What's the proper way to defend against Floyd's right hand lead?

Come back with your own right hand. That'd make him more hesitant to throw it. Thing is, he usually smothers his opponent after throwing that shot.

Id say slip it. But that is much easier said than done. He does not really have a rhythm when he throws, so that is obviously difficult to know or estimate when he will throw it.

best way to dodge his right hand is not putting your signature on the contract

Actually the reason why Floyd lands the right hand is for 3 reasons. #1 - He throws it as a counter with the shoulder roll. He waits for his opponents to throw their own right, he rolls it and counter with the right hand. It's very effective because he "hides" the right hand in that roll. #2 - He's very fast. Sounds simple but he is and it helps a lot. #3 - His timing is great. Again, sounds simple but he can time you coming in, going out or counter you after your own right hand. The only way I see to avoid it is to not lean, reach or step too much inside when attacking him. Obviously always move to your right as well and use what Cotto used and that's a great left hand jab as an orthodox fighter to force Mayweather on the defense. Cotto was able to land that jab to the face of Mayweather, keeping him off balance and forcing him to the ropes where he can follow with that right hook to the body. The punch you don't want to throw against Mayweather from the outside is the lead right hand and from the inside is the left hook or left uppercut. You will be wide open for the counter right.

It seems that floyd lets his right hand go when hes positioned correctly or when his opponents are stepping slightly to there left! it becomes almost a powerful straight jab so to speak if your moving left and he doestnt or floyd moves slightly left and you dont hes lining his back foot up with his opponents back foot meaning his right foot is coming in line with your right foot,it creates an opportunity to throw it perfectly straight down the pipe and at the same time your moving out of immediate danger,its a great point scoring punch for all to see,i think knowing your body position while close to floyd is a good starting point to defend against his right hand,Roy jones jnr had a fan favourite straight right hand down the pipe,again when it went he was always moving off to the left.

When he throws that straight right he usually smothers you so you have no space to react to it if you create to much space there will be no counter imo he moves his feet away to quick i swear you have to step into it but no1 aint good enough to be successful with it give floyd to me lol

When he throws that straight right he usually smothers you so you have no space to react to it

allan green says the trick is to keep looking at your feet :rofl: few of these fanboyos will get the reference, but that's funny.

right hands are all about distance and angles. you've got to be at the right distance to get leverage, and have an angle to land your shot straight without looping it around the guard or having it blocked. how do you do that against the best counterpuncher of his era? i wouldn't be here if i could tell you that specifically, lol. i'd be training a guy to beat floyd mayweather and earn seven or eight figures... ha ha you could give it a go tho

right hands are all about distance and angles. you've got to be at the right distance to get leverage, and have an angle to land your shot straight without looping it around the guard or having it blocked. how do you take that away against the best counterpuncher of his era? i wouldn't be here if i could tell you that specifically, lol. i'd be training a guy to beat floyd mayweather and earn seven or eight figures... if you're close enough a right hand will lack steam, and if you're far enough away you can usually see it coming and take a step back or to the side. if you control the distance, you won't get hit with right hands.

step into his right hand slip to the left and introduce your own right hand!

allan green says the trick is to keep looking at your feet

He throws it when he knows he is going to land it and when you are not expecting it, its not a hard shot but it is a solid shot like a good stiff jab, the speed,the timing and the fact that he throws it when your not expecting it is what makes it effective

Floyd has said before that he throws the right hand lead based on his opponents footwork.He will throw as they are moving towards him and a little off balance High guard is probably the best away to avoid that punch but anytime someone fought like that he worked their body....he has a lot of weapons and it will take a smart fighter to beat him

Come back with your own right hand. That'd make him more hesitant to throw it.

i guess the most important quality is to have an iron chin, then depending on the boxers fighting style, probably quick footwork or excellent upper body movement then close it off with a winning punch. of course, timing could be polished and perfected in the gym.

When I was boxing I always kept my left shoulder up and my chin tucked in. When I put out my left hand it caused my shoulder to rise further making it almost impossible to be hit by a right hand, certainly not on the jaw, maybe the top of the head. And my left side was well advanced. I also moved to the right, alternating by occasionally standing still to invite a right hand and slipping it to my left, leaving the opponent off balance and open for a left hook and a right to the body. Won quite a few fights that way. Boxers don't use this style any more, instead, keeping their hands low and their faces uncovered. That's asking for damage, and they get it. I had 62 fights and never even had a nose bleed. was knocked down once by a flash left hook on the ear, no count, jusr rolled over and up, before I even knew I'd been down. I remember hearing bells ringing. Odd feeling. Mayweather throws that right very accurately, with not much power because it's more or less a direct punch, and aimed like a dart, making it very accurate.

Wladimir at Floyd's weight? So a tall guy with a one dimensional, limited skill set is going to stop the straight right lead? No chance.

think wladimir but at floyds weight. im not saying your gonna stop it completely, but you can put yourself in a mathmatically better position to not have to rely on reflexes nearly as much.

Write into the contract that he can't use it. He would land that thing on Pernell Whitaker. Not as much as he has on his contemporaries, but it would feature.