Does Floyd have a stylistic vulnerability to southpaws?

[TBear]

Perhaps not stylisticly but from lack of experiance. Floyd has fought less than half the southpaws than anyone else on the lb4lb list in the last ten years. Perhaps he prefers not to fight them and that is his choice but the only way to get better at it is by doing it. Floyd just has chose not to.

[Tsukiyomi]

Good video, and yes Floyd adapted, but the blind spot remains.

[Doctor_Tenma]

I'm not saying Floyd's easy pickings for Pacquaio. I am saying Floyd has an apparent susceptibility to a right hook and a straight left from the southpaw stance, and Pacquaio throws those two punches with speed and KO power.

I said the same thing about the right hook and alot of people didn't touch up on that subject. I made a specific thread talking about how Jesus Chavez landed a bunch of right hands over the top, and it's easier for a south paw to land that. Then again, Mayweather's plan was to allow Jesus Chavez to come in. Also, being shorter then Mayweather is very beneficial, especially considering Pacquiao's foot speed. Pacquiao's punches come from under so it's very unexpected. A good example is Sergio Martinez against Paul, Sergio would dash in, bend his knees and throw his punches from under and Paul couldn't see the right hook. It angers me that people don't pay attention to that and are so ****** to say "Pavlik lands those kind of punches and he stops Paul". In a possible match up, I tend to look at everything and then come up with an idea.

[KJB]

I think that goes for a lot of fighters who rely on the Shell.
Yeah, Mayweather seems more likely to get hit by a southpaw. Thats probably part of what makes a Mayweather-Pacquiao showdown so interesting.

[Tsukiyomi]

I said the same thing about the right hook and alot of people didn't touch up on that subject. I made a specific thread talking about how Jesus Chavez landed a bunch of right hands over the top, and it's easier for a south paw to land that. Then again, Mayweather's plan was to allow Jesus Chavez to come in. Also, being shorter then Mayweather is very beneficial, especially considering Pacquiao's foot speed. Pacquiao's punches come from under so it's very unexpected. A good example is Sergio Martinez against Paul, Sergio would dash in, bend his knees and throw his punches from under and Paul couldn't see the right hook. It angers me that people don't pay attention to that and are so ****** to say "Pavlik lands those kind of punches and he stops Paul". In a possible match up, I tend to look at everything and then come up with an idea.

Good post.

[Cash Cow]

I was watching his fights with Corley and Judah based on my notion that the shoulder roll leaves a blind spot to the right hook, and leaves an angle open for straight lefts.

I had forgotten, but Floyd got hurt by both straight lefts and a right hook against Corley. He also was flash KD against Judah on a right hook. I think he was hit cleaner and harder by southpaw punches than I have ever seen him hit by orthodox.

Does Manny have a stylistic vulnerability to RIGHT HAND COUNTER PUNCHERS??

[Cash Cow]

I said the same thing about the right hook and alot of people didn't touch up on that subject. I made a specific thread talking about how Jesus Chavez landed a bunch of right hands over the top, and it's easier for a south paw to land that. Then again, Mayweather's plan was to allow Jesus Chavez to come in. Also, being shorter then Mayweather is very beneficial, especially considering Pacquiao's foot speed. Pacquiao's punches come from under so it's very unexpected. A good example is Sergio Martinez against Paul, Sergio would dash in, bend his knees and throw his punches from under and Paul couldn't see the right hook. It angers me that people don't pay attention to that and are so ****** to say "Pavlik lands those kind of punches and he stops Paul". In a possible match up, I tend to look at everything and then come up with an idea.

DS can you please remind me when Mayweather fought Chavez? wasnt that almost a decade ago? Wasnt Chavez dominated? and isnt Chavez an orthodox fighter?

[Tsukiyomi]

Why don't you make a topic about it instead of getting butt hurt at the mere thought of Floyd having any kind of flaw.

[pasawayako]

this is the main reason why i don't see floyd winning against pac.

[BoxingHistory]

this is the main reason why i don't see floyd winning against pac.

The funny thing is this....Floyd does have to make more adjustments against southpaws. Most orthodox fighters do. He may struggle a bit but nothing troubling. On the other hand which is more concerning is the trouble Manny has with counterpunchers. Something he has not proven that he can make a significant or if any adjustment against. Just something to think about.