Is there a blueprint on how to beat Money Mayweather?

They would of ducked each other.... no way they risk their 0's.

 

according to rec books ,he didn't.atschatsch

 

floyd lost 6 amateur fights.

 

Yes and his name is Uzzy Ahmed. 6 have tried and 1 has failed!

 

Kell will take Floyds 0.

 

yeah...fight guys that are not gonna be 8-1 underdogs when you fight for a "title" (ortiz)
fight guys the boxing world deem pick em fights when they are hot on the stove like martinez, pac, margarito

dont wait to fight guys like cotto, mosley after having there asses kicked a few good times already

theres your blue print

 

There isn't really a specific gameplan that will work for anyone with regards to beating Mayweather. You have to come up with a blueprint that takes into account a fighter's dimensions and skillset.

A tall boxer like a prime DLH or Forrest would beat Mayweather, as well as an aggressive in-fighting swarmer type such as a Pryor or Duran. I think the worst matchup for Floyd is probably either an athletic, fast/powerful counterpuncher like Martinez, or a big one such as Wright (probably the main reason we never saw him fight Wright and won't see him fight Martinez.)

My stance on the matter is that the best blueprint to beat Mayweather for fighters today would be to incorporate tactics that worked to some degree for past opponents into a new plan. Of people who might actually get a shot at Mayweather, Saul Alvarez is probably best equipped to do this.

What he would have to do is use a modified high guard (right hand up around the cheek/eye level, the left hand slightly lower, around the chin level, and extended out a few inches or so) with the chin being tucked back into the chest and the left shoulder raised to protect it. This would force Floyd to resort to the wider, slower left hooks and looping right hands he used against Cotto to score cleanly, while the left hand should be used to try to parry/disrupt straighter punches, much as DLH did in his later career.

Now, offensively, the key would be to NOT take the lead whenever possible. You would want Floyd to go after you with those wide left hooks or looping right hands. Normally, Floyd's jab and straight right are very fast and leave little opening to counter, but those wider punches are slower, and the left hook could be countered with a straight right, and the looping right could be countered by the jab. Cotto often tried to stop and catch the punches on his gloves before moving forward again, or would get hit around the ear. The key to not have that happen would be to lunge forward behind the jab or the straight right when Floyd throws the looping right or the left hook, respectively.

Thus, Canelo would be well-advised to move forward with the high guard, and look to counter those two shots with well-timed jabs or straight rights. Additionally, he could also look to lunge in with the left hook to the body as a counter to the looping right, as Floyd would be momentarily open to that when throwing the right. The last thing Canelo (or anybody else) should do is try to target Floyd's head with hooks or looping punches. He's typically able to roll with those, and throwing hooks or wide power punches gives Floyd the openings he needs to counter with his favored straight right or jab.

Of course, in order to coax Floyd into throwing punches in the first place, he might have to lead at some point. As far as that goes, he should seek to move forward behind a single or double jab, switching it between the head and body, while also throwing the straight right upstairs following a body jab or a left hook to the body. A left uppercut following a straight right might also be worth trying, as the straight right could make the left more difficult to see coming in.

However, all this advice on what to do is merely for exchanges regarding how to close the distance and not get potshotted to death. Lunging in behind the jab and straight right counters would be designed to get in close and trying to force Floyd back into the ropes. Once he's there, you want to avoid clinches, as it's your best chance to work/Floyd could elbow/forearm you in the face. You want to assume a higher, peek-a-boo/clamshell esque defense, with lots of upper body and head movement and ducking down to throw hooks at the body. Why? Because Floyd would try to time this movement to nail you with uppercuts in close while you're ducking (as he did to Cotto a couple of times, and as Margarito did to Cotto repeatedly in their first encounter.) The best bet here would be to catch these shots on the arms before rising up quickly with hooks or uppercuts to the head in close range.

You still wouldn't want to spend too much time trying to attack him on the ropes though, because Floyd is pretty solid at countering off the ropes, especially if his opponent gets wild/overexcited/doesn't time or place their shots well. Where he really seems vulnerable is in the corners: that's where Cotto lit him up in round 8. Getting him into the corners should be the crux of any gameplan to damage him heavily. To get him there, if he's on the ropes, you'd have to step in heavily with hooks to the body to push him one way or the other, as well as cut off his escape. Then you'd have to pivot and continue to try to maneuver him along the ropes toward the corners before he can tie up/slip away. Once he's in the corner, though, that is the ONLY time and place during the fight where he's fairly hittable and you can afford to let your hands go with abandon. It will absolutely catch the attention of the judges, too.

There are several reasons why Canelo is probably the best-suited fighter to executing this type of gameplan today. One, he's young, strong, and much bigger than Mayweather. He has the size and the strength necessary to bully him in close quarters (Cotto, when he was able to close the distance, was visibly stronger than Mayweather; Canelo could manhandle him.) Furthermore, he also has decent timing, counterpunching skill, and solid power. He's also patient and has good poise, and wouldn't fight stupid or get wild against Mayweather, which is exactly what he would want. Throw in the fact that Mayweather himself is older, slower, and more stationary, and Canelo has the best chance at beating Mayweather of anyone Mayweather might conceivably fight before he retires.

In short, the blueprint to beat Mayweather today, in my mind at least, involves aggressive, Castillo-like movement, a well-timed and varied jab like what DLH and to a lesser extent Cotto showed, as well as a methodical, well-timed counterpunching-based attack in the center of the ring that would mainly serve to close the distance and clear the way for a more conventional pressure assault on the ropes and in the corners.

 

Castillo already beat him, Oscar would beat him too if he did not gassed out. Good fighters in their prime can beat Floyd.With Floyd's competition not good in recent years, we will never see him got beaten again like what Castillo did, oh by the why an old coming from long layoff Mosley made Floyd's knee buckle..

 

Is there a blueprint? No.. Is he unbeatable? Nobody is.. Has he lost, Nope!