Floyd Mayweather Jr. would've been just as dominant in Sugar Ray Robinson's era

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  1. enzo

    enzo Greatest Of All Time Full Member

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    if there was a time machine you would have to drag floyd to get to ride it.
     
    enzo, Jan 16, 2011
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  2. El Bujia

    El Bujia Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Really. I could use countless examples of fighters from different eras who employed the shoulder roll defense with much less positive results as well.
     
    El Bujia, Jan 16, 2011
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  3. hooligan

    hooligan Millionaire Bum Full Member

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    he wont have the balls to fight in that era..
     
    hooligan, Jan 17, 2011
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  4. SugarRay

    SugarRay Active Member Full Member

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    He lacks the chin, power, offensive arsenal, tenacity, etc... that robinson had. So, no Mayweather could not have beaten Robinson. To test this put Robinson in the Leonard/Hearns/Duran era and you will have him on top. Substitute Mayweather in there and it's likely that he would come out somewhere near the bottom. I don't see him beating Leonard or Hearns and possibly not Duran either.
     
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  5. CoDer

    CoDer Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Floyd at SRR era?

    No efin way.
     
    CoDer, Jan 17, 2011
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  6. kepyas

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    you'll need a gun to be able to accomplish that.:yep
     
    kepyas, Jan 17, 2011
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  7. boxsensei

    boxsensei Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    If you offered Floyd the right money he would fight anybody in that era and he has the skills to beat anybody though I could see some of them beating him. But if you try to screw him over like Arum tried to then no you wouldn't see those fights.
     
    boxsensei, Jan 17, 2011
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  8. Gneus7

    Gneus7 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    This
     
    Gneus7, Jan 17, 2011
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  9. KillSomething

    KillSomething Boxing Junkie Full Member

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  10. RightHandLead17

    RightHandLead17 Active Member Full Member

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    nope i think SRL was a better fighter then SRR
     
    RightHandLead17, Jan 17, 2011
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  11. RightHandLead17

    RightHandLead17 Active Member Full Member

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    wrong he has a good chin, we all know he has offense, and if you can keep Mosley honest you have good power

    dude is a great fighter you cant take it away from him
     
    RightHandLead17, Jan 17, 2011
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  12. pound

    pound Coqui Radar Full Member

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    Floyd didn't prove a damn thing in boxing.
     
    pound, Jan 17, 2011
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  13. WhataRock

    WhataRock Loyal Member Full Member

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    Floyd would have simply check hooked his way to victory in any era.
     
    WhataRock, Jan 17, 2011
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  14. Terror

    Terror free smoke Full Member

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    No way Mayweather's hands hold up for the schedule that old timers kept. Also, using Nicolino Locche as an example as to why Floyd could succeed in Ray Robinson's era is stupid in so many levels. Yes he used a shoulder roll, he also fought half of Argentina's taxi union.
     
    Terror, Jan 17, 2011
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  15. Vitor Belfort

    Vitor Belfort Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    :patsch

    So would lebron-kobe-shaq-duncan-MJ etc would be dominant in wilt's and russell era.

    We all know ahtletes gets better. 20-30 years from now the # 1 p4p in that era would probably dominate this era.
     
    Vitor Belfort, Jan 17, 2011
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