Is Mayweather unbeatable?
February 8th, 2010
by Liam Fitzgerald: The 40-0-0 perfect record of Floyd Mayweather Jr is certainly formidable and would suggest that he is perhaps an unbeatable force. He has won world titles at 5 different weights and has never really looked in big trouble in a fight. But the question is, can anybody beat him and if so, what type of fighter?
There is a real possibility that he will retire, properly, with his 0 still intact and that for him is very important. Yet, after announcing that he will be fighting Shane Mosley on May 1st Mayweather seems to finally be fighting the best fighters out there. A mega fight with Manny Pacquiao will surely take place in the future and if anyone is going to defeat Pretty Boy, it will likely be one of these 2 men. But is either of their styles enough to manage that feat?
Against de la Hoya you would never have believed it was the silky ex gold medalist in action. De la Hoya did push Mayweather hard and nearly took the decision but you could tell it was a hugely uncomfortable fight for him. He attempted to pressurize Mayweather which wasn’t effective and the majority of rounds that he did win were due to Mayweather’s inactivity. Hatton clearly is a lot better pressure fighter than de la Hoya but on the night he was very tense and didn’t stick to any type of game plan. He wobbled Mayweather but was very ragged afterwards and was easy to pick off for the man from Michigan. Juan Manuel Marquez is known as an excellent counter puncher but felt compelled to go after Pretty Boy in their fight and was picked off easily. All 3 of these fights prove how Mayweather is best at taking others out of their comfort zones.
However, there have been examples of Mayweather encountering some problems in fights which could lead a Mosley/Pacquiao figure to capitalise on them and win. As already said, Hatton rocked Floyd and his initial reaction was very interesting. He looked flustered but was fortunate that Hatton’s recklessness prevented him from causing more damage. A calmer boxer, in the mould of Mosley/Pacquiao, would without doubt follow this up better and could cause damage to Mayweather that has not been seen before. Then, his heart will come into the equation and frankly, at this time it remains untested. Mayweather does have a good chin and could shake of attacks but we can’t yet be sure.
I believe Pacquiao has a better chance than Mosley of beating Mayweather for a few reasons. He has great stamina whereas Sugar Shane will have been inactive for nearly a year and half before his bout with Floyd. At 38 years old, this will certainly not help him even though it must be said he is still very fit. However, after a lengthy break, he did look very rusty against Ricardo Mayorga in that particular comeback fight. Also, what makes Pacquiao so special is his phenomenal explosiveness which often results in combinations of up to 10 punches at times. With his speed and power, anyone, even Mayweather the defensive genius, can be overwhelmed by him and he will pose a threat that Mayweather certainly will never have faced before.
Pacquiao is a decent body puncher and this could be useful against Mayweather. Jose Luis Castillo has probably caused Mayweather the most problems in the past and he was a great body puncher. Hatton should have exploited this more but as earlier said, he wasn’t at the races that night.
So there are a few things that could hold the key to beating Floyd Mayweather but it remains to be seen if they will be. Clearly, the most important thing is to make him uncomfortable by not fighting in the way he wants. Body attacks could work whilst calm, calculated combinations should he be rocked are vital in trying to hurt him. Mayweather has never faced anyone as good as Mosley or Pacquiao and in particular, I feel the little Filipino’s explosive style is the one which has most chance of putting a defeat on the Pretty Boy’s record.
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Yall pacman fans kill me with that bull yall think yall know everything all yall do is go on espn Listen to Dan Rafael and believe everything dude says. Dan Rafael is a bum of a sportswriter Floyds camp never gives him interviews thats why all his blogs are so biased and even he admitted May 1st May vs Mosley SO FAR is the best fight right now. I mean as much as u hate Mayweather he was ranked in ESPN’s 50 greatest fighters of all time list and im sorry to mention Manny wont even on the list. Now foreal like Lets be Honest Pacman is a decent fighter but he is nothing special about him. in order for him to be that he has to fight Floyd and win IF not which he for some reason believes he doesnt have too then he will be forgotten about in three years. Lets be Honest Floyd is a Celebrity even if he doesnt box he is an household name. Pacman if u follow sports you might know who he is but other than that the guy barely speaks english he doesnt do anything but box nobody really cares about who he is. Saying that Manny needs to fight Floyd more than Floyd needs to fight him. Floyd is not owned by anybody u notice how he always mentions that well thats because its true. Dude got MONEY like foreal and this fight if he wins Is just gonna make you Paccy OWW fans argument even thinner because com on Josh Clottey??? and Floyd is duckin fighters ??Pacman will be better off not knocking this guy out cuz if he does it would be like Apollo Creed vs Rocky on a b4 the fight, A world Class Champ vs a Bum and in the past few years i dont believe pacmans challengers have been all that of a challenge i mean two of them Floyd all ready beat TWO WHOLE YEARS before and Cotto Caught a beat down twice b4 even fightin Pac one they just gave him the win yall need to wakeup and stop hatin.
he he he, regardless what you say about PacMan, he is the one who hailed now as “P4P” and ” BOXER OF THE DECADE ” by the boxinng officials….you are nothing but Gayfeather fans…the people who put PacMan on top HAVE MORE KNOWLEDGE IN BOXING THAN YOU!!!!!!!!They govern boxing…go ahead chew it!!!
drewdown 921567789
oh yankee wrong again this message is from a ozi, like uk the ozzies have no boxers, so its not about british judges or boxers, you have missed the point completey take it to a neutral venue thats why it should be wembley, no matter what sport, you yankeeees are all cheats and you lot condone it, baseball basketball gridiron oh and the olympics, so get your yankeeeee paid off judges way clear off the fight when it does happen.
why would’nt pacman fight mosely, paul williams and bradely?…………..
Um……..NO, terrible reasoning in this article.
i can tell you this as of this moment floyd regret evrything he has done!he bluff pacquiao on a potential 40m purse and pacquiao called it!now he’s facing an equally dangerous fighter whose proven and admitted to had use ped!assuming he won he still don’t have the leverage over pacquiao on negotiations!he knows he made a monumental mistake…and possibly become the biggest loser in boxing!
