He's done some holding in other fights so its not like he did it for this fighter in particular.
The elbows too. So is this Mayweather plan to beat the big boxers in boxing. Is this his stradegy. Floyd can't run forever so I guess he now will be holding hands.
Yeah he uses hes elbows, but it wasnt the elbows that knocked Hatton out .
Could of soften him up. Still he holds alot and people dont mention that. Mayweather is not to be compared with other legends when he fights this way.
ricky Hatton couldn't counter punch him fighting this way. Floys Mayweather just fears he might get K.O. thats why he holds.
Ever since Marquez called out Floyd after the Diaz fight ive been hoping this fight does not get done. These are two of my favorite fighters so having them go head to head is not as appealing as it is to others. I see Floyd winning by a wide dominating UD or late stoppage...i think Juan has to much pride and heart to be KO'd. I think both fighters have similar strengths (footwork, tactical, smarts, defense) but Floyd is superior in almost everything. To top it off, although Floyd is not a much bigger guy, he is the more natural bigger fighter. Floyd is quicker on his feet, has faster handspeed, has a bigger punch, and a better chin than JMM...so how does JMM win this fight? Im really hoping this does'nt turn out to be Floyd vs Gatti all over again.
Really Marquez had a chance to beat floyd if he was at a lighter weight and was younger. He has a better chin then Floyd. floyd just hasn't been hit enough, because he ties up oppenents and moves a lot. Marquez has better power, but he will have stamina problems if he fights Floyd. He had a bad showing against Juan Diaz untill he caught him with a punch Diaz started slowing down.
simple answer is no
the regular BS answer is this:
Didn't you see how fat and out of shape Tito was for this fight. You know he's not like others that take steroids to move up in weight and don't gain any fat.
Tito made the weight by just adding fat. He barely threw punches in this fight when he was known for his condition. In this fight he didn't have any. I like to see Hopkins move up in weight and fight a top contenders. To me Tito is far superior than Hopkins that only fights smaller guys or oldies. Trinidad destroyed William Joppy, but Hopkins made it a fight. Hopkins is boring while Trinidad was arguably one of the top ten most exciting fighters in boxing history.
I love Floyd and don't talk about him as much as the people who hate him jesus lmao....also He's never Lost as a Pro Ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Floyd Mayweather lost the fight to Luis castillo and the rest of the boxers he fought were overated. Mitchell was a nobody, Castillo was knockout 4 times before, Gatti was washed-up. He left some weight class avoiding mayor contenders like Joel Casamayor, Kosta Tszyu.
Mayweather was being called the best pound for pound fighter when he had only fought: Z. Judah, J.L. Castillo, D. Corales, A. Gatti, DeMarcus Corley. If that makes you the best fighter then any fighter can be the best pound for pound.
Other fighter mentioned in the thread have faced way more better opponnets and dangerous ones.
If you look at the list compare to other fighters Mayweather has fought nobody. How could they ever had called him the best fighter before he even fought Oscar De La Hoya.
Mosley, Cotto, Barrera, all could have been called best pound for pound, before mayweather. Mayweather a fraud.
He shouldn't fight none of them. Juan diaz was beating Marguez, but Diaz couldn't take a good punch. Collazo has already been in some tough fights vs Hatton and Berto.
Marquez is an older fighter going up in weight. Mayweather would school him like diaz did, but he wont get hit back as much as often as Diaz got hit by Marquez. It's a good tune-up fight, but he should fight someone better for his comeback.
Trinidad was in better shape from any weight under 158. Trinidad has the ability to beat bigger boxers, but he just doesn't box smart enough and doesn't use much movement.
He's very similiar to Pavlik both were out of shape against Hopkins.
I knew that when Roy Jones Jr. would start using a rope a dope against Trinidad.
Trinidad came foward in the beginning rounds, but then lost stamina and thats when Roy Jones picked it up, because he was just playing defense in the beginning 3 or 4 rounds. Trinidad should just wait for him to drop his guard instead of wasting his energy, because he's not in great shape and he's not very muscular in a bigger weight class. Trinidad should've just waited for Jones to start offense then counter punch him, because he's just not in great condition.
Uh, how did you come up with the conclusion that both Tito and Pavlic were out of shape against Hopkins? Because they both got their asses handed to them?
Trinidad physique speaks for it self. Take a look at that fight and when he fought at smaller weight classes. He barely threw punches. hopkins has mostly beaten figters comung from other weight classes, but lost to those that were from his natural weight class.
Man, I don't want to see Tito get whooped by Hopkins. Just look what a faded Roy did to him? Hopkins would damage him badly. Just hang them up Tito. There must be something he can do to make money without fighting. He's the most infamous PR boxer ever. Throw the guy a fuckin bone..
Its not like Hopkins is an exiting boxer he's just grabs all the time. tito in his weight class was arguably the best finisher in boxing. hopkins hasn't manage to do well against fighters from his same weight. 2 losses to Taylor, lost to calzaghe, Really lost to Winky. And beat an out of shape Antonio Tarver that showed stamina when he fought jones. Tarver had finish doing the movie Rocky where he went up in weight to turn heavyweight in the movie. Hopkins is over rated. Pavlik, Trinidad, De La Hoya, Winky all came up in weight to fight him.
How many big names has hopkins fought in a higher weight class then him? You dont see hopkins moving up and facing the best. He became famous for beating and overweight Trinidad that doesn't car anymore to get in a decent shape. But as least he fought like a man and isn't holding all the time or making up excuses or faking low blows. B-hop is boring.
ROFL.
That is one seriously fuked up post bro. There is too much in there to tear apart but overall, thoroughly fukn retarded. Good job.
Yes i know its a mess, but what i'm trying to say is still understandable and true.
This is almost the same shit as watching Mayweather against Marquez. Marquez is already old and slow. At 147 he's just a target for Mayweather. I see these two fights to be very similiar.