Could ODLH have beaten PBF?

[albsur2006]

It was a close fight. I remember I had it 8 rounds to 4 rounds (116-112) in favor of Mayweather. I was rooting for Mayweather and I remember being really worried when Oscar's jab proved to be so effective. But then Oscar was just following Floyd around and not really doing that much else. It was definitely a tough fight. I don't think there's anyway in hell that Oscar shoulda won that fight on any of those scorecards but it was definitely a tough fight. Floyd started opening his arsenal a bit in the mid rounds but then he closed it back up until the final two rounds. Oscar didn't look like the same Oscar from 1999-2001 but he looked sturdy and would have been a tough fight for anyone at 154.

[ElTerribleMorales]

It was a close fight. I remember I had it 8 rounds to 4 rounds (116-112) in favor of Mayweather. I was rooting for Mayweather and I remember being really worried when Oscar's jab proved to be so effective. But then Oscar was just following Floyd around and not really doing that much else. It was definitely a tough fight. I don't think there's anyway in hell that Oscar shoulda won that fight on any of those scorecards but it was definitely a tough fight. Floyd started opening his arsenal a bit in the mid rounds but then he closed it back up until the final two rounds. Oscar didn't look like the same Oscar from 1999-2001 but he looked sturdy and would have been a tough fight for anyone at 154.

that's how i had it, i felt that PBF won clearly but it was still closer than some make it out to be, i had it 116-112 for Mayweather as well, but it was against an already worn DLH, a fresher younger DHL (Vargas/MosleyII) would have given him all that he could handle, and IMO would beat Mayweather

[albsur2006]

It was a close fight. I remember I had it 8 rounds to 4 rounds (116-112) in favor of Mayweather. I was rooting for Mayweather and I remember being really worried when Oscar's jab proved to be so effective. But then Oscar was just following Floyd around and not really doing that much else. It was definitely a tough fight. I don't think there's anyway in hell that Oscar shoulda won that fight on any of those scorecards but it was definitely a tough fight. Floyd started opening his arsenal a bit in the mid rounds but then he closed it back up until the final two rounds. Oscar didn't look like the same Oscar from 1999-2001 but he looked sturdy and would have been a tough fight for anyone at 154.

that's how i had it, i felt that PBF won clearly but it was still closer than some make it out to be, i had it 116-112 for Mayweather as well, but it was against an already worn DLH, a fresher younger DHL (Vargas/MosleyII) would have given him all that he could handle, and IMO would beat Mayweather

I just don't see how any version of Oscar could have beat Floyd. Oscar is a lot more comfortable with a guy who comes forward and presses the action because then Oscar can counterpunch and show off his handspeed and footwork. Anytime Oscar has been in with an elite BOXER, not fighter, but boxer, he's struggled. Oscar is not effective at pressing the action and that's mainly because the guy never truly developed a right hand, he was primarily a one handed fighter for the most part.