Now, I don't mean that to discount what Guerrero has done. It's a decent tagline in a press release, but Guerrero is by no honest measure a six-time world champion in four weight classes. The other world titles that his PR team claim are interim belts at 135 and 147, but nobody anywhere considers an interim title a "world title reign," even with titles so diluted to the point of being pointless these days, even when we're talking "legitimate" belts (WBC, IBF, WBA, and WBO). In 2009, Guerrero defeated Malcolm Klassen for the IBF super featherweight title. He defended it twice, against Martin Honorio and Jason Litzau. In 2007, Guerrero beat Spend Abazi for the vacant title he technically never lost, given the no-contest ruling. He beat Eric Aiken for the IBF featherweight title in 2006, then lost it in his first defense against Orlando Salido, but the result of that fight was changed to a no-contest after Salido tested positive for a banned substance. So what do we know about Robert Guerrero? Overlook the impressive-on-paper claim of "six-time world champion in four weight divisions." Here's the reality of that: Guerrero has won world titles in two weight classes, a total of three times. It's not a good chance, but it's a chance. There's always the chance that Michael Bay will be behind an Oscar winner. There's always a chance that the Lions will win the Super Bowl. There's always the chance that the Cubs will win the World Series. But in boxing, as in any sport, as in anything, really, there is always the chance. Mayweather, 36, is as always the heavy favorite, and few expect Guerrero to provide any serious challenge, let alone win. Looking at him now, and looking at old photos of his weigh-ins at featherweight, it's harder to believe he ever made 126 than it is to believe he can fight at 147. Concerns that Guerrero, who started his career at 122 pounds and first made his mark at 126, would be physically overmatched at welterweight pretty quickly faded. The 30-year-old Guerrero has fought his way here, with 2012 wins at welterweight over Selcuk Aydin and Andre Berto, showcasing a fearless, bruising, and sometimes plain dirty style that allowed him to stand his ground and dish out a lot of punishment in both fights. Robert Guerrero (31-1-1, 18 KO) is the next to try his hand at knocking off Mayweather (43-0, 26 KO), when the two meet this Saturday night on Showtime PPV, from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. There is a common misconception that Oscar just plain stopped jabbing for no particular reason, but it was the subtle tactical adjustments of Mayweather that won him that fight, and turned him into a legitimate superstar. De La Hoya had great success jabbing away at Mayweather in their junior middleweight fight, but then something happened: Floyd adjusted, and took it away from Oscar. Oscar believes the key to beating Floyd is the jab. In a rematch with Castillo eight months later, Mayweather more clearly won the fight, and though Castillo still had some success, it's likely no longer true that a similar game plan would be enough to beat Floyd. In fact, he's changed because of that fight. The Castillo Attack - pressure, pressure, and more pressure - has been the most referenced as likely to succeed against the modern Floyd. The closest calls were in 2002 against Jose Luis Castillo, and then in 2007 against Oscar De La Hoya. 42 have tried 43 times, and those 42 men have all failed. What Mayweather means is that he's never lost as a professional, and he is 100% correct on that front. There is, as we've heard the man himself say many times, (supposedly) no blueprint to beat Floyd Mayweather.
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