Whitaker or Mayweather - Most skilled?

[Garrus]

Originally Posted by MichiganWarrior

Floyds talent lends itself to greater longevity. But Pea was better at his peak. Much is made of Floyds "linear" style but he truly does fight his best off of the ropes and alot of it is him baiting his opponent into over comitting.

However pea was a little more fluid and whole averaging nearly double Floyds output at welterweight was still able to make his opponent miss at nearly the same rate


Chavez could cut Usain Bolt off on a football field and he couldn't cut the Ring off against Pea.

That says it all his footwork is only matched by a few in the history of the sport


So for the longer career if take floyd. But overall and at their peak? Pea

Good post.

[artful]

Originally Posted by MichiganWarrior

Floyds talent lends itself to greater longevity. But Pea was better at his peak. Much is made of Floyds "linear" style but he truly does fight his best off of the ropes and alot of it is him baiting his opponent into over comitting.

However pea was a little more fluid and whole averaging nearly double Floyds output at welterweight was still able to make his opponent miss at nearly the same rate

But overall and at their peak? Pea

this.

[artful]

Originally Posted by Garrus

Good post.

No not that post but the one I fixed.

[NWS]

Yeah, that was great stuff MW.

There's a lot less vitriol in this thread than the Duran one. Won't go 32 pages.

[MichiganWarrior]

Originally Posted by NWS

Yeah, that was great stuff MW.

There's a lot less vitriol in this thread than the Duran one. Won't go 32 pages.

Generational gap probably. In 20 years all probably be on here taking to task all the young ruffians saying the next big thing is more skilled than Mayweather.

[Garrus]

But nutrition and modern training!

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[MichiganWarrior]

Danny Williams vs John molina this should be good.

[NWS]

Originally Posted by MichiganWarrior

Generational gap probably. In 20 years all probably be on here taking to task all the young ruffians saying the next big thing is more skilled than Mayweather.

More good points. That, and the fuzzy-by-comparison 1970s-early 80s film that makes it look like Duran is getting hit with twice as many punches at first glance than he really was, despite how his face looked after fights I already get pissed off when people say Patrick Willis is much better than a peak:

http://i1342.photobucket.com/albums/...ps358c950e.jpg

Even though I've never bought into the adage of older or newer is better no matter what. I think guys like Jones and Pea are better than just about anybody that ever came before them, and than anybody that's come since. It just is what it is. Floyd's still in my top 40 all-time without much problem and one of the three best 'defensive' fighters since Pep.

[Theron]

Sweet Pea

[Asterion]

Mayweather was also much better offensively.

[sweet_scientist]

Mayweather's style of skills lends itself much better to avoiding cocaine addiction, so I have to give him the edge.

[MichiganWarrior]

Originally Posted by Asterion

Mayweather was also much better offensively.

Fuck u say?

[lufcrazy]

The only man I've ever seen on film with more talent than pea is sugar ray Robinson.

[MVC]

Originally Posted by MichiganWarrior

Fuck u say?

Don't be serious MW.

Floyd's offensive arsenal is much more potent than Whitaker

FFS Whitaker was feather fisted (Srs)

Floyd's right hand is like a jab ffs.

[lufcrazy]

Originally Posted by MVC

Don't be serious MW.

Floyd's offensive arsenal is much more potent than Whitaker

FFS Whitaker was feather fisted (Srs)

Floyd's right hand is like a jab ffs.

pea is one of the most offensively gifted boxers in history. How many of his fights have you watched?