Floyd Mayweather Jr. .Vs. Mickey Walker @ 147

Walker by smashing.

 

Mayweather sometimes is a little hard done by in these fantasy matchups I think, partly because he is an active fighter and partly because he has untested, he has never been pushed to the limit.

Regardless, this is a mismatch and I cant see any way for Floyd to win, the only question is could he last the distance? Over 12, a slim chance, over 15 none.

 

Already been discussed, it is also an absolute mismatch. Walkers chin, stamina, strength and punching power will see him beat the snot out of Floyd.

Floyd (at 147) has such a low output and seems to love coasting and leaning back against the ropes. It would be hilarious to try this against The Toy Bulldog.

 

I like walker in this one in a competitive decision I know floyd hasnt got the best resume at this weight but in all honesty i think to say its a mismatch is quite silly.

 

Why?

In terms of attributes (at 147) Floyd doesn't have a high enough workrate, the power, and goes back to the ropes too much. Barring him running away the whole fight and shooting the jab he isn't going to stunt Walkers workrate, and has 0% chance of gaining his respect in the power department.

If Walker doesn't bust him up he wins a decision just because he'll throw more punches. And Floyds shoulder roll is not going to be enough to stop Walker from landing on him.

One fighter is arguably a top ten fighter of all time. One fighter doesn't make the top 50.

One guy fought good-to-great fighters from welter to HEAVY!

One guy fought decent-to-good fighters from 130 to 135. Since then he has fought guys that (skillset wise) really can't challenge him, or guys that were past their best.

Call me a hater, but I'm objective. I just find it hard to see what all the fuss is about with Floyd Jr? People say 'look at his skills' but I'd like to see him implement them against an atg fighter.

 

I can understand your points but for me anyway Floyd displays ATG skills I agree that Floyds low output is the reason Walker will win but I could see him winning some rounds at least and I also believe that if he went totally defensive he'd be extremely difficult to KO. I'll leave the hater shouts back at the general where they belong lol. Im a big Floyd fan and his lack of resume is really disapointing considering I think he'd beat his contempories. As I said your argument is a valid one but i respectfully disagree with the nature of the defeat.

 

Fair play and nice response :good

 

Hmm.

Walker may be far more relevant and greater in terms of a historical ranking, but he could still struggle against slick boxers (Brtton beat him in the first fight, Latzo dethroned him, Rosenbloom and Loughran both decisioned him, and Flowers by all accounts was robbed of the decision), and Floyd certainly possesses the types of tools that caused the Toy Bulldog to struggle in some of the fights that he had.

Granted, Walker had success fighting at higher weights, but he was still the same and his style is one that has caused Mayweather to have problems, but by the same token, Mayweather's hand and foot speed, accurate right hand, and underrated toughness should serve him pretty well and make this pretty interesting.

If this were middleweight, Walker would probably win going away, with Mayweather going into survival mode. But at welterweight, I think Mayweather has a shot of winning enough rounds to secure a decision, and at the very least makes it damned close on the cards.

 

Mayweather UD - better skills, Walker cant outbox him. Walker did well at higher weights because he got bigger, he wasnt big as a WW so doesnt have the size advantage, chin advantage or scary power to worry about

 

Walker would eat his cornflakes out of Mayweathers upturned skull.

 

Your bias never fails to betray you. I'd bet my house that you write "Mayweather UD" and then make the rest up.

"Walker did well at higher weights because he got bigger"?

"He wasn't big at WW so doesn't have the size advantage, chin advantage, or scary power..."?

That's not reasoning -it's utter nonsense.

Mayweather, a speed-demon and savant, has a chance against any welterweight who ever lived, but you seem to have no idea why in this case.

 

oh man. I have to steal that analogy.