ALL COPYRIGHTS BELONG TO HBO BOX OFFICE INC...Jan. 20, 2001 in Las Vegas, NV at the MGM Grand Casino for the WBC Super Featherweight title...R.I.P. Diego "Chico" Corrales
Masterful performance by Floyd, simply outclassing Corrales. Mayweather is in a whole different level. Haters will be haters but you have to appreciate the skills...
This is one of the few times Floyd ever had to use all of abilities together in a fight. Usually he just pot shots a guy. Note the beautiful jab to the stomach and head. He knew Chico was a serious dude. Props to Floyd on his best performance!
Stick and move has its merits but good head and shoulder movement can slip and dodge punches, but you stay in the pocket and keep scoring, that takes skill and balls. Floyd would stick and then grab on or put 8feet of distance between him and his opponent, props to him for being able to do that but its hardly standing toe to toe. You can avoid being hit w/o dancing across the ring every time u land a combo
@kebbun1 thats cuz he hasn't had to...since he moved to 147 he hasnt really had to worry too much about it since those guys arent as quick as guys at lower weights...not only that...but he has to plant his feet more to put more power behind the punches than he did back at that weight...i bet if he had to you'd see him move like this...he said it himself tho...people say he runs so he'll stand and fight...but ppl will turn around and say his legs is gone cuz of it and he cant move anymore
@trumpetids Its like that in all sports. People take it to the exciting factor and think that all sports should be that way. Like Basketball. the Spurs and Pistons got such little respect but were probably some of the best teams in the last 15 years
as a pure boxer floyd is the best ever. the only thing stopping him from being the best ever is the pacman fight. true great fight anyone who threatens their No,1 position regardless of money involved.
"mayweather is running, hiding and hitting." That is from Merchant and is a compliment. He has nothing but respect for the boxer, just doesn't like the man. Get over it.
@noszondi I'm not sure what you mean by that. How else did he beat a bigger guy? He jabbed kept his distance, kept moving, tired Corrales out, and then went to town on him. If that isn't pure boxing skill I don't know what is.
Touche. Let me revise my statement to "hasn't fought any of the current top-10 welterweight". Hatton & Baldomir were impressive wins, but FLoyd doesn't seem to want to prove himself by fighting peoplewith a good chance of winning
u right the same one (vernon forest god rest his soul) beat twice, i am a big fan of floyd but i am not bias unlike some these pacman fans that knows nothing about boxing,since 2007 floyd hasnt fough an top 147 fighter,the oscar fight was 154 which is jr middle and ricky move up to fight him with that said like fact he is fighting shane.
Obviously the guys he is fighting(?) now are bigger, possibly hit harder. But if Floyd was still performing like THIS?? He possibly would not have the legions seeking his blood.. But by the same token, Manny now fights differently too. Mr Roach even stated it that he had to change or risk being KOed. Imagine Corrales vs Pacquiao??? At this weight or the 1 above... That would be like him fighting Paul Williams bless...!
Dela Hoya was Ranked top 10 when Mayweather fought him and he was coming of a destruction of Mayorga. Baldomir was the undisputed welterweight champ when Mayweather fought him, Ricky Hatton was the undefeated jr welterweight champ and pound for pound runner up to Mayweather at the time of there fight. Hell even Zab Judah even though he was coming off of a lost was still Ranked 9th or 10th in the division, so what are you talking about?
Those who say Floyd is running, don't know shit about boxing. Ever heard of " stick and move". Wanna see guys just beating each other in the same spot then search some UFC or Chinese boxing
yeap i totally agree but floyd had a reach advantage in this fight. mayweathers reach is 72" 183 cm and Diegos was 70″ / 178cm so Corrales height did not make any difference in this bout tho lol just saying. Btw thats a good old school boxing battle!!
