Why is Mayweather so damn hard to hit

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  1. Paranoid Android

    Paranoid Android Manny Pacquiao — The Thurmanator banned Full Member

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    Let's also not forget to mention that he uses PEDs and cherrypicks.

    :deal:
     
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  2. Big Ukrainian

    Big Ukrainian Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yes, great vision and punch anticipation are two major tools that enabled him to be so hard to hit. Speed and reflexes are great assets but Zab Judah had the same type of reflexes and was even quicker than Floyd and he was WAY more hittable, because he didn't have Floyd's vision, punch anticipation and ring IQ.
     
  3. PernellSweetPea

    PernellSweetPea Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    he mastered the style of avoiding the punches and then countering. To his credit he has fast hands and good reflexes. I just think he handpicked guys at the right time to make his legacy about being undefeated. He has no great fights on his record.
     
  4. Brighton bomber

    Brighton bomber Loyal Member Full Member

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    True though Whitaker was passed his best when he fought Oscar due to his cocaine use, plus he's naturally much smaller than Mayweather physically at only 5'6" and a 69" reach, he had to be in the pocket more to land vs Oscar as he didn't have the physical advantages the bigger Mayweather had which made it easier for Mayweather to slip and counter.
     
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  5. Alo2006

    Alo2006 R.I.P Sean Taylor Full Member

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    Mayweather never runs. It's called foot work and positioning. He has the best timing, spacing and reflexes which makes his defense even more difficult for opponents to land or land cleanly.
     
  6. Slowhand

    Slowhand Member Full Member

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    This is a big part of it. Opponents didn´t even realize Floyd was in a way misleading their offence constantly.
     
  7. SmackDaBum

    SmackDaBum TKO7 banned Full Member

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    He never fought a faster fighter with longer reach.
     
  8. ertwin

    ertwin Active Member banned Full Member

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    He is not that hard to hit....
    If you look at todays boxing almost nobody does the shoulder role ake philly shell. Thats because people know how to deal with it nowadays.
    American fighter somehow dont use any fints but that could be because of their horrible footwork.
     
  9. deadACE

    deadACE Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Interesting post.

    Talk about running and avoid being hit.
    Wlad v Fury is the rock on which you have built your church.
     
  10. NasalSpray

    NasalSpray Well-Known Member Full Member

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    That's cause there are no faster fighters than him with longer reach
     
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  11. DoubleJab666

    DoubleJab666 Dot, dot, dot... Full Member

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    He also had a really good chin. When he did make mistakes and got hit hard, he took the shots well. Pretty difficult equation to solve; a defensive master with solid whiskers....
     
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  12. dealt_with

    dealt_with Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    He wasn't that hard to hit. Just watch him against Augustus, Castillo, Maidana, Cotto etc. His defense is the most overrated in recent times. Rigondeaux is someone who is hard to hit, Floyd isn't even in the same conversation as someone like Rigo. Maybe compare him to Hopkins or Toney, he wasn't anywhere near a defensive genius. Someone who is hard to hit mostly because of the style he fights in and his reflexes. He couldn't fight on the inside or throw combinations, watch Augustus bust him up and bloody him.
     
  13. emallini

    emallini Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    He reads patterns so after a few rounds he knows what you are going to throw because everyone has a tell. Plus he has great reflexes.
     
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  14. NasalSpray

    NasalSpray Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Neither are faster than Floyd
     
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  15. longislandtroop

    longislandtroop Member Full Member

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    You should do some research. Williams was in completely different weight class when Floyd came out of retirement. Plus he had just lost to Sergio. If the fight would have been made you just would have complained that Floyd is fighting some one coming off a loss and coming down in weight. After retirement he fought JJM and SSM. I liked Paul Williams but JJM and SSM are much betters fights for sure.

    Margarito, Come on man. Most of you guys know damn well that Floyd would school Margo. He is the same flat-footed, non moving fighter you guys claim Floyd cherry picks but since he didn't fight him you bring him up.
     
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