I’m very confident that Shane will win this fight. If Floyd had fought the best guys at 147 and beat them i would not be so confident. Hatton and Marquez are not the same as Shane Mosley. Shane has fought bigger stronger guys than Floyd. Floyd is going to experience defeat for the first time. Hopefully it will make him a better person? As the great Muhammad Ali said: “You can’t call yourself the greatest until you experience defeat”
Richard,Yeah,Mayweather doesnt want to fight Pacquiao.You realy believe that?Mayweather signed his end of the contract with Manny,and yes!he is fighting Mosley.So how is Mayweather the one that doesnt want to fight.Mayweather tried to get Mosley in the ring in 99/2000.Its not his fault if Shane had a toothache or whatever was the reason for not fighting Mayweather.The mans nickname is “MONEY” and you believe that he realy ditched the fight with Manny and is so afaid that he doen’t want to make 40 mil?Wait,i thought that was all Mayweather came back to fight for?MONEY!right???
realfan: You have got it all wrong. Floyd didn’t want to fight Pacman at all. He comes out with stupid Amateur blood test demands to scupper the fight. He is only fighting Mosley now because he basically had no choice. He was looking to fight Matthew Hatton or Paulie Malignaggi. Mosley became available after Berto pulled out of that fight. Can you imagine if Floyd would have fought Matthew Hatton instead of Mosley? He would have been a laughing stock. Floyd didn’t want to fight Mosley. We all saw him stutter and make excuses when Mosley called him out to his face after Floyd beats a lightweight in Marquez lol. It has backfired on Floyd as he is going to get a good old beating from Shane for less than half of the money he would of got from the pac fight. I find it absolutely hilarious!
The Olympic style drug testing makes a perfect excuse for Mayweather to duck Manny.
Floyd says everyone is ducking him. He also says he only fought Marquez because Marquez called him out on national TV. Well, we have seen just about every welter call him out but he never answers. I therefore have to ask the question, does Floyd have selective hearing? I think he can only hear if guys whose natural weight is under 135. The whole world saw Margarito call him out more than once and everyone saw Mosley crash his party after the Marquez fight and call him out in the most brutal and embarrassing manner. But did he respond? I think he pretended or as I said before, he has selective hearing. He only now took this fight because the names he mentiond were not accpeted by the public.
rb0043: When your boy beats the best welters out there i will give him credit. Manny fought Marquez at his own weight, he didn’t drag him up 3 weight divisions like Floyd did. Manny also banged Hatton out in 2 rounds at Hatton’s weight 140 Floyd struggled for 9 rounds at 147. Floyd got a split decision against Oscar. Manny makes Oscar quit on his stool. You do the math!
Richard says:
February 9, 2010 at 1:19 pm
TboneNYC: Mayweather retired when the best welters were fighting each other. Does that not tell you anything? Hell, i could fight 40 girls and be undefeated!
If this is the case. Manny fights the girls after Floyd whips them. eg. De La Hoya, Hattin, and Manny’s draw and win vs Maques were both contraversal, Mayweather whipped Marques.
What do you actually know about boxing?
This is how Floyd contradicts himselfhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Why-5fkl30w
lacem up: Floyd was looking to fight Matthew Hatton or Paulie Malignaggi before Berto pulled out of the Mosley fight. So Mosley was the only credible fighter available. Floyd was backed ito a corner, he didn’t want the fight with Mosley. We all saw how Floyd stuttered when Shane crashed his party after the Marquez fight, and called him out to his face.
@lacemup
Sorry, the best word for that is “TRAPPED” nowhere else to go. If he will not fight Mosley, then all people including maybe IMO President Obama will also call him CHICKEN.
The reason why it took him so long to sign the contract even though behind close doors, there were arguments that Mayweather will not fight Mosley who has a chance of beating him(well 2 guys, pac and mosley)but he gets more money from pacquaio even though he loses to both guys.
indeed very funny because floyd jr kept on saying he’s the best but where’s the proof..where’s the awards..the trophies..the belts..being in the front page of the most prestigious time magazine, one of the most influential people in the world, soon to be profiled in 60 minutes..the invitation to appear in good morning america, etc..etc..etc..etc..where’s floyd mayweather jr? in court defending himself for assaulting and battering a woman to the ground..is this a kind of person this young generation can look up to?
While the Floyd Mayweather groupies might be mouthing off about their unbeaten fighter one thing remains certain in the minds of the boxing pundits ; Manny Pacquiao is the best boxer of 2009 and the best fighter of the last decade. For the second year running Pacquiao was named as best boxer and Freddie Roach, his coach, as best trainer of the year by the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA). It was Pacquiao’s third award in four years and Roach’s fourth since 2003. It came on the back of victories over light welterweight Ricky Hatton and welterweight Miguel Cotto and established the Philippine boxer as pound for pound the best fighter in the world. That record of three awards now places him alongside the legendary Muhammad Ali and Evander Holyfield in a class of their own. In addition Pacquiao was also honored as the fighter of the decade by the BWAA
Clotty is a good boxer so the tickets are going to sell to see him get KO’d or just beat for most the rounds. But when the final number come in from he Pac fight and Money fight, its not going to be close. Money and Sugar will sell more buys and that will give Money a edge in negotiations cause he will say he has a belt and the numbers to back him up.
Hahahahahaha Floyd cleaning the sport of boxing of cheaters. You have to be a total idiot to believe this clown’s real intention in demanding a blood test against Pacquiao. Now he is facing Mosley because he ran out of option, he was forced to fight a guy who as recently as 3 months ago Floyd was calling ‘an old guy with 5 losses and not a PPV attraction’. Floyd is not just stupid but a big time hypocrite.
Just like Roy Jones was…Mayweather is damn near unbeatable! Difference is that Mayweather won’t try the up in down in different weight classes just to please everybody! I hear people saying they hate him and that he sucks which blows my mind. You got haters studying his fights trying to give his oppenents rounds they never won! He’s that good to where a guy barely lands a punch but haters will say effective aggression won him the round lol GTFOH! HATING IS A WEAKNESS AND I FEEL YALL WEAKNESS!!!
@ lacem up;
only 1 out 1000 knows who’s clottey yet pac/clootey tickets are selling like hotcakes, what does that tells you then??
TboneNYC: Mayweather retired when the best welters were fighting each other. Does that not tell you anything? Hell, i could fight 40 girls and be undefeated!
Yeah,Mayweather has been a welter for 5 years.Are talking active or with the 2 year layoff.Mayweather is also fighting the man that Manny would not.Even when that man(Shane Mosley)begged for the fight and was willing to go all the way down to 142lbs to do it,at age 37.
Richard, now that you have articulated it so beautifully, the point has been hammered home. What I am saying is I agree (smile)!
