Does Mayweather punch hard (for his weight class)?

[mayweatherspace]

just curious who hits hard in Mayweathers division

[j.razor]

No he's far below average in the power department at 147. With how many clean punches he landed on opponents he'd have had many KO's on his record at the weight if he wasn't

That's not true Robbie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5B5WkrPWqH4

[Robbie Barrett]

That's not true Robbie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5B5WkrPWqH4

It's clearly true. His power is far below the average WW. Mayweather catches guys clean over and over in every damn fight and rarely drops or stops them at 147. If he had even average power he'd be stopping them.

[j.razor]

Originally Posted by j.razor
That's not true Robbie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5B5WkrPWqH4

It's clearly true. His power is far below the average WW. Mayweather catches guys clean over and over in every damn fight and rarely drops or stops them at 147. If he had even average power he'd be stopping them.

Floyd is a calculated fighter. He is not trying to Knock any one out with one shot. He punishes you with clean shots. When fighters get hit their game plan change, they go on survival mode trying to box with Floyd.

[sicko]

That is a questions for the people who actually fought him...


Honestly, why does it even matter at this point?

[bballchump11]

It's clearly true. His power is far below the average WW. Mayweather catches guys clean over and over in every damn fight and rarely drops or stops them at 147. If he had even average power he'd be stopping them.

He has brittle hands and popshots guys just to preserve his hands. When he actually lets his hands go, he hurts guys. He let his hands go against Hatton and knocked him out. He was letting them go vs Ortiz KO'd him. Even without the incident in the 4th round, he was going to KO Ortiz regardless.

[Robbie Barrett]

He has brittle hands and popshots guys just to preserve his hands. When he actually lets his hands go, he hurts guys. He let his hands go against Hatton and knocked him out. He was letting them go vs Ortiz KO'd him. Even without the incident in the 4th round, he was going to KO Ortiz regardless.

He was catching Hatton clean all night, Hattons own momentum and the ringpost helped him stop Hatton. I'm a Mayweather fan but i'm not going to act like he had something he didn't, there's no need to, his accomplishments speak for themselves.

[Sun_Tzu]

His hands are brittle as fck, he wasnt trying to throw knock out shots as he got older. He knew he could outbox everyone so why not and avoid destroying his hands.

[j.razor]

That is a questions for the people who actually fought him...


Honestly, why does it even matter at this point?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5B5WkrPWqH4

[sbbigmike]

Plenty hard enough I think... dude isn't really going for the kill usually though, just landing meaningful shots to score, discourage and force his opponent to reset. Thing is smart fighters are tending not to really load up anyway - not unless or until the opponent's virtually a sitting duck. Why take the risk? All fighters can throw hard but heavy shots tend be be slow and easy to read, and committing makes you more vulnerable.

Floyd showed with Ortiz he could drop the hammer when he wanted...