Why didnt fighters ever fight Floyd on the back foot and make him lead?

[djtmal]

actually I think sharmba Mitchell tried to fight him like that, but Floyd is fast with those long arms so he was able to just go get him...

plus sharmba had nothing for Floyd punch wise...

[Sweet Jones]

Probably refering to the Zab Judah low-blow in frustration.

Yeah, I thought it was pretty obvious.

[Jim Tom]

He is not very effective coming forward, so Why was that never a game plan for boxers? Take him out of his comfort zone and make him reach with his shots and counter him?

Floyd can fight on the front foot and in various ways including in the telephone booth. He is probably the most complete fighter of this generation When he fights on the front foot he calls it walking down and the opponent will be in real trouble, basically a punch bag.

[therealpugilist]

He didn't fight many opponents who were taller or had a longer reach. Not just that, but both of those attributes, plus athletic. No way he ever needed to come forward otherwise.

its about skills....NDo....Chicanito Hernandez.....Oscar....Corrales were all taller than Mayweather....he didnt use the same style or tactics for any of them


Judah tried to box him, it was downhill when floyd switched to a high guard, body shots and walking him down.....Floyd is smart, crafty and adapts better than any fighter ive seen mid fight...its skillls not athleticism but they do play a part.

[djtmal]

therealpugilist;17482683]its about skills....NDo....Chicanito Hernandez.....Oscar....Corrales were all taller than Mayweather....he didnt use the same style or tactics for any of them

Those guys, imo, really didn't fight tall against Floyd and what I mean by that is, use their jab to keep Floyd on the outside because that's not their game...Floyd eats that type of fighter for lunch


Judah tried to box him, it was downhill when floyd switched to a high guard, body shots and walking him down.....Floyd is smart, crafty and adapts better than any fighter ive seen mid fight...its skillls not athleticism but they do play a part.

Judah actually did pretty good in their early rounds, but Floyd went to work once Judah started gassing as well, but Floyd had already proved he could outbox a fighter who could really box, but didn't have any height or reach advantage...

[MELLY-MEL...]

Floyd always make people fight his fight.

[Sweet Jones]

A low blow is a "meltdown" now...


The only person who had an actual "meltdown" in that fight was that
brain dead ****** degenerate roger mayweather...

Blatant fouling (low blows, then rabbit punching) costing yourself points you can't afford to lose, then joining a brawl with the opposition cornerman at the risk of disqualification or injury.

IMO, that classifies as a meltdown. YMMV.

[koolkc107]

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This is false...




This statement is contradictory...




Amusing...

Why don't you give some examples of elite fighters from
the 40's that would apparently not stand out from the crowd now??

I notice you have GGG in your avi...
How do you think GGG would fare in the 40's??



Why don't you name some old school guys you think mayweather would beat???




b*llocks!!!!

Mayweather has b*tch hands. So how he gonna fight
in small gloves filled with horse hair??
Let alone ko anybody...

Also:

Why are you so convinced mayweathers negative style would go
over well with old time judges??


What weight would mayweather be fighting at in this weird fantasy of yours??? (No 24 hour nonsense back then)

The PED game wasn't as advanced back then...
So a guy like floyd would have less stamina speed and strength in that era...

They did 15 rounds back then. (sometimes even 20)
Yet another disadvantage for floyd...

Did you think any of your nonsense through before you posted??

This response is so sad I am not going to bother much with it.

When you are ready to come back at me with actual takes and explanations for that wack shyt you are spewing, I might reconsider.

Til then, take your own advice and think before you post.

[WesternChamp]

because if you do that then you'll just get a lot of boo's.

[Scary]

Judah had some success doing it.