Comments Thread For: Mayweather: Emanuel Augustus Was My Toughest Fight

[deejd]

Castillo did some real good work in that fight but he got credit for a lot of punches that didn't land. Jim Lampley can't call a fight correctly to save his life!!!!

His back looks like an aircraft carrier

Not to mention all the punches he called for Ortiz despite the fact that they weren't landing as his head was snapping back.

[The Big Dunn]

castillo did some real good work in that fight but he got credit for a lot of punches that didn't land. Jim lampley can't call a fight correctly to save his life!!!!

****, ****, ****, ****, ****

[tredh]

Castillo did some real good work in that fight but he got credit for a lot of punches that didn't land. Jim Lampley can't call a fight correctly to save his life!!!!

[MrRolltide91]

Anyone who has seen all of Floyd's fights, start to finish, some more than two or three times can tell you his HARDEST (not closest) fight was against Augustus. It was a combination of factors. He was fighting a hardened and conditioned veteran as a young fighter who was previously active, but had come off a long layoff. If you actually watch it you will see Floyd get hit quite a bit, and you will also see him more fatigued, probably than he has ever been in any other fight, and more uncomfortable than he has probably been in any fight.

The losers on here have no ****ing clue, and i mean zero clue when they say Castillo was Floyd's toughest fight. That was not a physical, brutal, tough encounter. It was a close tactical match where Floyd clearly won most of the early rounds, but Castillo was able to close the gap and get to his body in the middle and later rounds. It was NOT a brutal or physically taxing fight!!!!! It was a fight that was very very close, but that wasn't reflected in the cards...unfortunately, as the judges decided they preferred Mayweather's consistent jab and disregarded alot of the excellent body work Castillo was doing.

Here is a tactical shift in Mayweather's plan, on instruction from Roger, who rightly recognised the fight was close. He tells Floyd to get in th pocket and stand his ground.



If you look at this round especially at the two minute mark of round 11, you can see Floyd still has plenty of energy and crispness and power in his shots in round 11. He isn't fatigued or battered, and you guys call his most PHYSICALLY taxing fight??? You should all watch the second half of round 11 and witness just how good both of these guys are/were inside....this get's lost because of the controversy of the fight. Watch with 1:20 left in the round. Floyd get's in the pocket, Castillo is landing consistently, but look (and listen) at the crispness at 1:15 from Floyd. Look at the speed, and accuracy at the 33 second mark......a fighter in his toughest fight ever cannot do that in round 11.

This is the best boxing site on the web, but it's major letdown is the ******s who regurgitate a popular viewpoint about past fights when they haven't taken the time to watch them so they have no ****ing idea what they are on about. A close fight, no doubt....whether you scored it for Floyd or Castillo, it doesn't change the fact that it wasn't Floyd's toughest fight.

That's ether

[The Big Dunn]

Anyone who has seen all of Floyd's fights, start to finish, some more than two or three times can tell you his HARDEST (not closest) fight was against Augustus. It was a combination of factors. He was fighting a hardened and conditioned veteran as a young fighter who was previously active, but had come off a long layoff. If you actually watch it you will see Floyd get hit quite a bit, and you will also see him more fatigued, probably than he has ever been in any other fight, and more uncomfortable than he has probably been in any fight.

The losers on here have no ****ing clue, and i mean zero clue when they say Castillo was Floyd's toughest fight. That was not a physical, brutal, tough encounter. It was a close tactical match where Floyd clearly won most of the early rounds, but Castillo was able to close the gap and get to his body in the middle and later rounds. It was NOT a brutal or physically taxing fight!!!!! It was a fight that was very very close, but that wasn't reflected in the cards...unfortunately, as the judges decided they preferred Mayweather's consistent jab and disregarded alot of the excellent body work Castillo was doing.

Here is a tactical shift in Mayweather's plan, on instruction from Roger, who rightly recognised the fight was close. He tells Floyd to get in th pocket and stand his ground.



If you look at this round especially at the two minute mark of round 11, you can see Floyd still has plenty of energy and crispness and power in his shots in round 11. He isn't fatigued or battered, and you guys call his most PHYSICALLY taxing fight??? You should all watch the second half of round 11 and witness just how good both of these guys are/were inside....this get's lost because of the controversy of the fight. Watch with 1:20 left in the round. Floyd get's in the pocket, Castillo is landing consistently, but look (and listen) at the crispness at 1:15 from Floyd. Look at the speed, and accuracy at the 33 second mark......a fighter in his toughest fight ever cannot do that in round 11.

