Who could have beaten Floyd?

[C.J.Rock]

I was hoping the op meant "modern era"

In my honest opinion both Castillo & Maidana did beat him. His Vegas homie officials made sure he kept his 0 though

[ruthless rocco]

I was hoping the op meant "modern era"

In my honest opinion both Castillo & Maidana did beat him. His Vegas homie officials made sure he kept his 0 though

HahahhSaHaaaHAaAaaaaa!!! Still? STIIIIIIILL!!

[erics44]

hatton would have beaten him with a decent ref

[Memphis]

hatton would have beaten him with a decent ref

Please don't

[C.J.Rock]

I was hoping the op meant "modern era"

In my honest opinion both Castillo & Maidana did beat him. His Vegas homie officials made sure he kept his 0 though

HahahhSaHaaaHAaAaaaaa!!! Still? STIIIIIIILL!!

Who was it cried & complained " Maidana roughed me up & bullied me referee didn't do anything to protect me" ROFLMAO So the cheating PED abuser hired Kenny Bayless to protect him Mayweather should be banned from sport & have his record expunged

[#1FightFan]

I was hoping the op meant "modern era"

In my honest opinion both Castillo & Maidana did beat him. His Vegas homie officials made sure he kept his 0 though

agreed!!

[mikeeod]

I think any fighter COULD have beaten Floyd, if they caught him on the right night with the right punch in the right place. I also agree that Castillo won the first fight and was robbed of the decision. That being said, I don't think I make ANYONE a favorite over Floyd from 147 and down. I give prime versions of Mosely, Oscar, Sweet Pea Whitaker, and Julio Ceasar Chavez even money against him, and make prime Kostya and Cotto slight underdogs.

[Fenster]

I watched Oscar-Mosley 1 again the other week. Was left thinking both of them (2000 version) would have beaten Floyd at welterweight.

[Andre]

I watched Oscar-Mosley 1 again the other week. Was left thinking both of them (2000 version) would have beaten Floyd at welterweight.

Cant see Floyd falling for Mosleys way of forward attack to the extent of getting caught out in front.

Could see Oscar more in his prime and at the right weight mixing it up enough to outpoint him though.

[Master]

I watched Oscar-Mosley 1 again the other week. Was left thinking both of them (2000 version) would have beaten Floyd at welterweight.

Cant see Floyd falling for Mosleys way of forward attack to the extent of getting caught out in front.

Could see Oscar more in his prime and at the right weight mixing it up enough to outpoint him though.

Floyd was not a great welterweight but certainly a great p4p fighter going up the weights.

[X]

Whatever people may think about Mayweather as a person (not that they know what the real man is like at all), it seems pretty clear to me that Floyd was the best 'little' man of his generation. Multiple world titles in different weight classes, undefeated and the face of the sport for at least 5 years. He also fought EVERYBODY.

People are now talking about Golovkin, but Floyd isn't even a full fledged welterweight for fucks sake. He can be compared to the old timers in that he would make the weight even if there was same day weigh-ins .... Unlike modern day guys like Margarito or Williams who weigh in 24 hours early and are then really middleweights by fight time. Golovkin would just be too big.

Yeah, you may wonder what may have happened had he fought Manny five years ago when Pacquiaio was tearing through people left right and centre, but we will never know.

I wonder how Floyd would have done against people like Tommy Hearns and Ray Leonard, though they were also considerably naturally bigger than Mayweather, as may be evidenced by their later climb up the weights.

Hands of Stone was nearer Floyd's size and that's a fight I'd have loved to see. Aaron Pryor against Mayweather would have been a good one too.

The fact I'm even mentioning Mayweather in the same sentence as these gods shows how much I rate him as a boxer.