How on earth is someone going to beat Mayweather

you mean beat castillo?

20y ago

Super_Lightweight

hmm mayweather lost to castillo Yes, we know. What are you arguing about? Everyone knows in their heart, no matter how big a Floyd fan they are, that Floyd LOST his first fight with Castillo. He redeemed himself in the rematch, but, for whatever reason (possible shoulder injury or just was not the better man that night) Floyd undeniably deeserved a LOSS vs Jose Luis Castillo in their first encounter.

20y ago

EasyE

Castillo already beat him Judah could beat him.If he tries to move up and fight Wright he would be destroyed.Alot of fighters could beat him.Robbing Castillo and Beating Corrales isnt enough for you to act like he is invincible.Infact no fighter is unbeatable.If you fight other good fighters you will lose i dont care who you are. stop this bullshit mayweather lost to castillo, thats it bottom line, whether you like the decision or not, you have to live with it. i love how floyd haters always bring this up...we will see in the next few years, and i cant wait

20y ago

I don't know if we have really seen floyd throw any full on power shots to the head. It seems to me that he takes a bit off his shots so he can get in and out quicker and throw longer combos. This also explains his incredible accuracy. For the most part it seems that when he has someone in trouble he throws a hard shot to the body, ensures that the opponent (gatti, corrales, brusselles) can no longer move effectively and then just starts throwing moderately powered combos until the fight is stopped. You don't need to throw at full power when you can outland an opponent 10 to1 , in fact that is the only way he will get in trouble. I see no reason to believe he is incable of hitting a whole lot harder than he has demonstrated, but there is little reason for him to take that risk as it is not his style.

20y ago

umm he fought three times at 140 and scored 5 knockdowns in 26 rounds. i'd say he has power Yes but look at the fighters he dropped not exactly elite fighters, and the gatti one was more catching him off gaurd, he hit him much better in the following rounds but still never dropped him again. His speed is the key

20y ago

I disagree on the power i think he lacks power and strength at the higher weights. Educated pressure will beat him, castillo nearly did first time round and there are better fighters than him at 140 and 147 I agree he is an amazing fighter but not unbeatable umm he fought three times at 140 and scored 5 knockdowns in 26 rounds. i'd say he has power

20y ago

Anticipation is the key You can't beat the guy by outquicking him, his endurance is spectacular and you are probably not going to outthink him. The only way to give yourself a shot is to learn mayweather's core patterns as well as you can and make moves in anticipation of him acting on those patterns. Sure bet, no way, but at least you might land something big and get a shot at rattling him.

20y ago

Let me add that Roy Jones has never been wrong when commentating on a fight. Never. Not once. If he has, show me the proof. He calls the shot that will finish the opponent and usually does so a good 5 rounds before it happens. Toney vs. Ruiz - after one round, Roy said Toney would nail Ruiz with the right hand from the outside all night long. Spot on Trinidad vs. Mayorga - Roy was calling for Trinidad to body shot Mayorga as early as the 2nd round and said Mayorga would be finished. 6 rounds later, Trinidad puts Mayorga down with the body shot Hopkins vs. Allen III - Roy called the knockdown and the punch that did it before it happened these are just some of the most memorable calls by Roy. I never go against anything Roy says unless he's talking about himself, because then he gets delusional form your own true opinion of a fighter, true roy reads fights and fighters very well but nobody is 100% everytime, take on board what he says for sure but don't let it cloud your own judgement too much

20y ago

Mayweather doesn't love his family much so it's not like the opposing camp can kidnap a relative of his and threaten to kill them unless Mayweather throws the fight, so I see no way Mayweather can lose. Speed? Unmatchable Power? Excellent (dropped all 3 opponents at 140) Chin? Very good (took a solid shot from Corley) Reflexes? Unmatchable Ring smarts? Astonishing Ring generalship? Probably 2nd best in the world to Winky Heart? Never has had to show it in 30 or so professional fights WHAT IS THIS MAN'S WEAKNESS? I'M DYING TO KNOW I disagree on the power i think he lacks power and strength at the higher weights. Educated pressure will beat him, castillo nearly did first time round and there are better fighters than him at 140 and 147 I agree he is an amazing fighter but not unbeatable

20y ago

20y ago

Roy Jones and Jim Lampley agreed the man has no weaknesses. I don't know how much proof you need, but when those two make a statement and agree wholeheartedly on it, there is pretty much ZERO percent chance of it being otherwise. Oh shit then thats it hes unstoppable if roy and jim think so :rolleyes:

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20y ago

Of course he has weaknesses, nobody is unbeatable

20y ago

You can't beat a man with no weaknesses. The only way Mayweather loses if is he beats himself (doesn't train, gets cocky, etc) No one in the world has a chance to hang with him one on one in a legit fight. Nobody.

20y ago

educated pressure, but obviously its going to be far easier said than done, mayweather is an amazing talent

20y ago