By Dan Ambrose: Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero (31-1-1, 18 KO’s) says he was surprised at how much smaller Floyd Mayweather Jr. (43-0, 26 KO’s) when the two came together for a face off on Showtime to promote their upcoming May 4th fight on Showtime/CBS pay-per-view. Guerrero looked to be both taller and heavier than Mayweather.
Guerrero said to RingTV “He’s a little guy…he’s not that big…during are face-off, I could see that I was just physically bigger than Floyd. I’m definitely going to be the bigger guy in the ring.”
Technically both guys are the same height, but Guerrero must be a little taller than 5’8” because that’s the listed height of Mayweather. Guerrero says he’s walking around at 156 pounds right now, which means that in a couple of months when they face each other in the ring, Guerrero will be near that weight.
That’s not a lot of weight if you’re talking about something that will give Guerrero any kind of an advantage. Mayweather is likely to be close to that weight if not more on May 4th.
What Guerrero doesn’t understand is that Mayweather has the type of body that seems small, but he’s really not. I wouldn’t be surprised if his weight was the same as Guerrero’s in their face off.
It’s just that Mayweather is more muscular, so it doesn’t take up as much space as the fat that Guerrero has on his frame. That’s why Guerrero may seem bigger but in fact he’s around the same weight as Mayweather.
Guerrero shouldn’t kid himself about thinking he’s going to have any kind of an advantage by being a couple of pounds heavier than Mayweather. This isn’t wrestling. This is boxing and if Guerrero doesn’t have the speed or the skills, which he clearly doesn’t possess, then he’s going to get schooled by Mayweather.
Fighters that make a big deal out of being slightly bigger than their opponents sometimes feel that this will lead them to victory. However, that rarely happens. It’s usually the more talented fighter that wins rather than the heavier or taller guys.
Even if you’ve got a fighter that is 15 to 20 pounds heavier than his opponent, he’s not going to win if he’s facing a fast guy that is better than him in the talent department.
Guerrero isn’t in the same league as Mayweather, and if he wants to get an advantage over him then he’s going to have to come in a lot heavier than 156 pounds on May 4th. Maybe if Guerrero weighs 170 to 175, he might win, but there’s no way he’s going to be able to drain down from that kind of weight to make 147.
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