His lightning quick hands, coupled with amazing footwork and true warrior spirit, has catapulted him from being a young, scrawny light flyweight, to a knockout artist across weight divisions, reaching as high up as super welterweight to claim his victims. He may not be the same fighter he once was at this point in time, evidenced by a tough loss to little known Australian prospect Jeff Horn in early July, but Filipino ring icon and boxing’s only eight-division world champion Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao is one of the greatest offensive fighters the sport has ever produced. Mayweather himself has modified it even further, using his large left shoulder to parry his opponents’ attacks as he counters with his right hand. Mayweather likes to employ a variation of the Philly Shell defensive stance, made popular by his father Floyd Sr. It is a defensive tactic called the “Shoulder Roll”. One of Mayweather’s signature boxing moves just happens to also be one of the coolest. He is also the most financially successful boxer in the history of the sport. Mayweather is a cultural icon and has become the face of boxing in modern times. He has won multiple world titles in as many as five weight divisions and is considered one of the best to ever do it. The way he positions his body in a narrow angle to limit the surface area of his critical points, to his uncanny ability to slip and evade oncoming punches, Mayweather is an absolute master of defense in every sense of the word. Perhaps the greatest defensive specialist in the history of the sport, Floyd “Money” Mayweather is next to impossible to hit. In the above clip, Patterson uses it to score a knockout.ģ) Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s “Shoulder Roll” Patterson was credited in history for having developed this punch. It’s a really crazy move that isn’t seen much today. The spring provides added power for a truly knockout blow. Patterson would duck down, and in a very swift motion, leap up from a knee bent position to deliver an uppercut or hook (or a combination of the two) to score a knockout. One of his most awesome techniques is called the “Gazelle Punch”, named aptly due to its resemblance to a gazelle landing a jumping strike to incapacitate its prey.
But regardless, Patterson was one of the first to ever do it and to this day remains the youngest boxer in history to hold the undisputed title. He was eclipsed by Mike Tyson years later, who won his first title at age 20. Boxing legend Floyd Patterson was heavyweight champion of the world from 1956 to 1962, and was at the time the youngest boxer in history to win the heavyweight title.
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