Paul Williams would have beaten Mayweather @ 147

[whollisboxing]

And? Floyd has brittle hands. Margarito and Williams had stamina to match Floyd punch for punch. There’s a reason why he didn’t want to fight in 08.

Honestly I think Paul Williams would have been a tougher matchup for Floyd than Margarito. Margarito was able to wear down Miguel Cotto but Cotto never had the late-round stamina that Floyd had. I think Mayweather potshots him and a lot depends on how the fight is officiated.

As for Paul Williams, yes Carlos Quintana was a southpaw but as others have stated: Paul Williams did not use his height at all. He applied pressure and that would expose him to accurate counterpunching.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying he couldn't win. It's just that Williams had a leaky defense and I don't know that he could beat Floyd with heart and volume punching alone.

[LA_2_Vegas]

Win, lose or draw - Floyd isn't getting out of a Williams or Margarito fight unscathed, those are two great fights I wish I could have seen!

[LA_2_Vegas]

Win, lose or draw - Floyd isn't getting out of a Williams or Margarito fight unscathed, that kind of activity coming at Floyd brings that tension. Two great fights I wish I could have seen!

A southpaw throwing volume with the kind of variety Williams has limits where Floyd can go for defense, he would have to be on his bike...fighting off the shoulder or off the ropes would be a lot tougher; changing levels may not always be the option, Williams can come from underneath with uppercuts ....Quintana maybe not the best measuring stick to use for Floyd, although he did show a good plan for Williams...Carlos was pretty tall himself maybe like 5'9'-5'10" IIRC, southpaw. Lara southpaw, Martinez southpaw


Williams avenged the Quintana loss, it was a complete turnaround from the bad outing in the first fight so he could make adjustments to improve fight-to-fight; - fighting in 3 weight classes, he was/is awesome...wish he got made it to the scheduled Canelo fight too. Big loss for boxing , War Paul!!

[Outwest Exp 355]

And? Floyd has brittle hands. Margarito and Williams had stamina to match Floyd punch for punch. There’s a reason why he didn’t want to fight in 08.

No they didn’t. Those 2 benefited more from not fighting Floyd than they ever did if they would’ve lost. Which we all know they would’ve.

[Eff Pandas]

Hell nah. Also its 2021.

Paul was a quality guy, but what Erislandy (who wuz legit robbed vs Paul) did to him is about 1/2 of what Floyd woulda did to him. Floyd vs Paul probably woulda looked like a less dynamic & conclusive version of Floyd vs Diego.

[Vasyl’s dad]

No they didn’t. Those 2 benefited more from not fighting Floyd than they ever did if they would’ve lost. Which we all know they would’ve.

You do know Margarito and Williams fought each other throwing over 1500 punches right? They definitely had the stamina as both were high volume punchers.

[djtmal]

Floyd didn't like the style matchup. That's why he stayed on vacation for 2 years

[Outwest Exp 355]

You do know Margarito and Williams fought each other throwing over 1500 punches right? They definitely had the stamina as both were high volume punchers.

They were both punching bags. And every person that Mayweather fought threw less punches than what they averaged. As brittle as Floyd’s hands were they seemed to hold up over a 20 year career.

[Roadblock]

You do know Margarito and Williams fought each other throwing over 1500 punches right? They definitely had the stamina as both were high volume punchers.

And neither had a bruise after the fight what does that tell you.

[Vasyl’s dad]

And neither had a bruise after the fight what does that tell you.

That it’s boxing not knockouts like Winky Wright said.