MAYWEATHERS ELBOW

OK NOW FOR MONTHS I'VE BEEN WATCHING TAPES ON MAYWEATHER AND I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT HIS A BIG PART OF HIS DEFENSE IS HIS POINTY ELBOW. IF ANYONE WATCHED THE FIRST FIGHT BETWEEN HIM AND CASTILLO THE ONLY WAY HE WAS ABLE TO GET CASTILLO OFF HIM IS BY PUSHING WITH THAT ELBOW.... ISN'T THAT ILLEGAL?....
ALSO I'M A BOXER MYSELF AND I'VE TRIED IT IN THE RING AND IT SETS A YOUR OPPONENT FOR A QUICK JAB OR THE CLEANEST LEFT HOOK YOU CAN EVER THROW.... WHEN YOU USE THAT ELBOW TO PUSH OFF YOU CAN DO THAT EVERYTIME THEY GET CLOSE THEN WHEN THEY THINK YOUR GONNA DO IT YOU CAN POP A QUICK JAB OF A BLINDING HOOK... I THINK THAT SHOULDN'T BE ALLOWED AND IF ANYONE HAS ANYTHING BAD TO SAY ABOUT IT WATCH HIS FIGHTS CLOSELY AT LEAST HAVE A LIL EXPERIENCE ABOUT BOXING

Holy shit it's 2006, find the caps lock key.

It's illeagle to just use the elbow part but you can use the whole forearm...you can not actually push...you must put some body into it...Unless you get caught ;D...But all kidding aside..pushing to the point your arm becomes fully extended is not allowed...On the other hand if you are fighting close you can push off using your shoulder

Pretty much every pro boxer is doing something Illegal, the trick is to either do it on the ref's blind side or disguise it.

But with things like this, unless it becomes Comical/like WWE then the ref would be hard pushed to give you even a slap on the wrist.

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Originally Posted by AdamGB

Pretty much every pro boxer is doing something Illegal, the trick is to either do it on the ref's blind side or disguise it.

But with things like this, unless it becomes Comical/like WWE then the ref would be hard pushed to give you even a slap on the wrist.

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Every great has that one thing they do....Tyson follows the hook with the elbow...Holyfield is the headbut king....Hopkins hits on the hip below the belt...Ali held behind the head

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0qclW1dag8
Say it Aint So:cool: look how long ago i wrote this

Floyd has a few little tricks like that. Duckin real low, excessive use of the elbow, all part of his defensive armoury i guess. I'll never know how he got away with the elbow use so much in that fight against Hatton, but he did. Stinks for me.

Can't doubt his boxing ability though.

In addition to that, i'd always wondered how a real good southpaw with a body punch would get on against him, liftin his left elbow up so high all the time leaves his left side body open alot. Maybe thats sounds daft, who knows.

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On the other hand if you are fighting close you can push off using your shoulder

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Your not supposed to though, the only part of a boxer that is supposed to make contact with his opponent is the knuckle part of the glove.

When Mayweather fought Hatton he did use this alot, it looked more like a messy spar session because of it.

I remember Hatton commenting after the Mayweather fight that Floyd really used his elbow alot........

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Originally Posted by Hunter

I remember Hatton commenting after the Mayweather fight that Floyd really used his elbow alot........

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Bull. Hatton got KTFO plain and simple. There was no elbow or any referee mistake.

Yeah Hatton got taken out but Floyd was using his elbow and the ref let him, when Hatton tried bulling Floyd to the ropes the ref was all over him

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Yeah Hatton got taken out but Floyd was using his elbow and the ref let him, when Hatton tried bulling Floyd to the ropes the ref was all over him

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Floyd was using his whole arm, not particularly his elbow to push Ricky away from him. Plus Floyd was getting hit behind the head when Ricky was bullying him against the rope.

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I remember Hatton commenting after the Mayweather fight that Floyd really used his elbow alot........

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Bull. Hatton got KTFO plain and simple. There was no elbow or any referee mistake.

