Floyd Mayweather Jr. isn't considered the puncher in his upcoming fight vs. Manny Pacquiao, but to hear Floyd Mayweather Sr. tell it Pacquiao needs to be wary he doesn't get knocked out.
Jeff Mayweather, Floyd Mayweather's uncle, was discussing recent sparring sessions with veterans Zab Judah and DeMarcus "Chop Chop" Corley, and said his nephew is "punishing" them.
"Just beat the (bleep) out of him," Jeff Mayweather said. "He beat Judah so bad, Judah was scared to let his hands go."
Mayweather fought Judah as a professional back in 2006, and some early-round success for Judah has some believing that Pacquiao's southpaw style will give Mayweather fits.
"Everybody was just hyped because they thought Judah was going to be something different, but Judah was worse than the other guys," Jeff Mayweather said. "It seemed like Floyd had something personal against him. He beat the (bleep) out of him. So then he quit, he let Judah off the hook, because Judah's got a fight coming up and he messed his eye up."
As Mayweather has gotten older, his in-ring tactics have shifted. His defense remains the best in boxing, but he fights far less offensively than he did several years ago. His combination punching has decreased dramatically, and been replaced by single-punch counters, usually straight right hands that land on the button.
According to his uncle, fans shouldn't expect that version of Mayweather to show up on May 2. "The kids, early in camp, they don't care that he's Floyd Mayweather," he said. "They want to prove something. They've proved something, all right. They're getting destroyed. He's annihilating everybody. He's a beast. This isn't the same old Floyd."
Mayweather Jr. hasn't scored a knockout since putting down Victor Ortiz in 2011, and that one came under questionable circumstances. Prior to Ortiz, his last knockdown was in 2009 when he stopped Ricky Hatton.
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