Just watched Mayweather vs Emmanuel Burton. I don't think he could have beaten Loma at 130

Pbf was coming off a layoff when he fought augustus with that said he battered and still stopped him. The version of pbf who fought chico at 130 and put on the best exhibition of boxing of the era while dropping him multiple times would stop loma.

 

Ya he looked off but you cant judge off one fight. Its an interesting fight for sure.

 

I agree that pbf was underrated at 140 he was good there and was much quicker of both hand and foot at that weight than what he was at 147. I always say that if pbf could have fought Hatton at 140 he would have beaten him worse there than he did at 147.

The problem for loma would be the extreme reach disadvantage he would have against pbf at 130 on top of that he would also be the slower fighter as well who would get beat to the punch. Pbf at 130 had good pop he could drop him with the same kind of right hand linares caught him with. I think pbfs combination of size and skill is too much for loma to overcome.

 

What vesion of Loma are you using? May was 24 i think when he fought Coralles. Loma was still an amateur.

 

People make the mistake of giving young Floyd the same ring IQ and experience as the older version. People do it with Ali too, and wind up with a Frankenstein's monster that is perfect on paper but never existed in reality.

I've always maintained that 130 Floyd just wasn't seasoned enough to deal with a peak master boxing southpaw. Its a race to see who figures who out first, and Loma isnt going to lose that to a novice, as great a talent as Floyd is.

Obviously as you move up, the more that dynamic changes. Floyd doesn't just get bigger physically, he gets smarter and more seasoned as well. That matters more than people typically account for

 

Pbf had a high ring iq at 130 he was just fighting guys who were either his same size or smaller than him so he was more offensive. You saw how much respect he gave chico who he elected to box and showed a high ring iq in that fight by taking away his power hand.

 

Lomachenko makes Floyd quit.

 

I just watched the first four rounds, but it looked to me like Floyd completely dominated Burton. I hate Mayweather, but he's got skills. Burton is very badly overrated by some. I think a big problem he's having against Floyd in this fight is that he doesn't have enough pop.

I wouldn't be too concerned that 23 year old Mayweather doesn't look as good as a 31 year old Lomachenko. I think they likely were on similar progressions in terms of their skills. Lomachenko didn't even turn pro until he was 25. His struggles with Salido are very reminiscent of the way Floyd struggled with Castillo at the same age.

 

We can play that chess game all day long about how this fighter loses to this fighter at a certain time. I would love to see it though.