Great performance by Floyd Mayweather Jr. but....

no one in the top ten.

 

JMM had no business at WW. Period.

 

My bet is you put JMM in there with anyone bar Mosley and Cotto and he'd beat them all - including Pacquaio.

Cotto, it's ac lose fight. I think Cotto would dominate the early rounds solely due to Dinamita starting slow, but I think a combination of his endurance levels being in question as well as Dinamita being able to adapt and pick styles would make it a close fight.

Mosley? Too many variables that Floyd had, the handspeed, power and ability to box in several styles makes it a bridge too far. But considering Mosley could probably beat most MW's, that's not a huge issue.

Ask yourself this, instead.

Who, other than Floyd, could pick apart Marquez so easily and so efficiently at WW?

Like RJJ said - "I just make em look like nobody"

Floyd, two year layoff, got injuries right, came back and trained with a vengeance, probably in the best shape of his career at 147lb that night, he looked faster than he has in ages, he was triggering his right lead so well, it was a dominant performance.

Remember how shot Roy Jones Jr was when Calzaghe beat him up? or how shot Hopkins was? Funny how their next performances against younger guys were so dominant it turned back the clock, isn't it.

It wasn't that JMM was out of his element at 147. It was that JMM was out of his element against PBF.

 

Bull. Marquez did not look sluggish or slow or bothered by being heavier then usual. No one expected Floyd to be this sharp, even an active Floyd.

To answer the question, I think he could challenge: Berto, Collazo, Judah, Quintana and Issac. From what I have seen.

 

probably judah just because judah would have a sort of a mental breakdown while jmm would just keep on fighting. seriously none. that was not the same jmm who's fighting at 130, not even 135. jmm was clearly bloated at welterweight. he should go back to 135 if he would not retire.

 

Ask yourself this.

Had he faced the 130 or 135lb version of Floyd from a few years ago, would he have fared any better?

He didn't have the style to deal with Floyd, nor the quickness. Floyd was the fastest, by far, fighter that he had seen, which speaks a lot about the debate around Pacquaio's speed vs Floyd's speed.

The only thing you could say, is that Floyd is now more intune at 147 due to spending two years ad******g to the weight without having to worry about boxing and that is why he is sharper than perhaps he's ever been.

But I don't see the result being any different at all had they met at 130-135.

 

I think this performance will become more impressive when Marquez fights again. I'd actually like to see Marquez campaign at 140 and perhaps go after Hatton.

As for how impressive this performance would be against someone else? It's like every fight Floyd has had.

Judah - "Faster than Floyd, perfect style to beat him" before the fight, "Useless headcase" after the fight

ODLH - "Too big, too strong and will overpower Floyd" before the fight, "Too old, weight drained and couldn't pull the trigger" after the fight.

Hatton - "Has the perfect pressure style, will rough up Floyd and knock him out" before the fight, "Too limited, small and slow to be a good win"

Looking into the future?

Mosley - after the fight "Too old, weight drained and no where near prime"
Pacquaio - after the fight "Not a true 147lb fighter!"
Cotto - after the fight "Already lost to Margarito! Floyd ducked him!"
Williams - "Too weight drained, he just fought at MW!"

Premade excuses exist for every fight Floyd could take from here out. All Floyd can do is bang out who gets infront of him and do it impressively.

 

JMM and PBF are BOXERS.... Size isn't a factor with these guys.. Both are technicians not brawlers... Great performance by Mayweather...

 

Marquez had what? At least 3-4 months to get himself ready for the fight? No version of Marquez worries Floyd, owing to their styles as much as their physical attributes.

Floyd is too sharp on defense, too good with counter punching and too able to adapt for Marquez to find a home. Marquez usually goes into the ring being the far superior boxer and in this case, he wasn't - that's why he got schooled, nothing more, nothing less.