What fighter, if any ...

Mosley would be itching himself. He should have stopped Floyd.

 

Fat chance with both of em, Canelo being green is overstated and so is Cotto's success in the fight with Mayweather.

The only fighters who really can make the adjustments and have a good chance of winning would be Oscar ( should use the jab more) and Maidana , he should try to bait Mayweather to pull counter and then counter it and then jump over to finish the job although Floyd held harder than an ex girlfriend and may foil that ala Mosley, he should also pace himself better because the second half of the fight really favored Floyd a lot in both the fights.

 

I was never too keen on Castillo so I can't tell about him.

 

No way Cotto beats him he's a level below Mayweather, I believe Manny at the time of Cotto to third Marquez fight would be a hard match for Mayweather, probably beat him too.

 

Pacquiao doesn't have enough ring smarts to overcome the physical disparities. Mayweather always adapted, I don't think Pacquiao could cope.

 

Cotto took three rounds if you are being generous, four is out of consideration.
Many rounds were hotly contested but I don't see Cotto winning them.

 

I'm not sure anyone would be able to get the W even with the foreknowledge of how a first fight would play out.

One of the major reasons why Mayweather was the best of his generation was because he was able to adapt mid fight and figure out whatever his opponent was doing and come up with a plan B to get the win.

The guys that had the most success Castillo and Maidana had success because they pressured him made him react to what they were doing and not giving him much time to think and figure out a way to win. But you can't pressure Mayweather between rounds and he can eventually put plan together and adapt to whatever his opponent is doing.

 

mosley, like judah, has amazing speed early but then it evaporates, while floyd's doesn't.
i don't think anyone was surprised at both of them having some early success, but then get dominated.

 

not a chance.
cotto is a predictable plodder.

floyd-cotto was at 154, floyd's limit and he lost mobility at that weight.
this is why he only fought blown-up welters there, while cotto went on to win an (opportunistic) MW belt.

 

cotto was a gate-keeper to the big boys, nothing more.
oscar lost ALL of his big fights.

again, these fights were at 154, so they flattered both fighters, while both oscar and cotto went on to win a belt at MW.

 

Prime Pacquiao, Dela Hoya, & (maybe) Cotto

 

If Maidana were smarter then I could definitely see him win with foreknowledge.

Really wish we got to see FMJ fight ATG pressure fighters.