Compare PBF and Sweet Pea from the standpoint of technical skill

Whitaker was definitely the better inside technician. PP said Mayweather is underrated inside and that's true of the people who claim he has no inside game, his physical strength is underrated in there and his close quarters defence is great.

 

:good Whitaker was born to box, it's ridiculous how good he was. No stylistic mentions needed, just amazing period.

 

Footwork/Lateral Movement - Pea
Jab - Pea
Radar/Head Movement - Pea
Parrying - Equal
lead right/left - FMJ
lead hook - FMJ
countering - Pea
timing - Equal
making adjustments - Pea
Speed - FMJ
in fighting - Pea

 

Basically, I just see Whitaker having been a more complete fighter for a longer period of time. Some of the things Mayweather used to show off like his lateral movement, combinations, body punching and offensive capability overall have kinda fallen by the wayside recently.

 

Jab - Whitaker
Combination punching - Whitaker
Body punching - Whitaker
Clinching and infighting - Whitaker
Footwork - Mayweather
Accuracy - Mayweather
Composure when getting hit - Whitaker
Head movement - Whitaker
Body movement - Whitaker
Parrying & glove blocking - Mayweather
Shoulder rolling - Mayweather
Hooking - Mayweather
Uppercut - Whitaker
Counter punching - equal
Timing - Whitaker
Lead punching - Mayweather
Straight Right/Left - Whitaker

Can someone tell me what adjustments Mayweather made against the likes of say Judah, Hatton and DLH?

I didn't really notice any adjustments. I noticed an old guy with a propensity to gas, another guy who is a 6 round fighter/headcase and a guy who wasted all his energy trying to compensate for his ridiculous lack of skill with a frenzied attack.

If anything, Floyd just paced himself and upped the pace when opponents were starting to drop in intensity. Is that really an adjustment? I think adjustments are more when you try different things from a technical standpoint. Floyd just had a good strategy, I don't think he 'adjusted' in the way I defined it.

 

I think some of those fights he changed the lead. He either started leading or made them lead. Judah had success early because Floyd was bringing a lot of pressure to him and Judah could counter a bit easier. I think he did the same thing with Corley and Mosley early in those fights and got tagged in all three.

 

The Judah fight is the best example of Floyd's ability to adjust.

He figured out how to take away Judah's left hand by the 5th. He used the shoulder roll to roll off Judah's left to the body.

Figured out the proper distance to make Judah's lefts and jabs miss:

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Got the angles to outjab Judah:

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Got rid of the southpaw hook:

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Kept countering Judah's jab with a hook over the top:

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Sounds impressive, but how much of this was due to Judah (typically) losing intensity? Once Judah's speed was neutralised Floyd was able to pick him apart, but he was trying the same things from the opening bell imo.

Interesting post though, you might have some merit in what you say.

 

Floyd didnt need to make adjustments against Hatton, he was beating him easily from the first bell.

DLH, I agree. I didn't see many adjustments, just Hoya fading.

In the Judah fight, Floyd changed up his attack, subtly. Not a big adjustment, but one the allowed him to land better when he came on and Judah began to fade. Straight right to the body, left hook upstairs. He found that combination, and when he put it to use, he took over the fight. In about the 8th, Judah was so bothered by it, and was looking for it, that Floyd started throwing the lead right to the head following the straight body shot and Judah took the bait, and got whacked heavily with right leads for this reason. Floyd also kept his hands up almost Winky Wright style following the 4th.

I agree with you for the most part, but Floyd did make adjustments against Judah. The other two, not really.

 

Judah's superior handspeed and reflexes were giving Floyd trouble during the first 2 rounds.

Floyd realized he had to go first.

It was in the 3rd, 4th, and 5th where Floyd decided to paint Judah with some clean bodyshots.

 

I'll watch the fight tonight and look for this :good

 

Floyd locked up Oscar's jab with his overhand right.

He didn't bother to use his leaping left hook against Judah and Mosley for long, since they knew how to block it.