Paul Williams vs Floyd Mayweather

At this point it is a 50/50 fight. With Floyd obviously being much the better fighter. But Williams is basically Floyd Mayweather Jr's stylistic nemesis. I would say that if Williams could stick to his guns and his game plan.

A lot of jabs and a lot of punches in general i could see an upset. If he did not stick to it either because he got careless or he was getting hit with lead rights. Then Floyd would win.

Tough fight to call.

Also to the guy who said Floyd would TKO Williams: Paul Williams has a great chin and despite not being featherfisted Floyd hits nowhere near as hard as Margo and Margo hit Williams with some clean hard shots.

 

That may be.....but it's not just the win that people are impressed with. It's everything from his style to his crazy size that give boxing fans reason to look out and to be impressed with this guy. The win over Margarito was just VERY impressive...even if Paul would have lost his stock would have went up and other fighters still wouldn't want to face him....but he DID WIN and in convincing fashion. That's why this guy is getting so much Hype.

 

Then before we put him at the level of where PBF is at, lets see him face, Cotto first. How's that? Right now PBF wouldnt even consider this fight unless he beat Cotto.

 

Also to the guy who said Floyd would TKO Williams: Paul Williams has a great chin and despite not being featherfisted Floyd hits nowhere near as hard as Margo and Margo hit Williams with some clean hard shots.[/quote]

that would be me.....and i still think your wrong. PBF hits harder and more accuratly that Margo

 

I'm not putting him on level with Floyd by any means....he just has the style, attributes and size to give floyd trouble. Why face Cotto when he already beat someone comparable to Cotto in Margarito? Not that I would want to see this fight...it's actually a great fight! Both fights would be very tough, but given the size advantage that he'd have over cotto moreso than he did over Margo...I'd say he'd have an easier time beating Cotto. Don't get me wrong....Cotto would stand a chance at beating Paul but I don't see it happening. I'd put money on Paul over Cotto. Just as quickly as I would put money on Floyd over cotto. I'd li

 

that would be me.....and i still think your wrong. PBF hits harder and more accuratly that Margo[/quote]

More accurate defiantly. Harder? Not a chance in hell. Margo is not 1/2 the fighter that Floyd Mayweather is but in no way would it be more dangerous to get hit flush by Floyd than it would be Margo.

 

that would be me.....and i still think your wrong. PBF hits harder and more accuratly that Margo[/quote]

More accurately YES....Harder ...:-( Floyd is a precise puncher with sharp punches but nothing he throws has the kind of force that would break bones. Cotto has that kind of power, so does guys like KT and Valero.....Margarito isn't quite that kind of power puncher but he has a lot of pop.

 

Williams definately has attributes that would give any fighter nightmares including Mayweather. But his style isn't as difficult for Mayweather as many think. While Williams is tall he doesn't fight tall and while he has a monsterous reach he often doesn't utilise it as effectively as he could. He is actually a suprisingly good fighter from mid-range and is happy to trade punches with his shorter opponents. So Mayweather may not find it as hard to get inside as many expect.

But if Williams boxed and fully utilised his height and reach and forced Mayweather out of his usual counter punching style he could make Floyd look bad.

 

PBF a harder puncher than Margarito? Come on now, I didn't think even the biggest Mayweather fans would say something that is so blatantly untrue. Floyd was never considered a power puncher even at 130 and at 147 he is seen as a light hitter and rightly so.

 

I agree....However I think that Floyd won't have a hard time getting on the inside b/c Paul would engage at close range for the most part. Thats his style...He faught this way against Marg and that is something you just don't do....but he did it with effect. Floyd is a completely different kind of fighter though...so it's hard to say how it will play out, but if Paul was able to switch his style up and fight "TALL" as you stated he could really make this fight "HIS".

 

i too think williams will provide pbf with headaches....but giving him a tough time is one thing. actually beating him another.

there is nothing in williams record that indicates that he can do this.

picking him over pbf is just pure speculation.

 

In this matchup, I see it as stamina. I see Floyd in the role of Sugar Ray Leonard against Tommy Hearns in the first fight. Meaning that all of William's tools will prove well the first 4 or 5 rounds, but it is the mental breakdown, the intelligence, and the great stamina and precise punching in the later rounds of PBF that will prevail. If the Margarito fight is a measure, Williams looked exhausted after throwing 1000's of punches in the later rounds when Margarito "woke up". Williams is fortunate it was not a 15 round fight. But I think that PBF now will knock out everyone he faces at Welterweight. If he gets close inside, laser sharp body punches will bring the head down. Floyd trains 110%. His strategy is definitely to let Williams, Cintron, Cotto, Mosley and all those good welterweights battle it out so that fight fans won't consistently want him to fight the next guy...

 

Light hitter? Ask Zab, Gatti and Hatton if he hits light.:hi:

 

PBF by UD.

 

I think pbf can adapt to anyones style in WW, so i'm picking Floyd UD.