Floyd has the most important intangible...

To make it more precise, what sets him apart is intuition. Knowing what the opponent will do a split second before he does it.

It's a gift but it's not about intelligence as far as I'm concerned. In boxing terms, instead of intuition we'll use "timing" and in his case it's an incredible one of a kind timing ! Mario Lemieux, the ex great NHL player once said that what made him so special on the ice is that he was sort of able to see the action develop in slow motion while it's at full speed for others. That special capability made it easy for him to out feint players and simply out play them..

It's a special talent that can compare to say "Wayne Gretzky" in hockey always knowing where everybody was on the ice without ever looking at them in order to make the most brilliant passes possible or like special point guards in basketball that dish out of no where, a perfect pass to a teammate without ever looking in their direction...

They're all special talents based on some sort of 6th sense !!

 

I think a lot of people mistake fighting defensively for fighting smart, in the same way that aggressive boxers are rarely given fair praise for their skills. There's plenty of these in boxing.

But I do agree that Floyd is a smart fighter. However, is he smarter than Richardson? I don't think so, and that is what it comes down to. Mosley is going to be doing whatever Richardson says, because he is a very good pupil.

 

nice interview. just read it.

 

wasnt it from 144 to 146?

 

I love it. Because you choose NOT to sit and trade like something from "GHETTO BRAWLS" or that barbaric MMA (yeah I said it) you're seen as being "cautious" or "fighting safe" right? How short sighted.

Love the JLC mentions also because those that say that FAIL to mention what happened in the rematch,lol.

To answer the above that I quoted. One, you never see Floyd with his feet close together. What does that mean to those that haven't boxed?? One he knows that BALANCE is more important that speed and power. Contrary to popular believe Floyd has DEFINITELY been tagged in his career but I personally believe it's been his great stability (thats not recognized) that kept him up along with his mental toughness.

In addition to what else he does smart is he chooses NOT to get into what we call "war stories". All that crap of "YOU HIT ME, I"LL HIT YOU HARDER" which is a natural human insticnt. In the midst of combat he knows all that does is feed into the other guy. So he'll make the other guy MISS which will frustrate them thus making them try harder and make them open for counters later.

Hate the man because he's a big mouth, Black, arrogant, etc but don't hate his skills and attributes because he does bring a unique set of tools that is rare in the game today.

 

the JMM fight? Might have been I'm not entirely sure. Cant be arsed to check either right now Either way, my point is that it's easy for Floyd to look good against illegible opponents, regardless of how masterful he actually is, which is why im well up for the Shane fight.

I'm picking Shane to win. One thing that simply hasn't been incredibly well documented is Floyd's chin. We've never really seen him take a flush punch, let alone "punishment." It'll be very interesting to see how he reacts to, what I believe will be an inevitable clean hook from Mosley and I personally don't think he'll be able to handle it. I fully expect May to make Mosley look stupid at times and we'll be watching replays of Mayweathers defensive prowess ridiculing Shane, but I simply don't think May will be able to handle Shane's raw power.

 

Floyd's most important intangible is timing. He arrived post Quartey, mosley, dlh, tito welter era.

 

Seriously though, he has a lot of tangibles that are so good we don't really need to look for "intangibles."