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[QUOTE=BIGPOPPAPUMP;13329434]MGM Grand, Las Vegas - MGM Grand, Las Vegas - Former champion Amir Khan (28-3, 19KOs) is still unsure as to which direction he plans to take for his scheduled return on December 7th in the United States. Golden Boy Promotions is staging an internal junior welterweight tournament. On May 18th, Lucas Matthysse (33-2, 31KOs) will face IBF champion Lamont Peterson (31-1-1, 16KOs). The winner of the match will take on WBC/WBA junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia (26-0, 16KOs) on September 7th - and the winner of that match will be positioned to face Khan.
You know, I love Freddie Roach and Wild Card Stable, but the biggest problem I have with them is they condition their fighters into thinking that athleticism and physical capabilities are the key to every fight. Every time current and former Freddie Roach fighters talk about keys to victory against any fighter, it's always about speed or power, especially when they talk about fighting Floyd Mayweather. Haven't they learned from Judah and Mosley that speed isn't what's going to break Mayweather down?
I've been following Floyd's fights since his last fight at 130 against Jesus Chavez. And I've always said that the thing that will give Floyd the most trouble is a variety of punches in bunches from awkward angles (most preferably from a southpaw) that have a difficult rhythm to time. Now I do agree that if you add speed and power and a southpaw stance into this mixture, it increases the chances of actually being able to beat floyd by almost double. But the most important key to this theory, is the variety. Shane Mosley should know best, you're not going to Floyd with the same punch more than once over the course of 12 rds. Once you hit him, he will definitely find a way to adjust and take away that option.
Most people don't realize that Floyd is a very mathematical fighter, and he has a plethora of certain angles and positioning in the ring that always gives him the option of being able to escape a trap. So fighting Floyd Mayweather is first and foremost a positioning war than anything else, cause he is a master of finding angles in the ring that work to his advantage. I think the perfect fighter to give Mayweather the most trouble is a mixture of Aaron Pryor and Marvin Hagler. Aaron Pryor because he has a variety of ways jump in and out of the pocket and land shots from a variety of awkward angles, and Marvin Hagler for the ability to switch hit and cut off the ring. The interesting thing is, Manny Pacquiao fights like a southpaw Aaron Pryor, and if he could just learn how to cut off the ring, find more ways to involve his right hand other than only being able to use it on flat footed fighters, then he could be the closest thing to this combination. Either way, I would still give the edge to Mayweather because he still is a master of being able adjust and control ring space.
You know, I love Freddie Roach and Wild Card Stable, but the biggest problem I have with them is they condition their fighters into thinking that athleticism and physical capabilities are the key to every fight. Every time current and former Freddie Roach fighters talk about keys to victory against any fighter, it's always about speed or power, especially when they talk about fighting Floyd Mayweather. Haven't they learned from Judah and Mosley that speed isn't what's going to break Mayweather down?
I've been following Floyd's fights since his last fight at 130 against Jesus Chavez. And I've always said that the thing that will give Floyd the most trouble is a variety of punches in bunches from awkward angles (most preferably from a southpaw) that have a difficult rhythm to time. Now I do agree that if you add speed and power and a southpaw stance into this mixture, it increases the chances of actually being able to beat floyd by almost double. But the most important key to this theory, is the variety. Shane Mosley should know best, you're not going to Floyd with the same punch more than once over the course of 12 rds. Once you hit him, he will definitely find a way to adjust and take away that option.
Most people don't realize that Floyd is a very mathematical fighter, and he has a plethora of certain angles and positioning in the ring that always gives him the option of being able to escape a trap. So fighting Floyd Mayweather is first and foremost a positioning war than anything else, cause he is a master of finding angles in the ring that work to his advantage. I think the perfect fighter to give Mayweather the most trouble is a mixture of Aaron Pryor and Marvin Hagler. Aaron Pryor because he has a variety of ways jump in and out of the pocket and land shots from a variety of awkward angles, and Marvin Hagler for the ability to switch hit and cut off the ring. The interesting thing is, Manny Pacquiao fights like a southpaw Aaron Pryor, and if he could just learn how to cut off the ring, find more ways to involve his right hand other than only being able to use it on flat footed fighters, then he could be the closest thing to this combination. Either way, I would still give the edge to Mayweather because he still is a master of being able adjust and control ring space.
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