Which of the top 10 Welterweights does best against Mayweather?

Bradley is a tenacious sod who while not having bags of power does everything elseright. I think his recent wars have taken something out of him but it would be a meaningful fight all round.

Brook - might just have the strength and timing to cause mayweather problems but Brook fought nobodies for two long and has no money generating power

Khan- vulnerable - but has the speed to match Floyd both in hand and foot - height and reach as well possibly. But Floyds ring IQ and sheer skills should win him the fight - but its an interesting fight - and Floyd doesn't seem keen it - which maybe tells us something.

 

Khan and Thurman have the speed, reach and power to cause Floyd problems. Brook is a touch too slow for Floyd and is primarily a counter-puncher. Not sure how he will out counter Floyd. But on the flip side, could beat both Khan and Thurman.

Styles make fights and you need a boxer with attributes of speed and reach to test Floyd.

 

I'd say probably Tim Bradley.

I don't see the other guys really giving him much problems. Maybe Porter due to his aggressive style, but he's smaller than FLoyd and has a stumpy, short reach as well so I could see Floyd giving him a lesson from a distance.

Although Bradley lacks power, he's tough as nails, has an excellent resume and has good overall ability. I'd imagine the fight would be an 8-4 type of decision for Floyd.

EDIT: I didn't see Pacman's name on the list. I guess I'd pick him just because he's clearly the most superior fighter on that list, and if you believe his arm injury was the reason for his lack of punch output, than MAYBE he could make a better fight in a rematch. But I wouldn't expect a different outcome really as Manny is just too short for Floyd and honestly, a little too slow at this juncture in his career.

 

I admire your admiration for Kell Brook, but a punch drunk Pacman is someone I'd favor over him.

I was impressed with his win over Porter, but haven't been impressed with anything he's done ever since.

It looks like he's going to go the Calzaghe route for his career and stay sequestered in England for at least the foreseeable future. Based on Hearns' comments yesterday, he wants to build up Brook as a big England PPV fighter. Sounds eerily similar to Calzaghe in that regard.

It would be a shame too, because I was impressed with the fact that Brook came across the pond and fought Porter. I hope he continues fighting in the states against the top guys instead of wasting his career away in England fighting absolute tomato cans.

 

You know what, I forgot about his stabbing incident so for that I do apologize. But I still maintain he had no business taking on Frankie Gavin. These tune-up fights against guys barely ranked in the top 25 that title holders are taking on are unnecessary and just an impediment to the progression of their careers.

He would've been better off not even fighting and trying to secure a bigger fight with any top 10 ranked WW. As of now, the most sensible matchup for him is a rematch with Porter in the UK. But I have my doubts that fight will happen anytime soon, if ever.

These fighters that are trying to establish themselves as the best in their division should stop fighting these tune up fights against guys that have no credibility whatsoever. I'm not only holding Brook to this standard, I think it should be applied to all the guys at WW that have aspirations of being the kingpin in the division such as Khan and Thurman who are both also guilty of taking on less than stellar competition.

People criticize Mayweather for his matches, but he's been ONLY taking on top 5 ranked fighters in his division for the last 10 years, with most of them being champions at the time he faced them. I wish all fighters "cherrypicked" like Mayweather does. it would make for much more competitive matches.

 

I think Pac in a rematch but I'd take Brook over that fight.

 

Ok....under this intense stress I pick Lucas Matthysse. Catchweight of 143.

 

Amir Khan for sure

 

Mayweather has been fighting HOF'S AND world titlists for the majority of his career, he is one of the greatest ever (Top 9), and TBE in terms of skills.

He would whoop any WW, just like how he whooped the **** out of Pac.

 

No one on that list has what it takes.