How Do You Beat Floyd Mayweather Jr. (Lets Say Your The Trainer)

**JUYJUY** · 12-30-2005, 07:17 PM

Mayweather is surely one of the five most skilled fighters ever, right up there with Joe Gans, Benny Leonard and Willie Pep. Floyd is more skilled than Sugar Ray Robinson, I think Mayweather may have the most skillful defence ever.

How do you beat him? Castillo beat him. Ricky Hatton is bigger, stronger, fitter and faster than Castillo, and Hatton is the only guy in boxing today who can get close to the skill level of Mayweather.. and he just happens to be around the same weight. So go get Ricky Hatton, tell Ricky to pressure Mayweather but not make the mistakes that Castillo made (Castillo was punching to the arms and elbows which a pressure fighter should never do), and get Mayweather on the backfoot. If Mayweather fights on the ropes against Hatton he'll get battered, Ricky will tee off on him from angles switching right or left and head or body. So if Ricky can back him up, I think Ricky can beat him.

Zab Judah could beat Mayweather too because he's naturally bigger, stronger, and he's much faster than anything Mayweather has come up against.

But, I just think at super-featherweight and lightweight Mayweather cannot be out-boxed by anybody since the days of the Gans', Leonard's and Peps.

**DiegoFuego** · 12-30-2005, 07:20 PM

You have to do what Castillo and Chavez tried to do. Swarm him and throw ridiculous amounts of punches. Make your punches count more than Floyd's. You know Floyd is gonna counter so make sure you go in there knowing you gotta take some to land some. Throw your jab when he does so he doesn't establish a rhythm. There is NOTHING easy about this gameplan, which is why no one has pulled it off enough to get the win. I scored the first fight with Castillo a draw and had Chavez almost even with Mayweather at the time of the stoppage so it is possible to do it.

I think Kassim Ouma at 154 has the best chance of anyone within realistic weight differentials to beat Mayweather.

**DiegoFuego** · 12-30-2005, 07:22 PM

Or you could do like Judah will and surprise Mayweather with your speed, before landing a killer shot. Floyd's never taken a truly good shot the likes of which Judah can hit him with.

**moy22487** · 12-30-2005, 07:23 PM

mitchell had some good speed to him maybe the same amount that zab is bringing. i also dont think that hatton is stronger than castillo. i think castillo would beat hatton no problem. the person i would like to see go againts mayweather is margarito but i see PBF winning that 2. what would i say to my fighter thats going againts PBF is come back in good healt

**moy22487** · 12-30-2005, 07:25 PM

Originally posted by DiegoFuego

You have to do what Castillo and Chavez tried to do. Swarm him and throw ridiculous amounts of punches. Make your punches count more than Floyd's. You know Floyd is gonna counter so make sure you go in there knowing you gotta take some to land some. Throw your jab when he does so he doesn't establish a rhythm. There is NOTHING easy about this gameplan, which is why no one has pulled it off enough to get the win. I scored the first fight with Castillo a draw and had Chavez almost even with Mayweather at the time of the stoppage so it is possible to do it.

I think Kassim Ouma at 154 has the best chance of anyone within realistic weight differentials to beat Mayweather.

kassim ouma would be a good challenge if he had a great chin like castillo or morales

**machotime** · 12-30-2005, 07:26 PM

Originally posted by IRON TRUTH

Lets say your the trainer of the an opponent of Floyd Mayweather Jr., how do you tell your fighter to fight him? What do you think the keys to beating Floyd are?

Immitate Ricky Hatton, I am sure that Hatton can overwhelm PBF with punches and pressure. Victoriano Sosa said that the only way to beat Mayweather was to give him lots of pressure and throw lots of punches.

Look at the Castillo/Mayweather fight, Castillo won that fight(according to the public and the ringside announcers).

If someone can do what Castillo did the first fight, then they will beat pretty boy.

**Truth** · 12-30-2005, 07:29 PM

Originally posted by DiegoFuego

You have to do what Castillo and Chavez tried to do. Swarm him and throw ridiculous amounts of punches.

I agree. You have to try to make it a war.

**THE REAL NINJA** · 12-30-2005, 07:35 PM

no juy juy may is not as good as robinson no no he is not ....for the most part what has been said i agree with or a tyson type of attack just come at him with all you have non stop ..catch him on the ropes go to the body hard and then fake a right and come around with a hard left to the chin ...the jab is point lesss because he will beat you to it 9 out of 10 times ...your not going to get in his head untill you can hold him down and take a few rounds {jones vs johnson} {ali vs frazier} for the most part you need to make it an all out brawl from round 1 to 12 which is something may has never had to deal with

**{BrownBomber}** · 12-30-2005, 07:42 PM

(JLC)Pressure/Power/Chin and fair judging......

How Do You Beat Floyd Mayweather Jr. (Lets Say Your The Trainer)