Bonner just stood there like a statue and didn't do ANYTHING when he attempted the shell. All Maidana did was show the weakness of the guard when you don't do anything with it. No guard in boxing is meant to be used statically, it is meant to be fluid and include footwork etc.
Shell or no shell --- it didnt matter. Broner was one dimensional. He stays still --- in one place. Slips one punch at a time. He was there to be hit all day long.
Floyd and Broner use the shell and shoulder roll two different ways, Floyd shoulder rolls when on the ropes and fires counter punches while rolling, broner uses the shell and shoulder roll in the middle of the ring and he isnt offensive when using it. Plus floyd shows fighters different styles thru out the fight, he might use the shoulder roll, he might try and walk a fighter down, he might use alot of movement and footwork...broner cant switch up like that. He fights ONE way.
Sorry, couldn't decide which post to reply to but this one's as good as any. There's a world of difference between a fighter who uses the shell and shoulder roll as part of an overall understanding and use of boxing technique and one who uses it cos it seems to work sometimes. It became clear very early that Maidana was looping his overhands really high to get over Broners shoulder - it might mean that KO punches weren't as likely, but they still hurt and opened up other opportunities. Broner was never able to make the adjustment necessary to the high OH (which caught him throughout the fight) and also fell victim to Maidanas misdirection - the repeated body attacks which led to the body-feint and second round KD. IDK - Broner was read quite well - he was figured out in a way that a truly talented (or experienced) fighter shouldn't have been - or at least should have had the answers to. To me it just seemed like Maidanas team had studied and trained for Broner, but Broner had no understanding of what he might have to do if the going got tough.