Who beats Mayweather @140

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  1. Rafaman

    Rafaman Active Member Full Member

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    Amen.

    Hank was a controlled whirlwind, savy and tough as nails. Mayweather can't catch everything with his defense. I don't Mayweather has the power to really keep him off.
     
  2. Clinton

    Clinton Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Because he had a habit of not fighting prime fellows that posed a challenge to him and were the same size as him.
     
  3. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    Like who? Who did he duck at 130-135-140?
     
  4. Clinton

    Clinton Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Funny you mention those weights. Let's broaden it. He fought Pac, DLH, Mosley when they were all past it. No Margarito challenge. There's a pattern there.
     
  5. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    You do realize that he chased Mosley and DLH for fights for years, right? You can't really mean to imply that he waited for them to get old. I mentioned those weights because they were his physical prime and because he didn't even allegedly start handpicking any opponents until he had moved up past 140 and was an undersized welter. The Pac situation is what it is but even that didn't really arise until he had long since left 140.
     
  6. Hookie

    Hookie Affeldt... Referee, Judge, and Timekeeper Full Member

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    Robinson, Armstrong, Duran, Pryor, Arguello, Whitaker, Taylor, Chavez, Mancini, McGirt, Camacho, Pacquiao, Mosley, DeLaHoya, and plenty of others would at the very least have a chance.
     
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    Nicolino Locche in the battle of the defensive wizards.
     
  8. Smokin Bert

    Smokin Bert Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I am kicking myself for not thinking of Armstrong sooner. He would definitely give a control freak like Floyd more than he could handle.
     
  9. SmackDaBum

    SmackDaBum TKO7 banned Full Member

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    Would be cool if Foyd fought Kahn.

    Taller.
    Rangier.
    Faster.

    Than himself.
     
  10. Clinton

    Clinton Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    When did he chase Mosley and DLH?
     
  11. Clinton

    Clinton Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Mancini and Camacho?
     
  12. Richmondpete

    Richmondpete Real fighters do road work Full Member

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    Dude lol Mosley was the one ducking Floyd how could you not remember that. Floyd also wanted the golden boy pay day badly. He ended up taking the next best thing at the time which was Arturo gatti
     
  13. Clinton

    Clinton Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I was wrong and stand corrected:good. I did some research and it seems that Mayweather was seeking out a reluctant Shane.
     
  14. THE BLADE 2

    THE BLADE 2 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Most of them beat Floyd.

    Only against Mancini and Camacho would Floyd be a favourite. Pac - Floyd would be a 50-50 fight.