Floyd has better combination punching if you are standing in his range, but Pernell does not stand in anyones range and he is an expert at controlling the pace and his southpaw stance would have made it hard. I pick Pernell to outpoint Floyd and win a UD>Pernell was a more proven guy than Floyd and had much better opposition. Pernell made Azumah Nelson look like a 2nd rate fighter.