Azumah Nelson vs Floyd Mayweather Jr. Who would win?

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  1. CroBox29

    CroBox29 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    What do you think?
     
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  2. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Mayweather, pretty clearly. I'd route for The Professor everyday of the week but I don't think he'd get the job done.
     
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  3. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Is this the British way of saying you would like to be his chauffeur?

    Either way I am perhaps the biggest Nelson fan on here, but nah, he would lose pretty clearly. Not dominated...shoot on 2nd thought, I might even route for Nelson too!
     
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    Bronze Tiger Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Mayweather by UD ...it’s hard to watch the Pernell Whitaker fight and then visualize Nelson being successful against Floyd
     
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  5. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Ffs:lol: Philly

    No, it's a spelling mistake. I'd root* for Nelson is what I meant to put.
     
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    Put money on Floyd but this would be close, Nelson was a relentless machine and the trouble Castillo and others gave Floyd with pressure you can't write a guy like Azumah off here. Yes Pernell Whitaker handled AN comfortably but Sweet Pea was a jab and mover who never stopped throwing and moving while Floyd was more of economical precision puncher, both defensive masters but not quite the same style.
     
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  7. Flash24

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    I see Mayweather jr winning this one ( Yes I actually said that) especially at jr.light where May was truly special. Nelson had the skills, but he would need also the athletic ability to defeat Mayweather Jr. He didn't have the speed. Mayweather jr was just as skilled, but was much quicker. This fight would go the distance. Unanimous dec Mayweather Jr. (I actually said that).
     
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  8. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    Mayweather would outbox Nelson.
     
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    May UD
     
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  10. The Morlocks

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    Yeah but, I feel in this thread that Benitez has not gotten enough credit for his win over Duran.
     
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    young griffo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Look up what "to root" means in Australia and you'll find out why I never use that term.
     
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    Lol, you crazy Aussies
     
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    At super featherweight in Nelson’s prime this would be a very tough fight. Mind you I’m talking about Nelson at 130 lbs and between perhaps 1984-1987.... Not the version who fought Sanchez in 1982 and not the one who fought Whitaker at 135 in 1990... Still I’d lean towards a close Mayweather decision but hardly a decisive pick.
     
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  14. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    I was gonna mention but I was afraid to
     
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  15. George Crowcroft

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    Yeah I already knew, ya dirty *******. Do you also avoid use of the number 6?
     
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