Name all the fighters that you think would beat Mayweather thread

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prime:

Oscar
Mosley
Pacquiao
Whitaker
Leonard
Duran
Hearns
Robinson
Winky Wright
Vernon Forrest

 

Quite a few at 147.

At the lower divisions, the list goes down. Whitaker, Duran, Chavez (most confident of him winning at 135 rather than 130 and 140), maybe Pryor. I really havent seen that much of some of the older champs like Armstrong, Canzoneri, Williams, Locche, Brown, etc...to pick a winner with any confidence.

I don't think too much of his chances against the ATGs of 147. People always compare him and Manny to the greats of 147 because that's where they compete now. I'd match them up at 147 with champs of a lower tier, guys like Starling, Quartey, DLH, etc...before I would against Hearns and the two Sugar Rays.

 

Gamboa fights at 126 lbs yet you think he could move up 3 devisions an KO Floyd?

Disagree with Pacquaio and Sual Alvarez also.

Roy jones never weighed 154 lbs although just above it at this stage he was in his first few pro fights.

 

Roberto Duran, Henry Armstrong, Alexis Arguello, Ike Williams, Tony Canzoneri, Pernell Whitaker, Julio Cesar Chavez, Benny Leonard, Charley Burley, Luis Rodriguez, Ted 'Kid' Lewis, Tommy Hearns, Sugar Ray Leonard, Jose Napoles, Kid Gavilan and Sugar Ray Robinson.

That's just off the top of my head though. I think all those would win at least 5 fights in a 10 fight series with some even winning all 10.

At Mayweather's best weight, I only see Arguello winning more than 5.

 

I can't think of any fighter who could beat Mayweather clearly or easily, ever... Some all-time greats mentioned could have a tough fight with him, but I don't know who would win.

The style that could beat Mayweather more easily, I think something awkward, fast, powerful and athletic like Roy Jones Jr. Pacquiao has some of those qualities but he's too small and not too slick and skilled.

 

Robinson, Hearns, Whittaker, prime for prime. But even those are only about 60-70% certain.

 

Once Kell establishes the jab mayweather is gonna be schooled.

 

fmj can`t be treated as a serious contender when discussing the best ever fighters & the main reason is not fighting pac, same reason pac will never rank with the greats, he never fought fmj, you need to at least fight your main p4p rival of your own era before even being considered in the same tier as past legends that do not have that black mark of shame next to their name.

As for who beats fmj between 130-154 ?... not many if any at 130, Chavez & Arguello are his main competitors there....
140-154 there are too many to mention tbh.

 

1991-01-31 Roy jones 154 VS Ricky Stackhouse 151½
in Roys 12th pro fight he did weigh 154

1991-08-03 Roy jones 153¼ Vs Kevin Daigle 154½
in his 14th pro fight

he also was 155, 2 times

yes I think Gamboa will move up to Welter for the big paydays all 4 weight divisions not 3

 

I think about half of ESB would be *****s if he had just fought Margarito and Cotto in their primes. Plaster or not Floyd seemed to be good enough to get by both welters, but because he didn't and basically never gave the fans the fights they wanted that further takes away cred from him.

He struggled with a faded Oscar I don't think he beats a prime one at least the Oscar that beat Shane in the rematch. Castillo obviously beat Floyd in their first encounter. Fighters on their best nights like Basilio, Gavilan, Oscar, Whitaker, Duran, Hearns, Leonard, Armstrong, Robinson, Castillo, Burley, Arguello, Pryor, Chavez, Norris, Wright, Curry, Honeyghan, and possibly even Spinks and Mosley could of upset Floyd. Floyd real lucky he has to worry about Pacquiao, Cotto, and Ortiz and not the guys I mentioned earlier. Prime Forrest gives him hell and possibly upsets him too forcing a fight on Floyd.

 

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3 divisions? Floyds best weight was super feather so he'd only have to move up one. YDKSAB do you?

 

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Whitaker is about 60-70% certain, Robinson & Hearns would **** right thru fmj every single time, he has ZERO chance vs those 2 no matter how many fights you give him against them, zero chance.

 

I think its fair to say Mayweather is a great champion but anything over 140 he isn't at his absolute best....At 130-140 its hard for me to say who beats him....their is definitely no one I see beating him in a 3 fight series considering how adaptable he was, the defense and Offense and how athletic he was......I'd say Armstrong would pose the most problems for mayweather considering his strength, chin , speed and punch output.....Whitaker has a shot i think it would be a lightweight version of Benitez-Leonard.....they are too close in skill and athleticism would be about who wants it more......prime Mosley had a great shot at lightweight, he was a marvel at 135....Pryor is too easy to hit IMO for Mayweather and mayweather had power at 140


Above 147 the usual.....Hearns, Leonard, Kid Gavilan, Charley Burley, above 154 most the guys are too big for even Mayweather and also they will be fellow ATG...McCallum, Julian Jackson, Winky Wright etx