This is what seperates Whitaker from Mayweather

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

I am a huge Floyd fan and I've regularly referred to him as this decade's version of Whitaker. But you do bring up a very good point regarding their differences. Whitaker didn't change his style much as he moved from 135-140-147. He still stayed right in front of opponents, even though they were bigger and stronger.

As youve correctly said before, this is becuase Pernell chose to win by way of volume punching, being brave, cobining guts with sublime defence.

Which is absolutely great. However. That doesnt lay the blueprint for a succesfull venture up the weight classes.

Even Roberto Durans fights, to some extent will detail that... Point being he adjusted.

Mayweather may engage less at 147 than he did at 130, 135, etc. If he does continue to throw one punch and then move back out, that will be a big difference between he and Whitaker.

You have to agree that in a few of his bigger fights (Chavez,Trinidad & Oscar) Pernell was the one moving away, sometimes even running.

Im not saying that was his style but there were times when he just had to. Floyd chooses to.. Possibly for a good reason, as we may find out as Floyd slows down. But the point is, that IMO, Floyd is more effective.
You could count the amount of times Floyd has been hit in his last 3 fights on both hands. (One hand dedictaed to the Juda fight ).

And although the fights were either one sided, boring or both they were (minus the fouling) immaculate. Which Floyd reeks of while Pernnel doesn't quite.

Whitaker always based everything on the jab his entire career. Floyd has seemed to abandon it in recent fights.

Yet what Floyd choses not to do with the jab, he does twice as effectively with the straight right. (N'dou, Castillo II, Gatti, Baldomir).







Sweat Pea does look the business though. Just wont have a bad word said about the guy who actually started at a lower weight class.