Floyd Joy Sinclair Mayweather vs. Terence Allan Crawford

Let's say prime for prime at their respective welterweight best - although it's occasionally still and has long been discussed as being the fight that could lure the retired Mayweather back into the legitimate non-exhibition boxing PPV fold.

Tim Bradley confidently picks Crawford; Max Kellerman equally so Mayweather:

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Bob Arum, who played a large role in cultivating both men's careers, originally thought it a clear victory for Mayweather but pulled a 180 after Crawford defeated Errol Spence.

 

If so inclined, feel free to conjugate any deviations in result should this fight take place at:

135lb
140lb
147lb
154lb

 

IB Funfact: Mayweather once said that if Terence Crawford fought & stopped Errol Spence Jr., he would un-retire to make the generational dream match happen. Since that very scenario played out in July of 2023, radio silence from PBF on the subject.

 

Lightweight, incidentally, is the one division where I think Mayweather rivals Crawford in terms of pop... and absolutely smokes him in terms of hand speed.

 

Is there a breaking point at which Crawford's advantages in physical strength and Mayweather's diminished abilities dovetail enough to reverse things? I'd favor Mayweather to decisively beat and perhaps even stop Crawford at 135, and probably UD him at 147 - but at 154, is there a crack of daylight under the door for Bud?

 

The ability to give Floyd equally competent looks from both the southpaw and orthodox stance is perhaps the biggest argument in Crawford's favor, along with his superior power and excellent-but-still-not-Floyd-level timing and ring IQ.