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For all of Floyd Mayweather's disputes he's walked into the ring as an undefeated fighter,
from his first bout in 1996, to his last in 2017.
After 50 fights, 50 different opponents, 50 different styles, he holds 50 epic wins.
That isn't something you do with just skill, no, that takes
remarkable dedication to the craft.
That takes a master.
Mayweather is just that, a master of hand-to-hand combat, from the beginning he was a destructive
power-puncher who cut down and destroyed his opponents, and as he approached the end of
his career he elected a more polished approach with out-right displays of his defensive ability.
In this video we take a look at 5 times where Floyd Mayweather destroyed his opponent.
After beating De La Hoya, Mayweather would retire from the sport.
Then he would comeback and fight Hatton, then talk about retiring again.
However this was really just Mayweather taking a break and adding more hype and speculation
for his next fight, which would then be so-called comeback fights.
However Mayweather would indeed stay away from the sport for nearly two years, and then
he would announce a fight against Mexican Superstar Juan Manuel Marquez.
The long lay-off was a major talking point, although Mayweather had size and skill on
his side, some suggested that Mayweather may be less sharp
and less ready for a boxer like Marquez for his first fight back.
But come fight night Mayweather showed that staying healthy in the off-season keeps his
tools sharp and readily available.
Mayweather starts as usual, keeping Marquez at bay with a very effective use of the jab.
Mayweather would proceed by leading with a left hook.
In round 2, Mayweather catches Marquez with a lead hook and knocks him to the ground.
After this Mayweather would continue to out-box Marquez with
attacks and a series of defensive displays.
Watch how Mayweather jabs to the body at different moments to keep his opponent guessing while
also breaking him down bit by bit.
Here Mayweather lands a clean left hook to open up the guard of Marquez, leaving him
exposed to the full force of a following right hook.
Here Mayweather lands another left hook, moves slightly around to position for a great straight
right hand.
Here Mayweather pulls back, counters Marquez, then ducks below.
Mayweather would continue his systematic dismantling of Juan Manuel Marquez.
Mayweather wins with a decision victory, this destructive performance is one
of many when it comes to his illustrious career.
Floyd Mayweather had a steady but sure rise through the ranks ever since his pro debut
in 1996.
Mayweather fought often, 10 times in 1997, and then his first
fight in 1998 came against Hector Arroyo from Puerto Rico.
This wouldn't be a massive test for Mayweather, but a good performance would reinforce the
beliefs of many that Floyd Mayweather could potentially
become a world champion.
The fight started with Mayweather picking his opponent off with the lead hand.
Mayweather seems to always be very aware of his opponent's actions, while some fighters
aim only to punch, Mayweather pays deep attention to his opponent's mannerisms, weaknesses and
mistakes.
Mayweather knocks Arroyo down in the second round with a blistering left hook.
Mayweather doesn't throw a large amount of punches, but he throws often, accurate,
and hard.
Mayweather would finish his opponent off quickly after.
Another flawless performance, one that only added more speculation to how good he may
become.
For the next fight we go to Mayweather's third defence of his lightweight title against Philip
Ndou.
Ndou was a boxer from South Africa with massive power.
He was on a 21-fight winstreak, with 20 of those fights coming by way of knockout.
However Mayweather is incredibly hard to hit, power isn't much use if it doesn't hit the
target.
Mayweather would out-box Ndou was some vicious attacks to the
head and body.
Watch here how Mayweather cleverly uses his weight and forearm to stop Ndou's attack.
He uses the forearm here again to the same effect.
You can really see how Mayweather uses his forearm to gain a very significant advantage
over his opponent.
Here Mayweather scores a knockdown with a right hand.
Mayweather's right hand is extremely accurate and very rarely misses
the target.
Another spectacular defense of his lightweight title, another step towards being regarded
as one of the best to ever do it.
There is always talk about Mayweather's defensive abilities, but his
timing and accuracy is what really makes his boxing ability so game-changing.
After that fight Mayweather would move to the 140-pound division, and his second fight
would come against Henry Bruseles.
While Mayweather was still testing the waters at 140 pounds, each and every fight added
to his argument of being regarded as the sports pound-for-pound best.
Mayweather started the fight carefully, selectively picking off his opponent like he does in every
fight.
We would see some really special punches from Mayweather here,
some punches coming in the form of counter-attacks, and some where Mayweather would be initiating
the action.
Listen here as ringside commentator Jim Lampley asks his colleague about an upcoming American
Football match.
Lampley: "Alright so Roy do you like The Steelers or The Patriots?"
Mayweather: "The Patriots."
However Mayweather heard him and decided to shout over his prediction for the match.
Mayweather was right, the patriots ended up winning.
Here Mayweather drops his opponent with a strong right uppercut to the body.
Watch here how Mayweather gets to the side of his opponent by jumping around, setting
up a great position for an attack.
The opponent's corner would stop the fight and Mayweather would win very impressively
once again.
In our last feature we take a look at his fight versus Arturo Gatti.
Mayweather scores a knockdown as Gatti fails to defend himself.
This is perhaps one of Floyd Mayweather's most destructive beatdowns in his whole career.
[MUSIC PLAYING] Gatti is a man of guts and bravado, but when
the skill-gap is as wide as it was in this fight, the guts and bravado merely delay the
inevitable.
Watch here how Mayweather steps around Gatti to position for a right-hand.
Here Mayweather times a perfect jab, then leans back for Gatti to miss, and then as
his opponent is out of position Mayweather uses this opportunity to
manoeuvre off the ropes.
Mayweather continued this brutal domination of a fighter loved by so many people.
Arturo Gatti, a man who thrived in toe-to-toe wars, was ultimately being outclassed
in every department.
[MUSIC PLAYING] Although Gatti's will was unbreakable, it
was safer to stop the fight and thankfully his corner took that decision at the end of
round 6.
Floyd Mayweather adds another win to his ever-growing legacy, clearly emotional after a great victory
over such a prominent fighter.
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