Pretty Boy Floyd vs the following 130lbs ATG's - Elorde, Saddler, Azumah, JCC, Arguello and JMM

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  1. TheEliteMaster100

    TheEliteMaster100 Member Full Member

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    PBF may not have the resume to be in the top 6 at 130 but H2H he poses a threat via his speed and movement that would trouble the likes of Arguello most notably. How would he do against...

    Saddler
    Azumah Nelson
    J. C. Chavez
    J. M. Marquez
    Arguello
    Flash Elorde


    I believe Saddler is a nightmare matchup for PBF.
     
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  2. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Azumah Nelson
    Tough one, Nelson was awesome and presents issues for Floyd, but Floyd's counters had a way of diminishing workrates. The Professor could swarm and out-work Floyd, or drop a clear UD to an ever moving target. I'll pick Floyd here.

    Alexis Argüello
    The style of PBF is reminiscent of Ñato, but better. I like Floyd to move and work a jab across the distance. Not a good match up for El Flaco Explosivo.

    Julio César Chávez
    Awful match up for Floyd, and Chávez was good enough to turn the trick. Think the Castillo fight but much much worse. Floyd's tough, he hangs till the end though.

    Juan Manuel Márquez
    Similar to the actual right. Both Mayweather and Márquez at 130 were levels ahead of what they were at 147, Floyd is an awful match up for any version of Márquez.

    I won't lie; I haven't seen nearly as much as I'd like of Elorde or Saddler so I won't comment.

    So that's 3-1-2
     
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  3. ChrisJS

    ChrisJS Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Chavez and Saddler beat him but I think he gets decisions against the rest.
     
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  4. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    I don't think anyone could beat Floyd Mayweather at 130lbs. In that weight class he had it all. He had power that in those days.
    The only guy I could throw in there would be Henry Armstrong.

    Arguello would be dangerous but he would have even more to deal with. ETM was a stalker not a guy that is gonna force Mayweather anywhere or rush him.
     
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