Floyd Mayweather weakness

I don’t think he had a glass chin but to be fair the man really never had it tested. Only Mosley got through with a wicked shot that hurt him. That man rarely ate any punches. Which is insane in this sport

 

I don't know .. I can't remember ever seeing him tired and he took a hell of a shot as well ... I am not a big fan but it's hard not to respect what he accomplished , even at welter while surgically cherry picking his competition .. he still diced up Canelo, dominated Cotto, easily handled Paq and so on .. I know there is an argument for every one of these opponents but they all were kicking ass at the time he fought them and went on to continue to do so or more .. he''s up there with the exceptional fighters and even at welter would have been a real challenge for anyone ..

 

He never fought a prime ATG fighter - so while keeping the right proportions - when it comes to comparing him to some of the greatest and most proven fighter in history, He's equivalent to undefeated prospect, who's been flawless against gate-keepers and fringe contenders - but is yet to fight elite level of opposition.
You can never really asses someone until He steps-up to the highest level - and Floyd just never had that kind of opponent. I'm not going to get into how much of it was his fault and how much was not.

It's particulary disappointing - to me - that He never fought any great fellow boxer, someone who could really test his boxing IQ and outside game. Casamayor would've been interesting test at 130.

 

Mayweather's biggest weakness was his tendency to fight past-prime, under-sized or just plain old opponents who had name recognition, but were not going to provide an optimum level of challenge. His ability to drag out negotiations on what could have been the biggest fight in a generation, for over 5 years, also showed a chink or two in his armor.

 

You are basically saying his biggest weakness was fear?

 

I don't think Mayweather feared the physical challenge of any of the potential contests he could have had. He did demonstrate extraordinary composure in the ring.

However - and it's just a view - I think his ego became more and more terrified of him registering a loss.

 

This thread is hillarous. Floyd's weakness was obvious, it was with his back to the ropes. Castillo and Maidana had major success there. Floyd's was not active enough in that position, safety first mentality. $

Some pressure fighters with great skills, like a Duran or Chavez would likely have beat him.

 

Ive never seen him getting leverage with overhand punches or using them much, these kind of punches are not a strong point for him.

 

Inability to earn decent purses

 

THIS.....

 

Mayweather wasn't really poor at any one thing.

His workrate was average, he rarely threw combinations (particularly at WW) and his power wasn't great (again, especially at WW).

He was very difficult to outbox at range and if you couldn't outbox him, he was very difficult to effectively pressure.

That said, stylistically I suspect his weakness was that if you could outbox him at range, you'd have him beat, as his aforementioned limitations would mean he would be ineffective pressuring on the front foot.

A combination of clever matchmaking and Floyd being a brilliant boxer meant he never faced anyone who could outbox him at range, at least not sustainably (Judah and a faded ODLH had their moments early on in their respective fights), but I imagine him running out of options pretty quickly against someone like Hearns, who he couldn't outbox from a safe, long range distance. Admittedly, thats an unfair comparison given Mayweather was best at 130-135lbs and Hearns at 147-154lbs.

I suppose its testament to how brilliant Mayweather was that I've gone to such lengths to cite an opponent who would expose these "weaknesses" without fear of (a reasonable and realistic) challenge or contradiction.

 

James Toney is a master at that. Floyd is not very effectively offensively with hsi back to the ropes. The Castillo, Delahoya and Maidana exposed that. That is his main weakness