Thread: Who could beat Floyd at 130?

Who do you think could have beaten Floyd at 130?

Originally Posted by VG_Addict

Who do you think could have beaten Floyd at 130?

I wouldn't pick anyone.

I know someone is going to say either Willie Pep or Alexis Arguello but I can't see that happening at all.

Arguello is one of my alltime favorite fighters.... but he didn't have the style to beat Floyd.
Floyd wins a decisive decision against Arguello.

Arguello would have a good shot with what he brings and he would have obliterated anyone Floyd fought at 130. He's got a fair shot. So does the real Kid Chocolate, Saddler, Elorde, Nelson, Mitchell and Villaflor. Even a guy like Casamayor would have provided style problems.

Julio Ceasar Chavez would have been a stern test, in my opinion. Castillo gave Floyd fits the first time they fought, and he was a poor mans Chavez (actually Chavez's sparring partner which got him to the elite level. I go back and forth on how this fight unfolds, but that Chavez was relentless and threw some gorgeous combinations. Floyd was an ATG 130 pounder also, so I can see a solid case for him winning that one as well.

JCC was relentless and hit like a ton of bricks at that weight, but I think Floyd was just way too slick to touch at that weight. That was back when he had the legs as well. Too fast and skilled, wide UD for Floyd in that one IMO.

Armstrong, Sanchez I would have liked to see him face Casamayor

Originally Posted by La Cucaracha

Armstrong, Sanchez I would have liked to see him face Casamayor

It's a damn shame Mayweather-Casamayor didn't happen at 130

Chavez beats him. Once he gets his distance it is over quick, 5-9 rounds total.

Floyd beats Arguello at 130.... and embarrasses Chavez.

Hector Camacho boxing skills and southpaw could be a problem.

Freitas was a quitter... if we are gonna try a Brazilian maybe we should put Eder Jofre in there instead hahaha

Freitas was a quitter, but he had a hell of a punch and his power didn't wane in fights either, he just bombed out Jorge Barrios in the final round of their fight and he was well down on the cards too.


I think Arguello stands a good chance. The people who think he doesn't are probably figuring it would be like Mayweather vs Corrales II, and that's fine, but AA was 5'10, he had a very good chin, and of course game changing power.

Salvador Sanchez would be another, because of his chin, his workrate, his heart, his power.

Willie Pep is just too darn small and had 0 to keep Floyd off of him.....it would be the worst fight ever with nobody throwing many punches, but if that's the case then who's to say Pep can't steal a round or two.

I agree on Sanchez, I think Nelson may have had some success as well. Arguello would have been more competitive than Corrales. Although the victory over Corrales looks good on paper, the guy had nothing left going into the fight. He had been struggling to make 130 for awhile. In the build up to the fight it was all about Corrales' struggle to make 130.

Originally Posted by Lineal

Although the victory over Corrales looks good on paper, the guy had nothing left going into the fight. He had been struggling to make 130 for awhile. In the build up to the fight it was all about Corrales' struggle to make 130.

Of course he never. You forgot to mention that Diego also had an impending jail sentence on his mind too.

Floyd Mayweather has never fought a fair, hard fight in his life.