Why do people think that Mayweather doesn't have any power?

[ruedboy]

Because he's a defensive fighter who rarely sits down on his punches.
When a boxer throws a punch, three things can happen and only one of them is good.
FM and the sweet science: don"t get hit, don't get hit.

[hectari]

And to be fair, if he pressed for knockouts, he would have more at Welterweight. He had Guerrero hurt in round 8 or 9 and Cotto hurt bad in the 12th IIRC

If he pressed for knockouts he would also leave himself open to get knocked out. Floyd doesn't tuck his chin when he throws shots watch when he threw combos his chin is always in the air he doesnt have much head movement just a pull back thats all, he doesn't bob and weave and relies mainly on shoulder slipping and pulling back from shots. Floyd would be ****** to fight out of his gameplan, he is the only fighter who has been consistent in fighting his style safety first. Why break it and risk getting knocked out?

[THEFRESHBRAWLER]

Then why not press for the ko? Because he can't. He had the pop early in his career when he was fighting at lighter weight but since moving up none at all

And this folks is evidence of a clean fighter..

[Chuckguy]

And this folks is evidence of a clean fighter..

Yeah right. The fact that he kept it up for 20 years and an illegal absurd amount of iv draws no su****ion at all

[Chuckguy]

Just not his style man, he clearly hurt Berto with a uppercut just like he did Cotto...i mean you can watch it yourself and see ti happened..he floored Jmm and still didnt press for the ko

I know Larry I saw it but he should press. He was way too cautious. Imagine if he did press all 3 and won by ko? Or if he pressed Can'tNelo and knocked him down one time? That would have been fawking great!

[THEFRESHBRAWLER]

He had Canelo hurt also with a upper cut. He just doesn't have that killer instinct as he had when he was younger.

[LacedUp]

It's just because he's not knocking guys out left and right.

He wouldn't be able to cut guys' work rates in half if they didn't respect his power.

He's not a 'power puncher' but he's got enough to get your respect.

Also, brittle hands, doe.

try almost ten years.

[SthPaw]

I stand by the fact that Floyd did have an extremely respectable degree of power...Not anything above and beyond what we have seen before obviously. He, nor his style of fighting, produces knockouts, granted; but he definitely has power. It always used to make people sound a little ****** when they used to say Floyd had pillow hands.

He dragged peoples work rates down quite dramatically, why is that? Because he was a masterful counter-puncher? Yes, we all know that, but the power comes with that too...If you knew for a fact that even if you had been getting caught crisp and repeatedly with clean counters all night, your man still never hurt you, you would still go about your business and walk through it to land your own. Simple. Not many people tried to do this to Floyd so the answer is pretty simple: He clearly had enough power to keep people honest and for his style of fighting that is perfect. If he had Tyson-esque power it would have been kind of wasted on his style.

[johnm is...]

try almost ten years.

You must be confused.

I never claimed he was knocking anyone out.

[THEFRESHBRAWLER]

Yeah right. The fact that he kept it up for 20 years and an illegal absurd amount of iv draws no su****ion at all

Illegal??? Ain't nobody covering up for a black convicted criminal for 20years..