Mayweather takes the place of Whitaker against Hoya

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  1. KuRuPT

    KuRuPT Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Let's say Mayweather fights Oscar at the same age Whitaker did, which is 33. At this point in May's career he was fighting Mosely. So how does a 33 year old May do against the same Hoya that Pea fought?
     
  2. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Mayweather would land the same amount of punches he did in his real fight with De La Hoya, Pernell aged and slowed a lot worse than Mayweather did, Floyd said he beat Whitaker when he was 17 in a few sparring sessions around about this stage of Whitaker`s career, Pea`s best performance at welter was vs Chavez but he got hit a lot more at welter overall the he did at lightweight, Mayweather got hit a lot less than Whitaker overall adding up stats type info at welter.
     
  3. KuRuPT

    KuRuPT Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    You do realize that May landed those punches on a much older, weight drained and past his prime Hoya. You think that is the same Hoya that Whitaker faced? Early in the fight, before Hoya tired, he was bossing with his job and doing just fine. May only started to take over once Hoya slowed down. The Hoya that faced Whitaker wouldn't slow like that imo
     
  4. THE BLADE 2

    THE BLADE 2 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Delahoya by close but uncontroversial decision.
     
  5. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Mayweather would win. He'd only have to do a little bit better than Whitaker and Quartey or not better than Tito and Shane.
     
  6. KuRuPT

    KuRuPT Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Agree, but could a 33 year old May do that to a 24 year old Hoya? He struggled some to beat a far worse Hoya, how would he likely do better than Whitaker?
     
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  7. Balder

    Balder Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    De la Hoya takes this one in in a convincing UD.

    This is a prime Oscar. An argument can be made he won their fight past his best, with Mayweather in his prime. Oscar ,if he can use the Jab the entire night keeps Mayweather at the perfect range. Had he stayed with the jab in the actual fight he would have won it on all cards.
     
  8. Mod-Mania

    Mod-Mania Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Come on man, there's no way in hell Oscar won that fight. That being said, a prime Oscar would by no means be an easy fight for Floyd like a couple on this thread have said, but i still favour him probably by a 7-5 7-4-1 type decision.
     
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  9. Saad54

    Saad54 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Whitaker almost beat that Oscar. And Whitaker was clearly on the downside.

    That Oscar was just getting used to 147 lbs. I don't think that was prime 147 lb Oscar that fought Whitaker.

    Mayweather by UD.
     
  10. THE BLADE 2

    THE BLADE 2 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Actually that does not make sense.floyd beat past prime Oscar by that margin.
     
  11. KuRuPT

    KuRuPT Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He was at or near his prime. What we can say is, he was exponentially better than the Hoya May beat correct?
     
  12. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    33 y/o Mayweather was a full fledged welter who sat on his punches. He was fine at that age.
     
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  13. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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  14. KuRuPT

    KuRuPT Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    LOL

    Nice Kev, but a draw May should've won or Oscar?
     
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  15. KuRuPT

    KuRuPT Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He didn't really sit on his punches at this stage of his career. This isn't 130 pound May, this is his Welter weight version. Further, even if he did (which he doesn't) sit on his punches, what exactly is that going to do? He's not going to hurt Oscar, nor deter him with that level of power. What we do know is, by this stage, he wasn't nearly as active as he was in his younger days. So my question is, how exactly is May active enough to win a decision over this version of Oscar?