Floyd Mayweather fought very few natural welterweights

[Scipio2009]

Most of his opponents moved up from smaller weight divisions.

Pacquiao started at minimumweight and won his first title at 112.

Hatton had to move up from 140 to fight Mayweather at 147. JMM fought at smaller weights during his 20s and 30s, and moved up from 135 to fight Floyd, who couldn't even make the 145 pound catchweight.

Guerrero was at his best at featherweight. Mosley and De La Hoya were lightweights in their respective primes, and faded by the time Floyd agreed to fight them.

The only natural welterweights Floyd fought were bums like Andre Berto.

Floyd avoided other welterweights like Antonio Margarito, Paul Williams and Vernon Forrest.

... Floyd Mayweather Jr, himself, was his most physically destrcuctive at 130lbs, so not sure what you're point is.

[RussB23]

Maidana is a natural WW
Canelo is basically a MW
Oscar was a natural JMW
Mosley was a natural WW
Cotto Was at 154

All those guys are either bigger than him or equal to his size. Dont forget floyd moved up multiple divisions. This thread is just another pathetic attempt at discrediting a great fighter.

[#1Assassin]

Then why couldn't he make the 145 pound catch weight for JM Marquez?

maybe because of the layoff. but probably because he put on too much muscle in preparation and wasnt able to cut as much as he used to/thought he could because of his advanced age.

if you told khan to make 147 two days before the alvarez fight he wouldnt be able to, not because he is a natural MW and couldnt make 147 but because he bulked up too much at that point and couldnt get back down.

floyd is clearly not a natural WW regardless of what muscle mass he may have added for certain fights. mosley, dlh, cotto, judah, ortiz, maidana, baldomir, berto and alvarez are all naturally bigger than him. thats almost everyone he fought at 147 or above.

hatton and guererro are basically his size, not significantly bigger or smaller. only against pac and jmm did he hold a size advantage of any significance.

[bwilson]

I always thought Mayweather was more concerned about his legacy than he was concerned with being an ATG. Waiting until he thought fighters were beatable before he would fight them. Sometimes making them wait many years so he would be guaranteed a victory. He would have been higher regarded if he fought some of those guys in their prime.

[Kigali]

floyd himself wasn't a natural ww...

you got his **** ass

[-MAKAVELLI-]

Then why couldn't he make the 145 pound catch weight for JM Marquez?

you were sooooo waiting for that one werent you

[Bjl12]

Then why couldn't he make the 145 pound catch weight for JM Marquez?

Here's why



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[Reloaded]

... Floyd Mayweather Jr, himself, was his most physically destrcuctive at 130lbs, so not sure what you're point is.

His point is like any other butt hurt hater, he is just trying to bring Floyd down and like the other ******s he comes off looking like an idiot that knows nothing about boxing.

[THEFRESHBRAWLER]

Then why couldn't he make the 145 pound catch weight for JM Marquez?

Because he was coming off a 2 year layoff DUH ******.

[pacmanis1]

You can pick apart a lot of guys resumes if you are looking for reasons to.