This is the best boxing site on the web, but it's major letdown is the ******s who regurgitate a popular viewpoint about past fights when they haven't taken the time to watch them so they have no ****ing idea what they are on about. A close fight, no doubt....whether you scored it for Floyd or Castillo, it doesn't change the fact that it wasn't Floyd's toughest fight.

This is the best boxing site on the web, but it's major letdown is the ******s who regurgitate a popular viewpoint about past fights when they haven't taken the time to watch them so they have no ****ing idea what they are on about.

Best thing ever said on this board!!!

[check hook]

Anyone who has seen all of Floyd's fights, start to finish, some more than two or three times can tell you his HARDEST (not closest) fight was against Augustus. It was a combination of factors. He was fighting a hardened and conditioned veteran as a young fighter who was previously active, but had come off a long layoff. If you actually watch it you will see Floyd get hit quite a bit, and you will also see him more fatigued, probably than he has ever been in any other fight, and more uncomfortable than he has probably been in any fight.

The losers on here have no ****ing clue, and i mean zero clue when they say Castillo was Floyd's toughest fight. That was not a physical, brutal, tough encounter. It was a close tactical match where Floyd clearly won most of the early rounds, but Castillo was able to close the gap and get to his body in the middle and later rounds. It was NOT a brutal or physically taxing fight!!!!! It was a fight that was very very close, but that wasn't reflected in the cards...unfortunately, as the judges decided they preferred Mayweather's consistent jab and disregarded alot of the excellent body work Castillo was doing.

Here is a tactical shift in Mayweather's plan, on instruction from Roger, who rightly recognised the fight was close. He tells Floyd to get in th pocket and stand his ground.



If you look at this round especially at the two minute mark of round 11, you can see Floyd still has plenty of energy and crispness and power in his shots in round 11. He isn't fatigued or battered, and you guys call his most PHYSICALLY taxing fight??? You should all watch the second half of round 11 and witness just how good both of these guys are/were inside....this get's lost because of the controversy of the fight. Watch with 1:20 left in the round. Floyd get's in the pocket, Castillo is landing consistently, but look (and listen) at the crispness at 1:15 from Floyd. Look at the speed, and accuracy at the 33 second mark......a fighter in his toughest fight ever cannot do that in round 11.

This is the best boxing site on the web, but it's major letdown is the ******s who regurgitate a popular viewpoint about past fights when they haven't taken the time to watch them so they have no ****ing idea what they are on about. A close fight, no doubt....whether you scored it for Floyd or Castillo, it doesn't change the fact that it wasn't Floyd's toughest fight.

[V.WEBB]

Mayweather toughest fight by watching them are the Augustus fight, Carlos Hernandez fight and the Jesus Chavez fights, those fights took something from him, Especially the Augustus and Chavez fight, he took some damage in those two fights because he was forced to trade, The Castillo fights are a bit overrated because he move around a lot in both fights to avoid any damage, And he has also been saying this same thing for years now about the Augustus fight.

Really good scraps, think I'll watch those today when I get time.

[icebergisonfire]

what about the dela hoya fight when many thought he lost...?

Define 'many' Many haters or many rational people? I'm inclined to believe the former because that fight was in no way, shape or form, close.

[v.cassiusali@ya]

what about the dela hoya fight when many thought he lost...?

[jayhova29]

He fought the same way in the second cotto fight you dumbass Even in the shane fight he never stopped going forward his heart and desire you can never question

Ok dumbass, and he got his ass whopped in both fricking fights. And the lujin fight was dam near 8 years before the 2nd cotto fight....every fight in between he wore bricks in his gloves. And your point is? Cause I can tell you mine. If margarito fought without bricks, from 2004 til now, and was getting his ass handed it to him like he did in his fights against mosely, pac, and cotto he wouldn't have a win on his resume against top tier fighters. The desire u talk about him having, came from repeatingly cheating, without getting caught, building confidence knowing that eventually u will wear your opponents down.

Do u think it was a conicidence that early in his career he had a reputation as a slow starter? Even though he was throwing 100 punches a rd. When u call somebody a dumbass, please bring more than 2 sentences, (that actually proves my point) as a rebuttal... if your point is he fought the same way after he got caught cheating, my point is after 8 years of CHEATING and not getting caught, its the only way he knew how to fight. In his fights against mosely, pacquaio, and cotto2, I didn't see him win a rd in any of those fights...