Floyd Mayweather is the most accomplished boxer of the modern era. In a career spread over two decades, Mayweather collected a whopping 50 wins and nobody among all of his opponents could get through his defense to break his winning streak. That said, Mayweather is a true great, and the way he chalked out his stellar career is an inspiration to budding boxers.
Many idolize Mayweather’s glittery career and immaculate boxing stint. But hardly people know about the efforts he used to put in the gym to be termed as a GOAT. ‘TBE’ worked extremely hard upon his skills and eventually, he became an elite for aggressive and defensive boxing approaches.
Alongside that, one thing we knew Mayweather for his sublime jump rope skills.
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👑KING OF THE ROPE
⏪@FloydMayweather showed off his amazing skipping skills in 2007🔥 pic.twitter.com/VI35Ybg4jP
— Sky Sports Boxing (@SkySportsBoxing) December 23, 2021
Jump ropes play a pivotal part in a boxer’s workout regimes. This is because ropes help a boxer build his core, strength, and overall stamina to take the fights deep.
That said, there’s hardly anyone in the pro-boxing circuit who doesn’t inculcate jump ropes in his workouts. Mayweather has been a pioneer of this workout and in the above video, we can see it how dedicated ‘TBE’ was while performing this.
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Along with jump ropes, Mayweather crossed extensive boundaries with his bag workouts, hitting the mitts, and so much more. Since ‘Pretty Boy’ was more of a defensive boxer, he always spent a tremendous of time developing strategies to avoid his opponent’s power punches.
Floyd Mayweather – A super-skilled technician of the sport
Floyd Mayweather’s hard work was always visible once he took up the ring space. In his iconic career, Mayweather let no opponent dictate the pace of the fight.
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He showed his oppressive side many times, putting his opponents on a back foot throughout the fight.
His shoulder roll to dodge the punches, abilities to land cracking counterattacks made Mayweather a complete fighter.
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In the coming time, it seems unlikely that the sport will get to see another Floyd Mayweather by any means.