What gameplan/boxing style defeats Mayweather?

[therealpugilist]

So, Floyd, man who arguably lost against Castillo and Maidana is some kind of super fighter and legends like RSL, Hearns, Duran, trinidad...wouldn`t have a chance...Interesting, lol.

Floyd barely beat old de la Hoya at 147. Stop hyping this guy, just stop.

they fought at 154.....just saying...

[RussB23]

Swarming style like maidana is the best way. You cant outbox him and cant just rely on one shot to KO him either. You have to outwork him and beat him down over the course of 12 rounds. Maidana almost did it but came up short.

[Best in Boxing]

he's retired .. time to move on ....

[Xi_]

ok, when margarito was the boogeyman (is boogeyman better for you)...Floyd had an offer on the table to fight him and turned it down...

What other fighters at ww was avoiding margarito? Not cotto, williiams, mosley, cintron, clottey, etc. How was he a boogeyman? Cause arum told you?

[djtmal]

What other fighters at ww was avoiding margarito? Not cotto, williiams, mosley, cintron, clottey, etc. How was he a boogeyman? Cause arum told you?

beings that we talking about Floyd here, and what style could beat him, I think you have to ask Floyd that...cause I just knew that's who would be next when the offer was one the table, and I was wrong...

[richardt]

...so whats your point....fighters cant pick eras....in 49 fights the man was in over 20 world titles fights....beat over 20 world titleholders....a dozen of them held lineal titles at some point in their careers.....he won lineal titles in 4/5 weight classes

proof is in the pudding. he had the best resume of the era.

The POINT is you were not correct about any of the 70's/80' fighters mentioned losing in their prime to lesser fighters. You were the one who tried to compare and used a hollow argument. Floyd NEVER beat another high level ATG in a super fight when both were in their prime and sure as hell not on the level of a Hearns, Duran 1980 Montreal, or Leonard. The bottom line is based on the topic; Hearns would have flatted him and Leonard would have been too much for him. He would have had a struggle with Benitez.

[djtmal]

The style that beats him is aggression and high volume. Which is why he avoided Pac in his prime, Cotto in his prime, Paul Williams, Margarito, Freitas, Casamayor, and Martinez. Unless he had a huge size advantage as he did with Hatton, faded Pac and Marquez, he doesn't match well against aggressive fighters who bring it. He arguably lost three fights; De La Hoya, Maidana and Castillo. His fans always hark back to his fight with Corrales as the benchmark for his greatness.

Now, he is in desperation mode, practically begging Conor McGregor to fight him so he can pick up an easy 50th win against a guy with not one legit boxing match to his credit and an easy pay day from the suckers who will buy this fight. Way to put the cherry on a career that was built upon faded household names, smaller opponents and slow flat-footed brawlers.

you will be well loved around here...lol

[therealpugilist]

The POINT is you were not correct about any of the 70's/80' fighters mentioned losing in their prime to lesser fighters. You were the one who tried to compare and used a hollow argument. Floyd NEVER beat another high level ATG in a super fight when both were in their prime and sure as hell not on the level of a Hearns, Duran 1980 Montreal, or Leonard. The bottom line is based on the topic; Hearns would have flatted him and Leonard would have been too much for him. He would have had a struggle with Benitez.

so basically it would have to be outside of his best weight range 130-140....gotcha lol

[therealpugilist]

The style that beats him is aggression and high volume. Which is why he avoided Pac in his prime, Cotto in his prime, Paul Williams, Margarito, Freitas, Casamayor, and Martinez. Unless he had a huge size advantage as he did with Hatton, faded Pac and Marquez, he doesn't match well against aggressive fighters who bring it. He arguably lost three fights; De La Hoya, Maidana and Castillo. His fans always hark back to his fight with Corrales as the benchmark for his greatness.

Now, he is in desperation mode, practically begging Conor McGregor to fight him so he can pick up an easy 50th win against a guy with not one legit boxing match to his credit and an easy pay day from the suckers who will buy this fight. Way to put the cherry on a career that was built upon faded household names, smaller opponents and slow flat-footed brawlers.

hearns is supposed to knockout a former junior lightweight

why is it, you guys never compare him to guys in his best divisions in his PRIME.....He fought most of his fights @ 140 and below

[Boxtime]

amir khan with a granite chin