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Mayweather via close UD but it's very probable he'd have to endure some rough moments throughout. Mosley would win more rounds than the old Shane who fought Floyd. Now at 147, I think 2000 Mosley beats 2007 Mayweather.
2000 Mosley vs 2007 Mayweather at 147lbs would be a very good fight. Shane's speed and power would give Floyd problems but I think Floyd's jab to the body and quick counters over the top would keep Shane's aggression in check and allow him to win a close decision.
I truly think Shane was better at 135 than Floyd. COULD I see Floyd winning? Yes, but it damn sure wouldn't be clear. Floyd would have more problems at 135 with Shane's speed and strength than May fans would like to believe. What happened in their 2010 fight would have ZERO bearing on how it would play out at 135. You have to remember, Floyd had 4 fights at 135 - only ONE of them was impressive, the Ndou fight. He wasn't impressive in either Castillo fight, and he looked like shit in the Victor Sosa fight. Personally, I'd favor Mosley.
You're missing the point though..... They both look badass in that video...along with Joe Frazier! ;) In all seriousness though...I don't think Shane would have looked that good against Castillo either....Castillo is better than every lightweight Shane fought. You'd probably say "Shane would have knocked out Castillo"...but that would be based on nothing much. Castillo, especially at 135lbs had a chin of cast iron.
Shane woulda killed Castillo. Castillo gave Floyd problems mainly due to his size and strength. Those advantages go out the window for him against Mosley. Mosley stops Castillo 10/10 times.
I wont bother arguing this point with you at length because I'll just be accused again of an agenda....I'll just say that Diego Corrales who hit harder than Shane did, and maintained a workrate in that fight greater than Shane was known for, hit Castillo with everything including the kitchen sink and still only stopped him on his feet. Also Castillo wasn't some face first one dimensional slow slugger like a Margarito.
Speed kills. Yeah, Corrales had better one-punch power than Shane, but lightweight Mosley was a big puncher himself and would be hitting Castillo a much higher frequency than Castillo and due to the speed it'd be with shots he doesn't see. And MOST importantly, he'd kill Castillo's body, which would set up the stoppage.
we would have known how Floyd would have fared against margarito if he wouldn't have ducked him to fight the killer Baldomir
If he had fought Margarito instead of Baldomir his haters would have said "he ducked the true lineal Welterweight champion"....and so is NOT the Welterweight champion. It was a no win situation. he picked the lesser of teh evils and was at least recognized as the true champion. You and I both know how that fight would have turned out (and so does every other boxing fan): Floyd by Unanimous decision, winning at least 10 rounds. Margarito's style is perfect for Mayweather's potshotting.
The problem with this argument is that he fought Judah coming off his loss to Baldomir. Margarito was considered the next best welterweight. The "Baldomir is the lineal champ" was the farce thrown out by floyd and his minions. Also, the "we know how that would have played out" argument is reserved for mythical matchups like Floyd vs Leonard. To say that about guys in your era is a ready made excuse for ducking opponents. You're basically giving him credit for a fight he would have made $1 less (literally) to take.
:: he fought baldomir because he got paid the same and it was a waaaaaay easier fight than margarito would have been. also because he wanted to escape from arum
You're conveniently forgetting a little history. Let me help you out. He was planning on fighting Judah anyway because Judah was the undisputed and linear champion after beating Spinks who beat Mayorga who beat Forest who beat Mosley who beat De La Hoya....and Judah was a well known fighter. Judah losing to Baldomir was a huge upset and most put it down to Zab not preparing properly or whatever. Zab was still considered teh better fighter than baldomir, Still had a version of teh belt (spurious though that may be) and was considered a bigger threat to Floyd than Baldomir was. In any event the public was more interested in seeing Floyd vs Zab than Floyd vs Baldomir (you and me..included in that). Now...after beating Zab and getting a version of the belt, the floyd haters started shouting from the treetops "Baldomir is the true champion, beating zab only makes you a paper champion" yada yada yada. So Floyd fights Baldomir to be recognized as the champion. Any other fighter would have done the same thing (by the way I hope you criticize Leonard for fighting Lalonde and a Hearns coming off a loss to Barkley...instead of Nunn, Benn, barkley and any number of other guys...to stay consistent). Margarito was relevant only to hardcore fans. Should Lennox have fought Chris Byrd instead of fighting Tyson? Did Lennox "duck" Byrd?
Fuck Margarito....anyone who knows anything about boxing knows that Floyd would have virtuoso'd that bum.
Which is what I've always said...Floyd fans are not boxing fans. Hardcore boxing fans know the sport. Floyd fans only care about defending Floyd. In essence you're admitting to being the housewife who cares nothing about football until Superbowl Sunday. The Christian who only goes to church on Easter and Christmas Eve. Thanks for underscoring my point.
mayweather jr probably wouldve beat margarito, via running and slapping in the most monotonous of manners.
I think Mayweather would win. I'd probably give Mosley more chance at welterweight at his be actually where he was stronger/less drained
