Floyd Mayweather 2nd Fight at 140, Demolishes Bruseles | Black History Month Free Fight
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- čas přidán 16. 02. 2023
- We continue with our #blackhistorymonth free fights series with #floydmayweather 2nd fight at 140 his fight against Henry Bruseles.
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Imagine a Floyd who didn’t break his hands getting all those KO/TKO early in his career. One of the best to ever do it.
I tell people this all the time he adjusted his boxing because of his hands if they weren’t injured imagine
@@iamronaldbassBro if they weren’t injured it truly would’ve been a nightmare. God had to cripple him.
this man would have been 70-0 with +80% KO's, no doubt
Facts
Or a Floyd who didn't use PED's.
Beautiful display of boxing by Floyd. Took his time and put on a clinic.
Floyd playing chess the whole fight… crazy!🔥
19:12 - 19:14 is some of the craziest movement while hitting the opponent I've ever seen. Slow the video down to maybe 50% and watch. It's crazy!
Facts
I was just pointing out this moment. No way you can teach this. This is a combination of pure talent, skill, and hard work. Just amazing, he you look at where Floyd is looking, the dude literaly sees everything coming. On top of that this dude has the reflexs of a rattle snake. Just crazy. Watch 19:12 - 19:14 at 25%. Just insane.
@@E1Reason put it on mute at 25%....announcers sound like they are trippin balls.
Cotto was at so many fights and never wanted the smoke 😂😂😂😂
He kept coming to Floyd's fights because he didn't want to fight him? You're a world class idiot.
Then got it anyways even after he waited till Floyd was like 35🤣
@@dmoney7784 that was bob arum. He constantly blocked any talks with Floyd. As soon as Cotto broke free they made the fight. Arum just hated floyd.
Floyd has always been LEVELS above his opposition.
You're correct, because he cherry picked guys he had no business fighting. Last time out Bruseles had a draw against a no-name 'C' level guy. Floyd's in his prime here fighting chumps. Why did Floyd think that Bruseles was a good opponent if he couldn't beat a guy nobody ever heard of in his last fight? It's pathetic.
@@MrMarco855 lol he wasn’t “picking” fights they gave him this opponent because he had a similar style to Miguel Cotto and they wanted too see stylistically how would they match up before actually putting cotto in there with Floyd 😂😂 stop dicksucking
@@MrMarco855 you can’t change the past gotta get over it 50-0 lol
@@MrMarco855stfu 50-0 Hold that
@@MrMarco855 what do you think about Chavez being 65-0 and fighting Ramon Aramburu who was 0-1? Was that a cherry pick?
I like old man Floyd but I liked him better in his younger days he was super aggressive attacking lightning speed great defense!!
Floyd kept getting his knees buckled so he got scared.
Floyd definitely was levels above the rest in his Era Mr adjustments 💯🫡
@@MrMarco855 definitely not accurate he just getting hand injuries so he knew he didn’t continue to fight like that are else it was shorten his career
@@MrMarco855he got hand injuries and went up in weight bro 💀 how you hating on every reply
Skill wise he is a Top 5 of all time...
Top 3. I only see Leonard and Ali as comparable to his skill.
@@KeylanMequelAli isn’t that good at fighting in the inside
@@KeylanMequel what about sugar Ray Robinson?
@@faithhouse6111 Floyd is unbeatable
He is top 1. Only pernell is close
Floyd with those cat-like reflexes.
I’m glad the commentary said this 1:52 . Biggest misconception about Floyd Mayweather‘s career is that he purposely fought certain fighters too late.
I remember people saying he fought Shane Mosley too late but failed to remember that Shane turned down that fight TWICE in the early 2000’s
Floyd always fought guys who were coming off of wins and career high performances. Can't say that about Canelo who loves fighting guys coming off of knockout losses, 2 year layoffs and controversial wins. Now Canelo is about to fight a guy with 5 losses against guys who he already beat! You can't make this sht up
Floyd is definitely the most hated boxer in history.
How does Pacquiao refuse drug testing for almost 3 years, holds up a negotiatios by requesting a 50/50 split when his ppv numbers and attendance records, by comparison, were atrocious, and Floyd gets blamed for everything??
Misconception? Do you know the definition of the word?
Haters and detractors will always want to frame the narrative about a fighter they don't.
