How would Prime Floyd Mayweather do against Terence Crawford, Roy Jones Jr

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  1. mirkofilipovic

    mirkofilipovic ESB Management Full Member

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    Floyd Mayweather would knock out Usyk, Roy Jones is easy pie
     
  2. The Akbar One

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    He'd have a tough fight, but beat Crawford. He'd get pummelled by 154 pound green Jones Jr. Ward was never near his weight as a pro. Floyd would have beaten Khan, and would have gotten pummelled by Ray Robinson.
     
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    Both fought at 154lbs. Roy wins and probably by ko.
     
  4. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    No way could Bud beat a powerful middle like Roy and Floyd is far too small for super middle, Roy would have destroyed Floyd at 168 and probably 160 too.
     
  5. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Floyd was more proven at 154 because he beat Canelo, Roy was still green when he fought at 154, we don`t know if he could have beat Canelo at 154 because of how drained he might have been.
     
  6. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Floyd would have done far better against a green Roy trhan against Bud because Bud is years ahead of a green Roy.
     
  7. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Bud is far better than lesser fighters that Floyd didn`t shut out.
     
  8. Bulldog24

    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Prime Floyd was a featherweight
     
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    Big Ukrainian Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Strange roster, right?

    Hypejob Khan, Floyd KOs him
    Crawford is very good, but Floyd beats him
    Others are ATGs from the higher divisions, very little chance at the beginning in those matches
     
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  10. Loudon

    Loudon Loyal Member Full Member

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    The version of Canelo who fought Floyd stood off of him and showed him far too much respect.

    So what do you think he'd have done against Roy, knowing that Roy was bigger, younger, stronger and much more powerful?
     
  11. Loudon

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    Rubbish.
     
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  12. Alo2006

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    If we talking if they were all the same size, Mayweather beats them all. His skill set is above all of them. Now if we being realistic and talking real size. Then Jones Jr and Ward beats him. It's a reason they have different weight classes. Pretty Boy Floyd version smokes Crawford and Khan.
     
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  13. highlander

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    roy had faster hands and POWER! roy by knock out!
     
  14. The Akbar One

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    Put it like this. 154 pound Roy Jones Jr. Was bigger, faster and stronger. He would KO Crawford quicker than he would Floyd.
     
  15. aaalbert

    aaalbert Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Are you talking skill-wise or including the weights?
    Pretty strange to include RJJ and Ward...