Jake Lamotta Vs Floyd Mayweather Jr

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As titled

  1. Lamotta by KO

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    26.7%

  2. Mayweather by KO

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  3. Lamotta by decision

    10 vote(s)
    33.3%

  4. Mayweather by decision

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    40.0%

  5. Draw

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  1. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Yes.....yes that is what's next. Prime Spinks vs Prime Mayweather, who ya got?? I see Mayweather pulling a "Mike Tyson" on Spinks and stopping him 90 seconds into the first round.
     
    InMemoryofJakeLamotta, Mar 29, 2020
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  2. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    I think that 2006 Mayweather convincingly stops 2012 LaMotta

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    InMemoryofJakeLamotta, Mar 29, 2020
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  3. THE BLADE 2

    THE BLADE 2 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Jake UD
     
    THE BLADE 2, Mar 29, 2020
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  4. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    This whole subject is moot, Floyd would never get in the ring with Jake Lamotta , and if he did Jake would grind him up
     
    Reinhardt, Mar 29, 2020
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  5. JC40

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    Top post.
     
    JC40, Mar 29, 2020
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    JC40 Boxing fan since 1972 banned Full Member

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    Yup, thats my view as well.
     
    JC40, Mar 29, 2020
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  7. Gudetama

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    I imagine the referee would stop the fight with Mayweather on his feet but against the ropes, taking a real pasting from LaMotta. About round 7 or 8.
     
    Gudetama, Mar 29, 2020
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  8. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I would actually favor Mayweather to grind it out
     
    MarkusFlorez99, Sep 24, 2025
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  9. greynotsoold

    greynotsoold Boxing Addict

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    Explain how he would do that.
     
    greynotsoold, Sep 24, 2025
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  10. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Because Lamotta is crude and not a big middleweight. He was 5'8.
     
    MarkusFlorez99, Sep 24, 2025
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  11. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Nothing crude about LaMotta and I never did like the man
     
    robert ungurean, Sep 24, 2025
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  12. thistle

    thistle Boxing Junkie

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    this is a good match in the sense of Era's...

    PBF would definitely be a Welter cum Middleweight back in LaMotta's time and as I always say that changes a lot 'outcome' wise.

    Many more fights against many more Top Fighters with great & atg prowess.

    Who would be most of the Top Welters Floyd would HAVE to face to stay in Contention before even getting a title crack, followed up by who would be top Middles he'd HAVE to face for the same, Contention rights & title hopes - because it's not guaranteed.

    though I believe Jake enjoys the benefit of 'overrating', I also believe he'd smother Floyd into a decisive victory, as would a whole host of others from then.

    in todays scene by comparison with fewer fights and MONTHS to make weight, men of Jake's stature, just like Floyd would be fighting as LW's, jr Welters and Welters.

    it always amazes me how when discussing these scenarios so many people just compare by weight class, rather than the Era's that allow fighters to opporate 2 and 3 weights below their Natural weight stature wise, i.e BHops and Co are L-HW cum HW's back then.
     
    thistle, Sep 24, 2025
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  13. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    While conveniently continuing to duck Larry Merchant.
     
    ETM, Sep 25, 2025
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  14. greynotsoold

    greynotsoold Boxing Addict

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    LaMotta was a 'big' middleweight in terms of weight; his struggles to make 160 were well documented.
    How would Floyd fight him? Like he did Andre Berto?
     
    greynotsoold, Sep 25, 2025
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  15. Greg Price99

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    LaMotta wasn't a tall MW, but he had a thick set build and was a big MW for his era. Most of his non title fights were contested at LHW and he struggled terribly to make 160lbs.
     
    Greg Price99, Sep 25, 2025
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