vs Duran - Duran has all the answers and the agressiveness - plus he has natural talent and will use it to dominate Mayweather. Mayweather will be backpedaling and find Duran out of range when he tries to counter. Mayweather goes into a shell, and Duran is better than Castillo who also beat Mayweather. Duran catches him and finishes him in the corner. Druan - TKO 13th vs Leonard - Perhaps the best chance to win of the 4. If Leonard had a weakness and it was speed. Mayweather had blazing hands, and would really trouble Leonard. I still see Mayweather getting caught by Leonard at some point, as Leonard was a very smart fighter. They would both play with each other, but I see Leonard winning rounds with showboating and winning the judges over. Leonard had that little something that Mayweather did not. Presence. Leonard - UD 15 vs Hearns - This would be a chess match, where master boxers meet. But , hearns is as fast, longer reach , and had more power. His right was lethal. Mayweather does not like getting hit, so him walking Hearns down is not going to happen. Hearns outboxes him and lands a booming right and takes Mayweather out. Hearns KO 8th round vs Hagler - Hagler in his prime was a machine, He could ger flustered and behind on points. But when it was go time and Mayweather trades, he will find that Hagler is to strong for him. Hagler gets hit often and made look foolish at times, but Mayweather is forced to back up and out of the exchanges. Hagler will wear him down, by the 14th Mayweather is failing, Hagler is getting stronger. Mayweathers team stops the fight before he gets hurt. Hagler TKO 14th Bonus Round Vs Benitiez - This is a real honest chess match. One in which each figher is about equal. Mayweather only slightly better on defense behind the shoulder roll, and Benitiez with the better offense. It comes down to natural talent and will. Benitiez is better and takes the win in a see saw battle where Benitiez ends up looking better and more talented. UD 15 I do not see Mayweather standing up to this murderers row. Anyone think he could win any?
I`ll agree with that. Leonard and Benitez would be the closest fights. Hagler is really to much for Mayweather and Hearns style is too difficult for Mayweather.
Only a total of 13 rds would be needed for all 4 fights prime for prime. May will kiss the canvas more xs than ever did his hookers.
I'd rank his chances of winning as: 1. Roberto Duran 2. Ray Leonard 3. Marvin Hagler 4. Thomas Hearns Hearns is the worst match up for Floyd of the 4. I don't think he will ever mount any offence and he will get tagged more than he ever has. I believe he could avoid most of the right hands and see out a wide UD but there is a very real chance of him getting knocked out. Marvin Hagler is big, strong, can box and can certainly bang. I won't be surprised if it goes a bit like the Duran-Hagler fight with Hagler struggling with some counters but always doing enough to stay ahead and turning it up in the championship rounds. Leonard-Floyd could be a bit like Leonard-Benitez where Leonard misses more than he ever has but is still by far more active and wins a wide UD. Duran is more of Floyd's territory in terms of dimensions. Whether planned or coincidence, Floyd didn't (or only once vs DLH I think) fight anyone with a reach advantage. Unlike vs Hearns and Leonard he has a speed and reach advantage while having parity in terms of size. To me this is 50-50 at 135-147 with Duran being favoured above that. If I was really forced to I'd say Floyd goes 0-4 with 1 KO loss to Hearns, but a 3-1 or 3-0-1 scenario is also very plausible with him doing enough for a narrow win or draw against Duran.
Floyd could very well lose to all of them. He stands no chance against Leonard, Hearns or Hagler. His best chances are against Benitez & Duran - but even these are tall orders for Floyd.
Hagler was a MW Floyd never was why does this matchup come up every couple months. A simple search will tell u that. BTW the other 3 kick Floyd's the butt
Beats Duran, Benitez and toss up with Leonard, Hearns match is a hard match for Mayweather, Hearns may be too big and uses his reach and straight power punches too well and keeps Mayweather on the end of them for the 15 rounds and Hagler is not in Mayweather's weight division, at 160 that would be unfair
Floyd matches up better with the top fighters at 130-140 in history. Floyd (and Pac for matter) became known more in the mainstream at welterweight and above, but was really better at lower divisions. Leonard in his 1979-82 prime was simply bigger and better. If they were naturally the same size I think it’s a close win for Ray, but they aren’t, so it’s not a close fight. Hearns would be a nightmare matchup for Floyd. Hagler was a middleweight so I don’t know why that is a question. Benitez would be a hell of a matchup, two defensive geniuses at work. Duran beats Floyd in a good fight, the ideal matchup would be at 135. Duran was probably the greatest ever at the division, but Floyd was a very resourceful and intelligent boxer and would make him work for it. Floyd’s tendency to be selective with his punches sometimes resulted in him getting outworked on the ropes. It would hurt against Duran, who was also pretty hard to hit too.
Duran had more offensive skill than anyone that Floyd fought and Floyd said Duran would have given him his toughest fight, prime for prime.
Duran: Beats Floyd at 135 by hard fought decision. 147 Duran up to and including Montreal wins by clear UD as well. Mayweather defeats any iteration of Duran from New Orleans onward, though. Leonard: See Leonard-Benitez minus the KD's. Hearns: No chance at winning. Floyd survives the full route. Hagler: Hagler wins, might allow Floyd to go the full route if he starts slowly. Benitez: Think I favor Floyd at 140-147. Best Benitez at 154 could be interesting, though.