@Midnightrambler3760 yeah DLH was drained, but I could say that he should have been awarded the win against Mayweather. Also, Pac beat Hatton way worse than Floyd ever could
@Midnightrambler3760 lol dude...I don't even know where to begin. you have formed your opinions and I am unlikely to change them but: 1) Cotto won the first couple rounds and looked good until he got hurt. whether he lost or not, he was bigger + stronger than pac 2) pac-may was supposed to happen, and when it didn't who else is pac supposed to fight? clottey fought an effective if boring fight, and he marked pac's face pretty well
@Midnightrambler3760 probably so, i just mean that no matter what the weight mayweather isnt going to come into the fight looking starved like de la hoya did
Now that I think about it, I never took it into consideration, that De La Hoya fought Pacquiao at his weakest point probably ever? he just came out of a fight, he's old, he's rusty, he's taking care of a company on the other part. Etc. Holy shit, honestly imagine having to do the shit Oscar did. Go home work out, fuck wife, eat, be on frustrating phone calls 8 hrs a day etc.
@HallowedBeThyGame manny could have faught Yuri but he prob would have lost. see people dont relize no one fights a fighter they know or think can beat them. You fight fights you honestly think you can win . thats why they didn't want mosley after hatton . Roach knows style wise Mosley is a threat to Manny . and style wise Floyd is the better fight. floyd is going to move and not engage while shane will .
If you think he is running then you're just foolish. It's about hitting and not getting hit. When Mayweather retires he won't sound like a beaten up man with slur speeches like Holyfield.
As much as floyd fights masterfully, and executed the sweet science to the T, it just is so boring to watch him run so much, I mean I know that's "defense" and "ring generalship" and all that good stuff but its still so damn boring. Just saying...
@runrunforest5 And only just saw your comment when you said: " Mayweather's not in Hame's class". I mean how can you even think that? I'm sorry but that is a complete joke of a comment.
@runrunforest5 Did you see Hamed against Kelly? Barrera? Others who put him on his ass? He was fundamentally flawed. A hall of famer imo, but a flawed fighter. Floyd is about 3x better.
@Midnightrambler3760 uhhhh, pretty much everyone he's fought recently has been comparable in skill and considerably larger than him--unlike money may who tuned up on the best lightweight fighter and is fighting Mosely now that he's old and decrepit
@HallowedBeThyGame what fight did you watch ? floyd beat oscar . and oscar was not drained thats bs he refused to weight in so you know he was over the 154 mark. floyd came in under weight at 150 a weight he never been at . so stop the bs facts are facts . excuses and floyd beat hatton when he was undefeated with 10oz gloves !! manny used 8oz lighter gloves if your going to tell it , tell everything dont live information out !
@runrunforest5 I'm sorry but to be honest, lets look at the facts. Mayweathers was (still is) faster then Naz, he is more technical, he has a better defence, hits harder and has a good chin. He ticks all of the boxes. And not to start an argument or anything, but if you think Naz is better then Mayweather you don't know much about the fine beauty of boxing.......
Come forward and get hit, come forward and get hit, come forward and get hit. Throw no punches in the meantime. Was this the strategy in Corrales's corner? PATHETIC and this is the fight that Floyd Mayweather Jr. fans point to to prove that has indeed fought an undefeated young fighter in his prime. I can't even watch the rest of this ridiculous crap. One guy throws one or two punches at a time and then runs while the other one comes forward and throws no punches. This is boxing?
"Lets go to work baby." This isn't just a sport, for the Mayweathers boxing is a way of life. :]
Masterful performance by Floyd, simply outclassing Corrales. Mayweather is in a whole different level. Haters will be haters but you have to appreciate the skills...
This is one of the few times Floyd ever had to use all of abilities together in a fight. Usually he just pot shots a guy. Note the beautiful jab to the stomach and head. He knew Chico was a serious dude. Props to Floyd on his best performance!
Floyds Boxing is a thing of beauty
amazing footwork and mobility. Floyd cant move like this anymore. Side to side very quick
Mayweather is so fast he is like a jackrabbit, you just can't catch him
This is when HBO was the shit
Stick and move has its merits but good head and shoulder movement can slip and dodge punches, but you stay in the pocket and keep scoring, that takes skill and balls. Floyd would stick and then grab on or put 8feet of distance between him and his opponent, props to him for being able to do that but its hardly standing toe to toe. You can avoid being hit w/o dancing across the ring every time u land a combo
this was one of floyd's best performances, but i still think the gatti beatdown was his best overall.
