Who would win between Pea vs. PBF as they moved up..

I think this has to be razor thin decision anyway it's spun. I'd edge towards Whitaker, Mayweather is quicker/bigger/stronger, Whitaker is more fluid, better jab, better punch slipper.

I'd love to see it

Mayweather was a 19yo trying to make a name for himself. Whitaker was a crackhead toying with a 19yo kid and didn't particularly care

This makes no sense in a H2H match up, unless you think Floyd got allot better at 140 and dropped off at 147, which didn't happen

I'm guessing you're assessing their ability based on who they happened to fight at the weight, which is wrong in terms of H2H

 

135 - Whitaker
140 - Whitaker
147 - Whitaker
154 - mayweather

 

floyd also said a fight or 2 back.... `manny pacquiao, you are next`

I wouldn`t get too excited about anything floyd says tbh + I`ve heard Pernell say about floyd... `he`s good but he ain`t no Pernell Whitaker`

A great boxer talking themselves up over other great boxers isn`t exactly a shock, these guys are egotistical as ****.

 

Mayweather isn't that quick now, but look at him circa 98-05, he's significantly quicker than Whitaker. I think I missed off his reach and height are rangier. Whitaker has a better jab, better reactions, better movement, better use of angles and more of a natural talent

I still pick Whitaker to edge it, it could go either way

 

No I think ability wise floyd carried his talents better as he got bigger. The higher the weight, the better his chances are.

 

I think if they fought at 135, Mayweather would win, because Floyd would have Bob Arum's judges :nut

 

I never did a round by round but I do remember feeling Whitaker deservd the win but not by as much as the commentators had it, it was quite close IMO, 154 didn`t suit Pernell at all.

 

Pea takes probably all the way to 154. His straight left would do work.

 

It also seems like it would be more uncomfortable for Floyd fighting southpaw Whitaker than Whitaker fighting orthodox Floyd.

 

I actually think this would be a very close fight, I don`t see Whitaker stopping Taylor like Chavez did but I don`t see him taking as much as Chavez did either, the more Pea can make Taylor box & exchange skills with him at a measured pace the better for Pea, Taylor for his part has to try to let his punches go in bunches & force the fight, similar to what he did vs Chavez, he will be made to miss & he will be countered silly at times but the sheer speed & volume of his punches will be a nightmare for Whitaker.

This is not an easy one to call H2H... in close ones like this it`s best to back Whitaker I think, history is on his side as the greater, more versatile & more proven fighter... interesting fight tho for sure.

 

I'm a massive Whitaker fan........But must admit that at welterweight the speed difference between Whitaker and Mayweather is highly notictable. Mayweather has much faster hands. You can even take a look at Whitaker's masterful display against Chavez, when he was in his prime welterweight days, and then look at Mayweather even last Saturday against Cotto and the handspeed difference is there for all to see. Mayweather looks a far fresher conditioned fighter, with faster hands and better reflexes and has looked the same for the last 5-6 years. I feel this may well be because Mayweather was a more disciplined fighter when it came to training and lives a cleaner lifestyle than Whitaker did.

Whitaker's speed in some of fights at welterweight looked ordinary. I think he looked pretty quick against Chavez, McGirt II and De La Hoya and funnily enough his fight with Vazquez at light-middleweight, when I thought his jab was a lightning bolt. Perhaps, his substance abuse and lack of training, thus low motivation in the gym for his routine defenses made him slower than he could have been.

 

Floyd has faster hands for sure, but not reflexes or feet imo.

The Whitaker of the Chavez fight is light years ahead of the Floyd we saw last week in those two departments imo.