That is just how it goes folks.
Even OLD Floyd wiped his ass with Pacquiao.
Facts.
pac was a fraud. this version of floyd would have killed that midget
Pacquiao beat his ass, according to Evander Holyfield and Shane Mosley. Both at ringside, both said Pacquiao won. Holyfield said you have one guy trying to fight, the other guy trying to avoid fighting. Who are you going to score the fight for? Floyd ran, when he stopped he reached out to grab Pacquiao so his arms were tied up. That's not fighting, that's being chicken shit.
Pacquiao was finished by then should have fought in 2010
@@cornellhartfield8731 Pac-Man wasn’t finished wen he beat Thurman but yet finish cuz flyod took him to school 😂
Round three just confirms that no one could beat Floyd. He could either circle and jab or stand his ground and exchange on the inside if he wanted to. He could outbox anyone in all ranges and the wildest thing is that he made it look like the easiest thing to do.
If it was so easy, why did he use his laces trying to Cut Canelo up? The great fighters never do dirty shit like that. They didn't need to, they had confidence in themselves, and some fighters respect the rules.
Making up lies out of hate this shit is sad😂😂why is it you’re the first one I’ve ever heard say this?🤔 and after the ass kicking he gave to canelo why wasn’t he cut if Floyd was trying to do that?
@@dmoney7784 I shouldn't be so hard on Floyd. I wish him well. I'll pray for his happiness.
I miss Pretty Boy Floyd. Dude was GAWD-LIKE with his hands. HBO Boxing’s feed of this fight was wayyyyy better especially when he picks the NFL games.
You like that junior?
This is why top rank never matched cotto with mayweather
Floyd already Beat Cotto
@@toddtoure7041They mean back then. This was before he fought Cotto, when they were both still with Top Rank.
Cotto was with Golden Boy when he fought Mayweather.
Man I Might Be Old Asf I Watched This Live As A Youngin
You're just a kid, I watched Sugar Ray Leonard beat the brakes off of Floyd Sr.
If you know boxing...this is a masterpiece
If you knew Floyd, this was a cherry-pick.
Absolute Genius
Damn he is a master
A clinic from Floyd. As usual.
we're gonna be talking about floyd mayweather for years to come
Every time the conversation turns to cherry picking he'll be mentioned.
@@MrMarco855lol bitter Hispanic who’s favorite fighter got beat by Floyd 😂😂😂
@@russelljohnson437 I'm not Hispanic and I know only the truth.
Hard work and dedication
the worst part about fighting floyd is that he's equally as good on the inside as we was the outside. His feel for the ring and distance management was unlike anything i've ever seen
25:17 that combo tho!!!
The Best Ever 🥊👍🥊
Let’s go!
People don't realize Floyd Mayweather they wouldn't give him the big money forever he was dominating but HBO wouldn't put him up forever to eat start running his mouth and saying this ain't right wow didn't he turn boxing out though it showed all these fighters how to make money the right way God blessing
Excuse me?
Damn, their was no place Floyd wasn't wasn't comfortable in the ring
Boxing at the highest level. Mayweather's skills are the apex of boxing! Look! Watch! Process! This kid is terrific! Never have I seen a more poised boxer. He See's everything and has the tools to handle any situation. His outside skill is flawless! He's excellent in the inside and rough enough. His coordination is unmatched! His hi - low game is insane! He can rock himself into high tech right hand from a low stance! Hyper polished! Explosive yet calm abilities! One of the very best to do it.
Everything he's doing confirms it
Floyd secretly bribed Maidana, paying him double his purse. Floyd paid Maidana an extra 1.5 million$ if Maidana would agree to wear soft gloves. How embarrassing. Only a real coward would refuse to fight unless the opponent wore pillows. Imagine Sugar Ray Robinson or Muhammad Ali, or any fighter asking his opponent to wear marshmallow gloves. He did it quietly because he knew it was a bitch move. Maidana's trainer Robert Garcia exposed this little secret because Floyd was talking too much shit.
After this fight Arum told Cotto he’s staying Fxxk away from Mayweather.
Arum should have told some of Floyd's wives the same thing.
28:02 Leonard Ellibee put his whole face and Floyd Mayweather‘s ear! 😅
O.g. always been sus. I love Ellerbe lol but damn man i be wonderin bout'em.
