Why does Floyd Mayweather fail to stop most of his opponents?

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  1. blackbolt396

    blackbolt396 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    When was Pacs last stoppage? If I'm correct Money has the most recent stoppage.
     
  2. DrX

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    he look for the W , he really dont care about closing the show
     
  3. don owens

    don owens Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    because he doesn't get to sucker punch most of his cherry picked opponents, like he did Ortiz? when he wasn't looking?
     
  4. bandeedo

    bandeedo Loyal Member Full Member

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    because he refuses to take unnecessary risks. its in how he fights, how he picks opponents and how he answers questions. the man is not a conqueror, its not in his nature.
     
  5. Kevin Jesus

    Kevin Jesus Active Member Full Member

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    Tunney, you ever wondered maybe it's because he's campaigning in his 4th-5th weight classes and is frequently outweighed by 15-18lbs?
     
  6. sweetray

    sweetray Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Any boxer look for a ko. Stop defending your idol and be real.
     
  7. Farmboxer

    Farmboxer VIP Member Full Member

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    Void fans call The Klitschkos boring because they knock out almost all of their opponents, as Vitali has the highest KO ratio of any heavyweight champion in boxing history and Vlad is not far behind. Void could not even knock out a featherweight. Void could not even knock out the girl he beat up! Void is not the best fighter in the world, put him into a ring with Vitali or Vlad and either one would knock him out cold. Would you bet on that fight?
     
  8. MoJoGoodie

    MoJoGoodie Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Floyd wins in KO fashion meaning his wins are just as definitive as a KO....thats pretty impressive....last close one was Cas I and in fact the only close one on his record....if we are being honest at least.
     
  9. Nate 2011

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    Let's answer your question about Mayweather's lack of knockouts recently with another reasonable question. Did the great hard punching Roberto Duran score a lot of knockouts when he was fighting well above 135? No! He adapted to his circumstances to being in a higher weight class fighting against bigger fighters and sometimes even mediocre fighters such as Kirkland Lang, who beat Duran, just as Floyd Mayweather has adjusted at best.
     
  10. platnumpapi

    platnumpapi Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    1-10 10 the highest you can rate his power at a 7. with his style and hands always getting hurt he cant stop everyone. as great as floyd is he never possed that one punch ko power. god had to be fair to the other boxers well i didn't have to be fair but he chose to. give floyd ko power on top of everything else he has then thats just cheating :-(
     
  11. Barrera

    Barrera Defeated Boxing_master Full Member

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    i think he cares alot more then he used to...

    he has tried to close the show in his last 2 fights.. he really battered cotto and he went hard on guerrero in the 8th i think it was until he hurt his hand
     
  12. Barrera

    Barrera Defeated Boxing_master Full Member

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    can i ask what you find boring about him? it sounds like you are complaining for him not going all in for a knockout but i dont want to put words in your mouth?
     
  13. Barrera

    Barrera Defeated Boxing_master Full Member

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    yer i agree with you about him outside the ring.. i honestly believe if he was more of a nice guy like say sugar ray leonard he would have been embraced and much more loved, this would have transitioned into peoples perceptions of his fights (casual fans i mean, boxing fans know what they are watching regardless)


    there is nothing better for me when i see floyd standing in the centre of the ring landing flush right hands an left hooks almost at will in the middle to late rounds after he has figured out and worn down his opponent. its amazing how he takes a fighter who in every other fight usually has a round punch output of about 70-80 and tames it down to about 20-30 (ofcourse i can see how alot of people would find that boring)

    i hated mayweather when i first got into boxing around age 16 (22 now)

    but the more i learnt about the sport the more i liked and appreciated his style and how he fights
     
  14. this_and_that

    this_and_that Boxing Addict Full Member

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    In 147 and above, maybe not.
    But check out his 140lb and below campaign. He got some pretty good number of KO/TKO's there.
    Around 70% KO percentage I think.
     
  15. Bogotazo

    Bogotazo Amateur Full Member

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    It's his temperament. He won't take a shot if he doesn't have to, and often, going for the kill involves walking in range of a wounded animal. Physically and technically I think he's able of stopping a lot more opponents.