Mayweather vs. Cotto

[Complex]

I've posted this before, but will say it again. Floyd is a top 10 fighter all- time, and some just haven't realized it yet. He hasn't just beaten top fighters, he has dismantled them. He had mastered the basics of boxing and it's a beautiful thing.

How many times have we said a fighter needs to moves his head, move his feet, stay in position, slip and duck, or just jab. Floyd does all these things extremely well and he consistently does them. He won't jab in round 3 and stop. He has a game plan and sticks to it.

I'm a fan of the sport and would root for anyone, but this kid is special and he has consistently delivered. Floyd is that good.

[JayBee74]

As I said before Floyd is a great fighter but he hasn't faced a great fighter in his prime (not even close).

He COULD NOT have beaten either Hearns or Leonard at 147. Style wise a 147 fight against Duran* would be interesting. Yeah I know Duran* edged out Leonard in their first fight, but Sugar Ray tried to slug it out with Roberto.

In the case of Tommy Hearns Floyd would have delayed that fight hoping it never would happen. He would have been petrified of the HitMan. Floyd's got heart, but he's smart.

I don't think he's a Top Ten fighter but who cares what I think???

And does anyone really think a lightweight Floyd could beat a lightweight Duran*?

[Bamtino]

Quote: Originally Posted by JayBee74

And does anyone really think a lightweight Floyd could beat a lightweight Duran*?

*raises hand*


The sport is called “the sweet science” for a reason...


I think a LW Floyd would of won by UD against Duran by staying outside and boxing him...Floyd was much more slick at LW then he has been at WW...Floyd has the size advantage with a 6 inch reach advantage and Duran defensively was very easy to hit, he always left himself vulnerable to a counter straight right...You said it yourself, Ray lost to Duran the first time around because he tried to slug it out with him (something that Floyd would never do)...The second time around Ray focused more on boxing outside and made Duran quit (something Duran was famous for)...The third time Ray repeated the same strategy and flat out outclassed him...What exactly is stopping Floyd from doing the same thing? Floyd is just as crafty as Ray and a better trap setter, just as fast, just as accurate and had pop as a LW (he dropped an undefeated Corrales 5 times)...


A Leonard/Mayweather showdown would have been epic...It’s a very evenly matched fight imo...Both guys are extremely intelligent tacticians in the ring, have lightning fast hands and can box effectively inside and outside...Physically nobody has a big edge (Ray has 2 inches in reach)...If I had to pick one though it would be Leonard simply because he was a lot more active in the ring and a better combination puncher...I also generally just prefer his style over Floyd's...


I do wholeheartedly agree with you on Hearns because Tommy was simply too big for Floyd...Floyd would struggle to get to a lanky guy like Tommy, with a solid jab who can box and bring pressure...That is why he evaded Paul Williams at 147 like the plague and he would of done the same to Tommy Hearns...

[Complex]

Floyd was better at the lower weight classes. He would beat Duran easily.

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Quote: Originally Posted by Complex

Floyd was better at the lower weight classes. He would beat Duran easily.

in 2002, he was chosen by The Ring to be the 5th greatest fighter of the last 80 years.Bert Sugar rates him as the 8th greatest fighter of all-time and the Associated Press voted Duran as the #1 lightweight of the 20th century.^[3] Many even consider him the greatest lightweight of all time. He held world titles at four different weights—lightweight (1972–79), welterweight (1980), light middleweight (1983–84) and middleweight (1989). He was the second boxer to have fought a span of five decades, the first being Jack Johnson.

So I hope you was just joking about how he would be Duran easily...All all Duran did beat Sugar Ray once and he's one of the greatest ever.

[JayBee74]

Quote: Originally Posted by Complex

Floyd was better at the lower weight classes. He would beat Duran easily.

Duran was a killer at lightweight (called hands of stone for a reason) , and the much more seasoned fighter. Floyd didn't even fight at 135 that long.

A BIG stretch to say Floyd could beat Duran, but easily?

[JayBee74]

Quote: Originally Posted by Bamtino

I do wholeheartedly agree with you on Hearns because Tommy was simply too big for Floyd...Floyd would struggle to get to a lanky guy like Tommy, with a solid jab who can box and bring pressure...That is why he evaded Paul Williams at 147 like the plague and he would of done the same to Tommy Hearns...

And Paul Williams is no Tommy Hearns.

[Complex]

Quote: Originally Posted by JayBee74

Duran was a killer at lightweight (called hands of stone for a reason) , and the much more seasoned fighter. Floyd didn't even fight at 135 that long. A BIG stretch to say Floyd could beat Duran, but easily?

Easily, Floyd is that good. Name a fighter that Duran beat that resembles Floyd.

[JayBee74]

Quote: Originally Posted by Complex

Easily, Floyd is that good. Name a fighter that Duran beat that resembles Floyd.

I'm not sure Floyd would resemble Floyd after fighting Duran.

LOL, good-name a fighter that Floyd EVER fought that had the ferocity and power of Roberto Duran.

Name a fighter that Floyd fought as a lightweight that was remotely in Duran's class.

Duran would have ate his lunch-simply too strong, too experienced and too ferocious.

Floyd has not encountered that level of badness.

[pietasterp]

Quote: Originally Posted by Complex

Easily, Floyd is that good. Name a fighter that Duran beat that resembles Floyd.

Sugar Ray Leonard.