A technical breakdown of Floyd 'Money' Mayweather - What are his weaknesses?

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  1. finalfight

    finalfight Boxing Addict Full Member

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    You meant Woody right funnyman?
     
  2. mughalmirza786

    mughalmirza786 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Pretty much. As in the marquez fight, lampley picks steward picks up on this very point. Lampley says something like 'hes abandoning the jab and going to the signature left hand'. Stewards says 'i can feel, you could see that coming when he timed him'.

    Basically the gameplan should be to fight smart with mayweather. The problem i see with pacquiao fighting mayweather is that he just has not faced the speed of a fighter like that. What is also intriuging is that floyd cant follow a gameplan like EM or JMM did. The reason is that he wont let combos rip on pacquiao. He has a great right hand a good left hook but he will need to get respect in that ring. JMM make pacquiao gun shy at points in that fight. He was aggresively counter punching pacquiao. EM just plain outfought pacquiao and that performance in itself was legendary from EM.

    If i was floyd i would be looking to fight on the inside and use my superior technique and strength to do damage.
     
  3. mughalmirza786

    mughalmirza786 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I thought this pictures were just a few random shots someone had put together at first, but then i stumbled upon mayweather official site. There are so many pictures on him and ellerbe in their it isnt even funny.

    http://s83213.gridserver.com/images/gallery/pop.html
     
  4. Mrtibbs

    Mrtibbs Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Suspect chin?

    I guess you didnt see his last fight then?
     
  5. kommieforniaglo

    kommieforniaglo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    you actually thought these were photoshopped??? Dude its not secret with these two fun boys, his one and only weakness

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  6. kommieforniaglo

    kommieforniaglo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    His chin as yet to be tested, and when it did is ability to recover quickly compensates for it.

    I hate the guy.....but I got to give him credit for that.
     
  7. Finesse74

    Finesse74 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Floyd is beatable. Zab though failed....proved he is beatable.

    The only way i see Floyd losing is against a fast handed southpaw. A southpaw makes Floyd use his shoulder roll less due to the weakness of the shoulder roll which is the left side of the face. Floyd has not choice but to use a regular stance to defend against a southpaw ala Judah fight. Straight left hands, the jab, and a quick counter right hook is the best punches aganist Floyd. If you notice in the Zab fight Floyd didn't hook as often...why? Because a southpaw can counter his wide left hook and a right hook. Zab did plenty of times in the fight. Another thing is Floyd can see a right handers punch coming all day. Dude has the best reflexes I have seen. A southpaw will give him different looks and angles. I know alot of people don't like Zab, but watch the fight very closely. I promise you you will never see Floyd get hit as cleanly as Zab hit him. in the southpaw stance the jab, straight lefts and the counter right hook is the best of beating him.

    If Zab had the focus and the endurance needed he could have beaten Floyd. Pacman is our best and i think ONLY chance at seeing Floyd lose.
     
  8. mughalmirza786

    mughalmirza786 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Not photoshopped but i thought someone had put all these pictures together in one place after looking through lots of other non mayweather-ellerbe pictures. Turns out his website gallery is absolutey stacked with these pictures. Go figure.
     
  9. Leon

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    Marquez MOST effective punches were pot shots, single shot right hand counters, and 2 hit combos. Whenever he threw the combo the first punch would be used as a distraction to set up the mean blow coming after. Mayweather doesn't need to use combos as much since he's a much more accurate sharpshooter.

    Marquez would OCCASIONALLY throw 3 punch combos which weren't always effective. As a matter of fact his combo punching is the reason he lost the damn fight; manny managed to catch him in the middle of a combo and knocked him down. That one point made him lose.

    The best punches that night were all in Mayweather fashion.

    The one left shovel hook potshot kept from Marquez kept landing all night. The single shot right hand counter kept landing all night.

    Floyd doesn't need to create openings for himself through combos or feints due to his style. He studies his opponents so well that one shot is one kill, that one punch will find its mark. His timing, accuracy, and reflexes allow him to have success by countering with one punch only. Quality over quantity.

    When Floyd does need to throw combos, no one is better than him at 2 punch combos. jab + right hand, right hand + left hook, left hook + right hand, left hook + left hook, left uppercut + right hand, double right hand, etc. He opened up a cut right above Hatton's right eye at will with a 4 punch slashing combo: right hand, left hook, right hand, and right hand.

    He can definitely throw a few combos if he needs them.
     
  10. kommieforniaglo

    kommieforniaglo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    told you, its no secret
     
  11. Finesse74

    Finesse74 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Floyd will react to a righter handers punches before he actually throws them all day long. Its natural to the man. Only a southpaw can give him a different look he has not yet mastered. read my post up top.
     
  12. RingKing

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    His weaknesses? I would say his inability to grow a pair and fight some real competition. His strengths? Being able to beat up women without breaking a nail and having fooled a decent percentage of idiots on ESB that he is a great fighter.
     
  13. RING GENERAL

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    Both Top Rank fighters.What a coincidence.:roll:

    Floyd's weakness is his work rate and his predictability.

    #1.He will rise in the middle of the rounds if you give him free reign to do so.So let him.(don't provoke a "fight")
    #2.Out land him early and move away(don't run you'll lose points).Look to beat him on the cards and it's possible.

    Everyone who tries to get overly physical with him loses.He is just too sharp.Limit those opportunities.(don't mix it up with him,that makes his job of finding you easier)

    Don't try to out think him.Everyone who does so winds up looking stupid and sounding almost apologetic.Stick to the gameplan.(in this case,don't get too excited)

    Floyd has no weaknesses when it comes to the skills department.However he can be out landed as long as the figures are low.10 punches to 7 should win you the round as long as you avoid those right hands which count for two punches when at their cleanest.

    Take it round by round the same way without pressuring him at all.In other words hope that he and his corner do not notice that they are losing each round,because it is by such a small margin.If this plan were executed properly,one could beat Floyd Mayweather and do so without taking any noticeable damage whatsoever.
     
  14. Finesse74

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    Dead on the money.
     
  15. mughalmirza786

    mughalmirza786 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The point is he had to throw like that to keep pacquiao off him. Lead right hands while annoying and busting up pacquiao werent keeping him off. When pacquiao forced the pace marquez couldnt just respond by counter punching alone. He would have lost more rounds on inactivity or perceived inactivity due to mannys style. Perhaps however, mayweather being the better athelete does not have to take such risks. The only way we will really know is if these to greats get in that ring.