Who takes Floyd Mayweather vs Carmen Basilio at 147

[Joey Giardello]

Who takes this?

[EzzardFan]

Who takes this?

Basillio would murder him.

[Suckmedry]

Floyd takes a pretty comfortable points win.

[Sweet Jesus]

Floyd has too much speed.

[Jim Jeffries]

You mean the guy who beat Sugar Ray Robinson at MW, despite being outweighed by six and a half pounds? Against the guy who boasts wins over Carlos Baldomir, Zab Judah (coming off a loss,) Sharmba Mitchell, and of course Ricky Hatton and Juan Manuel Marqez coming up in weight?

Floyd murders him, of course. :thinking1:

[Suckmedry]

You mean the guy who beat Sugar Ray Robinson at MW, despite being outweighed by six and a half pounds? Against the guy who boasts wins over Carlos Baldomir, Zab Judah (coming off a loss,) Sharmba Mitchell, and of course Ricky Hatton and Juan Manuel Marqez coming up in weight?

Floyd murders him, of course. :thinking1:

An old Sugar Ray, who fights nothing like Floyd.

[Jim Jeffries]

An old Sugar Ray, who fights nothing like Floyd.

Sugar Ray, who had just knocked out prime HOFer Gene Fullmer in 5 rounds in his previous fight? Sugar Ray, who would demolish Floyd, even this "old" version?

[Deonindahouze]

man whoever thinks dat dis whyte boy wood stand a chance iz a raycist an a hater cuz floyd iz more skild

[Snopkins]

Sugar Ray, who had just knocked out prime HOFer Gene Fullmer in 5 rounds in his previous fight? Sugar Ray, who would demolish Floyd, even this "old" version?

You're nothing more than a boxrec ranger who posts everything in accordance to what boxrec says.


I doubt you've seen much of Mayweather,let alone Basillio.

[JAB5239]

An old Sugar Ray, who fights nothing like Floyd.

He didn't fight like Floyd. But he did have power and a laser like jab that still wasn't enough to keep Basilio off him. Floyd wouldn't keep him off either. The question is, would Floyds defense be enough to win the fight as he'd have his back against the ropes most of the fight and hardly be able to get off his own punches without opening up for Basilio.

I can see scenarios for both fighters winning, but Basilio was the much greater welterweight.