How should 'The Ghost' go about fighting Floyd

guerrero fights like an amateur. floyd too smart for that shite

 

I will say this for those who hate this fight...
IF Mayweather is not 100% & shows any slippage whatsoever a style like RG's will expose it.

Workrate could play a role in this if Floyd ain't sharp.
So order on PPV & find out May, 4th.

 

it seems you view this the same way I do

 

Fight him like he fought Berto, particularly in the first several rounds.

 

the sign of a true dumb ****, answer a question about fighting another garbage opponent by pointing to pac , as if that justifies a ****ing thing
atsch

 

Double standards.
The other p4p best was allowed to fight **** fights and people like you hype it up.
Then talk **** about mayweather opponents.
All this while PAC is younger.
It's a good fight to see how old he is in the ring, don't like it then **** off and go make a cry baby thread for other hypocrites like yourself.

 

Question, What the **** is wrong with cherry picking? I picked quite a few cherries in my younger days and I must admit that I enjoyed it. However, a cherry must be picked at the right time in order to get the full benifits. Now Floyd is a master cherry picker and I have much respect for that. He don't get picked cause that would make him the cherry and he don't play that ****.Now here's the lesson, if you wanna fight Floyd, you have to present yourself as a cherry, ready for the picking. What you really are will show, once you enter that square circle.:bbb

 

Yeah all that cute **** that Berto allowed,for Robert to bully him will not work with Floyd,what ever so called dirty tactics are used,Floyd can do the same and better..

 

Ask Ricky.

 

How he fought Berto IMO but more intelligently, smart pressure going forward, not mid range boxing, but inside fighting

He aint outboxing may, only roughing him up, and catching him on the ropes.

 

I see little chance for Guerrero to win, but if I had to give him a way to do so, it would be like this:

I see Guerrero having success using a diversity of tactics, mainly centered around ambush fighting. On the one hand, Guerrero is a respectable boxer who fights well from the outside. The issue here is that Floyd has much more experience timing and seeing shots from long range, where he has an advantage. On the other hand, Guerrero has shown the tenacity and skill necessary for dirty inside fighting. And the problem there would be that Floyd is undoubtedly the superior inside fighter, having more experience and exhibiting all-time-great defensive skill in the pocket.

The solution here is to engage in one when it's convenient on Guerrero's own terms, and then switch modes before Floyd can begin to capitalize on his strengths at either range.

On the outside, what Guerrero needs to do is take small steps back and small steps forward. When coming forward, he needs to keep his hands up and work his right jab while controlling the center. He cant just follow Floyd around the perimeter and run into shots, he needs to be patient and cut off the ring efficiently. Following the right jab should be a straight left, either down the pipe or when Floyd bends to his right to avoid the right jab. Then he needs to hop out and feint and repeat the process. Doing so allows Floyd to keep guessing as to what punches may follow without being sure.

Stepping backwards is another way for Guerrero to score on the outside. Floyd usually puts his weight on the front foot when coming forward. Here, Guerrero needs to circle (away from the right) and back-step, making him reach, and knock his jab hand down anytime he tries to measure or feint with it. Anytime Floyd reaches with his punches, such as a jab to the body or a straight right that lifts up his right leg, Guerrero should come back at him and take advantage by following up with straight punches to which Floyd can only defend having put himself slightly out of position.

Choosing when to engage on the inside will be crucial as well. If he has success feinting and getting into Floyd's range, or making him reach and rushing him backwards, then he can either choose to restart the process on the outside, or take the opportunity either of these scenarios to get all up in Floyds guard. Now, Floyd is no Berto. He's going to be able to see the shots Guerrero is throwing and position his body with his forearm before letting off uppercuts to the head and body and rolling shots before countering with a straight up top. But Floyd does those things after settling into a rhythm; his priority at first is always to defend. Guerrero can take advantage of this by ambush fighting. Throw combinations, hold and hit, and then back out a bit. Stay in range, feint, feint, explode again. Exit, and resume the outside strategy.

Lots of fighters make the mistake of staying inside on Floyd, but I think more would benefit from ambush tactics that, while they may not always succeed in landing clean punches on Floyd, disrupt his rhythm and neutralize his offense without giving him time to come back right away.

(There's a really relevant GIF of Ortiz ambushing Mayweather on the ropes I want to put here, not the one leading up to the KO but an earlier exchange, can't seem to find it anywhere.)

Also, a good tactic to use on the inside for a fighter of either stance is to stick the left hand straight onto Mayweather's right glove and push it there. He rarely throws his left in the pocket unless he pushes you off first, and it's usually tucked to protect his body and chin with the shoulder. Guerrero pressing his body onto Floyd's left arm and pushing back Floyd's right glove allows him a space to land the right to the body (a part of Floyd's that's most often exposed) and explode suddenly without Floyd having that right hand completely at his disposal, before exiting again.

I repeat, I think Floyd will too easily neutralize Guerrero's straight punching and outclass Guerrero on the inside, but if he's going to have a chance, a diversity of tactics is the way to go, and treating Floyd like a puncher (as another poster alluded to) is the best way to reduce his accuracy and make your offense count more round after round, especially when your tools are technical than they are physical.

 

I have to say I wish he would just fight someone else. Not really convinced the ghost is the real deal.

 

cherrypicking is acceptable when you are active, i dont think pac had a break since ......... well, when did he have a layoff?

mayweatehr fights 1 once a year

 

Guerrero gonna be licking lots of elbow and the inside stuff will be entertaining.

 

He shouldnt fight in the middle of the ring, cause he is slow as ****. He must simply try to land some bodyshots when floyd is on ropes.