Amazing fight thank you TRB for this rare super fight🥰
great graphics, thanks
Udonis Haslem in the crowd reacting to Floyd’s punches is gold
This wws such a DAMN beautiful fight.....this was such a joy to watch floyd fight this way....thats top rank for this upload!
Brussels probably wish Mayweather had ran.
Floyd did run, he ran away from top competition. Floyd ran straight to a 'c' level opponent who had a draw in his last against Enor Julio. Bruseles couldn't beat Julio just 3 months before, so in Floyd's mind that made Bruseles the perfect cherry pick. Floyds career heavily depends upon him having dumb fans.
We saw Floyd and Cotto with hair in the same video. This has to be rare😂😂😂
14:22 the lady in the Background say... What... What.... Okayyyyy lol. That lil jon and dave Chappelle segment 😅😅
First Time Ever Seein Al Haymon! He In the Crowd😂
Floyd is the greatest boxer of all time. He is not 50-0 for no reason. Even to today no current boxer is fighting on his level except crawford really.but floyd is alittle better than crawford
Floyd is much faster than crawford.
It's not possible to compare them. Crawford stands and fights, Floyd runs and holds.
Sugar ray Robinson? Duran? Pernell? There’s definitely people on his level other than Crawford
His elusiveness after throwin a good punch is immaculate!(He is the epitome of stick& move)!
One of the rare times you see Al haymon
Floyd threw bricks back then.👏👏👏👑🔥🔥🔥
Stones never bricks....
Masterful
Floyds weave game and speed was crazy
i love how cotto is at every floyld fight and still got shit on
I think you love saying shit that makes no sense.
@@MrMarco855 lmaooo, cotto got backed
Why do you love that, can you explain?
floyd is pure class
Low.
@@MrMarco855 50-0 F%ck boy,
STAY MAD 🤣🤣🤣
He's a horse's class.
3:03 little did they know that Floyd will become the biggest star in boxing ever
Did everything he could trying to ruin the sport.
Is that the Dirrell bros at 24:10? 🤔🤣
Oh shit, it is 🤣
🥊🤴🏾🥊T.B.E.🥊🤴🏾🥊
🔥🔥
It feels like the guy is just letting Floyd punch him it’s funny
Too fast, too furious!
Fighting a chump.
@@MrMarco855ok dummy
I'm a Cotto fan and I love watching him study in the background. He probably was thinking he won't do any of this against me. "be careful what you wish for" 👊👊
I asked Cotto what he was thinking. He told me he was thinking, 'this chickenshit cherry picker will never stand up and fight me'.
He was using his elbow in cliches but the ref said Nothing
Floyd studies his opponent when he sits down during a break,very powerful
What's powerful is the man-crush you have on Floyd. What is he studying, how his opponent is sitting on his stool?
@@MrMarco855 But you're in the comments more than everyone.Get Floyd's 🍆 off your mind.
@MrMarco855 Honestly. Some of these Mayweather fans really be idolising the man way too much. He's a great fighter but these be putting him on a Demi God status.
@@lefez9015keep crying princess
@@MikeDuece666kinda true about this comment tho ... all he’s really “studying” is if the opponent is tired or about to quit it’s not really studying anything
Tarver kicking it wit Al Haymon
This was so masterful to watch! Floyd is a beast!
I have never seen cotto with hair 7:12
The saddest thing about these commentators is they look for insignificant things, Floyd Mayweather's family life and his personal non criminal activities has nothing to do with his ability in boxing especially at his young age, he's a boxer not some college athlete who has a bunch of people guiding them into the wrong direction after a yesr or two of college! Floyd Mayweather's career depends solely on his ability to stay drug and alcohol free you don't become the wealthiest athlete in boxing by being a trouble maker.
Floyd Mayweather has beaten every single champion in his weight class from Oscar to Pacquiao no boxer in history has beaten more champions then Floyd Mayweather. TBE TMT💲💲
Did you say that Floyd depends on his ability to stay drug free? You don't know about Floyd? Floyd likes his fans to be uninformed. If you knew something you probably wouldn't hang around for very long. Floyd snorted dope in his dressing room before each fight. Don't make me prove it, you won't like it.
