Could Mayweather have hung with Chavez in the pocket?

i think Chavez Maywetaher would be a ******* of a fight i find it hard to split it

i think mayweather would win a tight desicion

i see Chavez starting slow and lsoing the first 6 then in the laster half of the fight maywetahe nicking afew of the rounds fought up close to win the fight by 1 or 2 points

 

Mayweather out does Chavez in the pocket aswell as murdering him at long range. People talk about Castillo being a close fight, which it was but that was an aboration against a man who regularly came into LW fights weighing 155, Chavez is better but 'easier' to outmuscle

 

PowerPuncher i think Chavez wins the inside fight with Mayweather just Mayweather nicks afew rounds out of it

Chavez could see openings up close like a hawk and was real strong on the inside, Mayweather trys to counter on the inside which dosent really work when a guy is picking his shots up close

 

Mayweather struggled with more than just Castillo's size and strength. Floyd showed he could handle size and strength against someone like Baldo..Castillo brought more than just that and Chavez would bring even more.

Castillo is literally a poor mans version of Chavez as he used to spar with him and clearly tried to emulate elements of his style.

PBF does not hang with a prime Chavez..Well he hangs with him but loses clearly IMO. 8-4 over the 12.
Floyd was/is bloody good..just not that good.

 

Mayweather struggled with Castillo. It's pretty self-explanatory,

 

I fancy prime 130/135 Chavez gets the job done against 130/135 Mayweather; maybe just because a deciding factor maybe because the Mayweather's just could not beat J.C. Superstar.

As Uncle Roger found out...Twice!

 

Chavez gives him a beating down the stretch on the inside, especially as Mayweather's movement begins to fade and he becomes more complacent with leaning on the ropes and in the pocket looking to counter with single shots. Hell, even if he didn't apply that strategy Chavez's ever increasing pressure and effectiveness as the fight wore on would force it on him. Floyd takes a beating in the second half of the fight.

 

Chavez always struggled with slick defensive movers like Taylor and Whitaker. And IMO Mayweather is more durable than Taylor. He's far more varied defesively. I can see why people fancy Chavez's chances based on the first Castillo fight.

If Mayweather boxed Chavez the same way he did against Corrales I'd put money on him winning. Big difference between Corrales and Chavez, miles apart in terms of cutting down the ring, etc. But I just can't see how Chavez could cope with a contstantly moving Mayweather, using the full ring, and scoring freely behind the jab. The bottom line is that Chavez was a measured fighter who was controlled and precise, which works against some styles. If Mayeather hung around on the ropes and generally fought flat-footed for the vast majority of the fight, then I would fancy Chavez's chances.

 

Yeah, I guess you could make a case for Floyd. I think Chavez being stronger than Castillo and applying more pressure, would be the undoing of Floyd.

 

Those fights with Taylor and Whitaker were at 140 and 147.

Chavez was at his best at 130 and 135.Quicker and less hittable.I think the competitive fights with Lockridge,ramirez and Laporte would better be used to illustrate any problems he would have.Problem is that none of those guys are much like Mayweather, whereas Castillo is stylistically comparable.

 

Two great fighters so there is no definitive prediction.

I would bet that Chavez bleeds him dry over 12 and takes a decision of late round KO. Hatton caused him problems and Hatton was nowhere in the league of JCC.

 

Jcc

 

No one thinks that Mayweather's two fights with Castillo would benefit him if he went against a prime Chavez, as he'd already have two fights with a poor mans JCC?

 

Nah.