I've followed Mayweather's career since it started after the '96 Olympics. He doesn't get much credit for being a tough guy and a fighter with a lot of heart.
Mayweather has been in many situations where he had to dig deep, but because he was so dominant, casual fans often forget
1)Against Jesus Chavez he was facing a smaller faster, busier, yet less powerful version of Marcos Maidana....IMO the fight was close at the time of the stoppage and Mayweather had to tee off and stand his ground to get the W
2) Mosley clocked him 2 good times in the 2nd round of their fight and commenced to beating him from pillar to post from that point on
3) Jose Luis Castillo gave him the toughest fight of his career and he overcame a serious shoulder injury and hand injury to pull it out
4)Hatton was pressing the fight until, Mayweather adjusted and started to batter him.
5)He stood his ground against Maidana made him miss enough in the pocket and landed enough shots in the first fight to keep it close then boxed Maidana's ears off to close the fight
6)Corely buzzed him and he was very close to becoming the first fighter to stop the teak tough Corely in his prime....looooong before corely became a gatekeeper
I've followed Mayweather's career since it started after the '96 Olympics. He doesn't get much credit for being a tough guy and a fighter with a lot of heart.
Mayweather has been in many situations where he had to dig deep, but because he was so dominant, casual fans often forget
1)Against Jesus Chavez he was facing a smaller faster, busier, yet less powerful version of Marcos Maidana....IMO the fight was close at the time of the stoppage and Mayweather had to tee off and stand his ground to get the W
2) Mosley clocked him 2 good times in the 2nd round of their fight and commenced to beating him from pillar to post from that point on
3) Jose Luis Castillo gave him the toughest fight of his career and he overcame a serious shoulder injury and hand injury to pull it out
4)Hatton was pressing the fight until, Mayweather adjusted and started to batter him.
5)He stood his ground against Maidana made him miss enough in the pocket and landed enough shots in the first fight to keep it close then boxed Maidana's ears off to close the fight
6)Corely buzzed him and he was very close to becoming the first fighter to stop the teak tough Corely in his prime....looooong before corely became a gatekeeper
Floyd Sr. had predicted in RING magazine that Chavez was going to give Jr. a hard time. He wasn't lying. I lost count of how many shots Chavez threw. He was hitting body, arms and gloves. You could tell he didn't give a **** about Floyd's defense. Good fight.
I've followed Mayweather's career since it started after the '96 Olympics. He doesn't get much credit for being a tough guy and a fighter with a lot of heart.
Mayweather has been in many situations where he had to dig deep, but because he was so dominant, casual fans often forget
1)Against Jesus Chavez he was facing a smaller faster, busier, yet less powerful version of Marcos Maidana....IMO the fight was close at the time of the stoppage and Mayweather had to tee off and stand his ground to get the W
2) Mosley clocked him 2 good times in the 2nd round of their fight and commenced to beating him from pillar to post from that point on
3) Jose Luis Castillo gave him the toughest fight of his career and he overcame a serious shoulder injury and hand injury to pull it out
4)Hatton was pressing the fight until, Mayweather adjusted and started to batter him.
5)He stood his ground against Maidana made him miss enough in the pocket and landed enough shots in the first fight to keep it close then boxed Maidana's ears off to close the fight
6)Corely buzzed him and he was very close to becoming the first fighter to stop the teak tough Corely in his prime....looooong before corely became a gatekeeper
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Oh that is why Floyd was crying in this picture. When those fangs get stuck in those gloves, they can hurt like crazy .... :lol1:
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I've followed Mayweather's career since it started after the '96 Olympics. He doesn't get much credit for being a tough guy and a fighter with a lot of heart.
Mayweather has been in many situations where he had to dig deep, but because he was so dominant, casual fans often forget
1)Against Jesus Chavez he was facing a smaller faster, busier, yet less powerful version of Marcos Maidana....IMO the fight was close at the time of the stoppage and Mayweather had to tee off and stand his ground to get the W
2) Mosley clocked him 2 good times in the 2nd round of their fight and commenced to beating him from pillar to post from that point on
3) Jose Luis Castillo gave him the toughest fight of his career and he overcame a serious shoulder injury and hand injury to pull it out
4)Hatton was pressing the fight until, Mayweather adjusted and started to batter him.
5)He stood his ground against Maidana made him miss enough in the pocket and landed enough shots in the first fight to keep it close then boxed Maidana's ears off to close the fight
6)Corely buzzed him and he was very close to becoming the first fighter to stop the teak tough Corely in his prime....looooong before corely became a gatekeeper
Okay......