
Originally Posted by
SweetPea
There's a huge flaw in using the first Castillo fight as the big example of how to beat Mayweather. That line of reasoning assumes that the 2002 version of Mayweather is the same as the 2007 version. And that's not true.
His defense is better, his straight right hand is much better. His ability to work off the ropes is better.
The things that Castillo did to give Mayweather problems don't work as well now as they used to.
If you'd asked me on that night in 2002 if Floyd could move up and win titles at 147, I probably would have said no.
Yet he has moved up successfully and won titles, and it's because he's made a lot of improvements and is a much better fighter now than he was then.
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