Top 5 most Overhyped boxers of the past Decade. 1) Floyd Maweather: Has been a welter for 5 years and has not got 1 top welter on his resume. Terrified of losing and fights smaller fighters. 2) Jeff Lacy: was Compared to Mike Tyson and was supposed to be the next best thing. Was exposed and humiliated by Calzaghe, has done nothing since. 3) Ricky Hatton: With a resume filled with cab drivers and road sweepers his fans made him a big draw. Stepped up in class twice and was knocked out twice. 4) Amir Khan: Protected more than the Crown Jewels. Fed tomato can after tomato can. Fought 1 guy his own size and got sparked out in under 60 seconds. 5) Jermain Taylor: Had the stamina of a 60 year old. Looked promising for 6 rounds then fell apart like a deck of cards.
you know what, i had a hard time keeping up with all the hypocricy and lies this big-headed mayweather jr and his team tell the media..he’s still trash talking pacquiao when in fact their scheduled fight is now officially dead..i don’t really understand.. well, there’s only one thing i am sure of: floyd jr knows he better avoid pacman at all costs if he wants to keep his career going and his 0 remains an 0..the humble shall be exalted and the exalted shall be humbled- Manny Pacquiao is his worst nightmare..
of course he is beatable, look at pacquiao who fought guys bigger than him eversince he started as amateur. he lost many times and known right now as the P4P KING. pacquiao is like a 3rd grader who challenge and beaten a 4th, 5th, jr. snr highschools.
0 is nothing if you are a 7th grader who fought 4th graders in your school.
i would like to add that 15 round fights need to come back to boxing ,12 rounds bennifits fighters like fm ,the real championship rounds where 14 and 15 .ok ill settle for a 13 th round so there will not be so many contrvercial fights or draws .13 rounds would be fair .please commment
mayweather would be beatable if he would fight some good fighters ,we all know there is fm knows it to.some fighters floyed let slide .cotto,margarito ,paul williams ,winky wright.the list keeps on going ,its about time fm is fighting shane mosley
@nanc says:
February 9, 2010 at 9:17 am
PACMAN’S AWARDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS WELL, THERE’S NO ENPUGH SPACE TO WRITE IT DOWN…AND SOON HE WILL APPEAR IN 60 MINUTES AND GOOD MORNING AMERICA WOWWWW!! FLOYD JR MUST BE DYING OF JEALOUSY AGAIN WHEN HE KNOWS THIS..
Have’nt you know that there was a video on youtube that Mayweather is so drunk in a garage and crying n quote” why is Manny Pacquiao has more advertisement than me? hu hu hu, sob…”
go ahead youtube it, it’s already there.
i am sick of hearing all these mayweather haters saying he got beat off castillo when floyd fought him the first time he had a rib injury and his shoulder was injured to he riped his shoulder muscle during training 2 days before the fight thats why when he fought marqeuz he did not want to go into the fight if he wasint 100% and if you dont belive me on this look what floyd done to castillo the second time round when he was fully fit boxed circles round him and the first fight floyd won but it was really close but he never lost belive that its just people who hate on him dont look at the fights with there head just with there pure hate for the man and wanting to see him loose that much if any one with sense who watched that fight knows floyd won both fights talking about another thing pac got a boxing lesson off marquez
lacem up ::
Yes.. mayweather will be unbeaten … he will retire before taking Sugar Shane citing his BS excuse for fear of defeat.
lace em up….. yes floyd will be unbeaten in his antics outside the ring !!!!!
I think mayweather will be forever unbeatable…. Because he never fought the best…..
Take the xylocaine away and let’s level the playing field and see how Floyd will do aginst the top 5 welterweights.
@Ukansodoff;
floyd took on mosley because he’s got no other option..he’s cornered and the privilege of cherrypicking is already out of the equation otherwise he would be ridiculed much more..mosley is out of action for almost 2 yrs now..bear in mind also that floyd is quite clever in his own right and thinks mosley is barely 70% good of what ha was 5 yrs ago..
Floyd is unbeatable alright if he retires unbeaten. But right now, he is not even any tougher than any of the following: Cotto, Margarito, Pacman, Mosley, Berto, Williams.
Anyway, in fairness to Floyd. He didn’t say he is unbeatable.
Hes nearly unbeatable in the sense he wont fight anybody who he thinks would have much of a chance against him.
Infact im still suprised hes taking on Mosley after Mosley put on the great performance against Margarito.
Unless you’re from another planet …he already lost to Jose Luis Castillo.
Mayhaters are getting all excited and seeing things that are unreal and therefore coming to biased conclusions. Pacquiao hasn’t fought anyone like PBF. The desire of many people is purely to see PBF lose and not necessarily to see his great skill set. It is that skill set that has won him fights over the years and the Mosley fight would be no different. I’d love to see him (PBF) fighting Pacman WITHOUT any drug testing and beat the hell out of Pacroid. Those boxing writers who voted Pacroid the best boxer of the decade are American Mayhaters and they did that to give him a middle finger. Nothing more, nothing less. So, I won’t even bother talking about them. It was just silly bias.
If I must break down the May 1st fight, I see Mosley trying to make it competitive (as a desperate challenger) in the first 4 rounds, drawing the first, winning the next two (his confidence will skyrocket), drawing the fourth, losing the next 3, getting really frustrated by the 8th and starting to make careless mistakes and starting to lose dismally down the stretch to a point where in the 11th round Kenny Bayless or Joe Cortez or Tony Weeks (ref) would stop the fight – if not Naziim Richardson stepping in to throw the towel for his battle-scarred warrior.
What will the Mayhaters say? Sugar Shane was old and had ring rust. Floyd should have fought him 10 years ago. What about when Floyd wanted to fight him so many years ago and he refused and chose to jump weights, mh? To show that there’s double standards being played, the Mayhaters already predict (as they wish) a Mosley win over PBF because they BELIEVE he is still strong (after annihilating a less than talented come-forward bull like Margarito). Granted he still is strong but DOESN’T HAVE enough skills to upset Floyd. Period!
once pacman-money fight happens, i think the pacman will just go through money’s punches and catches money from a punch that money would later say in the interview that he didn’t see where it was coming from..it didn’t hurt though but it was just so many of them..hmmm same old phrases don’t you think?
everyone is beatable Mayweather in my eyes has already lost one. Castillo beat him handly and if you follow the rules of boxing, than he should have been DQ agnist Judah when Crackhead Roger entered the ring.
What makes me laugh is that when ever there is a mayweather story you find so much haters,have a look at the other stories and there are hardly any comments some of you out there who comment on mayweather are so obsessed with him it’s becoming questionable and very suspect.
Until he loses, Shut up Mayweather “haters”.. Please!!! And lastly, leave Ricky “The Garage Man” Hattons name out of this conversation. He was never unbeatable!! He just fought garbage Brits!!! You people would die for that LOSER!!!LMAO!!!
Great article, not for British men or Mayweather Haters of course!!!
How could Mayweather be unbeatable when he lost to Jose Luis Castillo in their first bout
PACMAN’S AWARDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS WELL, THERE’S NO ENPUGH SPACE TO WRITE IT DOWN…AND SOON HE WILL APPEAR IN 60 MINUTES AND GOOD MORNING AMERICA WOWWWW!! FLOYD JR MUST BE DYING OF JEALOUSY AGAIN WHEN HE KNOWS THIS..
