Is Mayweather an underrated puncher?

He punches harder then most imagine but because he's so defensive we don't get to see much destruction.

 

mayweather isnt a devastating puncher but his speed is what brought him most of his ko's.

 

Floyd has tremendous power and he can knock out many people,Corrales is the best example.

Everyone underestimates Floyd because Floyd is so small.Ricky Hatton said a lot of times before fighting Floyd 'Floyd is not the biggest WW and there is no way he can knock me out'.His strategy would be pressure,pressure,pressure.He assumed he could walk through Floyd's shorts.That assumption was quickly changed in the first round.Later on Ricky Hatton didnt know where he was.That left hook can knock out anyone.

Floyd can knock out Margaritto,no disrespect to Cotto.

 

yes he is...acutally the reason we don't see much of floyd's power was because he is a defensive type of fighter, cautious and not the warrior type that even though he has the ability to hurt and knock people out, he sticks to his gameplan and plays it safe.

 

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Perhaps Mayweather does not throw very hard, but he can counter very good and he has the ability to throw his punches very fast and very exactly, this brought his k.o.´s

 

id say he was underated in terms of power. but at welter he doesnt have that devasting ko power that guys like cotto have, however what floyd has it amazing accuracy and speed and throw in fantastic technique.

 

Technique and accuracy is probably what brought him most of his KO's. Hatton couldnt walk through the punches but theres a good chance Margarito could.

 

Hatton walked through quite a lot, but because Floyd was so accurate the damage was cumulative.

I wouldn't have said Ricky looked in any danger until the ringpost incident, the worst punches were in the 8th round - I would guess that most fighters would have gone after the big right hand but Hatton's heart as much as anything else kept him in there.

 

Exactly what I was going to say, it's his accuracy that brings his power. He doesn't land glancing blows, his shots are always timed to precisely and bang flush.

 

:huh did any one else read this???

 

Yes ...

And I do agree that Floyd can stop Margarito ... Margarito isn't indestructable and is able to be chopped down if it maybe, but i'm sure that if they fought Mayweather breaks him down and stops him by corner/ref/stoppage or cuts --

The way his punches land, he's bound to cut you --

 

Floyd Mayweather is the most complete fighter out there. He is the complete package. And he trains like nobody else. And thats the main thing. The guy lives in the gym. He is always in top shape.
The only thing Floyd donesn't have is the balls to make the important fights.

 

I'd say as a Jr. LW & LW he had great Punching power.

Vs. a Jr. Welterweight he had better than average pop.

As a WW would prob be somewhere in the average range.
(But defo not a world beater)