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Mayweather v. Cotto

candrew said:
Mayweather may be an *** but he also may be the most complete fighter in the last 50 years. Speed, power, defense, boxing IQ - the guy is an artist in the ring.

And he not only wins, he dominates. When going the distance he's won by unanimous decision in every fight except one complete screw job against De La Hoya where he won a split decision.

And while Pacquiao has never failed a drug test - neither has Lance Armstrong. How such a small guy goes from under 110 pounds in his early 20's to 150+ pounds in his 30's while still being as ripped and tone as Pac Man is beyond me. Clearly super human.
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Works for me. ALso i agree on Mayweather. That is why i want this fight so bad.
 
candrew said:
Mayweather may be an *** but he also may be the most complete fighter in the last 50 years. Speed, power, defense, boxing IQ - the guy is an artist in the ring.

And he not only wins, he dominates. When going the distance he's won by unanimous decision in every fight except one complete screw job against De La Hoya where he won a split decision.

And while Pacquiao has never failed a drug test - neither has Lance Armstrong. How such a small guy goes from under 110 pounds in his early 20's to 150+ pounds in his 30's while still being as ripped and tone as Pac Man is beyond me. Clearly super human.
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I'd say James Toney gives him a good piece of competition for complete fighter. Toney perfected the defense Floyd uses, the Philly Shell and is/was a defensive master. Toney made it to 44-0-1 in 15 years less that it took Floyd to get to 43-0.
 
The Fresh Prince said:
I'd say James Toney gives him a good piece of competition for complete fighter. Toney perfected the defense Floyd uses, the Philly Shell and is/was a defensive master. Toney made it to 44-0-1 in 15 years less that it took Floyd to get to 43-0.
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Sugar Ray Leonard? Marvin Hagler? Thomas Hearns? Roy Jones Jr?
 
I hate Paciowh because I have a large group of Filipino friends who worship him, so I naturally hate on him whenever given the chance.
 
dalamon said:
Sugar Ray Leonard? Marvin Hagler? Thomas Hearns? Roy Jones Jr?
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Roy was all athleticism, you can see that with what he has turned into now. Hagler and Hearns is a good debate. Sugar Ray Leonard's career came to an end very badly, and rather early, I feel.
 
I don't think Hagler, Toney or Jones ever fought Welterweight - at least not in their primes.

I love Thomas Hearns but Mayweather would destroy him. Hearns was a great, great puncher but a very flawed fighter.

Sugar Ray/Mayweather would be a much better fight - but I saw Leonard get hurt many times in his career. I have no doubt Mayweather would handle him.
 
candrew said:
I don't think Hagler, Toney or Jones ever fought Welterweight - at least not in their primes.

I love Thomas Hearns but Mayweather would destroy him. Hearns was a great, great puncher but a very flawed fighter.

Sugar Ray/Mayweather would be a much better fight - but I saw Leonard get hurt many times in his career. I have no doubt Mayweather would handle him.
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Hmm. In all honesty, I've only seen the replays of the fights on ESPN classic, since I did't grow up in that era; however, I definitely think that both Roberto Duran and Sugar Ray Leonard could give PBF a run for his money, especially with Leonard's jabbing game. If De La Hoya managed a split-decision with him, I can't see how Leonard couldn't accomplish more


Also, I never registered that you were talking about a complete welterweight-fighter. It seemed to me that you were applying that title to Floyd regardless of weight-classes.
 
Seriously though: if Marvelous and PBF ever had a hypothetical catch weight fight, Hagler would annihilate him.
 
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