Rate Floyd Mayweather's Power

[Jim Jeffries]

yeah but who do u think hits harder Pavlik or Cintron

You don't think Cintron could stop Miranda and Taylor do you? Or do you mean P4P?

[Silencers]

I'd say about a 6. He's not the most powerful guy, it's mainly his accuracy and timing that hurts his opponents.

[Dynamite Kid]

You don't think Cintron could stop Miranda and Taylor do you? Or do you mean P4P?

what do u think

[Jim Jeffries]

what do u think

Thought so. I'd have to see Cintron fight a live body before I could decide. Stopping a bunch of journeyman doesn't impress me that much. I do think Pavlik gets you with with an accumulation of punches, more than a single one.

[aussieboxer2320]

at welter its only a 5 or 6 pretty average, at super feather and light weight he was above average, maybe a 7.5. floyd was never a great puncher by any means, just solid, enough to hurt you but not a guy who can KO you with a few clean shots, remember only 2 of floyds 25 knockout wins have been by actual KO, the rest were all TKO's from accumulation of punches

[Fox McCloud]

Question DWiens421 who hits harder Pavlik or Cintron cause i think Pavlik power is overated aswell

I'd say Pavlik for P4P and reality (obviously).

I think Pavlik hits hard as hell, but still, even though he does punch very hard, people still find a way to wildly overrate his punching power (like they do with every other aspect of Kelly Pavlik).

Knocking Miranda and Taylor out gives him credibility of punching power against really good fighter, and Cintron has none of that.

[Tyson2k7]

I'd say about a 6. He's not the most powerful guy, it's mainly his accuracy and timing that hurts his opponents.

That sounds about right.

[*2TOUGH*]

At 130, Floyd's power was probably a 9.

At WW, not so much, he was hitting Hatton with straight rights for 10 rounds and Ricky was eating them up like candy. If not for that ringpost assist.........

i think everyone is getting confused with the rating system here. for example that arse wipe $!N voted 1 and we know he ass ****s mayweather. and now you say at 130 hes 9 coz hes powerfull?

1 is best and 10 is ****

rite????????????????

[Fox McCloud]

i think everyone is getting confused with the rating system here. for example that arse wipe $!N voted 1 and we know he ass ****s mayweather. and now you say at 130 hes 9 coz hes powerfull?

1 is best and 10 is ****

rite????????????????

I think 10 is the highest.

Sin doesn't even like Mayweather. He hates him... but he just sees him as the lesser of two evils between Mayweather and Brits.

Sin is a ******.

Even you are a couple of steps above him. Well done Davey!

[BennyST]

Floyd's damage potential is less about sheer punching power and more about catching you with fast, accurate, unanticipated shots (as have many of the greats, like SRR). The punch you don't see hurts the most.

That's about all it comes down to. He doesn't have great or even underrated power. It's all about his ability to counter with speed and accuracy so that when the punch lands it isn't seen or comes at an unexpected time, which is going to do more damage than any seen punch.

If we're talking about raw power he really doesn't have very much. Even at the lower weights he wasn't some devastating puncher. He was bigger than most fighters and also, more importantly, he had much more speed and better accuracy and timing. When we talk about good power you think of one punch KO's and if there is one thing Mayweather doesn't have it is one punch KO power. I think he is around a six because of his speed and timing/accuracy with unexpected counters.

I've often seen a lot of people say he has massively underrated power, but, while he is not a soft puncher he really doesn't actually have a great deal of power. He wears down fighters with sharp punches that hurt because they are caught unawares but you can always tell if someone has good power if they hit someone and they are flat out KO'ed whether or not they saw the punch. If Tommy Hearns was a ten, Mayweather is lucky to be getting a six. Even as a lightweight anyone thinking he is above a seven at max is a bit deluded as to what power means here. Rosario was quite powerful. Duran was quite powerful. Mayweather won by TKO in probably more than 90% of his stoppage wins. He doesn't KO people; he stops them with speed and accuracy when the corner or ref steps in and says "No more".

That's not saying anything bad at all. He just simply isn't some great power puncher and he certainly doesn't need to be as his speed, timing and accuracy with counters make up for it. The only times he hurts fighters is when it is with an unseen counter shot, but really, is it important that he has power? I guess for some it might be.