Quote Originally Posted by Taeth
Whitaker or Mayweather. Also Swashbuckling gordy Whitaker was second in punch anticipation to Roy JOnes JR. NOBODY had faster reflexes p4p than Roy, and nobody got hit less with effective punches. How can you say Mayweather isn't in Whitaker's class defensively? He has gotten hit less, and even though people say crap about Whitaker fighting toe to toe, Mayweather does it more. Mayweather also is able to counter more effectively off his defense, and his defense works anywhere in the ring while if Whitaker ever got caught on the ropes he could be in trouble. Whitaker got hit alot against a young Oscar who was the only quick guy that I've seen him fight, and Oscar was nowhere near to as fast as Judah who did hit Mayweather, but like I said was alot faster than Oscar ever was. I think Whitaker's biggest advantage is he fought mostly brawlers, and come forward guys who didn't have blazing speed like Nelson, JCC, Vazquez. Even Mcgirt isn't all that fast. I guarantee Mayweather would have made Nelson, JCC, and Vazquez look as silly as he made Baldomir(except maybe JCC, but he would still win decisively).
I can gurantee you Nelson and JCC could have cut the ring off alot more effectively than Baldomir

Mayweather has a good defence as far as being a counter puncher in the whole goes nobody ive seen can match Sweet Pea certainly not Mayweather !!

Mayweather uses his feet going backwards or coveres with his hands in a high guard on the ropes he is not a great slipper of punches , he uses his shoulder alot.

As far as Mayweather countering more effectively goes id say you are dead wrong but we'd have to sit down with videos of both for me to emphasise my point (JMO)

He may not have Mayweathers power but he could sit down on his shots and land good hooks to head and body .

Mayweather had trouble with JC Castillio and he was a poor mans Chavez , Mayweather uses the perimiter of the ring but Chavez just knew how to cut anyone off to beat him you had to be Pernell whittaker .