Who could have beaten Floyd?

[palmerq]

Devon Alexander of course, the 2013 version :S......

[Spicoli]

He's coming back like a lingering crusty sock. Bank on it...their is still hope

[#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.

[imp]

No one beats floyd.

No one has ever beat floyd.

Only one that beats floyd is himself.

If floyd fights another 6 times and gets old in the ring he beats himself.

Castillo came close against an injured floyd but look what happened in the rematch.

Oscar fight looked close but floyd won 8-4 or 7-5

Maidana did a great job in the first fight with his awkward style but floyd still won.

A prime Calzaghe against a prime floyd would be interesting (same imaginary weight class) but its still a win for the money man..he finds a way to win.

His skills are what boxing is all about and lets hope we have the pleasure of seeing him fight again..

[mikeeod]

No one beats floyd.

No one has ever beat floyd.

Only one that beats floyd is himself.

If floyd fights another 6 times and gets old in the ring he beats himself.

Castillo came close against an injured floyd but look what happened in the rematch.

Oscar fight looked close but floyd won 8-4 or 7-5

Maidana did a great job in the first fight with his awkward style but floyd still won.

A prime Calzaghe against a prime floyd would be interesting (same imaginary weight class) but its still a win for the money man..he finds a way to win.

His skills are what boxing is all about and lets hope we have the pleasure of seeing him fight again..

Disagree with a few points in your post, but my main disagreement is Floyd vs Joe C. being interesting. If they were the same weight, prime vs prime,nFloyd dominates Joe (look how much he struggled with an ancient Hop suffering thyroid issues!). If we are talking prime vs prime not imaginary weight class, Joe is just too big for Floyd. Joe had a couple of solid performances vs Kessler and Lacy (maybe!), but I don't consider him in the class of Floyd, Hop, Manny, Roy...etc.

[Master]

p4p fight between Roy Jones Jnr and Floyd. Who would win?

[imp]

p4p fight between Roy Jones Jnr and Floyd. Who would win?

I want to say Floyd but Roy jones in his prime made james toney look like a sparring session.

Roy was awesome in his prime.

[imp]

No one beats floyd.

No one has ever beat floyd.

Only one that beats floyd is himself.

If floyd fights another 6 times and gets old in the ring he beats himself.

Castillo came close against an injured floyd but look what happened in the rematch.

Oscar fight looked close but floyd won 8-4 or 7-5

Maidana did a great job in the first fight with his awkward style but floyd still won.

A prime Calzaghe against a prime floyd would be interesting (same imaginary weight class) but its still a win for the money man..he finds a way to win.

His skills are what boxing is all about and lets hope we have the pleasure of seeing him fight again..

Disagree with a few points in your post, but my main disagreement is Floyd vs Joe C. being interesting. If they were the same weight, prime vs prime,nFloyd dominates Joe (look how much he struggled with an ancient Hop suffering thyroid issues!). If we are talking prime vs prime not imaginary weight class, Joe is just too big for Floyd. Joe had a couple of solid performances vs Kessler and Lacy (maybe!), but I don't consider him in the class of Floyd, Hop, Manny, Roy...etc.

Disagree all you want.

Floyd and calzaghe have left the sport undefeated and comfortable.

[rjj tszyu]

p4p fight between Roy Jones Jnr and Floyd. Who would win?

It's a ridiculously hard question to answer because of what being bigger adds and takes away from a fighter. I'd have to go Roy though, he had the power to go with the speed and he would bring something Floyd hasn't faced before with his unorthodox style.

[Master]

p4p fight between Roy Jones Jnr and Floyd. Who would win?

It's a ridiculously hard question to answer because of what being bigger adds and takes away from a fighter. I'd have to go Roy though, he had the power to go with the speed and he would bring something Floyd hasn't faced before with his unorthodox style.

I agree the unorthodox boxing Roy would produce would make it difficult to Floyd to adjust and adapt. Floyd normally works out the difficult fighters by 4 rounds and takes over but giving 4 rounds away would be giving too much advantage.