Could Marcos Maidana's rabbit punches rough up Floyd Mayweather?

[Da Machine]

I hope Maidana Ko's Floyd via rabbit punch. I don't even care if he gets dq'd.

[daggum]

this is a golden boy fight and millions of dollars are on the line. maidana won't be allowed to do anything. a ref will be there to make sure of it, and it could easily be fixed like canelo-angulo.

[Syf]

Something I see a lot, and something that I will never be able to understand.

Not speaking of rabbit punches specifically with ortiz, but the exchange prior to the ortiz headbutt intrigued me: mayweather felt the ropes getting closer so he ducked and faded to ortiz's left, but ortiz caught him with a right.. this prompted floyd to back up to defend off of the ropes.. and yes, he picked off ortiz's followup straights with a combination of his high guard and bending back over the ropes.. (rope a doped him) but he was feeling the pressure. Especially after the headbutt that ensued next.

now that headbutt could have been just that, an attempt to unsettle mayweather in preparation of a renewed effort to hurt him.. veteran tactics... as they say.. but thats where Ortiz self destructed.

Now Maidana...I want to see Floyd try to rope a dope maidana if in trouble because maidana is actually smart enough to pound the ribcage instead of headhunting as ortiz did. Rope a dope only really works if the fighter has the intestinal fortitude to withstand the body shots. I wann see Floyd take a mollywhomp to the 'cage and see if it dont take some wind out his sails.

[SlySlickSmooth]

Floyd will just come back with the 'Forearm to the Face-Elbow Smash-Duck Below the Waist' Combo.

I found this quite hilarious.

[Luilun]

I know if one of those chopping rights hits Mayweather in the ear it will wobble him

[Syf]

These aren't rabbit punches they are hooks. Do you even know what a rabbit punch is?? red k worthy. And here I used to think punchr knew what he was talking about.

common perception aside

A hook can be a rabbit punch. Provided that hook lands on the back of the head.

The term originated from killing rabbits with one blow to a vulnerable area prior to skinning and eating them... so any strike to the back of the head or areas of the neck that meet the back of the head could be considered a rabbit punch.

[Syf]

Floyd will just come back with the 'Forearm to the Face-Elbow Smash-Duck Below the Waist' Combo.

If Floyd tries that thats where I want maidana to take a half step back and throw the 1-2 straight as possible then step back in with the loopy stuff.

[The Tase]

over hand right is gonna get floyd.

mark my words,

over hand right is gonna get floyd.

[Espy]

Floyd Mayweather is vulnerable to rabbit punches in the clinch.

Robert Guerrero rabbit punched Mayweather at will. Only problem is Guerrero hasn't had a knockout in four years. His last knockout was against Roberto David Arrieta in 2010.







Mayweather is visibly roughed up by Guerrero's rabbit punches.


Now look at what Marcos Maidana's rabbit punches can do (way more damage than Guerrero's).

Skip to 16:03 to see Maidana's rabbit punches in action.

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I think Maidana's rabbit punches will lead to Mayweather getting TKO'd. Good luck, Mayweather. Hope your legs are ready. Yikes!

No.

I guess it's a testament to Floyd's greatness that the biggest area of vulnerability and your basis for him losing (to whom I assume is your favorite boxer?) is an illegal blow.

I'm not counting Maidana out, I actually believe he can trouble Floyd if he catches him with one of those looping rights.

But that's a big IF and that's pretty much the only chance I think he has to change this fight.

[Syf]

No.

I guess it's a testament to Floyd's greatness that the biggest area of vulnerability and your basis for him losing (to whom I assume is your favorite boxer?) is an illegal blow.

I'm not counting Maidana out, I actually believe he can trouble Floyd if he catches him with one of those looping rights.

But that's a big IF and that's pretty much the only chance I think he has to change this fight.

Maidana also has a stong jab, a straight rangey 1-2 and that deceptive left hook... youre only worried about the overhand?