Curious to see how Floyd would handle being cut.

[COACH WEBB]

Of course no fighter likes getting hit. What i"m saying is, Floyd especially didnt like it because he's not use to getting hit that cleanly! It took him and everyone watching by surprise and you can see it in his face that he was embarrased by it.

I knew what you were trying to say.

[COACH WEBB]

The bolded actually answers your question my man. You are talking about the most mentally fit Boxer of our era. He remains calm in the face of adversity like no other and sticks to his gameplan regardless of whats in front of him.

Look at the Zab and Mosley fights. As his corners where extremely excited(and for the Zab fight it is safe to use the term in Complete and Utter Chaos), Floyd remained just as calm as he does in between those rounds as he does for every other round he has fought throughout his career. He has been cut before and handled the cut in the exact same manner. If he is cut again you will more than likely see Floyd motor through it as he does with everything else. You may see Floyd get his feathers ruffled in an interview, but you do NOT see them ruffled within the ring.

Very good point. Good examples too, BTW.

[bojangles1987]

You really think that most of this board have seen all 42 of Mayweather's fights?

The large percentage of this board weren't watching Boxing when Mayweather started fighting.

Most people that dislike Mayweather starting watching him in 2006 and 2007 onward. Do you really think these people will go back and watch Mayweather's 42 fights in which all but 1 he wins in clear fashion? No chance.

Personally, I'm never that interested in the very early fights in a fighter's career to the point I'd find them and watch them. Almost all the special guys I'd be interested in seeing early fights of would just be beating the sh** out of totally overmatched fighters, that doesn't do much for me. The couple of really early Mayweather fights I have seen were certainly under that category.

Seeing them as they happen is different, but I've seen almost if not all of Mayweather's important fights and that's enough.

[DLT]

Yes but we've all seen certain fighters change as soon as they develop a bad cut mid fight. Judah is one, and we saw what happened to Ortiz once he was cut and bleeding against Maidana. Its more a mental thing than a pain thing. In your head you're like "damn, if he keeps hitting this cut, its not gonna be good" Kind've throws your whole game off for certain fighters. You're now worried about protecting that cut moreso than executing your game plan.

yeah, I know alot of fighters do. So does Juan Diaz but I dont think Floyd would. I think he just freaked out a lil against Ortiz because of what I said. You never know though. I think alot of it also depends on the opponent and what they are able to bring to him. I dont think he wants a cut against a guy who can attack with speed, power, angles, and the Southpaw style like Pac. I think that may freak him out some but you never know

[sugersean15]

Yep I was spot on in his 2nd pro fight he got cut the worst cut of his carrer above his left eye from a headbut

[sugersean15]

link to his 2nd pro fight http://sosoboxing.com/boxing-video-w...eggie-sanders/

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[SWEETSCIENCE100]

fair points but to be honest, i think he was "freaked out" more because of ortiz' transformation into a billy goat and his subsequent head launching than the cut itself.

100% agreed

[FeFist]

Against Ortiz the cut isn't what made him react it was the deliberate headbutt. He just decided to show Ortiz no respect and close shop there and then.

He's been cut and worse in previous fights, it didn't break him mentally.

[Johnwoo8686]

You really think that most of this board have seen all 42 of Mayweather's fights?

The large percentage of this board weren't watching Boxing when Mayweather started fighting.

Most people that dislike Mayweather starting watching him in 2006 and 2007 onward. Do you really think these people will go back and watch Mayweather's 42 fights in which all but 1 he wins in clear fashion? No chance.

This is so true. Especially many of the people who said he was having trouble in the Victor Ortiz fight. If they had seen Mayweathers earlier fights they would have seen that Mayweather was in far more trouble in some of his earlier fights and he always found a way to win. Mayweather was in complee control the entire time against Ortiz.

[treason1]

link to his 2nd pro fight http://sosoboxing.com/boxing-video-w...eggie-sanders/

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wow the crowd reaction was hilarious !!!! they started booing from the middle 2nd round !!!!! and whats up with mayweather padding his record by only fighting 4 rounds !!!!! anyway back to the main point of the thread mayweather and cuts !!!!! anyone with 2 eyes can see that ortiz cutting mayweather definatly threw him off his game plan !!!! floyd was confused and didnt know how to react like a real professional !!!! manny who was also delibratly cut in his fight with marquez didnt take the easy way out instead he did what champion do !!! he won the championship rounds!!!!!