ive heard old timers talking about Willy Pep beating Floyd Mayweather

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Pep beat Mayweather? LOL who said that?

Can you imagine the Mayweather who fought Corrales vs Pep? Pep would have gotten killed.

Pep is one overrated motherfucker. He was a skilled fighter but people blow him up to be something that he just isn't.

For YEARS all I've heard is this guy being brought up when people talk about the great defensive artists, how he has over 200 wins, blah blah.

He fought a TON of bums, and when he came up on his rival, a fellow great fighter in Sandy Saddler, he got his shit pushed in 3 out of 4 I believe? He had no answer for him, he couldn't adapt. It was sink or swim time, and he sunk like a fucking rock. People really tend to drink the Kool Aid when it comes to this guy. Go on boxrec and look at the guys he fought. Look at the amount of "red" you see (indicating the losses his opponents had in their previous 6 fights).

On quick inspection, out of 241 fights, guess how many times he fought an opponent who had won all of their last 6 fights? 16 fucking times, of which he went 14-2.

Enough with this guy.

Vs all the coddled guys that have winning records today because of spoon fed opponents and only fight once or twice a year.

Anyway if I couldn't sleep I'd imagine what the rounds would look like in this fight rather then count sheep.

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Vs all the coddled guys that have winning records today because of spoon fed opponents and only fight once or twice a year.

Anyway if I couldn't sleep I'd imagine what the rounds would look like in this fight rather then count sheep.

What's the difference between Pep and those coddled guys? The only difference is sheer volume: Pep fought more bums, more often. What does that count for? Would you think more of Mayweather if he fought 4 overmatched bums a month instead of two big fights a year?

And you think Floyd vs Pep at 130 would be boring? It would be a massacre. Floyd was a boxer-puncher at 130 with a very high KO %. People seem to forget that and assume he always fought the way he does now.

Pep would be fighting a guy who's bigger, stronger, faster, more skilled, hits harder, and has the longer reach. He'd be lucky to make it to round 8.