What Boxer In History Could Realistically Defeat Floyd Mayweather?

[djtmal]

from this era, everyone he was accused of avoiding when he admittedly went on vacation....after hatton, floyd was looking at a good murderers row of fearsome guys and he knew it...

[Amandlala]

Im just gonna throw in Pre-Pacquiao Cotto.

[TMT Hassan]

I'm gonna sound like a ****** and a dumb casual but Lamont Peterson. He has some crazy good inside fighting, something Floyd avoids completely. He could have done what maidana done in the first fight but better with also less power cos he isn't a big hitter.

Maybe Amir Kahn cos of his raw speed and crazy good footwork but He's questionable.


Gimmie yo thoughts tho.

[Amandlala]

I'm gonna sound like a ****** and a dumb casual but Lamont Peterson. He has some crazy good inside fighting, something Floyd avoids completely. He could have done what maidana done in the first fight but better with also less power cos he isn't a big hitter.

Maybe Amir Kahn cos of his raw speed and crazy good footwork but He's questionable.


Gimmie yo thoughts tho.

Both would get KOed.

[hayZ]

I disagree. Marquez handled Pacquiao in his "prime" and while JMM is great and a legend there's no doubt Floyd is steps ahead of him. He's a bigger, stronger JMM.



2004, 2008 and 2011 Pacquiao all lost or struggled mightily with Marquez. There's no year where he would've beaten Floyd. In 2009-2011 it would've been a harder fight than it ended up being, but at the end of the day he's just too way predictable. Floyd's too smart, clever for him.

I personally classify Pacquiao's prime from DLH-Margarito. He looked his best in that stretch. I think the Margarito fight took a lot out of him, he was fighting at a weight he had no business fighting at vs a HUGE Margarito (albeit one past his best).

Pacquaio despite winning fights after NEVER looked the same. Never threw the amount of punches that he threw in that stretch ever again. His style is SO reliant on being supremely fit and fast, it's not made for someone in their mid to late 30's. The fact that he's remained relevant for as long as he has is a feat in itself.

I think it would always be a tough fight for both of them but I think Pac had a legit shot at being Floyd in that stretch....and vice versa. He just didn't force the issue enough in their fight. Every time he did, Floyd wasn't comfortable with that and clinched or got out of there and Pac didn't continue pressing like he used to. Floyd slipped too but he far more technically sound and reliant on his defense more than his physicality.

[Dosumpthin]

I was a fan of Williams for a while but he was one-dimensional and there's no way he ever would've beat Floyd. He was basically an AB fighter while Floyd is ABCDEF he can do everything. Yeah Paul threw a lot of punches, but he wouldn't have landed anything and would've been getting countered like crazy (See Lara fight)



I disagree. Marquez handled Pacquiao in his "prime" and while JMM is great and a legend there's no doubt Floyd is steps ahead of him. He's a bigger, stronger JMM.



The first Castillo fight was very close because Floyd was injured, once he was healthy it was an easy fight for him (Castillo won 3, maybe 4 rounds. Same thing with Maidana, Floyd had a lot of personal problems leading up to the first fight, in the 2nd fight it was easy work for him. That's 2 close fights in his ENTIRE CAREER.

I love Chavez but you saw what Whitaker did to him. Don't get me wrong a prime JCC gives him a rough night but Floyd is too complete and too smart/skilled.



2004, 2008 and 2011 Pacquiao all lost or struggled mightily with Marquez. There's no year where he would've beaten Floyd. In 2009-2011 it would've been a harder fight than it ended up being, but at the end of the day he's just too way predictable. Floyd's too smart, clever for him.

Margarito was a bum without loaded gloves. Daniel Santos beat him (who?) and Mosley almost killed him so LOL at you even putting him in the same sentence as Money Mayweather. Like I stated before, Castillo gave him a close fight because he was injured. Once Floyd was 100% it was an easy, or at least straightforward win for him. Williams was one dimensional, he would've been a problem just because of his length but you saw the Lara fight, it would've been just like that but he would have been landing EVEN LESS and Floyd wouldn't have backed off and let it be close like that. He either would've easily won a decision or caught him like Martinez did. He always destroyed guys with no defense.



Khan? LOL. Are you kidding me or what? So he gets KO'd by Prescott, Peterson (remember him?), Garcia and Canelo but he could beat Floyd? Canelo lost 11/12 rounds to Floyd and he put Khan in the hospital. Bumgarito could've had loaded gloves, he still wouldn't have landed s"it. He was hella overrated.

Well said but don't waste your time educating the haters and trolls.


There will be another "xyz couldve beaten Floyd" thread made by tomorrow by the exact same posters with the exact same illogical reasoning as to why Khan/Williams ect would beat Floyd.

[Zaroku]

Castillo, JCC, meldrick taylor(pre Chavez), SRL,SRR, and Pryor(on Coke)

[Kigali]

Im just gonna throw in Pre-Pacquiao Cotto.

[Kigali]

from this era, everyone he was accused of avoiding when he admittedly went on vacation....after hatton, floyd was looking at a good murderers row of fearsome guys and he knew it...

like who???

[djtmal]

like who???

Do some research son, and spare me the excuses