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I have been study Floyd Mayweather for a very long time and there are some tricks that I noticed in more recent fights that he used to dominate his fighters.
1. Left hand flash
This is a move he did when he was younger that he uses more often now. Floyd Mayweather will lean forward and "flash" his left hook in front of the opponents face without hitting them as a feint. He used this move a ton against Canelo to get him to step back so Mayweather can walk him down and to bring his guard back to face. When he would bring his guard back to his face Mayweather would jab to his body then overtime when he begin to try to catch the body jab he would come over top with a right hand. He actually used this feint against Geurrero all night to keep him at bay all night long. When he tryed to walk down Mayweather to his inside Mayweather would quickly flash his left hand and Robert Guerrero would step back afraid that his left hand would come over his lead hand. Then when Guerrero try to paw more with his lead hand Mayweather would slap his lead down and pop him with a straight right to face. Genius!
2. Toe lean
Something so simple is so good for Money to use. I used to wonder how Mayweather could cover so much room then dart at when his opponents tryed to retaliate. One simple thing he uses is the toe lean which basically stand with his back foot on his toe. Because we tend to drop our drop our center of gravity everytime we step into punches it can be sometimes frustrating to cover distance with a jab or right hand because they sometimes miss nearly an inch short when we step through. The Toe lean counters that ...as you able to cover more room. And they best part about it is if your opponent wants to the counter all you have to do is let down on your heel and back away. If you watch the Canelo fight when Mayweather was dominating in a certain round Mayweather leaned on his toe against Canelo with his guard up. Because it appears Mayweather is closer than he actually is Canelo throws a hard left hook and Money easily dodges it by letting off his toe and the left hook misses completely. Great Move!
3. The stride
This is where Mayweather shines in his footwork. Mayweather is already a tough guy to hit since he constantly changes his rhytm by boxing one second then walking you down and constantly setting traps on the move. So of course what most fight experts believe is that if Money is in a vulnerable area of the ring then he wants you there...even though its true its not always the case. So times Mayweather will fight an opponent who can lead his opponents to the ropes constantly. See De La Hoya and Maidana fight. This is just a small move Mayweather does to cause his opponent to quickly reset. This is one giveaway to why you can tell an opponent Golovkin fights are gonna lose from the get go is the give up too much room, I know its not as easy as it looks but thats what I have noticed. If someone corals Money to the ropes by attempting to cut him off who actually does a decent job doing it,(Corrales) instead of out moving them he would simply stop and observe his opponents movements. Depending on what punch they throw he would leap laterally to his left or right making the opponent completely reset even if they didn't throw a hard punch. He did this against Cotto and Canelo who actually hit the ropes trying to stop him.
Theres my list. Anything you have noticed about Mayweather that I didn't mention?
1. Left hand flash
This is a move he did when he was younger that he uses more often now. Floyd Mayweather will lean forward and "flash" his left hook in front of the opponents face without hitting them as a feint. He used this move a ton against Canelo to get him to step back so Mayweather can walk him down and to bring his guard back to face. When he would bring his guard back to his face Mayweather would jab to his body then overtime when he begin to try to catch the body jab he would come over top with a right hand. He actually used this feint against Geurrero all night to keep him at bay all night long. When he tryed to walk down Mayweather to his inside Mayweather would quickly flash his left hand and Robert Guerrero would step back afraid that his left hand would come over his lead hand. Then when Guerrero try to paw more with his lead hand Mayweather would slap his lead down and pop him with a straight right to face. Genius!
2. Toe lean
Something so simple is so good for Money to use. I used to wonder how Mayweather could cover so much room then dart at when his opponents tryed to retaliate. One simple thing he uses is the toe lean which basically stand with his back foot on his toe. Because we tend to drop our drop our center of gravity everytime we step into punches it can be sometimes frustrating to cover distance with a jab or right hand because they sometimes miss nearly an inch short when we step through. The Toe lean counters that ...as you able to cover more room. And they best part about it is if your opponent wants to the counter all you have to do is let down on your heel and back away. If you watch the Canelo fight when Mayweather was dominating in a certain round Mayweather leaned on his toe against Canelo with his guard up. Because it appears Mayweather is closer than he actually is Canelo throws a hard left hook and Money easily dodges it by letting off his toe and the left hook misses completely. Great Move!
3. The stride
This is where Mayweather shines in his footwork. Mayweather is already a tough guy to hit since he constantly changes his rhytm by boxing one second then walking you down and constantly setting traps on the move. So of course what most fight experts believe is that if Money is in a vulnerable area of the ring then he wants you there...even though its true its not always the case. So times Mayweather will fight an opponent who can lead his opponents to the ropes constantly. See De La Hoya and Maidana fight. This is just a small move Mayweather does to cause his opponent to quickly reset. This is one giveaway to why you can tell an opponent Golovkin fights are gonna lose from the get go is the give up too much room, I know its not as easy as it looks but thats what I have noticed. If someone corals Money to the ropes by attempting to cut him off who actually does a decent job doing it,(Corrales) instead of out moving them he would simply stop and observe his opponents movements. Depending on what punch they throw he would leap laterally to his left or right making the opponent completely reset even if they didn't throw a hard punch. He did this against Cotto and Canelo who actually hit the ropes trying to stop him.
Theres my list. Anything you have noticed about Mayweather that I didn't mention?
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