Mayweather vs. Barrera/Morales

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  1. VG_Addict

    VG_Addict Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Let's say Mayweather fought Barrera and/or Morales while they were still relatively prime. Would he have beat them?
     
  2. GoldSugar

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    At 130 it would've gotten ugly for both
     
  3. Kush

    Kush Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Morales by ko

    Floyd by ko vs Barrera
     
  4. Arcane

    Arcane One More Time Full Member

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    Both Morales and Barrera looked faded at 130lb their best weights were 122 and 126 while Floyd looked amazing at SFW he'd beat both but Morales would cause him more problems due to his style.
     
  5. tliang1000

    tliang1000 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Floyd would've shut both of them out and possibly forced a corner stoppage.
     
  6. JohnAnthony

    JohnAnthony Boxing Junkie banned

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    what weight i suppose.

    from a p4p sence. I think i favour Morales over Floyd.

    But Floyd over Barrera.

    Or maybe Floyd Barrera looks a bit like Barrera Hamed.

    Who knows, Great fights. Now i'm leaving quickly before a string of bias *****s like MVC fly in here saying how Floyd Shits on Both
     
  7. MVC

    MVC Boxing Junkie banned

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    Floyd shits on both.
     
  8. anj

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    If they were the same weight, Mayweather would beat them both.

    Mayweather would seriously damage Erik Morales (my favourite fighter). A style like Morales' is perfect to be dealt with by Mayweather.

    Whoever disagrees seriously needs to be banned.
     
  9. steviebruno

    steviebruno ESB NYC Delegate banned Full Member

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    In the same night.
     
  10. oibighead

    oibighead G.O.A.T. Full Member

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    :deal

    Bad style matchup for Morales & Barerra. Barrera would be kept at bay and not able to get anything meaningful off. Too quick and smart for him at the lower weights.

    Morales, he would get beat up bad. Credit to Erik, he would take it, but he would probably get stopped. Because Floyd could bang at the lower weights.
     
  11. Outboxer

    Outboxer Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Mayweather actually sparred Morales at one point, back when they were both in the lighter weight classes. Morales said this:

    'In 2000, I was training for a fight in Texas and sparred three or four rounds with Mayweather. Mayweather’s father Floyd Sr. was my trainer and got me to spar with his son. I had him groggy and reeling but he never went down.'

    ( [url]http://bleacherreport.com/articles/9...yweather-offer[/url] )

    Obviously a real fight is different to a sparring match, but I thought it was an interesting detail all the same.
     
  12. PowerPuncher

    PowerPuncher Loyal Member Full Member

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    I genuinely don't think either win a round, Morales wasn't too good against defensive boxers (Raheem/Espadas) and Barrera didn't do too well against speedy boxers (Pacquaio/Jones). Barrera is significantly smaller too.
     
  13. Slickstar

    Slickstar Crisp This Full Member

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    interesting

    This story is quite popular. If only we knew how deep Floyd was in his training camp at the time
     
  14. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion Full Member

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    PBF would beat both, MAB easier than Morales.
     
  15. PityTheFool

    PityTheFool Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He beats both easily, but it doesn't mean they weren't both wonderful fighters, and the fact that MAB was shot at 130 and Morales was about 30% of the fighter he once was at 140 whilst Floyd is magnificent at 147 and brilliant at 154 makes it a totally unfair comparison.