How To Beat Floyd Mayweather

He can be beaten and his style, technically good as it is on the inside and outside, has flaws and predictable tendencies. For example, a move Floyd repeatedly makes is measuring with one right hand and then following with the second soon after. An elite fighter would see that and respond accordingly. And Floyd's safety-first style in and of itself puts him at risk of getting outworked dramatically, a la the Castillo fight. However, I don't know that there's anyone out there now that can beat him that there's any real chance Floyd would fight.

 

he's been outworked and bullied before

 

Great post, and very intelligent thinking. Now if his next opponent reads this, maybe they can pull off the unthinkable, or at least give him one hell of a fight.

 

It's simple, punch his ass in the chin with enough force to cause a ko. There is your BLUEPRINT.

 

In order to beat Floyd now, you have to be a elite level boxer with a piston-like jab, then press him the entire fight, you have to be just as fast if not faster with incredible stamina. So since there is NO fighter that fits this mold....NO-ONE IS BEATING MAYWEATHER!!!

 

He does it often and if a fighter with power counters that punch, all the versatility in the world won't matter if Floyd is on the canvas. That's just one of the tendencies. The other is in a similar vein, the measure/control with the left hand, put the right hand over the top. Another is after a miss, Floyd will occasionally just do a duck and roll to the side maneuver to avoid possible counters, again, while that's generally a good move, if an opponent actually thinks to adjust to the roll and throw a low hook, Floyd might roll himself into a punch. However, as I indicated, there's no prime SRL or Hearns out there right now for Floyd, and he wouldn't take any risks along those lines anyway even if there was.

 

And witch elite fighter are you referring to? lol. Oh yea the one who was successful in being able to see and time that lead or counter right hand. Because that " elite fighter " surely would have known about that infamous right hand because Floyd has be using it his whole career and is the staple of his whole arsenal. What Floyd has established is that there is no elite. except for Floyd. He is the elite by himself and its not even close.

 

And still dominates!

 

Risk is relative in this case. Floyd certainly has a good resume and is a no doubt ATG(for me top 35). And he's probably the best fighter of his generation. The problem lies in that there are just too many fighters over his career that he hasn't faced(Pacquiao, prime Cotto, Martinez for just a few examples) and you can say whatever reasons you want, but the fact is that he didn't face them and the A level in-ring fighters aren't there compared to other greats like SRL, Ali, etc. Even now, if Floyd really cared about his legacy, he could do something "dramatic" like move up to Middleweight and challenge GGG(who is good but far from Hagler). But that's not what Floyd's about. Floyd is about making the most money he can while minimizing the risk against B and B+ level guys. Not bums, but not fighters that pose a serious challenge to a fighter of his caliber.

And it's a sad state of affairs to say you're probably right on that score. Even some that might, like say, Danny Garcia, probably don't have the speed to catch Floyd even knowing what's coming. But that is more a reflection of the competition rather than Floyd. Again, it wouldn't be the case if there was a SRL out there now for Floyd to match up with.