Sometimes I get really bored of having to explain the obvious.
He beats Sam Sexton, only Boxing fans know about it. He beats Audley Harrison and the media will report it far more prominently. Hence more exposure.
Not so much these days, pretty much everyone, the casual fans included know Harrison is finished, not that he ever really got started. His performance against David Haye finally finished him off. Hes nobody now and fighting on box nation as others have said is hardly big time exposure. Its a stupid fight for me and one a 29year old doesnt need. Harrison can talk a good fight and i admire how he really doesnt give a shit what anyone thinks about him and still believes he can do something noteworthy, he cant and wont though. If he lands a lucky shot on Price thats all it will be, he hasnt got the heart or mentality needed to be something special.
Mirra, how do you think Mayweather could be beaten? What tactics? As you say we all will have our opinions on how you would go about it but it's just putting it together and I don't think anyone can! I remember Hatton made it tricky for him until Hatton tired and Floyd got a grip of the fight as the rounds went on, which is what he always does. Now at his age, is he 35 now? You would think even if he has lost some of the ability that he had he is still so far ahead of others he would beat them. I'm probably never going to see him fight live which would be a dream.
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Your going to have to have quick feet to be able to step aroudn and create angles, your going to have to be comfortable punching with both hands, be quick with them shots too. Your going to need more than one plan as well because if you find one thing that works, Floyd will be onto it and have it figured out very quickly. Theres nobody out there with a ring IQ like him. He looks to be open to right hands, just over his shoulder, you'd have to feint your way in though, so when the shoulder goes up you can land one either with power on that shoulder or catch him with it. If you dont feint your way to it though your probally going to be punching fuck all. Try and force him into places where you limit his options of escaping, for example if you force him to duck down, you know hes going to have to come back up so catch him on his way back up, hit him anywhere you can with a big right, just fucking hurt him with it. Try stepping to his left when hes rolling them shoulders with that shell as well, he leaves a tiny spot open inbeetween the shoulder and the right glvoe that protects his face against the hook, most people he fights throw punches at him that his shoulder roll defence/shell are made to defend against, if you can feint to get him in this position, when he leans back throw a hard straight left in that tiny window and you might be onto something.
The Philly shell defence though there is a way to break it, its all about your footwork and a feint to the body to throw a quick over the top right hand to the unprotected side, it works but you've got to be good enough to do it. Ask Bobby D who trains at Gleasons, its common to use against fighters who have this defence, its effective but you have to be cute about setting it up for it to work. Problem with Floyd is though, you catch him and he'll come forward with a high guard instead.
That said I could just be talking out of my arse and none of this would work against him. Thats why hes the best, he adapts to everything you throw at him. Nobody will ever be able to push him like Castillo did though, hes too experienced and good for that now, I cant see anyone out there beating him now. Nobody. Nobody is smart enough to out think him or good enough to out fight him and certainly theres nobody out there who can do both. With other great fighters you can look at tapes of them fighting and see what they do wrong if you know what to look for, many nights me and my mate have sat down with a bottle of whiskey and watched countless hours of Floyd and still cant figure out how someone could beat him.
