After watching a the last three fights this guy had I can easily say when it comes to the pyschological aspect and the ring movement aspect of boxing this guy should get a pHd. I have never seen someone use ring space so wisely and so fluidly like Mayweather does....EVER.
He made me dizzy just watching him slip in and out of different areas of the ring. I can imagine his opponents get really dizzy just trying to square him up.
Plus Mayweather knows how to hit a fighter when he is in an unorthodox stance and time it just right when the opponent least expects to get hit. I have seen none better other than Roy Jones Jr. in his prime at being able to do this. Mayweather seemed to throw hard right crosses while he was in a stance that looked like he was gonna throw left handed jabs....you never see any other fighters do this. His hand speed and elusiveness let him get away with it too without being countered.
Now we all know that could lead to some dirty shots (ie-what Floyd did to Victor Ortiz in 2011 with that sucker punch) but all in all Floyd has won most of his matches pretty fairly.
So what kind of fighter will it take to beat Floyd Mayweather and how can someone outsmart this guy?
In order to outsmart Floyd Mayweather Jr. you have to know his mindset in the ring as a boxer. Most boxers don't know this and are immediately at a disadvantage. Floyd Mayweather has a "counterintuitive mindset" in the ring. That is he is ALWAYS DEFENDING FIRST and ATTACKING SECOND. Most boxers are trained and naturally approach their opponent the other way around.....they look to ATTACK and inflict damage FIRST and EVADE AND BLOCK second. FLloyd knows this and basically trains his whole game to counter act these natural opponent instincts.
Well like in baseball, if you're a hitter who is struggling to hit certain pitches....you have to make adjustments. Stop coming at Floyd like Guerrero did tonight and Miguel Cotto usually do. You cannot corner this man unless he lets you so why even bother? Stick and move.....stick and move....elude his attacks. Do NOT try to be the aggressor.
Only boxers who have both a better reach advantage and very fast hands can give Floyd Mayweather Jr. trouble. That is a rare combination indeed in the sports sad to say. This type of boxer has to wait to Floyd comes to him....and has to study tape on when to hit Floyd as he is trying to stand upright after one of his slippery ducking sessions. If he can time that he can rock Mayweather and throw him off his game.
He made me dizzy just watching him slip in and out of different areas of the ring. I can imagine his opponents get really dizzy just trying to square him up.
Plus Mayweather knows how to hit a fighter when he is in an unorthodox stance and time it just right when the opponent least expects to get hit. I have seen none better other than Roy Jones Jr. in his prime at being able to do this. Mayweather seemed to throw hard right crosses while he was in a stance that looked like he was gonna throw left handed jabs....you never see any other fighters do this. His hand speed and elusiveness let him get away with it too without being countered.
Now we all know that could lead to some dirty shots (ie-what Floyd did to Victor Ortiz in 2011 with that sucker punch) but all in all Floyd has won most of his matches pretty fairly.
So what kind of fighter will it take to beat Floyd Mayweather and how can someone outsmart this guy?
In order to outsmart Floyd Mayweather Jr. you have to know his mindset in the ring as a boxer. Most boxers don't know this and are immediately at a disadvantage. Floyd Mayweather has a "counterintuitive mindset" in the ring. That is he is ALWAYS DEFENDING FIRST and ATTACKING SECOND. Most boxers are trained and naturally approach their opponent the other way around.....they look to ATTACK and inflict damage FIRST and EVADE AND BLOCK second. FLloyd knows this and basically trains his whole game to counter act these natural opponent instincts.
Well like in baseball, if you're a hitter who is struggling to hit certain pitches....you have to make adjustments. Stop coming at Floyd like Guerrero did tonight and Miguel Cotto usually do. You cannot corner this man unless he lets you so why even bother? Stick and move.....stick and move....elude his attacks. Do NOT try to be the aggressor.
Only boxers who have both a better reach advantage and very fast hands can give Floyd Mayweather Jr. trouble. That is a rare combination indeed in the sports sad to say. This type of boxer has to wait to Floyd comes to him....and has to study tape on when to hit Floyd as he is trying to stand upright after one of his slippery ducking sessions. If he can time that he can rock Mayweather and throw him off his game.