What does this say about Maidana.

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  1. acie2g

    acie2g Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    First much credit to Mayweather for a dominate showing. I had it 10-2 and was just a little surprised at the ease.

    But I was thinking though, in all of Mayweather's career IMO his toughest was Maidana some will argue Castillo as well.
    As far as how I've saw fight's, Maidana arguably won 3-6rds and a draw is very reasonable. Most people just attributed it to Floyd losing his legs, but this fight has shown you his movement is still top notch.
    My question is what made Marcos so successful? Was it his size, style, aggressiveness. It's simply amazing out of the countless Champs fought, former WW/JWW Champ M.Maidana came the closest to defeating F.Mayweather.
     
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    blackbolt396 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He's a bad man.
     
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  3. kovalevtheGoat

    kovalevtheGoat The Chelyabinsk Machine banned Full Member

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    strength, power, pressure, unorthodox punching.
     
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  4. ryan_c

    ryan_c Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Floyd fanatic it's not a dominant showing. Pacquiao won(or could be a draw).
     
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    LondonRingRules Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Maidana did much better than pacquiao because maidana actually wanted to win. Manny was shameful last night, trailing massively and doesn't even go for broke in the biggest fight of his career.
     
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    LondonRingRules Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Shut up boxing_master, PAC got schooled, accept it.
     
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  7. MrSpeaker89

    MrSpeaker89 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Maidana in the first fight was fantastic. Relentless. Manny was nowhere near as aggressive.
     
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    pasky2000 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Given a chance to fight him, Manny would have made Maidana look very ordinary.

    If Floyd moves around the ring against Maidana in their first fight, like he did last night, he makes him look very ordinary also.
     
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    danieljenkins Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Not taking nothing away from chino but I honestly believe it was a lack of motivation from floyd, going from breaking ppv records against canelo to fighting chino
     
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    oibighead G.O.A.T. Full Member

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    Maidana is mean. Deserves more credit.
     
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  11. Code Red

    Code Red Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Maidana fought with his weight. He is rugged, fought dirty, attacked with both hands, unorthodox, unpredictable, knew his only chance was an all out attack. Did not try to box or out think Floyd Mayweather
     
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    acie2g Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I can't even say anything, a friend of mine I bet on the fight thought Manny won 4/5 rds smh. It's hard to give em more than 3 RDS to me.
     
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    acie2g Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    True yet other fighters have held similar size advantages, and applied a constant pressure but none before or after have been successful.
     
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    acie2g Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    That is an interesting perspective and very vaild everyone has off night's. But it's crazy Maidana was the one to bring it about.
     
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    Gneus7 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Maidana showed great determination and heart and had an awkward style as well as weight advantage. Floyd also fought a stupid fight the first time around.

    Styles make fights and fighters don't perform equally well in all fights.
     
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