Could Floyd Mayweather beat Marcos Maidana without taking damage?

[dynomyte1444]

No .
he wont fight the guy. He is a coward.

what an idiot

[punchr]

No problem. Do you think Maidana has "significantly more damaging punches" than Canelo? Corrales? Ect?

Is it worth exploring?

I think Maidana is the closest thing to a wild animal that a **** sapien can get to. The man is a wild bull with concussive punching power.

[AVDB]

Mosley is faster than Maidana though
And better technically
I really don't think Marcos has much for Floyd but he deserves a shot

Good point. Mosley was faster than Maidana is.

But then again Floyd's speed has to be decreasing, however unnoticeable it may be

[Bushidō]

He'd make Maidana look like Baldomir

[DLT]

you guys are crazy if you think Maidana has any chance or could even hurt Mayweather. Floyd wont run at all. Infact, I dont even think he spends that much time boxing. He's going toe to toe and then walk him down. Maidana doesnt do one thing better except power. He's not even stronger. He throws wide looping punches. Floyd is going to get inside of those looping shots, roll every punch and then sharp shoot Maidana down the pipe all day. This is the closest fight to a Gatti like performance from Floyd. Maidana literally wont land hardly any clean shots and he wont land anything meaningful. Its a mismatch that will get stopped at some point between 6-9

[punchr]

you guys are crazy if you think Maidana has any chance or could even hurt Mayweather. Floyd wont run at all. Infact, I dont even think he spends that much time boxing. He's going toe to toe and then walk him down. Maidana doesnt do one thing better except power. He's not even stronger. He throws wide looping punches. Floyd is going to get inside of those looping shots, roll every punch and then sharp shoot Maidana down the pipe all day. This is the closest fight to a Gatti like performance from Floyd. Maidana literally wont land hardly any clean shots and he wont land anything meaningful. Its a mismatch that will get stopped at some point between 6-9

You're unfairly downplaying Maidana too much, therefore damaging the credibility of your pro-Mayweather opinion.

[MRBOOMER]

That's not a detailed answer. I asked what is Mayweather going to do specifically to stop Maidana from coming at him violently.

Two words BODY JAB and after that the right hands and left hooks will start to come

[DLT]

You're unfairly downplaying Maidana too much, therefore damaging the credibility of your pro-Mayweather opinion.

Im not unfairly downplaying Maidana. Im a big fan of his but you act like Floyd isnt an ATG. One guy is and one guy isnt. You keep bringing up Khan & Broner but they arent half as good as Floyd. Floyd is the worst possible matchup in boxing for Maidana. Its a horrible style mismatch. He would look silly. He's probably the easiest fight for Floyd around the weight class

[MurkaMan]

Please provide technical answers.

Also, can Mayweather do what Devon Alexander did against Maidana? Does Mayweather clinch excessively?

Devon NEEDS to clinch. He NEEDS to fight from the outside. Floyd will not be clinching or boxing from the outside at all.

Marcos is offensive minded and he cant fight going backwards. Floyd is going to stand in the pocket and overpower Marcos like he did Canelo. Canelo is twice as big and strong as Marcos and Floyd manhandled him and was the aggressor. Floyd has gotten bigger and stronger since leaving jail so I expect it to be like the Canelo fight but way worse. Marcos is a small little dude who is too weak for Floyd.

As far as Marcos' angles, Floyd makes adjustments. He is able to bodyscan an opponent after a few rounds, then he knows what angles their punches will come from. The fact that Marcos throws those wild shots will not matter. Notice how Broner was walking Marcos down and pushing him back. It will be identical to that but way worse.

One thing I want to point out is that against Canelo, anytime Canelo got frustrated Floyd started retreating to let the big boy blow off some steam. But against Marcos, since he's so much weaker than Floyd, Floyd is not going to care about any of that. Floyd is going to wrestle with Marcos and use his 'Grown-Man-Strength' to force him around. Floyd also walked Ortiz down. Floyd wrestled with Ortiz more so than he did with Canelo. The Floyd who fought Ortiz is allot weaker than the buffed up Floyd who fought Canelo. And Marcos, at ww, is allot smaller and weaker than Ortiz at the time he fought Floyd.

Some wont agree with this but I expect Floyd to stop Marcos. Yea Marcos has a chin but allot are not really taking heed to Floyd's newfound power and force. The Floyd who slapped up JMM would not have the power to buckle Ghost and cut his eye. That Floyd would be WAAAY too weak to walk down Canelo. But ask yourself this; Can Marcos walk down Canelo?

No way.

Marcos is too small, slow, wild, weak, and defenseless for Floyd. Expect him to go backwards all night. Expect Floyd to put on a show.

[MurkaMan]

That's not a detailed answer. I asked what is Mayweather going to do specifically to stop Maidana from coming at him violently.

And Marcos isnt coming at Floyd violently. He is in a fetal position like Ortiz and Canelo, while going backwards. The reason Floyd can push you backwards is because when he stands in front of you, you cant hit him but he is able to land at will. He's so accurate. So you back up to get some space. You back up to keep him from getting close, and keep him from landing free shots at will. Then he comes forward to get close again.

It translates to you moving backwards, while he follows behind, walking you down. 31:33
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iWcc1Me7xw