than Floyd, did not stood there & trade w/Tito. And yes, Tito did have trouble with boxers that stick & moved...but those were bigger boxers example Oscar, Hopkins & Roy Jones. Tito was just too big of a welterwgt. Oscar was able to survive Tito's onslaught by sticking & moving....Do you think a smaller Welter like floxd would've been able to? Remember Tito was underfeated just like Floyd was at Welter, and if you want to throw in Oscar's disputed desicion, then I can throw in Maidana's diputed desicion...and what have we?

[Zaroku]

Hopkins provided the blue print. Tito has to get set before he throws his bombs.
Hopkins beat him to the punch, moved away, or tied him up.

Floyd fights that way. Always.

[sugar ray lenrd]

Hopkins provided the blue print. Tito has to get set before he throws his bombs.
Hopkins beat him to the punch, moved away, or tied him up.

Floyd fights that way. Always.

The Hopkins that did that to Tito was a middlewgt, Floyd is a small welterwgt, so mayweather might be able to beat Tito to the punch but it won't be easy to move away from a guy who has longer reach & no way in hell Floyd will be able to tied Tito up the way Hopkins was able to do. Smaller Welters that Stick & move had trouble trying to do that to Tito, like Whitaker & Obar Carr. plesase see how they didn't have success trying to tied Tito up, he was just too big & strong...