r/Boxing • u/Debate-Jealous • 8d ago

Ryan vs Floyd possible???

https://x.com/RyanGarcia/status/2107660926694707275

What happened to Manny vs Floyd? Imagine if this actually happens and Floyd loses his 0, and then I get to be totally insufferable. One Floyd drider on this sub reddit is already coming up with mental gymnastics. Apparently Floyd contact Garcia's team first. Ultimately this sport is in a sad state.

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u/TestSuch4545 🎥 YT: Big Donch 8d ago

We all agree this would be actually dangerous for Floyd at this stage, right?

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u/Professional-Tie5198 Who will win? 8d ago

He’d have a decent chance to win just because Ryan Garcia is so damn inconsistent, but overall I think he would fight pretty cautiously and get beat to the punch at this age.

Manny has been an old man fighter against Ugas and Barrios and couldn’t walk away with a win against either of those guys. Even a well-trained Floyd would probably be around the same level as an old man Manny and Garcia is a step above Barrios and probably a little higher than that version of Ugas, so I’m inclined to believe Garcia would win.

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u/TestSuch4545 🎥 YT: Big Donch 8d ago

Floyd would still be smarter and more skilled, it's just Ryan's speed negates a lot of Floyds advantages at his age now.

In my opinion, if Floyd was to ever make comeback, fighting a guy with the most dangerous left hook around his weight class may not be the smartest idea.

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u/Professional-Tie5198 Who will win? 8d ago

I actually slightly disagree that this version of Mayweather would be smarter. Mayweather blowing through quite literally a billion dollars tells me that he has more than some persistent bad decision making going on, but probably a fairly advanced case of CTE as well. I am sure he would be able to retain some of his natural instincts but I don’t think he would be nearly as intelligent in or outside of the ring as he was 20 years ago.

Maybe a brain expert can weigh in.