Coming from a Money fan, to say unbeatable is rediculus. Right day, right fighter, or right style anybody is beatable. But i don’t think Sugar is going to be the one to get the job done. If Sugar don’t get it done then i think Pacman do not have a shot as well! I think u going to see the best Money we have seen yet because Sugar is going to force him to be great. Yeah he is beatable but hard as hell to beat. I think 40-0 tells alot and he don’t look to be slowing down.
I also agree with Realistic, because Mosley physical size and determination will bother May more than he would be by Pac.
I do not believe Mosley or Pac would win against Mayweather. I also beleive we have yet to see May actually utilize his full potential, which is why boxing fans yearn for him to fight the best. People claim that because of the Zab fight, May will have issues with Pac. I believe that was May’s 2nd fight at full welter and Zab was boasting a few pounds on May on fight night. Where as Pac will not have any pounds on May, and will have a 5 inch reach disadvantage, while he and Cotto had the same reach. Pac fights one way, while May seems to change during his fights.
This writer obviously does NOT know what they’re talking about!
Why is it, that people always think that if a fighter is inactive for a certain amount of time that it has anything to do with their performance in the ring? IF they are always active in between fights? Someone like Mosley is always in shape, he’s a gym rat. Obviously, Mosley is in shape because he’s hungry. Mosley’s poor performance agaisnt Mayorga is simply due to having blood blisters on his feet, but he still KO’d Ricardo in the last seconds of the 12th round-which brings me to my last arguement, Mosley has no stamina? Mosley is known for switching gears in the second half of the fight, he actually has Knock out power late in the fight. Also, his age has nothing to do with it, IF you treat your body well which Mosley does. Sorry Floyd fans, Mayweather is in real trouble with a real welter weight.
who cares if hatton rocked mayweather…i seen ricky pop floyd in like the 1st or 2nd round and yes stager him, so what..we all know the outcome ..the best man won..floyd beat him up…then manny fought him after floyd tenderized him !!manny likes beating fighters that are already beaten up..look at his last 5 or 6 fights…nuff said
floyd is beatable ..dumb article..i dont see any of the current fighters beating floyd however..we might never know if people dont want to fight him because they are afraid of being exposed !! imo it will take a great boxer with a sound offense and defense to beat him..whoever beats him will hit the lottery for sure ..
i dont believe what im STILL reading around here !! like ive said a million times manny is a great fighter but he dont have the skills of mayweather…he fights one way, always has ..if manny dont knock you out he doesnt look so good ..if floyd fought manny ten times floyd would win all ten times !! believe it ..thats why he has been fighting these “statues” if you will .. his people are protecting him..yall call floyd a chicken , thats fine, but your filipino idol balked at fighting the best yet again !! and you still worship the ground he walks on !! if hes to scared to fight floyd then he shouldve taken on mosley or williams …come on man ..hes the fighter of the decade…
all you PACMAN fans are talking like pacman hasnt been beat in a long time. he Got fighter of the decade but lost to erik morales in 2005. he got out classed and out boxed by morales. so what do you think PBF would do to manny when they face off. marquez and morales are only a percentage of what MAYWEATHER is at counter punching ability and defense and he is bigger then PAC lets get real people pacman CAN NOT beat floyd. Especially if floyd beats mosley pac has no chance of beating ever. You guys should be more nervous about this fight then if he was facing your beloved manny pac. Mosley has the bigger chance of beating floyd then ANYONE right not because of his size and skills when PBF gets passed him theres no one left to test floyd. (realisticly speaking)
There seems to be a lot of people who dislike/hate money mayweather but still read every story connected to him some of you are very suspect.
I think Mayweather rises to whatever level he needs to and if he so chooses, that level is a lot higher than anyone else. However I think becuase he can do this he sometimes just plays with opponents instead of taking them out. I am not some mad floyd fan but using my boxing brain I have to say Mosley and Pacquaio aren’t good enough and need floyd to be off form to win. Moreso for the pacman as he is a better style for floyd.
As much as all the anti floyd fans hate to admit, he is the most talented boxer alive and probably on ability (rather than opponents or performances) one of the greatest ever.
MONEY is unbeatable because he won’t fight if there’s a slightest risk of him getting beat..
PS..TO ALL THE SO CALLED MAYWEATHERS SUPPORTERS;
i can’t comprehend how on earth people at this generation continuously support to an individual who is so SELF CENTERED, ARROGANT, HYPOCRITE, MANIPULATIVE, BIG-HEADED, EGOTISTICAL, FRAUD..you named it…from his own words “I LIVE MY LIFE THE WAY I LIVE MY LIFE AND I’M HAPPY WITH WHAT I DO..I LIVE FOR FLOYD MAYWEATHER, I DON’T LIVE FOR THE FANS..SELF PRESERVATIO IS FIRST, I MUST BE HAPPY FIRST BEFORE I CAN MAKE ANYBODY ELSE HAPPY”…didn’t he realized that his fans installed him where he is today?..please people WAKE UP..and the only way to bring MONEY to his senses is by STAYING AWAY FROM HIS COMING FIGHT..
i must congratulate MONEY for being honest though but isn’t right to at least give a little bit of humility to his fans? isn’t right to at least give a little bit of gratitude for the CASH CUSTOMER whose HARD EARNED MONEY allows him to live in his PRETTY BOY MANSION and showing off around with EXPENSIVE JEWELLERIES in a convoy of LUXURY CARS? ..C’MON PEPS..
First off Floyd fought Castillo with a torn rotator cuff. But no excuses I myself said that Castillo won but why are some of you harping on that CLOSE key word being close Castillo win. When Floyd was injured. You guys act like the rematch didn’t happen. When Floyd clearly showed who was the superior fighter. cody kennedy I guess yankland means America because you little british guys call us YANKEES. Are really saying that UK is fair? Your crooked judges protect your inferior fighters to no end. They are no better than American judges. word words word my Ass. You thinking Pac can beat Floyd is just words. My view comes from following the sport not one particular fighter. I don’t hate Pac nor do I like Floyd. Style and skill wise though, reality is Bob Arum backed out and blamed it on the other guy so his marketing gimmick doesn’t get exposed.
still lost the 1st fight 10th fight or not yes 2nd fight he did kick arse, and yes we do need him but he just pisses people off because he wont fight the one we want to fight all excuses just dont weigh up
Floyd is a smart guy outside and inside the ring. The only problem he have is confidence. He is not so sure whether he really can beat Manny those try to create a situation. But honestly, i think he will decision Manny as his fight with Marquez. Manny will get frustrated chasing Floyd all night as we noticed with his fight with Cotto in the late rounds when Cotto started pedalling backwards…. just an opinion…
ignore the 10 fight part on my last comment mistake made by was thinking baout sumat else lol
mayweather is unbeatable, he has a style that no one can handle, mayweather will beat mosley, it’ll be a close fight and mosley probably is the best boxer to come close to beating mayweather but i think mayweathers speed, footwork and defense will be the key in winnig.
