The "How to beat Floyd Mayweather" thread...

[Ron Swanson]

A good jab is where you start. It keeps him occupied rather than thinking 3 steps ahead.
(While it's exaggerated how "close" Oscar was to beating him it was clear the jab troubled him. You'll also notice when the Mayweathers describe why someone can't beat Floyd they almost always say he has no jab. They know what can trouble Floyd)

Feignt. He'll transfer his weight to an easier position to exploit.
(See RJJ vs James Toney)

Change rhythms. Floyds game is built off knowing what you will do and when. Don't comply.
(See Augustus vs Floyd. Augustus wasn't good enough but he was tricky and awkward)

Change patterns. Floyd will give away portions of the fight to make sure he knows what you are doing.


Now that you've kept Floyd busy with your jab, kept him off balance with feignts, kept him guessing by changing rhythms and patterns. GET BUSY! Being the best is Floyds entire identity he's going to fight for it. Now you MUST fight at a pace you couldn't possibly have maintained all fight but you've bought time. Now you have to suck it up and go earn it.

[ykdadamaja]

A good jab is where you start. It keeps him occupied rather than thinking 3 steps ahead.
(While it's exaggerated how "close" Oscar was to beating him it was clear the jab troubled him. You'll also notice when the Mayweathers describe why someone can't beat Floyd they almost always say he has no jab. They know what can trouble Floyd)

Feignt. He'll transfer his weight to an easier position to exploit.
(See RJJ vs James Toney)

Change rhythms. Floyds game is built off knowing what you will do and when. Don't comply.
(See Augustus vs Floyd. Augustus wasn't good enough but he was tricky and awkward)

Change patterns. Floyd will give away portions of the fight to make sure he knows what you are doing.


Now that you've kept Floyd busy with your jab, kept him off balance with feignts, kept him guessing by changing rhythms and patterns. GET BUSY! Being the best is Floyds entire identity he's going to fight for it. Now you MUST fight at a pace you couldn't possibly have maintained all fight but you've bought time. Now you have to suck it up and go earn it.

I said it before and believe it more now, especially since the Mayweather/Cotto fight- the only fight I have seen him truly busted up.

Cotto forced him into the ropes and didn't just throw right hands, but was hitting him all night with left hooks and straight HARD left jabs.

Then all of a sudden Cotto stopped!?!? Inexplicably and let Floyd control the center of the ring and pot-shot him all night.

The left jab, a good and hard left jab and a short hook is the only way to disorient Floyd and make him, at least, lose a few rounds if not get a KO.

Floyd can take a punch, however... the reason why he takes a good punch is because he doesn't get hit all the time, if at all. So, even when you happen to graze him or hit him cleanly, he just goes on his defense and you forget what brought you to the dance.... start to flail away at Floyd, which is what he wants you to do, and then you tire out and then it's back to business for Floyd.

One needs patience and a strong belief in your left jab and short left hook... everything else is going to come off of that.

[ykdadamaja]

... and not a weak, flicking jab either. A good STIFF AND HARD left jab. One that breaks noses and blackens eyes. The kind that guys fall back 2 steps from the sheer power of it. One that sticks in and comes stiff!!!