I notice how quiet larry merchant was in this fight
@kebbun1 thats cuz he hasn't had to...since he moved to 147 he hasnt really had to worry too much about it since those guys arent as quick as guys at lower weights...not only that...but he has to plant his feet more to put more power behind the punches than he did back at that weight...i bet if he had to you'd see him move like this...he said it himself tho...people say he runs so he'll stand and fight...but ppl will turn around and say his legs is gone cuz of it and he cant move anymore
@trumpetids Its like that in all sports. People take it to the exciting factor and think that all sports should be that way. Like Basketball. the Spurs and Pistons got such little respect but were probably some of the best teams in the last 15 years
At 3:10 one of the only times ive ever seen Floyd in the corner and he was in there for about a second
as a pure boxer floyd is the best ever. the only thing stopping him from being the best ever is the pacman fight. true great fight anyone who threatens their No,1 position regardless of money involved.
"mayweather is running, hiding and hitting." That is from Merchant and is a compliment. He has nothing but respect for the boxer, just doesn't like the man. Get over it.
set your calenders for saturday feb 24 for roy jones vs derrick harmon
Yup, even after he left the sport and came back they were booing him in his third fight with Joe Frazier.
@noszondi I'm not sure what you mean by that. How else did he beat a bigger guy? He jabbed kept his distance, kept moving, tired Corrales out, and then went to town on him. If that isn't pure boxing skill I don't know what is.
I totally agree with ya.
Anybody know the name of the song playing on the start of this video.upcoming sport programs.
@noszondi O, I thought you said " really didnt" lol my mistake. I apologize.
Touche. Let me revise my statement to "hasn't fought any of the current top-10 welterweight".
Hatton & Baldomir were impressive wins, but FLoyd doesn't seem to want to prove himself by fighting peoplewith a good chance of winning
@noszondi He didn't run, he dodged and countered. There's a difference between running and being evasive.
@ kennean7 Is that the same guy that Vernon Forrest beat to death twice? Shane Mosely?
whenever mayweather got a time to punch, he'll punch
@HallowedBeThyGame key word current i am a mayweather fan i agree with u on that now he is fighting shane we will find out how tough he really is.
u right the same one (vernon forest god rest his soul) beat twice, i am a big fan of floyd but i am not bias unlike some these pacman fans that knows nothing about boxing,since 2007 floyd hasnt fough an top 147 fighter,the oscar fight was 154 which is jr middle and ricky move up to fight him with that said like fact he is fighting shane.
Obviously the guys he is fighting(?) now are bigger, possibly hit harder. But if Floyd was still performing like THIS?? He possibly would not have the legions seeking his blood.. But by the same token, Manny now fights differently too. Mr Roach even stated it that he had to change or risk being KOed. Imagine Corrales vs Pacquiao??? At this weight or the 1 above... That would be like him fighting Paul Williams bless...!
Dela Hoya was Ranked top 10 when Mayweather fought him and he was coming of a destruction of Mayorga. Baldomir was the undisputed welterweight champ when Mayweather fought him, Ricky Hatton was the undefeated jr welterweight champ and pound for pound runner up to Mayweather at the time of there fight. Hell even Zab Judah even though he was coming off of a lost was still Ranked 9th or 10th in the division, so what are you talking about?
@jptrueblue13
because he's the current best in sport, people always hate the person at the top. They think it's 'cool' to hate the #1 fighter...
Hector Camacho jr and snr fight from a night club in miami, what did they fight on tables.
@trueblue453 You're right he did run. He RAN his fist right into Corrales's face.
what do you consider "running"?
Those who say Floyd is running, don't know shit about boxing. Ever heard of " stick and move". Wanna see guys just beating each other in the same spot then search some UFC or Chinese boxing
yeap i totally agree but floyd had a reach advantage in this fight. mayweathers reach is 72" 183 cm and Diegos was 70″ / 178cm so Corrales height did not make any difference in this bout tho lol just saying. Btw thats a good old school boxing battle!!
@noszondi Actually Chic was almost 6'0 even.
@Midnightrambler3760 yeah DLH was drained, but I could say that he should have been awarded the win against Mayweather. Also, Pac beat Hatton way worse than Floyd ever could
@noszondi Mayweather: 72'' Corrales: 73''
@Dale1cool Nuff said.
because he claims to be the best welterweight in the world but hasn't fought a single top-10 welterweight.
Think about that for a sec.
