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Floyd IS boxing.He is the epitome of the craft. Everyone else out there is a fighter,which isn't bad,but if your really into the fundamentals and your a boxing enthusiast you have to appreciate floyd as the best in a long while.
exactly. Floyd would definitely be favored to win, I would expect. However I don't think Floyd would "DESTROY" Manny as people say he would. Let's be honest, Floyd doesn't really "destroy" people. But what IS true is that Floyd has not fought anyone of Manny's caliber in speed, power, or stamina. Judah is probably the closest, but Judah tends to melt down halfway through his fights.
@hopelesscasewtf i agree here are some of floyds best combos - one straight right another one is - a single jab Another one of my favorites is -uno, inst, individual, single, lone, singular, one and only, solitary, sole, satu left hook :)
No matter what you say, A guy can't be a bum if he have won the world title in different classes and never been beaten. This guy is a good boxer that's it.
It's a routine and it takes time but you'll feel that you've done something at the end of it though because when you spar with someone you will remember those punches you practised and you'll be able to use those combos and punches when you get on the bags you will understand where to punch and stuff like that.
good point, I hadn't even though about how he'd have to adapt the philly/shoulder roll defense. It'll be harder for him to chill on the ropes with a high guard, and open up his body. interesting.
then you really haven't seen him fight then have you. he's not only a defensive wizard, his accuracy on offense was the best in boxing, period. watch him against corley, n'dou, jukko, and who can forget his fight with gatti, that's offense at it's very best.
Its to simulate fighting on the inside where punches are gonna be short and crisp coming to him. His goal there is not really to hit back, hes hitting the pads to show that he knows where the punches are coming from, almost picking them off. It helps with speed, accuracy and reflex. Thats why floyd is such a great defensive fighter.
yeh your probs right, but my game invloves lots of uppercuts and hooks on the inside as opposed 2 picking off with jabs which would require height and a reach
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James Brown? Don't be ridiculous man! Where did you get that notion from? The song is called "Volare" (which is Italian for "Fly") and is performed here by Dean Martin. : D
Yeah. I heard that PBF-Marquez was the best selling fight outside of a non heavy weight fight not involving DLH. PBF sells big because people know they are getting a really good fighter fighting good opponents.
i have been boxing for 3 years now at light-welterweight and have a very stocky "5" "6" frame, very similar to ricky hattons. i am 16 so would you say i have hit my peak in terms of my frame and height? cheers
The scoring was/is simple. Clean effective punching. One guy made the other miss, constantly, and threw and landed a significantly higher amount of clean and effective shots. Not only was it obvious to watch Floyd out box Oscar, all the statistics supported it as well. Anyone who scored that fight for Oscar did so with a blind bias, or ignorance towards how rounds are scored.
yeah he also has 25 KOs on his record. shows you dont have to stand toe to toe right there. mostly when he does not KO his opponent its because hes going up in weightclass. at his natural weight hes a beast.
what is the best way for a boxer to put weight on? mayweather moved from super feather 2 light middle weight impressivley as his cheast and back appeared to widen. what are the exercises and diet for this?
another thing to consider is that floyd is a different fighter when hes in there against a tru southpaw..although he still has great D he's not as fluid and smooth with his counter punching when hes not using the philly shell..he wont be using the shoulder roll..in alot of ways fighting manny pacquio would mirror what floyd did with judah defensively..he'll more than likley be using a high guard an although floyd uses it well he's much better against an orthodox fighter in his philly shell D
They're both Amazing! Personally, if I had the opportunity to get a training session from one of the other, I think I'd chose Mayweather over Pac. Floyd's plathora of skills is probably just a bit bigger then Pac's. Pac is probably the most fit and most fierce fighter I've seen. I have an opinion on who would win but who cares. Lets just hope that we'll see it happen! It would easily be the fight of the decade.
@resistnsmoke I agree with the second part of your comment for sure. One shot don't drop champions, especially ones in superb condition. Zab timed him, no doubt..but you gotta admit it did zero damage. Pac Man's ambush/retreat style is an all or none approach that IMO wont work on Floyd but if anyone can pull it off, its definitely Manny.
i fight at light-welterweight and i am 16. i am 5 6 and i ahve a stocky build like ricky hattons.......would you say i have hit my peak in terms of height and frame?
forget the noise it makes, it's the speed that counts. speed generate's power. it also helps him avoid punches and then counter. floyd never his bags or mits very hard cos he's hand brake easily.
@rollingdub22 would you fight De La Hoya? anyone who steps in the ring is not a coward anyone who argues that has never done it or are trying to make money
@maravaluz. Whose Manny fought? Exactly. Mayweather fought all of them at their peak. He called out Mosley years ago but Mosley never stepped up to the plate.
You really can't call any boxer a coward, especially any boxer that has fought multiple championship fights. It takes 2 to tango - I haven't seen Manny step up with an offer Floyd can't refuse so it goes both ways.
