u said that about, Originally Posted by Bladegunner View Post So this old limited counterpuncher just beat the best version of maidana available i am having trouble finding the stupidity of said comment. can you please help me out
go watch the fight and yeah I know what a counter is and it has to land, it's not enough to throw and miss; floyd was busy surviving on the ropes there was no time for good counters duh
Limited counterpuncher, ah! Tell that to Phillip NDou. Tell that to Arturo Gatti R.I.P. Tell that to Diego Corrales R.I.P. Tell that to Ricky Hatton. Tell that to Oscar. Tell that to Carlos Baldomir. Tell that to Robert Guerrero. But specially look yourself at connect rate against your man Chino 65% connecting power punches.
Floyd's flaws have been exploited numerous times but he's so good at adapting and utilizing his superior speed and movement to take that away from his opponents. Floyd is older now and his style is one that reflects a less mobile Mayweather. He's still got some wheels but they aren't like they use to be and to be honest.....I like this Floyd better. Floyd now is boxing more than ever....he's also fighting more than ever. Floyd in his physical prime would use his athletic ability and superior speed to avoid having to exchange and would pot shot all night long.....he would win by out pointing his opposition so easy that it was boring. Now Floyd is older and maybe a half step slower.....he's standing his ground more and showing his defensive skills constantly in close quarters. That requires more skill than what he use to do before where he let his legs get him out of range and out of danger but people would always rag on him that he was "running" or on his "bike". No one can say that now....Floyd is a masterful boxer and is so much more appreciated at this stage of his career than ever....That's just my opinion. All the questions about his heart and warrior mentality should be answered emphatically with his performance against Miadana and Miguel. He should fight Manny though....both are older...a little slower and still winning at the sports highest levels. It's not as significant now....but a Floyd vs PAC fight is still the most important fight in boxing.
I agree with you Floyd looks like an ATG against limited fighters with the wrong game plan Maidana is a limited fighter that had the correct game plan and looked what happened, a controversial win whith dubious official scorecard :think Now we can only imagine what would happened against a good fighter with the correct game plan, but again the cherry picking comes in play and we may never find out
Cotto is a good fighter who employed a similar gameplan, and he lost. Ditto for Castillo, Jesus Chavez, and Hatton. And Maidana was a top 10 fighter and a world champion.
In the 2nd round Chino had Floyd on the ropes and Floyd threw a right uppercut to the stomach, and a left hook to the head on Chino. Blazing. Backed Maidana right up.
C'mon now thats just hating hes much more than that hes also : A Woman Beater. A Racist. A Coward. A Cherrypicker. A Ducker. Give the man his due and stop hating.