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Settle down....If you watch the fight you can see Floyd uses his elbows to his advantage that is all I am saying.....Hatton is no angel either as far as rough tactics go....so he shouldnt complain....

I agree Hatton did get KTFO

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I remember Hatton commenting after the Mayweather fight that Floyd really used his elbow alot........

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Bull. Hatton got KTFO plain and simple. There was no elbow or any referee mistake.

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Settle down....If you watch the fight you can see Floyd uses his elbows to his advantage that is all I am saying.....Hatton is no angel either as far as rough tactics go....so he shouldnt complain....

I agree Hatton did get KTFO

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Mayweather didn't use his elbow to hit him or anything, all he would do is push him off, he's not the first or the last fighter to do this, Hopkins does it and so would Jones, the do it to make distance and be able to get shots in before getting in close again, next thing we'll be hearing from some die hard Hatton fans is that Joe Cortez took the padding off of the turnbuckle then Floyd rammed his head into it lol then the title will be the WBCWWE title

Mayweather uses his forearm as a contact point against the opponent but like Morales said, Mayweather only uses the elbow to block the hook from coming up and over because his elbow catchs the arm.

Mayweather has a lovely elbow. It's one of those elbows you can look at and say "Now that is an elbow I would like to have". It functions most effectively and allows him to move his arm in a variety of ways. In fact, Floyd Mayweather has two elbows and I would argue that they are extremely useful on a day to day basis. I hope Mayweather comes back so we can see those elbows one last time. They are a thing of beauty and wonder.

It's the ducking down below the waist that won him the Hatton fight.

Well that added to Cortez's performance and the fact Hatton only seemed to have a plan of how to get inside Mayweather - without having a plan of what to do once he actually got there.

Elbow, forearm...but his excellent guard all goes down to his uncanny shoulder roll.

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Originally Posted by miles

Mayweather has a lovely elbow. It's one of those elbows you can look at and say "Now that is an elbow I would like to have". It functions most effectively and allows him to move his arm in a variety of ways. In fact, Floyd Mayweather has two elbows and I would argue that they are extremely useful on a day to day basis. I hope Mayweather comes back so we can see those elbows one last time. They are a thing of beauty and wonder.

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Originally Posted by miles

Mayweather has a lovely elbow. It's one of those elbows you can look at and say "Now that is an elbow I would like to have". It functions most effectively and allows him to move his arm in a variety of ways. In fact, Floyd Mayweather has two elbows and I would argue that they are extremely useful on a day to day basis. I hope Mayweather comes back so we can see those elbows one last time. They are a thing of beauty and wonder.

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His elbow was his best weapon against Hatton he caught him on the wayin and when he tied Hatton up;D

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Originally Posted by miles

Mayweather has a lovely elbow. It's one of those elbows you can look at and say "Now that is an elbow I would like to have". It functions most effectively and allows him to move his arm in a variety of ways. In fact, Floyd Mayweather has two elbows and I would argue that they are extremely useful on a day to day basis. I hope Mayweather comes back so we can see those elbows one last time. They are a thing of beauty and wonder.

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what a strange, yet refreshing post.

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Floyd used the elbow alot in the Hatton fight because Hatton would rush in, crowd him, and TRY to rough him up.....You have to admit Floyd is a very resourceful and adaptive boxer.....Floyd figured out a way to use Hattons aggressive rough'em up style against him.....

One thing Floyd proved in the Hatton fight was Floyd is a strong SOB....I think Hatton planned to go in,strongarm Floyd and rough him up, like he did to Kostya........didnt quite work out the same.....

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Originally Posted by terrorsid

OK NOW FOR MONTHS I'VE BEEN WATCHING TAPES ON MAYWEATHER AND I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT HIS A BIG PART OF HIS DEFENSE IS HIS POINTY ELBOW. IF ANYONE WATCHED THE FIRST FIGHT BETWEEN HIM AND CASTILLO THE ONLY WAY HE WAS ABLE TO GET CASTILLO OFF HIM IS BY PUSHING WITH THAT ELBOW.... ISN'T THAT ILLEGAL?....