Everyone goes on about Jose Luis Castillo should have beaten mayweather but lets not forget that was mayweaters 10 fight and was probably down to inexperience he had a difficult time winning the fight but then in the re match (which for some reason no one likes to talk about) mayweather used his quick footwork and combinations to get another unanimous decision victory very easly this time.
Whether you like him or not boxing needs mayweather!
drew ,
words words words, i think u r fooling yourself get him in the ring with the man until then words words words account for nothing, get the fight out of yank land where the judges are paid off and take it netural, wembley uk
100000 people and no backhanders to the bent judges, we all know if your honest castillo beat him fair and sqaure, if you think different then you need glasses, money talks with pure mind games and the last game back fired on him
Remember folks the childish name calling won’t diminish Floyds skill or make your guy win. As much as you all say he didn’t fight anybody(some how you called three of these “bums” top fighters when Manny fought them)Most of you were on this sight and others predicting a Floyd defeat. saying he couldn’t win. Sunday morning you were all changing your tune, making excuses,lying, pretending like you didn’t support the other fighter. Calling them bums even though you were saying Floyd can’t beat them. Like him or not If he gets past Shane who can stop him? Manny can’t in real life no matter what delusional Manny fans think.( And I like Manny) You will say Margs was a cheat and was never good even though you called him “an elite fighter that PBF ducked”. You will say Cotto is shot even though you called him “an elite fighter that PBF ducked” you will say going from 160 to 147 drained PWill even though you called him “an elite fighter that PBF ducked” You will say Shane is old even though you called him “an elite fighter that PBF ducked” You will say Manny was too small even though you called him “an elite fighter that PBF ducked”. You will have an excuse for whomever he defeats. So answer me this If he gets past Shane, who is REALLY a threat? Please answer with your knowledge of boxing not your emotions.
Anybody is beatable Floyd too. But, please stop fooling yourselves into believing that Pac is someone who can do it. Floyd isn’t shot, weight drained, over the hill punch drunk from getting beat in the head with plaster, Clottey, or willing to fight at a ridiculous catch weight. So Pac and Bob Arum will keep you casuals thinking Floyd is doing the ducking when in fact its the protected PacMan who wants no part of Floyd or Shane. Floyd may have not fought Cotto, or Margs but they are not on his level and would have lost anyway. You folks who complain about him not fighting the best. Well like the heavyweight division none of the guys are really good enough at welter. The only two fighters who can really stop Floyd would be Shane even at 38 or if PWill came back to 147. Pac is an incredibly exciting (key word exciting) fighter. But not good enough to fight REAL welters. Thats why he will ony fight catch weight drained, shot over the hill, fighters. Floyed can be stopped. But Pac ain’t the one to do it. Shane has the best chance. And even at his age Shane is a threat to any welter weight. He is actually THE TRUE top welter weight now because he won his title at welter not “catch”. But if he doesn’t pull it off like I think he can, don’t come on here may 2, talking that “old” nonsense.
mayweather is beatable and he has proved that and shown that by not fighting manny. give the world wat they want shape up and fight manny. the only reason u mayweather wont fight manny is because off your record. if he did fight manny it would be over in 6 rounds. mayweather is aye showpony
I don’t like Mayweather because of his character but let’s admit it, boxing needs a Mayweather to keep up fans’ interest. Remeber Ali? You either loved him or hated him, nothing in-between. That’s why people watched his fights, either to see him win or see him lose! Mayweather has attracted a lot of fans ande maybe more haters who would love to see him lose, especially by KO. I am one of those who wants him to stay around and be KO’d by either Mosley or Pacquiao.
jaja Castillo defeated this guy, sure FM is beatable and he know it…Leonard, Hagler, Hearns, Duran, J Jackson… any of this figthers would have defeated a FM…
MAYWEATHER LOST THE FIGHT TO Jose Luis Castillo!!! It was one of the worst decisions in a storied line of bad decisions in boxing. In my book Mayweather doesn’t have a perfect 0.
Floyd knows very well that he is beatable. He will be an absolute fool if he believes othjerwise. That’s why he is trying so hard to avoid opponents who he knew would be a big threat to his o record. How long he can do this, time well tell. But one thing he can’t avoid, his age will catch up to him and beat him up.
Mayweather is known for his defensive style but taking to consideration who is attacking him. Since Manny knows already the style of Mayweather, Mayweather doesn’t know what style Manny will use if ever this fight will happen. Just look at the different styles Manny uses in attacking all his opponents. You cannot predict what Manny will do when he throws his punches in angles. Just look how he manage to KO Cotto while moving back countering Cotto’s offence. It was a perfect plan. Also take a look at the de la Hoya and Hatton fight, you can clearly see differences of Manny’s fighting skills. That makes his fights not boring. Mayweather is a skilled boxer but….. he is not rated today as the top boxer by most of the writers. Why is that? I don’t know if the Mayweathers gets the respect from what they are showing that money is more important than integrity. Maybe if lifestyle dictates your contentment. Clearly what is bad from Mayweather is good for Manny. Floyd is making Manny looking much better a man than the 3 of the Mayweathers.
Any boxer can be unbeatable if they pick and choose their opponents!
to be the best you have to fight the best,pretty cant do that so he aint the best, stay retired after shane puts you away in the 6 round, and dont come back
If Money May can get past sugar Shane then he will be unbeatable at welterweight. No one at welterweight will be able to handle Money May…
Bible of Boxing:
“…more losses than AIG…”
hahahahahaaa! you funny.
He is unbeatable because he would’nt fight.
NEWS FLASH!!!
PBF is now a nike endoser!according to inside reports nike asked floyd to be their new running shoes endorser!which vehemently accepted by floyd himself!it is a combination of boxing and running shoes with a le cof sportif logo on it.it is widely believe that he will use this at his fight with shane!and will be called “xylocaine”.
If anyone is most profoundly familiar with his vulnerability it is pbf himself…just look at the man and his behavior and you’ll see how much that insecurity is manifested, from the exhaustive analysis is choosing your opponents to the juvenile mind games just to get an edge, no matter how marginal, to the false bravado trying to hide that glaring insecurity…
No matter the best laid out plan of mice and men, pbf knows that any pro boxers out there can, with one punch, can hattonize him a la manny pacman. He will invoke all his wit and calculation to minimize that chance and retire undefeated…
Ironically, that’s why he’ll never be an atg, because greatness is not contrived, but a mixture of hard work, extraordinary skills and bravery, and destiny.
