Prime Whitaker v. Mayweather

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  1. the_churn

    the_churn Member Full Member

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    At welter and in prime for both parties, how do you all think Whitaker v. Mayweather would have turned out?
     
    the_churn, Jul 26, 2008
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    kg0208 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Better to make this at 135 IMO, since 147 wasn't either fighter's prime weight.

    In any case, I would take Whitaker. At 147, I believe the fight is a bit closer than at 135.
     
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  3. Samurai

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    Whitaker clear UD
     
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    the_churn Member Full Member

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    Yeah. Good point. I stand corrected.
     
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  5. KO Boxing

    KO Boxing Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I've always thought Whitaker 7-5.
     
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  6. 196osh

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    Whitaker UD 9-3 at any weight. Although at the lower weights i could be closer I think.
     
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  7. Beeston Brawler

    Beeston Brawler Comical Ali-egedly Full Member

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    Mayweather for me by SD - he is seriously under-rated by many on here. Just because he is an arsehole doesn't take anything away from his ability as a fighter.
     
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    Again? Whitaker UD something between 9-3 and 7-5 in rounds.
     
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    And than you have tools such as Fitzgerald who overrate the hell out of him by picking him over the likes of Leonard and Hearns
     
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  10. Small Print

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    It'd be a very tactical fight with probably 2 punches being landed all night.

    I'll probably get some slack for this, but I'll go for a close Mayweather UD due to his height and reach advantages and (by the looks of it) more powerful punches.
     
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    Whitaker UD.
     
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  12. Sweet Pea

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    Whitaker holds certain stylistic advantages over Mayweather, and matches Mayweather's strengths. So how does Floyd win?
     
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  13. Random1

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    I agree on tactical. Both guys would get frustrated before long, who would have the mental edge to fight through it? I don't know if Mayweather's ever had a really low connect rate, so I guess we wouldn't know how he'd handle it. I think I'd take Whitaker though either way, but very close.
     
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  14. Beeston Brawler

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    I don't see why the **** not!!

    Basically, Floyd has been in with pretty much everyone (Mosley, Cotto excepted) and has emerged without a mark on him on every occasion.

    It takes an exceptional fighter to do that :deal
     
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    kg0208 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    The worst fighter that either Whitaker or Mayweather could ever face would be Tommy Hearns. Whitaker IMO is the greater fighter, but Hearns would beat him H2H because it's a horrible style matchup due to Hearns great skill, power, and most of all size. He would beat both Mayweather and Whitaker.
     
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