Did mayweather ever face a guy in his prime like Jacobs?

[NaijaD]

On a P4P basis, Jacobs is faster on his feet than Judah. For someone his size, he is fast compared to other MWs out there. Judah, was quick on his feet and fast with his hands, but that certainly wasn't enough to equalize the talents of the opponents he lost to. Let's face it, he lost to Baldomir, and then Floyd fights Judah coming off a loss to a flat-footed slugger.

Jacobs is not faster than Judah in any sense, whether it be fleet of hand or foot. Judah lost to Baldomir because he fought the wrong fight not because his feet weren't fast enough. Several years down the line his feet were fast enough to survive Matthysee who was much better than Baldomir in every sense of the word.

This is probably the first time an opponent gave Golovkin a dose of intelligent movement around the ring along with punches to halt his relentless march and the explanation can't be due to Golovkin's short comings, it has to be because Jacobs is the second coming of Roy Jones Jr. Jacobs isn't even as fast as he was when he fought Pirog.

[Larry the boss]

On a P4P basis, Jacobs is faster on his feet than Judah. For someone his size, he is fast compared to other MWs out there. Judah, was quick on his feet and fast with his hands, but that certainly wasn't enough to equalize the talents of the opponents he lost to. Let's face it, he lost to Baldomir, and then Floyd fights Judah coming off a loss to a flat-footed slugger.

on no basis is jacobs anywhere close to as fast Judah

[Madison Boxing]

They are made by people that started watching the sport around the time Golovkin emerged. If you watched Judah in the early/mid 2000s I don't see how you could rate Jacobs as a better fighter. Jacobs is solid but nothing special but hey there's got to be an explanation for the fan boys as to why Golovkin didn't impress. It's obvious Jacobs is an ATG, we just couldn't see it.

judah was never anything special... floyds got plenty of good wins but lets not pretend that was one of them...

[Beercules]

I guess Judah?

[Larry the boss]

judah was never anything special... floyds got plenty of good wins but lets not pretend that was one of them...

I dont mean any harm man but Judah is a 2 division 6 time champion and former lineal champ at 147

[NaijaD]

judah was never anything special... floyds got plenty of good wins but lets not pretend that was one of them...

That's the point Judah wasn't special (he could have been though, he definitely had enough talent to potentially be) but he was clearly better than Jacobs. If Golovkin beat someone with Judah's speed and boxing ability then clowns like you would draw extrapolations as to how he'd also be able to beat RJJ..... scratch that! You already do that.

[Larry the boss]

Jacobs was a damn good win for GGG and i give him props for that..but why the hell are ya'll trying to compare it to anything Mayweather has done??

[TonyGe]

The only way we know how good Jacobs is is when he fights again against a credible opponent.

[Fists_of_Fury]

There are tons of B- level fighters on Floyd's resume with losses but still in their prime. It would be hard to find one that had been previously knocked out in spectacular fashion and then overrated in their "prime" like Jacobs though. Why do they have to be prime though? Pacquiao is still rated higher on p4p lists even now not prime than "prime" Jacobs

[GhostofDempsey]

That's the point Judah wasn't special (he could have been though, he definitely had enough talent to potentially be) but he was clearly better than Jacobs. If Golovkin beat someone with Judah's speed and boxing ability then clowns like you would draw extrapolations as to how he'd also be able to beat RJJ..... scratch that! You already do that.

Sorry, but Judah wasn't special. He was exposed by Tszyu, and basically quit versus Khan, a guy who most contributors dump on here relentlessly. Whenever it was time for him to step up he got shut down. He looked lackluster. Cory Spinks and Danny Garcia shut him down, he lost to Clottey and Malignaggi who can't crack an egg. He had a flash of promise early on, but didn't have the heart or stamina to capitalize on it.