Mayweather was a good inside fighter. This is a different type of animal Armstrong. Floyd can't live in there for 15 rounds. He would have to adopt a balance between moving and laying on the inside. Hank isn't going anywhere. Mayweather would have to dig deep. His boxing skills are negated here. Floyd would have to fight Armstrong off of him for 15 rounds. I agree the era and referee make a difference. Hank by close decision.
I agree Floyd is negated here, in a 15 round fight Floyd will have a difficult time hearing the judges cards as he doesn't possess the firepower to keep Homicide Hank off him. He'll have some slick moments avoiding Armstrong , occasionally looking good but Hank just wears him out over the distance
The matchup actually favors Armstrong, especially if it's old school rules with a lenient ref who allows inside fighting. Mayweather can't hurt him and would be uncomfortable fighting at such a breakneck speed every round. I think Armstrong would take a close decision in a heated match.
Tell it to Pacquiao. Some of you will never learn. Fun fact: Armstrong lost to many guys who were not on Mayweather’s level.
Pacquiao was past his prime and clearly worse than Armstrong. Fun fact: Armstrong has almost 4 times more than Maywether. Another fun fact: Armstrong has a longer win streak than Maywether's whole career. Armstrong thrived against guys like Floyd.
My belief that Armstrong was a historical anomaly on the extreme end of the bell curve > My belief that the training in Mayweather's era was far superior due to cumulative improvements. I'd pick Armstrong, but wouldn't wager the house on it.
Floyd was the guy who was past his prime when the Pac fight occurred. Much to your dismay, Pacquiao was on Armstrong’s level. Armstrong has more fluff on his resume than Floyd. I’ll give you that. McGregor would beat a lot of those guys.
