How would you describe Mayweather's fighting style?

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by modernfonzie, Feb 18, 2014.


  1. Bald_Toad

    Bald_Toad Ring Title Full Member

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    mayweather did, unless you are too stupid to see when someone is moving the goal posts. drug testing wasn't the only hold up otherwise the fight would have been signed already. pacquiao agreed to his ******ed tests years ago.
     
  2. Vanboxingfan

    Vanboxingfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Well the point I'm trying to make was he avoided the only fighter who could have tested him under these particular circumstances. You made it should like I said there were all kinds of these type of fighters kicking around that he was trying to avoid, so that was the purpose of the clarification.

    I am talking about Pac and I'm point plank saying that Floyd could have made that fight had he really wanted to. How much more clarification do you need. As far as I'm concerned Floyd ducked Pac.
     
  3. Vanboxingfan

    Vanboxingfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    To add to that I've been watching boxing for a little over 40 years and I don't recall a fight not being made because of a drug test. Who gave either fighter the role of Boxing Commissioner. If someone wants to change the drug testing rules, lobby the Commissions, don't deny the public the fights they want to see.
     
  4. boxsensei

    boxsensei Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Very stupid post especially when you consider how any fighters got popped thnaks to to contracted drug tested. But wait, didn't Pacquiao demand drug testing for Rios. Why didn't he lobby the commission??
     
  5. divac

    divac Loyal Member Full Member

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    Lobbying a commision has allready been done and it did'nt get anywhere.

    The allmighty dollar rules, nobody in any boxing commision really gives a **** about fair play as long as they're getting their sanctioning fee.

    There is starting to be an influx of fights getting made with private PED testing clauses as demands from one or both fighters involved. Thats a good thing, and maybe because of it, the commisions will finally wake up and realize they're being magnified to the public like the corrupt commisions that they are.
     
  6. Babality

    Babality KTFO!!!!!!! Full Member

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    Extremely skillful but boring runner who only throws straight right hands and runs.
     
  7. Tekniqs

    Tekniqs Boxing Addict Full Member

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    "runs"

    /rollseyes
     
  8. Sweet Jones

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    Oh, I see.

    You're one of those people who believe it's okay for Manny Pacquiao to show up months later proclaiming to have 'agreed' to terms on an offer that is no longer on the table.

    Got it.

    :verysad
     
  9. Sweet Jones

    Sweet Jones Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I didn't 'make it sound like you said' anything. I just quoted you saying:

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    If what you're saying now is what you meant, then cool. But don't act like you were misquoted or somebody distorted what you said.

    Stating that Mayweather 'ducked' Pac is debatable (and, IMO, dead wrong). But claiming that he has spent his career avoiding 'Pac type fighters' and fighters 'who could hurt him' is demonstrably false. Own it.
     
  10. Sadono

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    Very slick and skilled, probably has the best skillset currently in the game. Every punch he throws is a perfect 10 and straight outta the textbook. I wouldn't call him a runner, but I would like to see him commit more when he's clearly dominating an opponent.
     
  11. Bald_Toad

    Bald_Toad Ring Title Full Member

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    "no longer on the table" = moving the goal posts. the fact that pacquiao has since agreed to mayweather'sdrug testing demands and mayweather has yet to fight pacquiao is proof that mayweather is not a man of his word. your claim that the fight would have happened back in 2009 simply if pacquiao agreed to a 14 day cutoff is backed by nothing but mayweather's word, which means absolutely jack ****, mayweather's demands change from day to day and year to year.
     
  12. Sweet Jones

    Sweet Jones Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Uh huh.

    Tell you what, go down to your local electronics store and tell them you want to buy a new 50 inch LED TV and you want to pay the price they offered on Black Friday. And when they finally stop laughing at you, make sure you accuse them of 'moving the goal post'.

    Let us know how that works out, G.
     
  13. Vanboxingfan

    Vanboxingfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    You're telling me having boxing commissions establish the rules is a stupid? If anyone wins the stupid post award you've just won the gold metal.

    My comment applies to Pac as well as any other fighter, it's not restricted to Mayweather. What if fighters both agreed to fight with 2oz gloves should that then be allowed. What if they wanted to fight 20 rounds? The Commission exists for a purpose, which is to regulate the safety of the sport, individual boxers who want changes should address the commission, not make it part of the terms of the fight.
     
  14. Vanboxingfan

    Vanboxingfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I'm talking about state boxing commissions not belt sanctioning bodies.
     
  15. Vanboxingfan

    Vanboxingfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I'll own it when he fights Pac. Until then I stand by my comments. If I pluralized my comment to suggest there are a vast number of Pac type fighters out there and that Floyd avoided them, then I should clarify my comment, which I've done.