How well would Floyd had done against Vernon Forrest

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  1. Dipset

    Dipset Dipset4Ever Full Member

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    Thoughts please brothers...

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  2. The Akbar One

    The Akbar One Obsessed with Boxing banned Full Member

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    The hungry Forrest from the first Mosely fight, beats Floyd. Floyd has never faced a great technical boxer with size, good jab, right hand/uppercut, that could move around the ring.
     
  3. prelude

    prelude Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    If someone had a gun put to Floyd head and forced him to fight Forrest, I'd say Forrest break Floyd down. But the truth is...they ain't fighting to see who the best is, Forrest is from Georgia, or health come first.
     
  4. kirk

    kirk l l l Staff Member

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    Forrest from Mosley 1, 2, and Mayorga 1, beats any version of Mayweather, around 8 rounds to 4 imo.

    The forrest in the later stages (the one that lost to Ike) I could see Mayweather outpointing.
     
  5. THIBB

    THIBB Active Member Full Member

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    Floyds schools him!
    1) Floyd aint sugar shane
    2) Floyd adjusts. Whatevr is working for Vernon is what floyd would take away.
     
  6. THIBB

    THIBB Active Member Full Member

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    Ever heard of ODL?
     
  7. des3995

    des3995 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Toss up fight for me. Forrest would give Mayweather hell though.
     
  8. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    Prime Forrest gives just about everyone at WW problems.

    Close, close decision win by Floyd, probably.
     
  9. JMP

    JMP Champion Full Member

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    Forrest takes it clearly on points.
     
  10. thewinfella

    thewinfella The Golden Boy Full Member

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    2 men in there primes and on top of there game that would of beaten Mayweather are Forrest and Winky, ive stated this many times
     
  11. thewinfella

    thewinfella The Golden Boy Full Member

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    Oscar was many things but a "great technical boxer" wasn't one of them unfortunately
     
  12. elchivito

    elchivito master betty Full Member

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    Yea, but they talking about prime fighters. Mayweather Sr wasn't even sure Floyd Jr won the fight against past his prime Oscar. Floyd lucky he never faced a prime Oscar, Mosley, Forrest, Tito, Quartey, or even Lopez and Mayorga. Couldn't even face Cotto or Margarito thats bull****.
     
  13. THIBB

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    Good point. but im not sure id call Vernon a "great technical boxer" either. I think a better debate is who wins in thier prime de la hoya.
     
  14. THIBB

    THIBB Active Member Full Member

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    Well he fought ODL instaed of Marg. thats kind of a no brainer. And Arum wouldnt let cotto fight Floyd. Theres arguments to made for all those fighters as possibly beating floyd at WW but the truth is none of em were as good as boxers as floyd. You can nit pick any ATG's resume if you want.But there is a reason why floyd is the most talked about boxer in fantasy match ups. The answer is his obiviously superior boxing skills. the dude is really a light weight fighting at welter.
     
  15. qwert

    qwert Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Roger Mayweather said a few years ago that Vernon Forrest would be Floyd's most difficult fight.