Would Floyd Mayweather stand a chance against prime Hearns?

[seemorecizzy]

Floyd also almost went down by an out of prime mosley right.

hitman got a better right hand than that.

but forget about power.....people don't realize hitman outfoxed prime srl. he can definitely outbox may.

only thing I see messing him up if he don't got the right conditioning...but then again it would be a 12 rd fight anyway.

floyd was also not in his prime
also, almost doesnt count lol
he didnt go down and beat the shyt out of him the rest of the fight
its funny, mosley wasnt out of his prime when he beat cheato, and wasnt out of his prime entering the third round against floyd
but the second floyd started whippin him, mosley was washed again lol

also, its normal for boxers to get hit with punches and to get stunned
fighters like floyd and roy made it abnormal so fans make a big deal whenever they get clean
but it happens
lesser fighters have hurt and knocked muhhamid ali down
doesnt really mean anythin


also, ,mayweather is a better boxer than srl
srl advantage is in the speed. size, and power department

 

[Axum Ezana]

floyd was also not in his prime
also, almost doesnt count lol
he didnt go down and beat the shyt out of him the rest of the fight
its funny, mosley wasnt out of his prime when he beat cheato, and wasnt out of his prime entering the third round against floyd
but the second floyd started whippin him, mosley was washed again lol

also, its normal for boxers to get hit with punches and to get stunned
fighters like floyd and roy made it abnormal so fans make a big deal whenever they get clean
but it happens
lesser fighters have hurt and knocked muhhamid ali down
doesnt really mean anythin


also, ,mayweather is a better boxer than srl
srl advantage is in the speed. size, and power department

yeah..i kinda agree with that. only thing is srl had crazy fast hands and might be able to set up a counter that may don't see and kd him. but yeah I think could outbox srl.

its hard. each fighter matches up diff with each fighter. that's why styles/physical/intangible attributes make fights n shyt.

 

[R=G]

Which is the point of thinking Hearns can catch Floyd. And Leonard would say score on Floyd alot. He ain't ever been in a ring with anyone that fast and who keeps that speed for 15 rounds.

 

[Newzz]

Wise words from a wise man.

 

[Axum Ezana]

ALL OF THIS.

Yes, its easy for people of this generation to be blinded by Floyds record. 49-0 is nice.

But look at HOW he won his fights and how OTHER fighters won their fights. The 4 kings didn't need excessive holding, running, and elbows in the neck to win. Nor did they have the luxury of getting Kenny Bayless to get away with stuff. The 4 Kings never pulled legal sucker punches on their opponents ala Mayweather-Ortiz, they didn't need to weight drain opponents ala Canelo or blow off catchweights ala Marquez.

Winning is one thing. But how you do it is another. As much as we love Floyd, we all know his fights always lacked entertainment value. That's now how the 4 Kings won.

to be fair corrales win was good.

cotto was nice too and zab fight.

oh don't forget jcc/may.......u thought he won that first one?

but yeah even when he was more offensive as pbl ....it was so dominant so only Floyd fans would enjoy it a lot....lol

 

[Newzz]

I always said the only way to really beat a Prime, motivated Floyd is to outbox him

fukk that pressure combination shyt. I will say that reach AND speed would be his biggest obstacles but he's beaten taller fighters as well.

Thing about Floyd is that he finds a way to win. He always said you can be bigger than him, stronger, faster, harder puncher, etc., but you will never outsmart him.

Only person I saw actually outsmart Floyd was Zab Judah but his stamina and mental stability fukked him up in the end.

Floyd knows that too and respects him as a boxer

If Judah could outsmart Floyd, then Floyd better be lucky get fought during his era rather than pre-96 Boxing.

If Zab could outsmart him, then prime Sweet Pea, prime DLH, prime Trinidad might very well had clearly beat Floyd...let alone going back to the Welterweights of the 80s.

 

[Newzz]

Watch Floyd vs Corrales or Ndou and see what he does to tall fighters; is the short fighters who pressure and dip below his waist who he has trouble with ala Castillo, Zab, Manny, Cotto, Chino.....Tall fighters just place their selves in the target zone for lunging left hooks and overhand rights he shoots

If Floyd could handle a 154 Oscar I dont see Hearns having the speed, pop nor heart to discourage Floyd; who'll try to bring out the bytch in Hearns Chin; aside from Duran who of notice did Hearns really beat????


SRL is the guy who would trouble Floyd most in a fantasy matchup; even there we saw Floyd Sr win 4 rounds; I dont see Floyd not improving on that

That fight was with a washed up DLH...and Floyd had to be on his game for that. It wasn't easy at all.

Prime Hearns was MUCH better than the DLH that Floyd fought.

