Would a prime welterweight Floyd Mayweather realistically beat current Canelo Alverez

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  1. Mayweather still beats him

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  2. Canelo is too powerful

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  1. like a boss

    like a boss Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Current day Canelo too big and powerful for any welterweight - they have weight divisions for a reason.

    C. J. Ross may still score it a draw. Just to even up for last time.
     
    like a boss, May 20, 2025
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  2. kirk

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    Yes.
     
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  3. TNSNO1878

    TNSNO1878 Active Member Full Member

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    Yeah he has, but Prime Floyd, the one that beat Marquez and Hatton, even the one that beat Canelo, would bamboozle Bud from the off. He might even stop him. Crawford is elite in a poor era, his resume is woeful, and it'll age terribly when he retires.

    Mayweather is one of the best ever, Bud is one of the best of his era, they're two different levels.
     
    TNSNO1878, May 21, 2025
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  4. like a boss

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    That's being real?
     
    like a boss, May 21, 2025
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  5. TNSNO1878

    TNSNO1878 Active Member Full Member

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    Yeah - Crawford has one decent win against a post-car crash Spence and everyone think he's on the same level as Mayweather.
     
    TNSNO1878, May 21, 2025
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  6. Snails

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    :D:D:D
     
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  7. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Floyd beats any version of Canelo. He is too flatfooted
     
    MarkusFlorez99, Sep 15, 2025
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  8. BCS8

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    no
     
    BCS8, Sep 15, 2025
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  9. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yes. You said Canelo would punch a hole through Crawford and look how that turned out. You have always overrated size and power when it comes up against superior skill

    Mayweather always had a good chin and the size difference is largely irrelevant if Canelo doesn't land his best shots. He would have to break Mayweather down, and Mayweather is too smart
     
    MarkusFlorez99, Sep 15, 2025
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  10. BCS8

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    crawford = weight bully
    crawford = better than mayweather
     
    BCS8, Sep 15, 2025
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  11. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Mayweather already schooled Canelo. Fact. Those big boy punches need to land first. Replace Golovkin with Mayweather in 2018 and Floyd actually gets the decision
     
    MarkusFlorez99, Sep 15, 2025
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  12. BCS8

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    no
     
    BCS8, Sep 15, 2025
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  13. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yes, repeat
     
    MarkusFlorez99, Sep 15, 2025
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