Floyd Is Actually A Puncher

[PAC-BOY]

Thats funny...Most all the women hes been with say the same thing.

[HeGotPacProblem]

He's been fighting bigger dudes for more than a decade. Of course he won't be knocking them out.

LOL @ your logic. So in a fight, the bigger dude never gets KOed?

Floyd doesnt get KOs because he doesn't have the power and he doesn't look for them in his fights. He boxes to outpoint the guy for decisions. He also is a defensive boxer, so you won't see him going buckwild like Pacman even if he is up considerably in a fight because that will leave him open for counters, like JMM's KO of Pac.

[boliodogs]

Mosley's statement that Canelo and Mayweather punch with equal power is just plain wrong. Canelo quite obviously hits harder than Mayweather even if Mosley has been in the ring with both of them and I haven't. I think Mayweather hits with above average power for a welterweight. He doesn't get many KOs because he is fighting the very best opponents that generally don't get knocked out. Nobody ever KOed Guerrero or Maidana or Canelo and Mosley had never been KOed when he fought Mayweather. Overall Mayweather has KOed over 50% of the men he has fought. At welterweight I don't think he is a big puncher like Maidana or Thurman but his power is above average for that weight. He usually doesn't try that hard to get KOs and just goes out to win the fight without taking much punishment.

[Scott9945]

Floyd can hurt you with his timing and accuracy, not his power. He hits harder than Cory Spinks or Paulie Malignaggi, but he's closer to them than he is Tommy Hearns or Pipino Cuevas.

[LacedUp]

At super feather and lightweight he was a good boxer-puncher. But now he's just a boxer. At least I've never heard of a puncher with 4 KOs in his last 10 years as a pro.

Floyd makes Malignaggi look powerful.

[FeFist]

If he committed himself to hurting someone, he could obviously hit quite hard; however, I doubt he'd be effective as it goes against his style. As things stand, he doesn't put weight behind punches but because of that he is able to be elusive; he can still deter his opponents but it is nothing frightening.

Individuals like Bradley are the sort I'd say could not punch hard: there are times where they put their weight behind their punches but the overall result is nothing special.

[MDPopescu]

Floyd is Alpha and Omega...
... Hope to watch him fight til he's 55 years of age -- to beat BHop's record.

[SeekDaGreat]

True that. His last ten fights shows he truly in a KO artist.

[Canelo Phresh]

When compared to Malinaggi, yes.

[beez721]

I'm creating a new thread for this topic, because I feel that it merits discussion and is a contrary opinion to the commonly-held belief that Floyd Mayweather has average / below-average punching power.

This opinion is based on the fact that whenever Floyd opens up and lands, he has shown that he can visibly hurt his opponent. What solidifies this, is also the fact that he never sits down on his punches, drops his knee or fully commits to the shots, and he is still able to hurt someone. If you need proof in the higher weight classes - look at the Cotto fight.

To wit, Shane Mosley said that Floyd had punching power equivalent to Canelo Alvarez, who is a full weight class above him. Floyd was also considered a puncher in the lighter weight classes during the first part of his career. I would argue that his well-known hand problems are not only a valid excuse for pot-shotting later in his career, but would entirely explain why he doesn't unload on an opponent to try and take him out. Being a safety-first fighter is the primary reason for this, of course, but the hand problems are apparent.

He's used Winning gloves in fights numerous times, and if you look at the way he wraps his hands, he uses a considerable amount of soft gauze compared to other fighters. You don't voluntarily do that unless you have serious hand issues.

I don't agree. true punchers carry there ko power even as they move up in weight classes. the brittle hands may be partially to blame but I just don't think he was ever a big puncher. I wouldnt go as far as saying hes feather fisted tho