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PH|LLA
11-06-2009, 02:34 AM
How would you judge Mayweather's run at LW?


Beat Castillo twice, Victoriano Sosa, and Phillip Ndou before moving up to Super Lightweight.
sweet_scientist
11-06-2009, 02:54 AM
How would you judge Mayweather's run at LW?


Beat Castillo twice, Victoriano Sosa, and Phillip Ndou before moving up to Super Lightweight.

Thought it was quite a good run, especially from Castillo in the rematch :yep.
teeto
11-06-2009, 06:41 AM
It's nothing is it, that's no disrespect, he had a great win during his lightweight campaign, that's it though, in the grand scheme of things.
BENNY BLANCO
11-06-2009, 08:58 AM
For whatever reason Floyd lightweight run didn't suit him all that much, his only spectacular performance there was the Ndou fight.
sugarsean
11-06-2009, 09:03 AM
it was ok
smitty_son408
11-06-2009, 09:47 AM
It seems his mission to win titles at a record pace took away the chance of him having some depth in these weight classes like he did @ 130. His run @ 140 was abysmal (should of stayed IMO). He fought the best guys 130-135 though.
PowerPuncher
11-06-2009, 10:21 AM
Depends if you count the 130lb run as junior feather and LW were once the same division. The 135lb fights alone could include Corrales as Corrales came in over the limit and the fight went ahead. Castillo was no1 and Ndou was a top10 prospect on a very good KO run, think he was undefeated too from what I remember.
smitty_son408
11-06-2009, 10:33 AM
Depends if you count the 130lb run as junior feather and LW were once the same division. The 135lb fights alone could include Corrales as Corrales came in over the limit and the fight went ahead. Castillo was no1 and Ndou was a top10 prospect on a very good KO run, think he was undefeated too from what I remember.

30-1 30 KO's. He too spend most of his career below the 135lb limit. I believe he only had 2-3 fights at the weight before being stopped by Floyd.
Manassa
11-06-2009, 10:34 AM
In all honesty... Historical terms - Corrales equals Enrique Bolanos for 'opponent value.'
PowerPuncher
11-06-2009, 10:34 AM
30-1 29 KO's. He too spend most of his career below the 135lb limit. I believe he only had 2-3 fights at the weight before being stopped by Floyd.

I stand corrected
PowerPuncher
11-06-2009, 10:50 AM
In all honesty... Historical terms - Corrales equals Enrique Bolanos for 'opponent value.'

Bolanos was destroying everyone in his path, 1 of the most feared P4P punchers, the size of a WW, wins over the best LWs of his era like Castillo, Casamayor, Freitas? Genuine question I've only seen Williams-Bolanos and Bolanos seemed much more a boxer mover type
lefthook31
11-06-2009, 11:00 AM
Corrales should have been at LW and would have been his best win. I remember seeing how he destroyed Manfredy on the Tua Rahman 1 undercard who I thought would give him a tough fight at that time. Manfredy was on a decent run. I was quite impressed. More impressed than his win over Hernandez who was old at that time.
Manassa
11-06-2009, 11:14 AM
Bolanos was destroying everyone in his path, 1 of the most feared P4P punchers, the size of a WW, wins over the best LWs of his era like Castillo, Casamayor, Freitas? Genuine question I've only seen Williams-Bolanos and Bolanos seemed much more a boxer mover type

Fucking hell mate. I never said they had the same style.

I despair.
PH|LLA
11-06-2009, 11:43 AM
Depends if you count the 130lb run as junior feather and LW were once the same division. The 135lb fights alone could include Corrales as Corrales came in over the limit and the fight went ahead. Castillo was no1 and Ndou was a top10 prospect on a very good KO run, think he was undefeated too from what I remember.
I searched for the most recent ring ratings available before Floyd fought Sosa and NDou but neither was in the top10.

I wasn't following the LW scene when those fights happened so I don't know what their perception was back then but like I said on Ring Mag they were not top 10 from what I've been able to find.
Sweet Pea
11-06-2009, 01:12 PM
N'Dou was shit.
Robbi
11-06-2009, 01:27 PM
N'Dou was shit.

Horse shit?
Popkins
11-06-2009, 01:37 PM
How would you judge Mayweather's run at LW?


Beat Castillo twice, Victoriano Sosa, and Phillip Ndou before moving up to Super Lightweight.

I scored the first Castillo fight 115-113 for JLC, I scored the 2nd Castillo fight 117-113 for Floyd. I was profoundly unimpressed by Floyd in both fights, so I cannot view his lightweight reign as a major success at all.
Sweet Pea
11-06-2009, 05:29 PM
Horse shit?
The very same.
PowerPuncher
11-06-2009, 06:23 PM
I searched for the most recent ring ratings available before Floyd fought Sosa and NDou but neither was in the top10.

I wasn't following the LW scene when those fights happened so I don't know what their perception was back then but like I said on Ring Mag they were not top 10 from what I've been able to find.

Ndou had some type of career ending injury, but I think he made a comeback despite that recently, Ndou was top10 at 130lbs I believe
dabox
11-07-2009, 01:05 AM
not a bad run BUT

as in 130, in the 135 weightclass he did not fight popo freitas, casamayor or steve johnston
My2Sense
11-07-2009, 01:40 AM
His competition level dropped off dramatically after beating Castillo in the rematch. It was an OK reign at best.
GPater11093
11-07-2009, 05:03 AM
it wasnt a good reign at all just a reign

His SFW reign was good though
dabox
11-07-2009, 01:19 PM
yep an alright regin but as always certain key names did not make it to his list
of fights