Floyd Mayweather Dirty Tactics and Tricks

[D4thincarnation]

Floyd Mayweather used a lot of dirty tactics in his fights. He relies on these tricks because his boxing ability has flaws.

Some people think he is a pure boxer an pugilist, he far from that.

Ok first up we have the "forearm choke", as in the Hatton fight and other, we have seen use this maneuverer in clinches.

Floyd to stop his opponent from working on the inside would initiate the clinch, hold with one arm while using the free forearm and pushing it up into his opponent's throat. These clinches slow the fight down and the forearm in the throat looks to choke his opponent and sap their energy.




Next up we have Mayweather straight right, many think this is a great pure punch by Mayweather but watch what he does when he throws it.

Most of the time he throws it it a counter, leans back to avoid the shot then throws the right, lands it then the follow through tying his opponent up with the free arm, stopping the action.

It is just a hit and hold technique, not pure boxing now is it?


Ducking under the belt line, Mayweather does do this though he hasn't that much in his recent fights, not really queensbury now. This also just show the the back of his head to his opponent, and even if a glancing blow catches him he makes the most of it.



Mayweather can also turn his back on opponents when the punches are flying. This is one thing the referees should crack down.

You should be facing your opponent at all times, when a fighter is starts doing this he is just running trying to stop the action not good for the fans and it is not boxing.


Floyd uses spoiling tactics as apart of his fight game, is there any that I have missed out?

[Jeff Da Maori]

Name one fighter who never tried a few illegal tactics? It's not a ****ing tea party!

[The Gambler1981]

He doesn't specifically push to the throat although that happens at time, he uses his forearm to create room and where he can put it he will. It is against the rules but is this not fighting if you aren't trying to bend the rules you aren't really trying to win. This goes hand in hand with him clinching since he punches then clinches then creates room to punch again if you know what is coming do some thing about it don't cry about it.

The rest are pretty much garbage and meaningless to how a fight really plays out. Clinching is a part of boxing, Floyd never really ducked low also that is a meaningless rule anyways and the right hand always lands by hook or by crook as a lead and counter~

[Larry the boss]

Name one fighter who never tried a few illegal tactics? It's not a ****ing tea party!

i second this motion

[D4thincarnation]

Name one fighter who never tried a few illegal tactics? It's not a ****ing tea party!

Pancho Villa.


And the point is Mayweather is far from a pure boxer, he is a spoiler and he bend the rules and breaks the ones he can get away with.

He is by no means the worse but lets not think he is a pure boxer.

[deuce_drop]

Floyd Mayweather used a lot of dirty tactics in his fights. He relies on these tricks because his boxing ability has flaws.

Some people think he is a pure boxer an pugilist, he far from that.

Ok first up we have the "forearm choke", as in the Hatton fight and other, we have seen use this maneuverer in clinches.

Floyd to stop his opponent from working on the inside would initiate the clinch, hold with one arm while using the free forearm and pushing it up into his opponent's throat. These clinches slow the fight down and the forearm in the throat looks to choke his opponent and sap their energy.




Next up we have Mayweather straight right, many think this is a great pure punch by Mayweather but watch what he does when he throws it.

Most of the time he throws it it a counter, leans back to avoid the shot then throws the right, lands it then the follow through tying his opponent up with the free arm, stopping the action.

It is just a hit and hold technique, not pure boxing now is it?


Ducking under the belt line, Mayweather does do this though he hasn't that much in his recent fights, not really queensbury now. This also just show the the back of his head to his opponent, and even if a glancing blow catches him he makes the most of it.



Mayweather can also turn his back on opponents when the punches are flying. This is one thing the referees should crack down.

You should be facing your opponent at all times, when a fighter is starts doing this he is just running trying to stop the action not good for the fans and it is not boxing.


Floyd uses spoiling tactics as apart of his fight game, is there any that I have missed out?

yeah, a lot of what he does gets overlooked, i have no clue as to why either, what he does is blatant.....

mayweather used to be good and exciting to watch, now he's just a side show, it seems after the castillo fights he changed up and only is exciting if his opponent is completely out matched, only then will he go for the kill, go for the ko. more than most of the time, he's carrying his opponents even when he can ko them.

Name one fighter who never tried a few illegal tactics? It's not a ****ing tea party!

uuummm, over stating the obvious don't you think???

[Carpe Diem]

I agree TS. A lot of people will be surprise if/when he fight Manny. Manny will prove to be a better natural boxer than him and outclassing him.

[joelab75]

Name one fighter who never tried a few illegal tactics? It's not a ****ing tea party!

Manny Pacquiao..try to watch him fight. its so facking CLEAN.

[V.WEBB]

I agree TS. A lot of people will be surprise if/when he fight Manny. Manny will prove to be a better natural boxer than him and outclassing him.

Green K given.

[jrosales13]

Using the forearm to create distance or whatever it's a illegal. And, he does it intentionally on purpose and multiple times which makes it a dirty tactic. Which makes him a dirty fighter. People can say whatever they want but that is the truth.

Does it bother me that he does it? No, if the ref doesn't call it then is whatever. BTW, my favorite fighter of all time Tito Trinidad use to do this as well with the forearm.

However, I find it hilarious that his dickriders bitching about Bradley and the whole headbutt issue but want to make excuses on why Floyd does this bullshit.

One poster in particular(Horus) goes into depth in trying to downplay Bradley with the whole headbutt situation. But, doesn't say peep when Floyd does this. Doesn't downplay Floyd at all for doing this...Which the double standards is hilarious.

Because, what Floyd is doing it's intentionally on purpose which makes it a bigger infraction really than the unintentional headbutts that happens in Bradley fights.