He will not FIGHT a fighter that has a chance to beat him he is all hat and no cattle
shut up:::floyd fighting the guy pacquiao ducked all last year mosley mosley begging for a fight with pacSteroid and roach said only at 143 LOL.he is a welteweight champiuon without fighting at 147 pounds he is a ducker.clottey??LOL clottey has lost all of his big fights.but im sure pacSteroid can beat him cuz he will laod himself good with his roids since clottey is with top rank pacSteroid will get away with his roid use again
and even facing castillo he had five losses b4 their fight! but somehow he was not a ruined fighter to fight. ya the more i think about, and the more facts i collect on the issue it always draws the same conclusion. the bests r the ones with the losses! go check it out! bonito, lex. u know what the ones with the losses are also all time greats huh go figure. ( with the exception or marciano of course but he fought the best of his era)
let’s see:
COTTO: Even though beaten by margarito reclaimed the wbo welterweight champion!! and defended once afterwards until tko’d by henry armstrong and sugar ray robinson like(per manny steward) performance of pacman!!
HATTON: who has to climbed up to weight to fight kfc and it took 10 rounds and a fluke won by kfc!! pacman met hatton at his best and undefeated weight and annihalate hattoon with the most devastating on one punch ko…
DE LAHOYA was beaten several times before he faced kfc!!! delahoya called on pacman and dela hoya wanting to fight a small man and pacman fighting for the first time at welterweight retired odlh on his stool and for good!! IT’S NO WONDER THE AMERICAN WRITERS HONORED PACMAN THE FIGHTER OF THE DECADE!! PACMAN 3X FIGHTER OF THE YEAR SAME HONOR WITH ALL TIME GREAT MUHAMMAD ALI AND SUGAR RAY ROBINSON!! INDEED PACAMAN CAN BE MENTIONED WITH OTHER ALL TIME GREATS!!
lets see the best fighters that manny pacquiao faced .
COTTO: cotto were knock out by margarito before facing pacquiao exactly two fights before.
HATTON: hatton were knockout by mayweather before facing pacquiao exactly two fights before .
De La Hoya : de la hoya were beaten by mayweather before facing pacquiao exactly one fight before .
David Diaz : were knockout by Kendel Holt before facing pacquiao .
Its sad when you have to lower the BAR in order for Pacquiao to be great .
Anyone who says that Floyd is not a good boxer must not like themselves. Tell me something bad about his technique. Don’t tell me he is a coward. Don’t tell me he runs when he has out pointed or knocked out everyone he has fought. If you don’t like him because he’s BLACK or because you think he is a coward as a man that makes you. If you eat off of fighting then you can’t be a coward. For all you die hard Manny fans when Shane and Floyd take that drug test what will be your excuse. Just worry about Clottey….
Mayweather is not unbeatable, but Pacquiao is never going to be good enough to beat him.
@ ralph… your kfc the proven xylocaine user!! the family with proven criminal records!! the father with conviction of illegal cocaine drug history.. an accuser just like you accuses someone with no hints or iota of evidence!! people like you are simply unbelievable!!! kfc is the moron for walking away with his biggest payday!! pacman made alot of money than kfc!! check it with forbes 500. uncle sam aka irs is after your kfc!!! ha! ha!!
mayweather is so scared to figth manny that is why she (not he) is making alot of alibis
of course mayweather is not unbeatable. He just hasn’t met that fighter yet. If you are looking for such a fighter then you should be looking at a Zab Judah who gave him problems in the first few rounds of their fight. Mayweather looked very uncomfortable in the early rounds and Judah could have won this fight but unfortunately he lost focus and ran out of gas.
lex u have some grea facts and points your only flaw is u dont pointout that manny is fighter of the decade thas 10 years so thas even when may was fighting your so called best in odlh, judah baldomir, and hatton! cmon credit is given where its due especially for a man that has been the underdog all his fights coming up in weight… except cotto. and now clottey
shut up::::floyd the most skilled boxer in recent memory most talented.pacquiao is a joke no skills.gets his strenght form steroids thats why he rejected 25million+ pacSteroid is teh only joke here
Floyd can be easily beaten; Just mess up that shoulder roll ’til it’s out of rythm by throwing combos and puches in bunches on the ropes or on the corners. Once his out of his rythm there’s a chance that he’ll throw his head towards the incoming punch. Once that happens he will get frustrated and eventually that shoulder roll will prove ineffective as he is busy thinking to come up with another defense technique.
It will only take a few 10 second of rapid combinations of punches to break Floyd’s famous shoulder roll.
here we go again discreding fights saying floyd has never say a serious thread.2006 zudah and baldomir were the 2 best welterweights in 06 floyd was barly coming up to 147 and what did he do.2007 the best jrmiddleweight after a impessive ko win and winning the wbc154 de la hoya weigh in floyd weigh 150 oscar 154 imagine on fight night how many pounds heavier was oscar what hapend oscar looked like a joke.undeafeted cash cow hatton with and 0 no losses agressive fast fighetr who suposely floyd was ducking him what hapend there.2009 marquez giving pacquiao a boxing lesson and on the eyes of most peopel beat him then ko’s to fighters who were never knocked out before they say he was to danguerous for floyd for a come back fight what hapend there marquez looked foolish.now sugar shane the excuse from floyd haters will be he is old,ring rust,i can already here you floyd hater giving exuces when floyd beats sugar shane.
I agree to this article. Remember hatton vs pacman? right hook roll under. hatton got knockdown with that kind of punch. how can you defend a assault from both hand from pacquiao. and added to that very weird angle. This is why mayweather does not want to fight pacquiao. Only with tremendous pressure from boxing enthusiasts reason why his fighting mosley now.
what facts?!! the fact that kfc is the complete “BORING BOXER” of this era!!!ha! ha!
how can you say that pacman has lost wot 3 times he has never boxed a propa 147 fighter n i mean a propa 147 not cotto who struggled to get to 147 bt does a catch weight at 145 oscar was a shell n hatton looked like a skelton he just looked propa weight drained im kinda thinking hes on sumet
lex_ fugutive
you just shut everybody down by stating the facts and only the facts i think that alot of boxing fans are just punch drunk on PACMAN right now and it will soon pass just like any hangover. Once floyd and pac get in the ring he will just prove why is is the best complete “BOXER” of this era period.
Didnt Floyd lose the first fight to Castillo?? He is beatable for sure!!
mayweather looks like he’s made out of chocolate in the picture
All these people sayin mayweather the best n shh blah blah blah that’s bull shit becuz if I was 10 Pounds over my opponents I would beat their ass too. Yea he is good but he hasn’t beat anyone I think Is so superior wow just who delahoya n hatton those are just bad styles to fight floyd they can’t pressure noone now many goes 13 rounds non stop many is the best for a reason 7 not 5 belts so who is the better P4P that means not just in the same division always man fuck mayweather and all y’all ridin his dick is gonna get a wake up call
The “0″ record surely looks impressive on your resume. This will be tested surely on his fight with Old Mosley. If he was sure of winning, why put a rematch clause on the contract?
