The famous move he is known for. He leans forward and finches back and counters you with the straight right hand.
Honestly, one of my favorite signature moves from Floyd Mayweather, consider him being a defensive technician.
I know in the Mayweather-Maidana II fight, Maidana exposed a little on how to counter it by faking a jab then overcome with an overhand right that gave Mayweather a little buckle. Though, that only worked once considering Mayweather is very versatile and a smart fighter - he won't fall for the same trick twice.
Back in his prime he did it with ease.
What other way do you think would be able to counter it?
Mayweather has to be in position for it to work, when he is leaning forward over his front knee to bait them for the pull counter. They should be aware of that and use more feints when he is in that position and know that they will need to be closer than it looks like to actually land since he can lean back.
Any fighter who tries to box mayweather on the outside is going to be really susceptible to the pull counter, especially since mayweather has a long reach for a welterweight and had the reach advantage in almost every single fight. Guerrero, Canelo and Marquez were getting killed with the pull counter all night since they wanted to fight on the outside and marquez especially since Mayweather's reach advantage was so big.
I think Mayweather would lose to Hearns, someone with his reach, height and speed would give him problems even without his power. Throw his power into the mix and Mayweather will have to be extra cautious and that would lower his output even more. It was really awkward for mayweather vs mcgreggor who was taller with a longer reach and mcgreggor wasnt even a real boxer but Mayweather was just not used to having to work to get within reach.
Fighters like Maidana and Hatton, they like to close the distance and fight inside and make Mayweather work. Hatton got caught with the pull counter while coming inside. He would move in a straight direct line with no head movement. Maidana is very tricky, he throws from odd angles and changes levels a lot. His style is a lot less susceptible to the pull counter.
the woman beater *floyd did a great job with his reach and range. he knew how far he'd need to be to avoid your punch and then quickly hit u with that fast right. the more you stay in that range that he wants you in, the more you'll get hit with it
Add Billionaire to that you hatin mf 😭😭😭
Baldomir actually countered with with the same 1-2 Maidana used
I've watched that fight at least 3 times and can hardly remember anything from it bro. one of Floyds least remarkable fights, and where he only got the rep as a "boring" fighter, although he is far from that for the most part.
don't jab when you're out of range, and don't throw one jab. and don't do it in line with a right hand. move your head so you present a target that is not stationary, and use your feet so you aren't jabbing in a straight line.
easier said than done, floyd mayweather was one ofthe best counterpunchers ever. a ton of activity would have been enough to beat floyd, but he hit hard enough and was sharp enough that nobody kept up his typical pace. in the few case we saw people try you saw floyd tested, and you also saw opponents with good chins who could take a lot of leather on the wya in. maidana and castillo are the guys that come to mind. in both case he adjusted for the rematch.
Margarito with his bricks would've been one of them and Paul Williams as well
Off topic how did you score Canelo vs GGG 1 and GGG vs Canelo 2? I scored the first fight 116 to 112 for GGG and the 2nd fight 115 to 113 for GGG.
lol that idiot already had his card filled out before byrd did and then he just reused his card from the first fight for the 2nd
the woman beater *floyd did a great job with his reach and range. he knew how far he'd need to be to avoid your punch and then quickly hit u with that fast right. the more you stay in that range that he wants you in, the more you'll get hit with it
My favorite are the people who used to say "Mayweather's not a power puncher, all you have to do is walk through his shots!"
He can punch but he’s not a guy who gets into slug feast. He kept snapping Mosleys head back
It is funny to see people on a forum who never boxed before talk as if it is SO EASY to Counter it though.
My favorite are the people who used to say "Mayweather's not a power puncher, all you have to do is walk through his shots!"
Half way through your jab you slip to the left he misses and you fire a left hook . The Cus Amato Peek a boo style would be a nightmare for Mayweather. To bad no welters had that style
Interesting. Winky Wright would've been a difficult style for Floyd if that fight would've happened.
Peek-a-boo defense
Southpaw
Laser right jab
Mentally focused and sharp at all times
Size advantage
Yikes!
UH...OK? That is not a Counter to his Pull Counter though
Let me help you out, the MMA Guy did a better job countering the Pull Counter by coming underneath with a nice Uppercut:lol1:
https://media1.tenor.com/images/fac2b9da6b02096ed02b6cd8ad9c7d68/tenor.gif?itemid=9734623
Btw I’m pro Mayweather.
https://usatthebiglead.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/floyd-mayweather-takes-a-jab-to-the-face.gif?w=640
UH...OK? That is not a Counter to his Pull Counter though
Let me help you out, the MMA Guy did a better job countering the Pull Counter by coming underneath with a nice Uppercut:lol1:
https://media1.tenor.com/images/fac2b9da6b02096ed02b6cd8ad9c7d68/tenor.gif?itemid=9734623
What happens when you try to Counter it...
http://i.imgur.com/LGg1hHk.gif
and JMM was a MASTERFUL Counter Puncher by the way regardless of the size disadvantage in this fight, but a great example of how Mayweather is always on Guard Defensively
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-J_7QPyQnbHo/VQozrT0heFI/AAAAAAAAINg/fiAByj48ur0/s1600/Mayweather-pullback-right-Mosley.gif
https://thumbs.gfycat.com/GenuineSafeKangaroo.webp
You wanna talk about "Matrix", love him or hate him the man was GIFTED Reflex and Vision wise, like he see things coming before they come and is always a step ahead
It is funny to see people on a forum who never boxed before talk as if it is SO EASY to Counter it though.
https://usatthebiglead.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/floyd-mayweather-takes-a-jab-to-the-face.gif?w=640