Mayweathers 10 Toughest Fights.

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  1. cuco64

    cuco64 Member Full Member

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    1 Jose Luis Castillo 1
    2 Jose Luis Castillo 2
    3 ODLH
    4 Zab Judah
    5 Jesus Chavez
    6 Carlos Hernandez
    7 Victoriano Sosa
    8 Gregorio Vargas
    9 Emanuel Burton
    10 DeMarcus Corley:patsch
     
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  2. Danny_Rand

    Danny_Rand Slick N Quick Full Member

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    Toughest fights in terms of opposition or physical exertion?

    I'd rank Jose Luis Castillo 2 way lower. Floyd had an easy time in the second fight. I'd rank Carlos Hernandez in the top 3, and Emanuel Augustus number 1. Floyd always claimed that was his toughest fight.

    Something like

    1. Emanuel Augustus
    2. Jose Castillo
    3. Carlos Hernandez








    4......He won the rest pretty easily. No point in really ranking past those 3 fights.
     
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  3. Thread Stealer

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    Jose Luis Castillo I.

    That was a close fight. I don't really understand the "robbery" claims seeing as how Castillo did so little in the first 4-5 rounds (then again, robbery is always claimed when a fight is close, but that was a very tough fight for Mayweather.

    DLH was his 2nd closest fight, then Judah.

    Burton/Augustus bloodied Floyd's nose, and Floyd said that was his toughest bout, but Mayweather pretty much kicked Burton's ass.

    Fighters tend to say strange things on whom their best/toughest opponent was, and sometimes it seems to be as an attempt to downplay a loss/near loss.
     
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  4. melhear

    melhear Below the Belt Full Member

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    Tszyu in his prime would have punched Floyd's lights out.
     
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  5. gatorage

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    Wished we'd seen it melhear
     
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  6. The Phenom

    The Phenom Pretty Handsome Full Member

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    Exactly,like when Calzaghe always said Chris Eubank was his toughest fight when it was clearly his close shave against Robin Reid.Cotto said Zab Judah gave him his toughest fight,but it was clearly Ricardo Torres at the time.
     
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  7. WhataRock

    WhataRock Loyal Member Full Member

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    Floyd didnt really have an "easy" time in the 2nd Castillo fight in any sense of the word.
     
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  8. catasyou

    catasyou Lucian Bute Full Member

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    Casamayor
    Mosley
    Margarito
    Cotto
    Clottey
    Spadafora
    Johnston
    Tszyu
    I guess I can only find 8
     
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  9. D-MAC

    D-MAC Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Philip NDou pushed him pretty hard in the early rounds of their fight.
     
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  10. Chert

    Chert Ringside Potato Full Member

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    hmm... seems that it's very hard to find 10 tough opponents on money may's resume.
     
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  11. RDJ

    RDJ Boxing Junkie banned

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    His toughest fight was Burton / Augustus, no doubt.
     
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  12. bladerunner

    bladerunner El Intocable Full Member

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    add Freitas and Paul Williams to make it ten.
     
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  13. catasyou

    catasyou Lucian Bute Full Member

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    You could put them in there too but Williams is an exageration tough:good
     
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  14. catasyou

    catasyou Lucian Bute Full Member

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    Actually put Lazcano in there instead of Williams.:D :good
     
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  15. mexican legend

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    Castillo beat him the first time so yeah, it was his toughest fight.
     
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