What fighters would give Mayweather a stylistic disadvantage?

A taller, longer southpaw that held equal hand and footspeed, that could stick to a gameplan for the entire fight. Would've been a tough one for Floyd.

 

Nah....Floyd ends up on the ropes and gets the hell beat out of him. Yeah yeah IDKSAB....but I'm not the only one that thinks it...and "TBE" never proved it wrong....have fun defending that one for the rest of history :deal

I'm sure I'm in the minority but I think at the higher weights he really could have a shot at outpointing Trinidad, using movement and the jab. Tito looked lost against Oscar those first nine rounds...

At the lower weights I think JCC Sr and De La Hoya out-tough him for a UD win. Duran needs no explanation

 

You aren't the only one. Most Latino boxing fanatics think this dumb **** too.

Margarito was never in Floyd's class. You clowns overrate him because he walked up to Floyd while he was signing autographs and asked for a fight as per Arums orders...and then shook Floyd's hand afterwards and you guys ran with the "he was scared" outlook. Foh. We're talking stylistic boxing not politics mofo. Without plaster Margarito was dead meat. How do I know? He wasn't **** after the Shane fight.

You don't even believe that a guy like Margarito could beat Floyd. He barely beat Cotto and he had to use plaster to beat him.

 

I disagree he couldn't outbox PBF so what stylistic advantage does he hold? He's not a better athlete, I'm confused here. Not only that he never demonstrated this ability against an elite boxer.

 

Floyd did very well against fighters who tried to box with him, but also held his own against guys like Hatton who tried to rough him up

 

I have a feeling that Lara would beat Mayweather at his own game. That fight would be the stinker of the year...

 

Pick a better fighter than Margo to beat PBF. Margo is trash he had a half of dozen loses when a fight with PBF and him was even talked about. He's not good he's slow wide open and plodding with no jab.

I've always asked people to draw out a scenario as to how Margo beats PBF. And you know what they say every time? Margo will just simply walk through PBF and beat him down.:rofl Really??? When has this ever happened to a prime PBF? It's nothing more than wishful thinking and lack of knowledge of the sport and respect for it. People who think this, think boxing is a video game. Margo isn't walking through anything because he's not going to be able to hit PBF enough in order to win rounds. PBF would land on his ass like rain on a hot tin roof and be gone. Lastly, if PBF chose to fight off his back foot there's literally nothing Margo can do against him. The gulf in footwork and footspeed is too vast and PBF isn't cottto he doesn't fade on top of that he has ATG defense. Margo is a slow starter and PBF wouldn't lose a round to that mummy. Easy work and afterwards people would discredit the win and claim he's ducking someone else that beats him.:deal

 

Timing negates speed. Athleticism can be negated by efficient footwork.

Tszyu's got elite timing, and exceptional power and accuracy to go with it.

Surely you realize there's more than one way to skin a cat. He doesn't need to out-Floyd Floyd to win. Would I favor him? Not necessarily, but I'd have loved to see the fight. Is his style one that could beat Floyd? Absolutely. And that's what the thread asks. His style is perfectly suited to defensive boxers who utilize movement.

 

Fair post but like I said earlier. What elite fighters did he demonstrate this ability against? Zab? Mitchell? I don't think he has better timing than PBF nor is he more complete. I think PBF would box Kostya at range where he has a huge reach advantage and control the distance he would also strategically clinch him and get the best of him on the inside while there. Like said earlier, fair post but I just don't see him being a bad match up. A guy who will need to load up looking for one big punch is not the kind of guy PBF will have trouble with and that's pretty much what Kostya would try and do to him. While Kostya is loading up PBF will be scoring and wining rounds.

 

You did say that you wouldn't favor him but IMO Tszyu had little to no chance to beat Floyd stylistically. Tszyu would not be boxing a southpaw, and Tszyu ate southpaws up for breakfast. Kostya couldn't fight on the inside and that would be his downfall. His conditioning wouldn't be able to stand up to Floyd for the distance. Kostya stands too upright to even give Floyd trouble. Floyd would be too defensive for Tszyu. Tszyu had a punchers chance and that's about it. Jmo

 

a relentless fighter that's bigger and stronger than maidana.

 

Tszyu was supposed to be too short, too limited athletically, and too one-dimensional to catch Zab, too, but people sold short that his style is perfect for overcoming those physical disadvantages. That's why he was a 3-1 underdog in that fight.

I can see your argument, but I also read the exact same thing over and over again prior to the Judah fight (same size as Floyd at 140, but was a southpaw to boot), and peak Judah is a hell of a fighter (and athlete). Even though Zab proved later on to be a bit of a frontrunner, the fight didn't last long enough for that to be a factor.

I rate Floyd highly H2H, so I wouldn't be favoring Tszyu. But he's got the style to dispatch him or, at the very least, put Floyd's chin to the test. Iron-chinned swarmers always matched up well against Tszyu, but everybody he ever faced got hit. He's no Gatti.

 

:good

 

chino gave money big trouble. pressure bully style?

 

What if Floyd fought Alexander?