@@MrMarco855 lying about Floyd Mayweather jr. isn't going to help your hater case and lying about Floyd Mayweather jr. and drugs the man don't even drink alcohol.
Maybe you got him confused with some other athletes who uses drugs and and have been caught in boxing and on the streets. Get your $#!+ together.......
@@MrMarco855baseless, cowardly accusation with zero evidence or basis in fact.
It's Floyd and some of his fans that are rarely honest or don't know what they're talking about. I come with proof; take one minute of your time to see the truth with your own eyes, if you're not afraid of the truth. Google this; 'Did Floyd Mayweather get caught using ped's'? That's a one-minute video that speaks for itself. I would never slander another person, unlike Floyd and many others.
There's another video but I don't remember the title. It shows the same thing, Floyd snorting dope before a different fight, in his dressing room just before entering the ring. In that video, Floyd won't go to the ring when they call him. His people are all very nervous, they don't know what to do. You can feel the tension in the room, but Floyd still won't leave his dressing room. What's the problem? Floyd can't get his snort of dope because Al Haymon is there with him. He doesn't snort drugs in front of Al apparently.
Finally, he has no choice. He turns his back to Al, hiding what he's doing. There are 2 assistants there, each holds a bottle of dope. Floyd gets a snort from one bottle, then he gets a snort from the other bottle. Why are 2 people each holding one bottle? Because it's some strong dope, if he accidentally snorts from the same bottle twice, his gonads might explode. Al Haymon leaves the room about the same time that Floyd snorts the dope. Obviously Floyd did this before every fight, he couldn't fight without the dope.
For years Floyd accused Pacquiao because he feared the little guy. These 2 videos prove to the world who was actually doing drugs. I already knew, so did many others, but for those who don't believe it, take a look.
Floyd was sued by Pacquiao's attorneys, he paid Pac 20 million$ out of court to settle. He had to promise to never slander Pacquiao again, so did Floyd Sr. and Roger. Didn't know that did you? Floyd pays to have all of his dirt hidden.
Floyd also bribed Maidana, paid him a 1.5 million$ bonus to give Floyd the right to choose which gloves Maidana would use in their fight. He chose soft pillows of course. Maidana had more than 40 fights using the same gloves, nobody complained because they were standard punchers gloves. Only Floyd was scared, after he saw Maidana beat the hell out of Broner. You didn't know this either, did you? There's a lot more, but you get the idea.
@@MrMarco855 you've actually taken the time to right nothing but lies. Floyd Mayweather is blood tested every single fight an American Olympian. He's never paid anybody outside of his promotion Floyd Mayweather promotions, Floyd Mayweather's boxing career speaks for itself. Unlike many boxers who have udder went rehab for drugs and alcohol abuse multiple times. You wont find not a one film of Floyd Mayweather using drugs or after and before a fight were he has been charged for substance using illegal drugs proformence enhancing drugs. All lies if Floyd Mayweather Jr. did any off the things your lying about it would have been all over every sports media coverage in America, just like those 60 days he spent in jail for an argument in which he grabbed the mother of his children that he raised. They covered that incident like covid-19 and not once was there any allegations of Floyd Mayweather ever doing drugs.
His mother his father in their early part of life struggled with drugs when they were young Floyd Mayweather Sr spent five years in prison for his involvement with drugs and has remained drug and alcohol free for more then 30 years both Floyd Mayweather's parents are drug free and enjoying the status of wealthy African Americans and their son Floyd Mayweather jr. became one of the greatest boxers in American history. Those are the facts. Maybe your problem is something totally different from boxing.......because your a liar and that's a big problem.
Floyd at his best at 140
It's not hard to look good when you cherry pick a guy that didn't win his last fight. A common theme in Floyds career; if you lost or had a draw in your last fight, Floyd's interested. If you've never fought outside of your own country, Floyd is interested. If you're smaller than Floyd, Floyd is interested. If nobody knows who you are, Floyds interested. If you're highly ranked, have won several fights in a row and if you're the same size as Floyd; Floyds not interested.
@@MrMarco855 the latter half of floyd's career all he did was fight bigger guys, you make zero sense lol.
@@coolzhowful Dude is a troll and low life
Ortiz, Cotto, Guerrero, Canelo, Maidana were all bigger than floyd lmao you pacquaio fan boys are really ruining boxing.
