His legs are not what they used to be. He would have probably had a bad time later on in the fight if he moved to avoid Maidana rather than laying on the ropes using his shoulder. Don't wanna get tired against Maidana...he recognised Chino wouldn't be able to carry that pace...but if he did Floyd would have been fcked. As many have already commented on and even Roger has stated...Floyd should have opened up more. He was very tentative and nervous about opening up on Maidana whenever he had control of the ring positioning and Chino wasn't pushing the action. Wise? maybe...I don't know whether Maidana would have been able to counter Floyd fast offence anyway...he was very wary & respectful of what Maidanas power could do.
One thing I noticed was maidana used a high low variable height It's a tactic that totally fucc&ed Floyd's timing up Floyd couldn't get any rhythm until round seven The high low jab meant Floyd was really struggling so whe went into turtle shell mode And Marcos could feint high lows and push Floyd into the ropes where he opened upand really did some damage Crazy to think such a simple tactic destroyed one of the best defense technicians who ever boxed
Wrong game plan, especially the first 5 rounds of his fight with Maidana. I think FLoyd proved to everyone in his 2 previous fights before Maidana that he still has a lot left in his legs. His fight with Guerrero was a masterpiece, anytime he was close to getting pinned on the ropes he showed everyone how elite his footwork still is as well as his lateral movement. The only 2 fights of his that I can remember in recent years where FLoyd didn't utilize the entire ring and decided to sit in the pocket a lot more than he normally does at WW/JMW was against Miguel Cotto and Maidana. The interesting thing is before both of those specific fights, he kept saying over and over to media pundits that he wasn't going to move around too much and he would exchange in the pocket. He was a man of his word for both of those fights, but he shouldn't normally fight like that at these higher weights. It actually makes him susceptible to getting hit back when he stands in the pocket for too long. Let's see what he does in his next matchup against whoever it is. I'd imagine he'll revert back to his style that had him dominate The Ghost and Alvarez.
Guys, it wouldn't have made sense to box Cotto, Canelo or Maidana. Those guys are good at cutting off the ring. You have to give those guys angles, dictate your offense, use defense and land hard counters. Floyd's legs are not what they used to be, but whose are at age 37 when you've been fighting professionally since what 20 years of age...
Pretty Boy... yea I don't see him choosing to get bum rushed by Maidana for the fans. He could give a rats ass about the fans, he fights for himself and money.
well he said he didnt even have a game plan for that fight Thats a guy you want to have a game plan against lol
floyd says he's going to stand there and fight.... floyd stands there and fights. maidana doesn't land ****. floyd picks him off with perfectly placed counters. rounds 10-12...floyd uses his legs and moves around maidana easily. again...maidana doesn't land **** but starts to eat more punches. floyd wins. there's nothing that leads me to believe he doesn't have legs. especially when he moves so effortlessly in the closing rounds. floyd did exactly what he wanted to do in the fight despite maidanas rough housing and cheap shots. i used to believe that is what it would take to take floyd out of his game. floyd proved that theory wrong. i am now convinced the only way to beat him is to knock him out.
I believe the legs may be done compared to his youth. I am reminded though of the game plan he used early in the Jesus Chavez fight. Chavez had a knee injury, and couldn't deal with movement. Floyd didn't move much