Mayweather is a defensive fighter, and he is the face of boxing right at the moment, and boxing's biggest cash cow... The forces who stand to make a profit off the biggest cash cow will ensure defensive fighting isn't deemed negative... ...Once Mayweather retires we can go back to real prize fighting when fighters who showed warrior mentallity like Leonard, Duran, Ali, Robinson, De La Hoya, etc... Remember when Oscar was crucified for doing in the last 3 rounds against Trinidad exactly what some "defensive fighters" do today and get credit and praise for... Yeah, can't wait for this era to be over...Worst era of boxing for sure.
-More average joes would participate in boxing as a workout sort of hobby. -Less injuries and brain damage from career boxers over the short and long term.
Floyd spent a lot of time in the pocket in his carreer come on!he fight on the move a little more now because he is almost 40 years old and cant rely only on his reflexes in the pocket anymore:think