 

[Newzz]

Skip you should know better. Cmon son.

Coralles and Ndou are not in the same galaxy as Hearns. That comparison is bogus.

Floyd didn't handle a pasty his prime Oscar at 154. He won a split decision. We're talking about a prime Hearns here. And Oscar aint in the same galaxy as Hearns either. And you know this.

Too many of ya are a victim of the moment and inflate Mayweathers talent. Theres a reason he avoided prime fighters. Theres a reason he retired during the reign of prime fighters who were stylistic nightmares. Theres a reason FLoyd Sr told Top Rank to keep southpaws away from him. Theres a reason even Floyd says hes TBE OUTSIDE the ring in terms of business and finances.

Did he play the game and manipulate to make crazy amounts of $$ for minimal risk with well calculated and plotted moves? Yes

But inside the ring, naw. Hearns by KO. And I'm done trying to educate you guys with all these Mayweather vs threads. Cuz if ya objectively look at his resume, youll see he didn't fight many fighters in their prime. And that was by design.

I guess ya aren't aware of the PED he uses that's only legal in Las Vegas. I guess ya aint aware of the 6 drug tests he failed that he received therapeutic exemptions for, AFTER THE TESTS WERE FAILED. I guess ya aint aware of the money he personally would pay USADA in order to get those TEs after he failed those tests, instead of getting them prior to being tested which is protocol. And ya must have missed the clause team Mayweather TRIED to include in the contract for the Pacquiao fight that stated if either fighter fails a drug test that the results stay private and not be released publicly, which Freddie Roach refused to accept.

The truth will set you free, but not before it upsets you.

 

[O.T.I.S.]

If Judah could outsmart Floyd, then Floyd better be lucky get fought during his era rather than pre-96 Boxing.

If Zab could outsmart him, then prime Sweet Pea, prime DLH, prime Trinidad might very well had clearly beat Floyd...let alone going back to the Welterweights of the 80s.

I don't agree

Zab outsmarted him but Zab was also a southpaw as well as slick.

But like I said, Floyd finds a way to beat nikkas. Zab was the only person I seen outbox him on the slick side and that was just temporarily

Floyd also called out DLH too, back when he was Pretty Boy Floyd and DLH dismissed him. It wasn't until he became a shyt talking a$$hole did people want to fight him like that

 

[Newzz]

its funny cause even tho your correct,
ive never heard one media person ever acknowledge that floyd was never at his best/prime at 147 and was STILL beating everyone with ease
thats amazing within itself

Speaks for the era

80s Welterweights > 90 Welterweights > 2000 Welterweights

 

[seemorecizzy]

Speaks for the era

80s Welterweights > 90 Welterweights > 2000 Welterweights

speaks to his talent as well

 

[#SOG_soldier]

I rewatched the Trinidad fight and gave it to Oscar. but yeah his big fights were close though.

He beat tito. But the b hop L is just

 

[#SOG_soldier]

floyd was also not in his prime
also, almost doesnt count lol
he didnt go down and beat the shyt out of him the rest of the fight
its funny, mosley wasnt out of his prime when he beat cheato, and wasnt out of his prime entering the third round against floyd
but the second floyd started whippin him, mosley was washed again lol

also, its normal for boxers to get hit with punches and to get stunned
fighters like floyd and roy made it abnormal so fans make a big deal whenever they get clean
but it happens
lesser fighters have hurt and knocked muhhamid ali down
doesnt really mean anythin


also, ,mayweather is a better boxer than srl
srl advantage is in the speed. size, and power department

May got better skill but due to the speed and superior size I don't see outbox ing him. .the same reason srl can't out box hearns

 

[seemorecizzy]

May got better skill but due to the speed and superior size I don't see outbox ing him. .the same reason srl can't out box hearns

i can respect that
who were you cheerin for last night

 

[Newzz]

floyd was also not in his prime
also, almost doesnt count lol
he didnt go down and beat the shyt out of him the rest of the fight
its funny, mosley wasnt out of his prime when he beat cheato, and wasnt out of his prime entering the third round against floyd
but the second floyd started whippin him, mosley was washed again lol

also, its normal for boxers to get hit with punches and to get stunned
fighters like floyd and roy made it abnormal so fans make a big deal whenever they get clean
but it happens
lesser fighters have hurt and knocked muhhamid ali down
doesnt really mean anythin


also, ,mayweather is a better boxer than srl
srl advantage is in the speed. size, and power department

Floyd is not a better Boxer than Sugar Ray Leonard. He's better defensively, but offensively hell nah...come on bro

They are both A+ offensively....weren't no holes in Sugar Ray's offensive game.