I’m sure Old Mosley will be going for the body punches (remember the so called “rib injury”). The no 2 P4P can dance all he wants but in the latter rounds the body blows will surely slow him down.
As the great Flash Elorde once said, “Concentrate on hitting the body hard and the head will fall.”
I think Floyd will win a UD against Sugar, Shane is too old now he will not pressure Floyd for 12 rounds.With Manny its a diffrent story to Win against Manny you must KO him and Floyd will never get that far.Manny will TkO Floyd before round 12,he will pressure him for 12 rounds and you can duck 2 or 3 shots but after that you will get hit.Floyd will be full of blood after 8 rounds.Floyd will loose against Manny he can not run away for 12 rounds.Manny will not sign for a fight after Clottey and will Wait for 1 May
who said first round ? about 6 to 8 round shudder ,floyd was getting left hook almost every round
everyone decide for yourself paste this in goggle Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Ricky Hatton FULL FIGHT
Floyd is the BEST of his ERA… He is UNDEFEATED 40-0, and will remain UNDEFEATED.. He iS LIKE CALZAGHE… one of the best.. All you haters are jealous cause your fighter had some figures next to his L.. whats an L= LOSER… hahahahhaha Floyd is my man!!!
hahaha rocked by hatton in that first round? give me a break, hatton hit him with a light left hook, and floyds foot got caught on hattons. give me a break hahahhahaha
How is he just now fighting the best??? De La Hoya and Hatton were supposed to be the only two fighters with a chance against Mayweather in 2007. That and Mosley, who Floyd wanted to fight but poor “Sugar” shane must have had too much sugar, because a toothache kept him away from Mayweather. Mayweather took on all the best at 130 and beat the best at 135. there really wasn’t anyone at 140 except Hatton and he wouldn’t make the trip across the pond. Tszyu was retired after a fight against Hatton in England many felt Hatton shouldn’t be DG’ed in. Judah was the fastest fighter Mayweather ever fought and Baldomir one of the biggest, his walking around weight being 175-180 and hadn’t lost since boxing full time. So I’m confused as to exactly when and who Mayweather refused to fight. Since he dismantle ODLH and Hatton people suddenly forget they were supposed to be the two toughest fights he could take. Pacquiao on the other hand, refused to give Barrera a rematch until he squeaked by Juarez and got schooled by Marquez. He couldn’t beat Morales until Zahir Rahim destroyed him before. ODLH and Cotto were widely reported as being shot before Manny ever considered fighting them. Hatton would have been knocked out against Lazcano if the third man in the ring didn’t stop to let Hatton tie his shoes. I want to see Manny do what Mayweather has been doing his whole career, fighting the best. Honestly, I don’t see how Pacfans don’t want their idol to fight the best. If he is as great as some claim you would think he would fight the best sometime. Other than his two fights against Marquez, he has always avoided the best since beating Barrera in 03. How you can go 8 years and only fight the top contender twice, is something I don’t get. No one denies Mayweather took on the best at 130 and 135, they only cry that he hasn’t beat the top welterweights. Well, now Mosley, Williams, and Pacquiao are considered the best at WW, and Mayweather will most likely beat both of them within a year. But Mosley will be too old and Pacquiao too small. If Haymon lets him fight Williams he’ll be overrated and outboxed by Quintana. The fact is that whenever Mayweather has been active and not retired he has been taking on those who are supposed to be the toughest challenges, but after dismantling them, Floyd was somehow avoiding the best. That apparently no one realized were the best until Mayweather destroyed the previously thought best. And Manny has been feasting on shot, washed up greats. Manny never would have fought a 33-0 Corrales. He never would have fought the toughest champ at 135 like Castillo, instead he went after the weakest Diaz. He never would have fought ODLH at ODLH’s weight. Or even a shot Cotto at Cotto’s weight. He never would have fought Hatton if Lazcano didn’t come within inches of stopping him. Now, Mayweather is taking on the best again in Mosley and again Manny is fighting someone coming off a loss.
To answer the question; every fighter is beatable. It would have to be an elite fighter who would have to have a perfect fight to beat Mayweather, but no one is unbeatable in boxing. One good punch can beat anyone.
Alex @ here is the full fight. ricky left hook was connecting every round past this in google Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Ricky Hatton FULL FIGHT
You can’t defeat what you can’t fight
I like the article except for one detail. At what time and what round did Floyd get rocked by Hatton. I have seen that fight over and over and I never saw Hatton even pinch Floyd.
Whilst it is a question filled with second-hand hubris, I do actually believe Floyd will beat any of the current crop of challengers.
So, for the time being, yeah – I think so.
i think no one at 147 can beat floyd. the only way floyd loses is if he stays around long enough for someone to take him out or moves way up in weight. i pick floyd over williams, mosely, berto and pacquiao. williams will be weight-drained and floyd can pick him apart like quintana. mosely gets hit way too much and is a sucker for a right hand. berto is too green and will burn himself out trying to get at floyd. and pacquiao is still a gunslinger with the left and will leave himself open all day for floyd to pick him apart. so if i was floyd, i would fight mosely, williams and then pacquiao. you already know that arum is setting up pacquiao vs margarito once march 13 is done with. floyd vs manny won’t happen til next year when he has no other choice but to submit to the fan’s demand.
40 -0 wow not bad but wait
julio cesar chavez when 90 wins befor he lost his first one
then erik morales when 42 win befor he lost his first fight
and marco antonio barrera when 58 wins befor he lost his first fight
but wait money maker still has not made more money than de la hoya and mayweather dont look good agains south paw
if mayweather is a real boxer he will fight till he at less get’s up to 50 fights to even say his unbeatable
sorry but watch the full ricky and floyd fight ricky was hooking floyd with left hook all night till he got koed. about 8 hooks one stagger floyd,ha
Mosley has a small chance of beating Floyd and Floyd knows this…he pick Mosley at the right time…and he calls that timing! Mosley was suddenly resurrected when he beat Margarito, but then Margarito was nowhere near his self when he fought Mosley…
yes, mayweather is unbeatable! coz he doesn’t fight anyone .. oops, & here comes mosley … 40-1
Did you say that Hatton wobbled Mayweather? I think you need to take a look at that fight again buddy. More like Hatton threw a punch that missed then moved in rambunctiously and tripped Mayweather up with his knee behind the latter’s leg. This is the most wide spread misconception about that fight
how can you call one a year fighter and retire to avoid the best fighter and comes back to fight a jr welterweight unbeatable, he didnt even do the minimum fight,but only proclaiming to bet the best ,and of course they will be some follows.
he didnt wobble him he was of balance
Mayweather is unbeatable because he picks second-rate opponents.
you cant say someone was doing good or beating him ’til they run out of gas’ world championship boxing is not 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 rounds its 12 full 3 minute rounds and to win youve got to be able to box for 12 x 3 minute rounds. mayweather doesnt always fight every minute of every round but he does box and move well for these rounds and it is point scoring. the whole idea of boxing is to hit and not get hit, the guy is a defensive genius!