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Yes it is, hence why the ref took a point off Floyd for doing it. You obviously didn't watch the fight properly before quoting it ;)

And I see that Floyd vs Hatton is still a sore subject over a year on...Apparently Floyd still won because of the weight/ducking below waist/elbows/Joe Cortez/Ricky's dad not being allowed to ref etc ;D Certainly wasn't because he was a class above Ricky, I mean who would suggest such things?

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Originally Posted by Hunter

I remember Hatton commenting after the Mayweather fight that Floyd really used his elbow alot........

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Bull. Hatton got KTFO plain and simple. There was no elbow or any referee mistake.

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ROFLMAO no wonder youre wearing a bra in your pic
Mayweather/Cortez were a better tag team than the Road Warriors lol

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Originally Posted by Hunter

I remember Hatton commenting after the Mayweather fight that Floyd really used his elbow alot........

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Bull. Hatton got KTFO plain and simple. There was no elbow or any referee mistake.

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ROFLMAO no wonder youre wearing a bra in your pic
Mayweather/Cortez were a better tag team than the Road Warriors lol

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That aint me old man. ;) How old are you now btw? Enjoying your pension are we?

Buy an RV, travel the world or something.

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Originally Posted by miles

Mayweather has a lovely elbow. It's one of those elbows you can look at and say "Now that is an elbow I would like to have". It functions most effectively and allows him to move his arm in a variety of ways. In fact, Floyd Mayweather has two elbows and I would argue that they are extremely useful on a day to day basis. I hope Mayweather comes back so we can see those elbows one last time. They are a thing of beauty and wonder.

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what a strange, yet refreshing post.

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I have these moments when everything just comes into focus and all I see is the truth. In this case, the delight of the Mayweather elbow just hit home with force and I had to express that moment of clarity.

I hope we all shared something in my observation. :jesus:

It has already been pointed out already by Danny_G that Floyd was using his elbows excessively against Hatton. I've also observed that he is using his elbows in (some of) his fights. I was assuming that it was part of his shoulder roll technique.:-X

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Originally Posted by miles

Mayweather has a lovely elbow. It's one of those elbows you can look at and say "Now that is an elbow I would like to have". It functions most effectively and allows him to move his arm in a variety of ways. In fact, Floyd Mayweather has two elbows and I would argue that they are extremely useful on a day to day basis. I hope Mayweather comes back so we can see those elbows one last time. They are a thing of beauty and wonder.

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what a strange, yet refreshing post.

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I have these moments when everything just comes into focus and all I see is the truth. In this case, the delight of the Mayweather elbow just hit home with force and I had to express that moment of clarity.

I hope we all shared something in my observation. :jesus:

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Ricky Hatton too experienced this.

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Originally Posted by brucelee

It has already been pointed out already by Danny_G that Floyd was using his elbows excessively against Hatton. I've also observed that he is using his elbows in (some of) his fights. I was assuming that it was part of his shoulder roll technique.:-X

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He doesn't use it offensively, and Hatton wasn't hit by it at anytime with a significant amount of force. He sticks it out sideways to block hooks. Like I've said he uses his forearm in the chin to create distance and set himself up for shots which is cheap, but what he does with his elbows is fine.

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Originally Posted by brucelee

It has already been pointed out already by Danny_G that Floyd was using his elbows excessively against Hatton. I've also observed that he is using his elbows in (some of) his fights. I was assuming that it was part of his shoulder roll technique.:-X

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He doesn't use it offensively, and Hatton wasn't hit by it at anytime with a significant amount of force. He sticks it out sideways to block hooks. Like I've said he uses his forearm in the chin to create distance and set himself up for shots which is cheap, but what he does with his elbows is fine.

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That explains it. It's part of his shoulder roll.;D

Its not even really part of his shoulder roll, if he was using his elbows to connect you would see it in his fights, but he doesn't stick his elbow in the guy's face, like I've said a million times he uses his forearm to make contact the elbow is just the best way to block the hooks in close.