At the risk of being unpopular...i reckon KT is the only recent fighter who could potentially DOMINATE floyd.. tszyu is a stylistic nightmare for floyd... quick flashy boxers were taylor made for KT.. sharmba, zab, hurtado etc... anyone agree??
I whole heartedly disagree. Mayweather was way too skilled and had way too many dimensions to be dominated by anyone around his size. I think one thing about Floyd that people underestimate is his ring intelligence. The guy is always thinking out there. It's almost impossible to dominate a guy like that. As far quick, flashy boxers being tailor made for Tszyu, I disagree. Zab was actually doing pretty well into he made the big mistake of pulling straight back. I like Floyd in this matchup. If Tszyu were to win, it would be via a close decision. No way in hell Tszyu would ever dominate Floyd.
The only way i could see Kostya winning is by knockout. I wouldnt say Kostya could DOMINATE floyd, but he is certainly up there as one of the only fighters i could see beating floyd. (in mayweather's era and weightclass of course)
i disagree, if you have watched his fight with zab, zab was winning the first round and KT looks slow and sloppy compared to zab. The only way he wins is by a KO which i doubt it considering the likes of mayweather.
Mayweather is a master at adapting to styles. but i feel it would be the other way around. KT wont be able to land that KO punch on floyd and floyd would pot shot him and dominate him silly IMO.
I disagree with the thoughts on the Judah fight. Tszyu sat back and absorbed some shots, whilst waiting for his big chance to pounce - he had done this many times before. The only guys who ever stuck on his chest were Vince Phillips and Ricky Hatton, and guess what happened?? I think it would be an interesting clash of styles because Kostya didn't mind pot shotting fighters and Mayweather would be 'in the zone' often enough to give him sufficient opportunities to land the right hand. As nobody really knows what Floyd's beard is like, we couldn't say what the outcome would be with any conviction. At a guess, I would say PBF by close UD, but not without the odd scare along the way.
Tszyu knocked out Zab and Mayweather didn't.....theres a big difference in these fights. Tszyu's victory was much better and its irrelevant what happens in the first round. God he got knocked out early doors thats all you have to look at. A fight can be interpreted in many ways, but you can't really use one or two rounds to formulate a decent conclusion. Hell Zab was the better fighter in the early rounds verse Mayweather. Say if the first got stopped early doors due to cuts, ppl could have been saying Zab woulda won, you see my point. Anyhows a Tszyu Mayeather match would be a tough one to call.
mayweather would fight the wrong style..you have to pressure zoo so he can't get his right off...mayweather would sit back ..and surly be there to be struck by it ..as he was oscars right on several occasions
Mayweather is very underrated in terms of his ability to fight on the inside, but whether it is really his game to get on Tszyu's chest I am not so sure. It was very much Hatton's game, and I would back him to have beaten Tszyu every day of the week.
I think those styles would have made great fights. It does seem odd that none of the matches were made, yet many of them fought each other. I wouldn't think Tszyu would duck all of them, no way.
what does roger have to do with floyd? Roger was past his prime and didn't like to do road work and was not as strong as floyd.
This fight is the reason Floyd Jr. decided to fight Henry Bruseles instead of Kostya Tszyu...he heeded his uncle's advice.