@@MrMarco855Where did you come up with this🤔⁉️
Anyone catch Miguel Cotto in the crowd ☝🏽
Mf looking like an eagle 😂
If you took the best version of Floyd from 135-147, he would beat Bud Crawford with ease. He is underappreciated because no one likes to rank modern boxers among the all-time greats, and people don't like his persona. But he is levels above the best from today, or any in the last 30 years. I would take Floyd in an all-time, March Madness style tournament bracket against the greatest from his weight class as one of the favorites to win.
Many people take their opinions of him from the last 5-6 fights of his career which were glorified exhibitions. He wasn't just a Philly Shell - though he did utilize it better than anyone in history. He was so fast, so precise, so skilled, so calculating, could fight you inside or out, and unlike many fighters with those qualities who used that for defense, he used the gap between himself and opponents to generate offense; like Robinson, Jones Jr, or Ali used to in their respective primes.
Despite the showboating, the villain attitude, look at his class after the fight: he goes over to Bruseles and his manager and proceeds to tell them both how tough Bruseles is, how well they prepared, thanking them for a good fight.
That's because he knows Bruseles was a class 'C' fighter. Floyd gave him credit to make himself look better. He showed no class when he sucker-punched Ortiz.
@@MrMarco855ortiz was head butting him and elbowing him. Either way, mayweather was winning those rounds.
The greatest
The Best Ever
Top 5 favorite Floyd fights ayeee!!
what’s the other four?
@@ianschuring4696Best Floyd fight was the Auturo Gatti fight. That was Floyd's peak and I believe that was when he was at his very best. I'd put that version of Floyd up against any other version of Floyd.
@@Steppappy. He was in his prime, this guy was a 'c' level fighter who just lost to Enor Julio. Floyd looks good against guys he shouldn't have fought.
@@MrMarco855 As if 23 World Champion holders were boxers he shouldn't have fought...Your here tho...watching clips, right? Must be 👀 because he "Looks Good"
Crazy they compared devin to floyd
@justvibing2497 - Devin could never and will never be on Mayweather’s level and I knew that before he lost to Ryan. If Devin fought Mayweather when Mayweather was 25yrs old, Devin would have been destroyed.
Who dat sitting next to and talking to Tarver?
This is when they was saying Floyd didn't have a jab ! I laughed so hard actually Floyd has one of the best jabs and body jabs, it actually became a blue print of how too for alot of stars now. Yeah and he beat Corrales basically with a body jab and then changed levels with a left hook disguised as a body jab !
What was this 1980? Udonis Haslem sitting ring side with braids 🤣
ive rarely seen floyd gets hit with flush shots, defense instinct is just always there
Was he C-walking?😂😂😂
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Commentators hate on him every fight 😂😂😂
At this time of Mayweather's career, Oscar is fighting at 147 and is 4 years older. However, there are people who swear Mayweather waited until Oscar was past his prime to fight him smh
Art
Seemed like an early stoppage from the corner, tbh. Bruseles was still landing a fair amount of body shots, and he didn't seemed dazed. But clearly outclassed.
fair stoppage. his team couldn’t afford to watch his fighter get the brakes beat off of him. it’s just not visually appealing.
The young money may.
Floyd é o melhor de todos os tempos.
watch 4:24 in slow motion... he baited him so hard lmao
the most perfect pull counter
he stood still until the jab was in his face... unreal speed @@1x0x
28:03 bro is too nosy
da nigga started crip walkn😂🐐💙
they thought soo low of him...did you really think floyd would be a boxing analysis when it was all said n done smh..Money May TBE🐐👑💰
Half the punches they're calling for Floyd aren't landing.
I feel like Floyd deserves the saying" I float like a butterfly Fly,I stink like a bee, do not step in the ring with me".!!
Anyway Floy figure among the GOAT of world boxers
The commentary is so bad in the second round they said his opponent landed only 25 punches💀 like bro maybe 3 to 4 actually landed
The lead commentator must have assumed that he would be entertaining/informing the viewers by way of a high volume of his personal speculations.
A paid ass hugger.
Pretty Boy was fast
Floyd wouldn't have picked Bruseles for a good sparring partner, but as an easy opponent he was perfect.
