Mayweather evolving into a boxer-puncher that counters.

[Larry the boss]

i love that style..it fits him perfectly

[Kuyukut]

Floyd is evolving into a sucker puncher and he already perfected it on his last fight.

[Carpe Diem]

He's not really moving.

He's standing at long range right in front of his opponents waiting for them to make mistakes.

Fixed....

[The Gambler1981]

Yea Floyd looks good as a boxer puncher always has.

Really though Floyd just does what is best in a given situation from what I have seen.

It is hard to peg Floyd down to one style because he has won fights a number of different ways, I would have to see him fight more to think he really changed totally into a boxer puncher.

Here Manny fans will love this one, since they love to compare Manny to Bruce Lee, Floyd follows Bruce's belief in that a style is just a limiting factor sure they have a place in the right situation but they can also be exploited in the wrong situation.

Floyd knows the time and place to fight certain ways to exploit his opponent, that is the one consistent thing to Floyd's style.

[champ_kw]

Floyd has fought like this for the bulk of his career. Most novice or people who regurgitate buzz words and phrases only give credence to Floyd fights post Gatti. For the most part, Floyd only fought in a pot shot with movement style when he was navigating a new weight class. Once Floyd has grown into the new weight he's always been an in the pocket/range fighter. That's what makes him so good. You miss you pay. You're always JUST outta range to hit him, but he's always in JUST enough range to hit you when you miss.

[champ_kw]

Yea Floyd looks good as a boxer puncher always has.

Really though Floyd just does what is best in a given situation from what I have seen.

It is hard to peg Floyd down to one style because he has won fights a number of different ways, I would have to see him fight more to think he really changed totally into a boxer puncher.

Here Manny fans will love this one, since they love to compare Manny to Bruce Lee, Floyd follows Bruce's belief in that a style is just a limiting factor sure they have a place in the right situation but they can also be exploited in the wrong situation.

Floyd knows the time and place to fight certain ways to exploit his opponent, that is the one consistent thing to Floyd's style.

This.

Be like water...

[-Kev-]

Floyd is not evolving in to a boxer puncher[just because of his fights against Mosley and Ortiz], Floyd is not a defensive fighter[Just because of his fights against Baldomir and De La Hoya], Floyd is not a runner, Floyd does not come forward.

Floyd's style is: Winner.

He's a winner, he does whatever it takes to win. If he feels that he has to be defensive in one fight to win, he'll do it. He'll stink up the place.

If he feels he can fight you toe to toe because that's the best way to fight you, he'll do it.


Answer this question...Why did Floyd fight the small, Juan Manuel Marquez, so cautiously, but then turns around and fights aggressive against two guys who were bigger, stronger, more powerful, more dangerous at the weight class and more use to that weight class? I'll answer that, it's because Floyd understands the meaning behind "styles make fights". Floyd is so smart, and so ahead of the pack, that he knows damn well that size does not matter. It's all about styles. On September 2009, Floyd was fighting Juan Manuel Marquez. Period. Floyd is an expert in overcoming size, with fights against Corrales, Castillo, De La Hoya, and Baldomir. That's why he understands that if you bullrush such an intelligent boxer like Marquez, you will have a hard time. Look at what happened to Corrales and Baldomir when they tried to bullrush Floyd, they got easily countered, made Floyd's night much easier.

You didn't see him so cautious against the much bigger and more powerful Mosley and Oritz. In fact, we can all agree that Floyd picked up the pace after Mosley's big right hands. And was basically all up on Ortiz's face from round 1 to round 4. We did not see this against Marquez, maybe just once or twice in the corner. But Floyd kept his cool and remembered who he's fighting.

Size does not matter, but of course age and whether the fighter is past it or not does matter. But size itself, is just a bad excuse.

[LatinKing416]

Floyd is not evolving in to a boxer puncher[just because of his fights against Mosley and Ortiz], Floyd is not a defensive fighter[Just because of his fights against Baldomir and De La Hoya], Floyd is not a runner, Floyd does not come forward.

Floyd's style is: Winner.

He's a winner, he does whatever it takes to win. If he feels that he has to be defensive in one fight to win, he'll do it. He'll stink up the place.

If he feels he can fight you toe to toe because that's the best way to fight you, he'll do it.


Answer this question...Why did Floyd fight the small, Juan Manuel Marquez, so cautiously, but then turns around and fights aggressive against two guys who were bigger, stronger, more powerful, more dangerous at the weight class and more use to that weight class? I'll answer that, it's because Floyd understands the meaning behind "styles make fights". Floyd is so smart, and so ahead of the pack, that he knows damn well that size does not matter. It's all about styles. On September 2009, Floyd was fighting Juan Manuel Marquez. Period. Floyd is an expert in overcoming size, with fights against Corrales, Castillo, De La Hoya, and Baldomir. That's why he understands that if you bullrush such an intelligent boxer like Marquez, you will have a hard time. Look at what happened to Corrales and Baldomir when they tried to bullrush Floyd, they got easily countered, made Floyd's night much easier.

You didn't see him so cautious against the much bigger and more powerful Mosley and Oritz. In fact, we can all agree that Floyd picked up the pace after Mosley's big right hands. And was basically all up on Ortiz's face from round 1 to round 4. We did not see this against Marquez, maybe just once or twice in the corner. But Floyd kept his cool and remembered who he's fighting.

Size does not matter, but of course age and whether the fighter is past it or not does matter. But size itself, is just a bad excuse.

good post, correct... he adapts to the task at hand


but hes getting to 35 now, so its most likely hes gonna be sitting down on his punches much more now

[Carpe Diem]

Floyd is not evolving in to a boxer puncher[just because of his fights against Mosley and Ortiz], Floyd is not a defensive fighter[Just because of his fights against Baldomir and De La Hoya], Floyd is not a runner, Floyd does not come forward.

Floyd's style is: Winner.

He's a winner, he does whatever it takes to win. If he feels that he has to be defensive in one fight to win, he'll do it. He'll stink up the place.

If he feels he can fight you toe to toe because that's the best way to fight you, he'll do it.


Answer this question...Why did Floyd fight the small, Juan Manuel Marquez, so cautiously, but then turns around and fights aggressive against two guys who were bigger, stronger, more powerful, more dangerous at the weight class and more use to that weight class? I'll answer that, it's because Floyd understands the meaning behind "styles make fights". Floyd is so smart, and so ahead of the pack, that he knows damn well that size does not matter. It's all about styles. On September 2009, Floyd was fighting Juan Manuel Marquez. Period. Floyd is an expert in overcoming size, with fights against Corrales, Castillo, De La Hoya, and Baldomir. That's why he understands that if you bullrush such an intelligent boxer like Marquez, you will have a hard time. Look at what happened to Corrales and Baldomir when they tried to bullrush Floyd, they got easily countered, made Floyd's night much easier.

You didn't see him so cautious against the much bigger and more powerful Mosley and Oritz. In fact, we can all agree that Floyd picked up the pace after Mosley's big right hands. And was basically all up on Ortiz's face from round 1 to round 4. We did not see this against Marquez, maybe just once or twice in the corner. But Floyd kept his cool and remembered who he's fighting.

Size does not matter, but of course age and whether the fighter is past it or not does matter. But size itself, is just a bad excuse.

Great post, sir.

[LeG00N]

Floyd is evolving into a sucker puncher and he already perfected it on his last fight.

Lol...............