Floyd Mayweather won over the crowd with his performance at the exhibition bout against John Gotti III on the 24th of August 2024. Needless to say, the fight was filled with drama, even though there were no winning hands raised at the end. But that doesn’t mean it didn’t attract praise for the ‘Pretty Boy’. 

Greatly impressed by Mayweather’s performance in the squared rings, Joe Rogan was propelled to analyze the reason behind the former boxing champion’s superior fighting prowess. And all the pointers began to aim at learning from a young age.

Joe Rogan reveals the secret behind Floyd Mayweather’s strength

During a conversation with Andrew Huberman on episode #2195 of the Joe Rogan Experience, the beloved UFC color commentator weighed in on Mayweather’s boxing skills. He pointed out that the former WBC star began his training from a pretty young age. This was indeed the reason why his body morphed into one that led him to numerous victories in the squared rings. 

Rogan said, “Floyd Mayweather started boxing when he was a little kid. And there’s a thing about striking, and it’s not a hard and fast rule, because there’s some freaks out there, some athletic freaks, and there’s some people that come from other sports that have incredible speed, and dexterity, and an understanding over their body that allows them to pick up striking better than other. But, there’s something about people that learn when they’re young that are always better than everybody.” 

Rogan brought in the example of Anderson Silva, one of the most celebrated fighters to have ever stepped into the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He continued, “No matter how good you are, there’s certain guys like Anderson Silva, or there’s certain fighters that learn at a young age and you just can’t f***k with them. They’re just too good.”

That was when the JRE host raised the 48-year-old boxer even higher. He was indeed left amazed by ‘Money’s ability to evade punches by simply leaning back a few inches. Rogan went on, “That’s why when Floyd sees those punches coming, he knows all he has to do is this. And it’s just going to just barely touch his chin, and then he fires back. Like he knows. He’s been in those patterns for his whole life and his body evolved. It literally developed in those patterns.”

Rogan has often praised Mayweather for his fighting skills. According to him, ‘Pretty Boy’ is the best boxer in the world. After all, he had to give an example of Ricky Hatton to show ‘Money’s greatness.

JRE host names Ricky Hatton to prove ‘Pretty Boy’s strength

In episode #2191 of the JRE, Rogan and the guest for the episode, Russell Crowe, talked about Mayweather’s fighting skills. The 56-year-old podcaster praised Hatton as one of the elite boxers in the history of combat sports. He categorized ‘The Hitman’ as a mauler who was a bit too hard to win against. However, ‘Pretty Boy’ didn’t let Hatton’s intimidation factor size him down and defeated him via a phenomenal knockout. 

Hatton dominated the ring for a couple of rounds when he fought Mayweather back in 2007. But soon, ‘The Hitman’ began to lose his stamina. Needless to say, Mayweather’s defensive game was pretty well executed till round 10, when he finally sent a powerful left hook that stopped Hatton. 

Vasyl Lomachenko is another fighter who couldn’t rise above Mayweather in Rogan’s views. Even though Lomachenko was an aggressive fighter, Mayweather’s Philly Shell defense surpassed everything else. No wonder ‘Money’ became the world champion in multiple weight categories. 

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