@1pimpliciousss manny's got more speed now too.. cotto and clottey had difficulty with his speed.. which is why floyd WILL have LOTS of trouble if they ever face in the ring..
are we all forgetting that welterweight was never mayweathers original wieght..sugar ray fought everyone at that weight because he had to to get a name., and once he made it he fought thomas hearns to unify it if mayweather wanted to do the same he would have had to fight cotto and margarito after bald. mayweather had already cleared out at least two weight classes to even get to welterwieght then he fought, gatti, judah delahoya hatton. when leonard moved up did he fight every middlewieght?
kinda amazing how everyone's repeating what they've been told to say...every tough guy here is saying floyd's a coward...he's fought every top fighter in the world except manny,,,and he just fought in may...
yeah, he does get hit alot. but alot less than ricky. He also has better punch selection and throws more. so that helps alot too. He's alot better than the hitman thats for sure.
Mosley's fast and strong no doubt.. If supposing he puts that strength into good use against floyd then his chances might be bigger than I thought.. If mosley keeps the pressure on floyd I believe he'll win, IF HE CAN give a barrage of kickass on floyd all night, that I highly doubt.. Of all of floyd's fights I noticed he does'nt do well being pressured for too long.. consistency of pressure is 1 boxer characteristic that I can only see in pacquiao..
i can def see how pacquiao can give mayweather some problems..pacquiao is just so active he never seems to run out of gas he's the same fighter in 12th round as he is in the 1st round..he's faster than floyd and as ive said b4 he def appears to have more pop in his shots..mayweather imo is the best in the sport at making mid fight adjustments..he's very adaptable and he's shown and proved that he can beat a guy in 100 different ways..im going with mayweather based on size skill and versatility!
Hatton pushes a furious pace. Nobod Myweather has fought has got in his face and made him fight. They playd right into his game. Mayweather has an obvious speed advantage but if Hatton can push the pace he can hurt mayweather bad.
The fact is, your criticizing is methods,"That's not exactly a good thing. I mean, anyone who's ACTUALLY hitting the pads will look at the pad holder because that is proper technique." As stated in your own words, personally i thought that was a weak statement.
I dunno, at the time Oscar was the champion, and it seemed like Floyd just sat there and let Oscar come to him, which would of been fine if Floyd was the champion, but he wasn't. Also, Oscar was landing shots, they might of been flurries, but they were still shots that were getting to Floyd.
Forget the charachter, This kid is the most purely skilled boxer since Ali and Leonard, and I would say even more so. I am not biased and I am white. I have seen Floyd fight live 3 times and I have seen Pac twice. Pac is a great fighter, BUT that is the key word "fighter" not BOXER. Floyd has every skill that this sport requires. His mind is still sharp bc the dude hardly gets hit, if he stays focused every minute of every rd, he will outsmart his opponent. Margarito would not of touched Floyd
well floyd and manny are 2 different fighters..i think floyd had hatton figured out long before 10 rounds..floyd is a technician in the ring he picks opponents apart with pin point accuracy..lol manny is a much more destructive fighter by nature he looks to finish fights quickly..manny is willing to open up his offense and throw punches in bunches floyd is very hesitant to do that if he does it at all theres a reason mayweather is undefeated he takes zero risks in the ring he's very saftey 1st
the best welterweights in the world goes Floyd Mayweather jr, Sugar Shane Mosley,a tie betwn paul williams and manny pacquiao, tim bradley, devon alexander.
Pacman really wasn't on the radar. No one expected him to jump two weight classes to fight Oscar. I think Manny is good...he's gotten better since the first Barrera fight where he surprised a lot of cats. I just think Floyd is to smart and slick of a boxer to loose to Manny.
yup. the majority of the people pac man fought, mayweather fought before him. check the records.... i just dont understand why people say mayweather runs and pac is better when they fight the same people......
@ragingbull357 people blame Zab stamina on his Loss and forget that floyd was slowing him down as well. The problem is floyd makes everyone one he fights who's suppose to be great look normal . if he had some close wars and showed vulnerability, people would prob show more respect .
@ajp135212 yea freddie roach said shane's too good and look what happened...and shanes ppl said his age wasnt a factor so no1 can complain he was too old...he said he just couldnt keep up cuz his neck was stiff...so now what? u kno i think floyd is right in thinkin bout moving up 2 middleweight to fight sergio martinez for the belt
Nah, Cotto doesn't like to get hit; he'll do a better than DLH but will cave in the later rounds. But you'll be the guy who harps on Pac when he beats Cotto, saying he couldn't handle the catch-weight.
miguel cotto's performance is better in beating some of floyd's past rivals. (sosa, corley, judah...) mayweather should defeat cotto, the undefeated current WBA welter champ to seal the deal as the best boxer in the world before he retires.