@Midnightrambler3760 lol dude...I don't even know where to begin. you have formed your opinions and I am unlikely to change them but:
1) Cotto won the first couple rounds and looked good until he got hurt. whether he lost or not, he was bigger + stronger than pac
2) pac-may was supposed to happen, and when it didn't who else is pac supposed to fight? clottey fought an effective if boring fight, and he marked pac's face pretty well
@Midnightrambler3760 probably so, i just mean that no matter what the weight mayweather isnt going to come into the fight looking starved like de la hoya did
Now that I think about it, I never took it into consideration, that De La Hoya fought Pacquiao at his weakest point probably ever?
he just came out of a fight, he's old, he's rusty, he's taking care of a company on the other part. Etc.
Holy shit, honestly imagine having to do the shit Oscar did.
Go home work out, fuck wife, eat, be on frustrating phone calls 8 hrs a day etc.
They hated on Ali all the way up until he got parkinson's they'll do the same with Floyd until som time after he retires.
@ph1484 I agree with you, Mayweather is around 3 times better then Naz ever was, and still is better then a prime Naz.
@noszondi I know what a reach advantage is, but now you just lost me because neither of us were talkin about reach.
@HallowedBeThyGame manny could have faught Yuri but he prob would have lost. see people dont relize no one fights a fighter they know or think can beat them. You fight fights you honestly think you can win . thats why they didn't want mosley after hatton . Roach knows style wise Mosley is a threat to Manny . and style wise Floyd is the better fight. floyd is going to move and not engage while shane will .
@gonzomoya420 leonard was fast a.f. and his footwork was great..
leonard can take hits too. i think he would've gave floyd a run for his money tbh.
@runrunforest5 So, so, so ignorant.....FMJ called him out, Prince didn't want it. No way Prince even wins a round against Floyd.
If you think he is running then you're just foolish. It's about hitting and not getting hit. When Mayweather retires he won't sound like a beaten up man with slur speeches like Holyfield.
As much as floyd fights masterfully, and executed the sweet science to the T, it just is so boring to watch him run so much, I mean I know that's "defense" and "ring generalship" and all that good stuff but its still so damn boring. Just saying...
@runrunforest5 And only just saw your comment when you said: " Mayweather's not in Hame's class". I mean how can you even think that? I'm sorry but that is a complete joke of a comment.
@gonzomoya420 I don't know Leonard, Hearns, and Hagler would give him a run. Leonard could possibly beat him...
@runrunforest5 Did you see Hamed against Kelly? Barrera? Others who put him on his ass? He was fundamentally flawed. A hall of famer imo, but a flawed fighter. Floyd is about 3x better.
@Midnightrambler3760 uhhhh, pretty much everyone he's fought recently has been comparable in skill and considerably larger than him--unlike money may who tuned up on the best lightweight fighter and is fighting Mosely now that he's old and decrepit
@gonzomoya420 floyds not a southpaw.
@runrunforest5 Mayweather would destroy Naseem... totally in a different league.
@HallowedBeThyGame what fight did you watch ? floyd beat oscar . and oscar was not drained thats bs he refused to weight in so you know he was over the 154 mark. floyd came in under weight at 150 a weight he never been at . so stop the bs facts are facts . excuses and floyd beat hatton when he was undefeated with 10oz gloves !! manny used 8oz lighter gloves if your going to tell it , tell everything dont live information out !
@runrunforest5 I'm sorry but to be honest, lets look at the facts. Mayweathers was (still is) faster then Naz, he is more technical, he has a better defence, hits harder and has a good chin. He ticks all of the boxes. And not to start an argument or anything, but if you think Naz is better then Mayweather you don't know much about the fine beauty of boxing.......
@850538050 Mayweather is not this fast anymore. At least with the leg speed. Did you see how slow he was in the Mosely fight
@Midnightrambler3760 thatz y mayweather will beat him, pac made oscar and cotto cut weight, mayweather will easily make any weight pacman can
Come forward and get hit, come forward and get hit, come forward and get hit. Throw no punches in the meantime. Was this the strategy in Corrales's corner? PATHETIC and this is the fight that Floyd Mayweather Jr. fans point to to prove that has indeed fought an undefeated young fighter in his prime. I can't even watch the rest of this ridiculous crap. One guy throws one or two punches at a time and then runs while the other one comes forward and throws no punches. This is boxing?
lolll