Quote Originally Posted by SweetPea


Conventional wisdom always says that the type of fighter who gives a speed fighter like Mayweather problems is the straight-ahead brawler who will dive in and work the body. A fighter who fits this mold is someone like Hatton. I've always completely disagreed with this logic. I think a straight ahead body puncher who dives in to throw punches is the easiest type of opponent for a boxer like Mayweather, because a straight ahead body puncher is such an easy target.
I agree... ring size has a lot to do with that. Take a guy like Hatton, short fighter short reach, he needs to get Mayweather in a smaller ring to force some exchanges, Hatton need to have the opportunity to cut the ring off . ..Mayweather in a 24-27 foot ring , would put on a clinic. its near impossible to cut a ring off that size with a super talented boxer who have a reach advantage , fast hands and fast feet. I never seen anyone work reverse as well as Mayweather, not even Sweet Pea.. Peat was more of a circle your opponent and get angles but he was usually in punching range and could be hit from time to time. Mayweather likes to pot shot and go.

I think another mistake a lot of power punchers make, is that they keep doing the same thing over and over ( predictable if you will) and as consequence they lose round after round.. what I mean is they fall into the slick boxers trap !.. For instance I give it a few rounds and try and see what I can do with a pot shot runner.. maybe I can cut the ring off and force some exchanges and continue on that way , but if its not working and I am just falling into a cycle of being abused and losing round after round ... I change it up early . ( before I have given away all the fuckin rounds ) make the boxer become aggressive, shame him into coming forward, stop chasing altogether , at least until I got him doing more what I want .. when he move back,, I move back, give him a mirror image of his style.. its the best chance to win use the mind . make it look like he don't want to fight. Give him the illusion he is a chicken shit . Whisper in his ear.. You got to bait that slick boxer. and then you try and ruffle them feathers ! Because one dimensional str8 forward fighting won’t work against a skilled Mayweather type fighter. .