The Mayweathers have never liked southpaws and both Roger and Sr have said that in public many times.
Not sure why cause the shell game would seem to be a good approach.

Floyd has fought 7 southpaws and 2 converts in Cotto and Oscar. He had a couple of issues with Chop chop and Judah but it was just the fact that he got tagged that seemed to shock the world. Floyd getting hit in the face once was a big ordeal in those days. But check the scorecards. The fights were not close with Corley or Judah. And Ortiz and the Ghost.....were wash outs.

I wish he would have fought Johnson or Casamayor way back when but they never materialized.

Manny is a different kind of southpaw but he's still a southpaw. Floyd stance will take the jab away so he just has to watch for the straight left or hook. Floyd is still the best counter puncher on the planet and has the best right hand in the business. That darting in and out Manny does still spells doom. Nothing has changed except both have slid so the advantage still lies with the counter puncher. Speed is most likely equal and that can be negated by timing just like anything else which imo is another advantage Floyd enjoys.


.......Boom Right hand.