Henry Armstrong vs Floyd Mayweather

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  1. ribtickler68

    ribtickler68 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Would Armstrong walk through Mayweather Jr and overpower him, or is Floyd skilled enough to hold Armstrong off? 15 rounds, who have you got?
     
  2. I Know Everythi

    I Know Everythi Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Henry would TKO him about round 4-5. Too good of a pressure fighter and Floyd's defense isn't gonna be enough.
     
  3. duranimal

    duranimal Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Homicide Hank would jump right down Mayweathers throat and punch the guts right out of his arse. Mayweather would need 6 Joe Cortez refs (Hatton debacle) in there to survive the 15.
     
  4. PowerPuncher

    PowerPuncher Loyal Member Full Member

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    I could see Armstrong being stopped late here, it depends if Robinson was carrying him or not I suppose.
     
  5. Vinegar Hill

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    The problem for Floyd would be Armstrong's sheer workrate. There's no reason whatsoever that Floyd wouldn't handle a swarmer especially with his defence and technical skills.
    It would just be the sheer unrelenting intensity that would be his problem.
    I suspect Floyd would be stopped late.
     
  6. JLP 6

    JLP 6 Fighter/Puncher Full Member

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    Armstrong has 100KO's even.

    From 126 -147. How did he generate so much power that he held titles in each one of those weightclasses all at once. All in the same year! He was little 5' 5". Floyd is 5'8". I have to assume that Floyd will not want to just stand there and trade with Henry. It would be unwise to even try to do that shoulder-roll for extended periods of time.

    I really do not see Floyd being able to land a whole lot from the outside while on the move because Henry is always ducking and weaving and lunging forward with hooks. Because Henry hits so much harder than anything Floyd has seen and also because Floyd has never been in a fight where he is getting roughed up I think Henry forces Floyd to the ropes and Floyd has to do more defending than punching.

    If Henry got tired and did not hit that hard and had a bum chin I could imagine Henry being the kind of fighter that Floyd could have a field day on but Armstrong does possess all of those attributes and then some and he comes to destroy and does.

    Henry wins on points a pretty clear decision. Not easy, but clear.
     
  7. jesse

    jesse Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Floyd via UD
     
  8. I Know Everythi

    I Know Everythi Well-Known Member Full Member

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    no. floyd has no chance whatsoever.
     
  9. jesse

    jesse Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Iknownothing :lol: :lol: :lol:
     
  10. I Know Everythi

    I Know Everythi Well-Known Member Full Member

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    says the guy who picked Floyd to beat the second best p4p boxer all time