Julio Ceasar Chavez vs Floyd Mayweather at 130

These are all good points, but Mayweather is incredibly accurate with what he throws. They're just different. Mayweather definitely uses less punch variety, but hes very good at setting paces and creating range.

Personally I dont think Mayweather was a full fledged welter when he faced ODLH, certainly not a junior middle at that time. The fight was at closer range because I think DLH was a lot stronger. I still called it pretty one sided. Mayweather would have befuddled DLH just as much around the time Pea fought him, he was the fighter that really wasnt in their class from a technical standpoint, but he had balls, unlike Mayweather lately.

 

Neither Taylor or Whitaker slightly resemble Mayweather i'm afraid. You know that as well as I do, either way this is a close fight and Chavez WILL come on strong down the stretch and he aint getting knocked out...

My prediction is a close Chavez UD, Mayweather will be forced to trade and will get the worst of it over the second half of the fight where Chavez' toughness and pure strength comes into play.

 

Yep, that´s how I see it as well. :good

 

I will agree that PBF can be incredibly accurate with his single shots, especially with that counter right down the pipes.

IMO, the size difference only means so much. I do not think there is any way in **** Mayweather would have performed similarly against an Oscar a decade younger, Hoya was better from the outside anyway and I think he would have beaten PBF convincingly, his athletic talents would have been at a high gear back then and you'd have seen the difference it would make :good

 

On a sidenote I was just thinking about Chavez's comp at 130 and his fight with Rocky Lockridge.. how do you guys feel Lockridge would have done against Mayweathers comp at 130, and who has seen the Pedroza fight? Was just wondering did Rocky deserve the nod there..

 

Dlh always kind of been a one trick pony to me with his lefthook. I actually thought his righthand and ring generalship improved post Whitaker.

 

This is pick 'em to me.

Chavez is outclassed technically, is way slower as well. As a boxer, Floyd is on another level, and in the first few rounds, I have no doubt he'd look dominant.

But Chavez is so tough, is so good at grinding, and never stops coming. His ability to literally weather a superior opponents punches and just keep throwing and landing as best he can till they weaken is a true skill, not just a gift. He would hit Floyd, hard. Question is, can he hit him enough to start overturning the fact that he is getting blasted to connect?

Over 15, definitely. Over 12, I think Floyd hangs on to a 7-5 decision win.

 

The one trick pony left hand heavy stuff was what made him excel though.He was never going to be a great,balanced ring-savvy boxer-puncher, no matter how many trainers he went through.Just wound up far too tight for it.

 

That's definitely because he was an orthodox stance left hander, it worked well for him but like lora says i don't think he would ever abandon it. At any rate it's way better for a fighter to be dependent on his lead than his rear to begin with. It certainly worked for him.

 

Yes but that's also what makes a fighter more predictable for a savvy technician. Dlh got very far on his athleticism that's for sure.

 

Okay. It's not over-simplified then. It's lacking in logic and there was no thought put into it whatsoever.

 

Think again. :good

 

Floyd outboxes Chavez the way Whitaker did. Mayweather by clear UD.

 

Since when is Mayweather even half as defensivly gifted as Whitaker? Mayweather would have to use his speed & outfight Chavez like Taylor did. But I seriously doubt Floyd could take the punishment Taylor did.