Cotto was watching and they did fight in the future
About 7 years later after Cotto had been through many wars. He was beaten up, then Floyd fought him.
@@MrMarco855kind of happened the same with pacquiao and canelo too
Wilder vs Fury 2 is the real BHM fight!
FBA 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 🥊
Henry Bruseles never fought a known fighter before this fight. In his last he fought a guy named Einor Julio. Julio had lost his last 3 in a row, Bruseles had to settle for a draw against Julio. Why was Floyd choosing opponents like this 'c' level guy?
To get to Gatti. He beat Corley and Bruseles in order to become Gatti's mandatory. You are on every Mayweather video hating.
@TheRexrapper You're on every Mayweather video kissing his ass. That's your thing, I'll do my thing.
I've been watching his fights, and Terrence Croford, similar styles. Left jabs right cross or upper cut.
Terrence in NO way fights like Floyd.... defensively offensively everythings different.....
Crawford gets hit way, way more...lol
If Floyd would stand and fight, Crawford would beat his ass.
@@forceoneXthey do have similarities but Crawford mostly likes to throw combos after he counters, and he uses his jab to bring out the punches he wants to counter. He can do a lot of different things but that's where he's best at.
Floyd uses his jab to reveal the overall gameplan, from offense, to defense, to head/body, angles used to dodge/attack, stationary/movement. This is why when he moved up, he stuck with the jab so long before finally opening up with combos. He uses the jab to reveal everything, and while at it, it will naturally set up everything else he wants to do
@@myleekb disagree
The commentators did all but call the actual fight in front of them. Every other sentence led to an unnecessary segue, talking about personal issues and some mundane facts while these men tried to murder each other.
3:10
The Floyd hate is beyond pathetic, crazy thing about I see these same individuals jocking his style😂😂😂😂 in the ring.
Do not remember this at all
Floyd was trying to send a message to Cotto.
The message was, no matter how many of my fights you attend, I'm scared shitless to fight you.
@@MrMarco855 You do know Cotto fought Torres right after this and was getting rocked all around the ring. Arum even said at the time Cotto was too green. On top of that, you probably had zero clue that Gatti vs Mayweather almost didn't happen because of Floyd's legal case and the back up plan was Cotto.
@ The Cotto knocked Torres down more than once and stopped him. What difference does it make that he got hurt before he ko'd Torres? If Cotto was the backup plan, why didn't Floyd fight Cotto for 7 1/2 years? Floyd fought 9 guys after Bruseles, Cotto was better than all of them. Floyd waited while Cotto had wars against Clottey, 2 fights with Margarito, Pacquiao beat Cotto to a pulp and he had other tough fights during those 7 years, 13 fights in total. Floyd was ready for Cotto only after Cotto took many bad beatings.
@@MrMarco855 You think that fight showed people Cotto was ready for Floyd? If Floyd fought Cotto right after the Torres fight, people like you would have said Cotto was green.
Why did Floyd not fight Cotto? Floyd moved up to WW in late 05 and left Top Rank in 06 when Arum wouldn't give Floyd the purse he wanted for certain fights which INCLUDED the Cotto fight. Fans/media didn't care about Mayweather vs Cotto happening until late 2007 (November to be exact) when Cotto beat Mosley. By then, Floyd was contractually obligated to fight Oscar again in 08 and Cotto had already had plans to fight Margarito. Floyd retired and Cotto lost. Ever since Cotto's loss to Margarito, the perception around Cotto is that he was never the same fighter. You are bringing up 7 and a half years when in reality, the fight was never going to happen when people felt Cotto was at his best (2007-08). The issue isn't Floyd waiting after Cotto fought Clottey and Pacquiao. The issue is before the Margarito fight. They could have never realistically fought before then while the demand for the fight was high. The window was too short.
140 Floyd better than Crawford at 140
Way better
Floyd fought 3 fights at 140, picked up one belt and then moved up. How can you compare that to Crawford?
@@lefez9015 don’t be misled by accolades Crawford would get dismantled because Floyd is a level or two above and Crawford also is drained at the lower weights where as Floyd is stronger
Floyd fought orthodox. You can't say that about Crawford! I like them both and watched both of their careers from day one! I'm giving Bud the edge because he fights Orthodox and Southpaw with power from both sides, and he does both during the fight!