Mayweather hasnt beaten anyone good since super feather days
there good but not the special fighters Mosley, Pac, Maybe Williams, Margarito and Tsyzu before Hatton defeat and alot more he never faced
The answer…. yes, he is beatable! Why, because everyone is…..
Think about it, the first real worthy welter weight fighter he fights is a 38 year old, past his prime boxer that has not seen action in more than a year. And even then it’s not a sure thing… but when you see that Cotto was able to outjab and out slick Mosley, you knwo that Mayweather and his team are confident that they can reproduce the same results.
Mayweather is a wanderfully matched Athlete that was able to sidestep all mayour challeges througut his career (
Casamayor, Kostza, Cotto, Pacman, and all other worthy challengers on each of the division, maybe with the exception of 130-135. But the fact remains that after 5 years in the WW division, this is his first true test, against a guy that NO ONE gave a chance agains Margarito over a year ago!
I’m not hater…. just a fan of the sport and a hater of wasted talent.
How can you defeat a fighter that hides?
Floyd will retire, again, once he can pay off is debts and have enough money to party again; which means two more fights.
I hope will hide not avoid Manny for a paycheck that will allow him to retire (hide) again.
Its ashame how the haters want that 0 from Mayweather.I respect amyone who will get in there and perform on that level. Mayweather will beat Mosley will speed, foot speed, hand speed and effective counter punching. I know the haters don’t want to hear that but Mosely will realize in the first two rounds, this ain’t no slow Margarito.
PEPE SAID IT ALL PERIOD.
Why is Pac Fans on a Mayweather article page talking mess, if Pac is the best then he is the best, we think think that it is crazy for you all to find a Maywaether article to come blast Mayweather. If he beats Shane ans Pac you all will still be unhappy and probaly will jump on some oher boxers Ban wagon and say Floyd needs to fight him.
say …..why dont you do yesterday article of floyd trashing pac and mosley he had some words to say. and today he said he been the ruling fighter for the past 10 years and he did it all clean,floyd your are one handed making boxing look dirty like everyone on steroid which isn’t true.you are no good and will give a bad reputation for boxing floyd.
yes Vvirtually unbetable!!! the only way PBF can lose is if he makes a mistake which is very very ulikely. He has never been knocked down or out in either the amatures or 40 or his pro fights. He has only looked close t a knock down by Judah but he recovered well.
unbeaten if he retire again before the mosley fight. a floyd fan I see,sorry floyd your days are numbered .as are the regular peddle pat boxers, he the last good boxer,and its all old school now,the new slugger/boxer will rule from here on out.
ah ha…its in your blood…ah ha…
Liam, you’re right in that Pacquaio or Mosley possibly could beat Floyd, but in all probabilities if Floyd is anywhere near 100%, then he will pick both fighters apart with ease. I still can’t believe people seem to have clouded judgement when it comes to Pacquaio. He’s exciting, yes, as he hits and gets hit, but that’s because as fans we want to see drama with the possibility that either fighter could be knocked out at any time. This is why the Heavyweight division has been the blue ribboned division of boxing since the beginning. Pacquaio has average skills and in the end it’s skills which pay the bills and heart and determination will only get you so far. As for Mayweather (the most skilled of all), he is clinical in everything he does. People say he’s boring because he doesn’t let himself get into trouble. But realistically, in his situation, would you engage in a tow-to-tow war with another fighter when you could simply outbox and pick him apart with ease? Don’t lie, we all would pick the latter just like Floyd does. I see it like a golf analogy, if you were 3 shots up on the last hole and you had a chance to go straight for the green over a dangerous water hazard just to try getting a birdie to please the crowd-or would you lay up and get a solid par and eliminate all risk of possible danger?…Common sense=genius
Pepe said it best.
Is Mayweather unbeatable? Now, that’s a question that everybody has to even wonder if he’s ever going to lose. Does he have a super power like superman or does he take super drug to make him unbeatable.
Jose Luis Castillo (aka Pacquiao’s sparring partner) says no. Even Superman dislikes kryptonite, no one is unbeatable. I’m sure Sugar Shane and Brother Naazim are working hard right now to expose how stupid this writeup is. Next pointless article…
This was a very good assumption. I agree with what you wrote. Floyd is a very good technician but every man has a flaw, just like you won’t be able to duplicate every game you play and with that, Pacquiao might capitalize on the mistakes he’s( Floyd) gonna do and with a flurry of combinations Floyd might get out of rhythm and be vulnerable to a KO or stoppage. Look at De Marco and Valero, De Marco wasn’t KO’d but with the beating he got, he unwillingly succumbed.
Mayweather is 40-0 but is not unbeatable in my opinion. Hatton was 43-0 before he faced Floyd and looked pretty unbeatable himself until he moved up. Hatton has a short reach for a welterweight so really to push himself.
I think Mosley will give Mayweather plenty of problems and may even be more effective then Pacquiao, though only time will tell. I know Mayweather won’t face Paul Williams describing him as “too big” but I think Williams would have given him all kinds of problems.
Mayweather against Mosley then Pacquiao then… who else is there? I don’t see Mayweather moving up because I thought he struggled against De La Hoya.
I personally think Mayweather will beat both and then retire. But I do think Pacquiao will cause him all sorts of trouble in the first few rounds.
Pacquiao has phenomenal speed but against Cotto at 145lbs, I don’t know, the extra pounds kinda slowed his speed down a touch. I guess we’ll see in his next bout against Clottey.
HE LOST TO CASTILLO ALREADY BUT CASTILLO WAS ROBBED, JUDAH WAS DOING GOOD UNTILL HE RAN OUT OF GAS, SO YES HE IS BEATABLE, PACMAN , MOSELY, WILLIAMS, AND BRADLEY COULD PROBABLY BEAT HIM.
We will never how good Mayweather really is until he fights the main man himself Pacquiao. For sure if he beats him, he can can claim to be the greatest fighter in the world that Pacquiao holds right now. All those comments of him being the best is basically unproven and untested because there are a lot of good fighters waiting for him to challenge ie. Cotto, Williams, Pacquiao and Mosley. Hopefully this fight with Sugar on May 1 comes through, I’ll believe it when they are inside the ring on May 1.
Nobody will ever know cos Floyd wont fight anyone