I miss the old Floyd.

I've been saying this for a while now... Floyd is no longer in his prime. He's 33 not 23. However, even though he's not still in his prime, he is head & shoulders above everybody else.

 

PBF was a visceral and intellectual joy.

He is far more tactical now out of necessity as age is slowly robbing him of his physical prowess. And he knows this. This is why he has taken a little less risks. He wants to enjoy the fruits of his labor, since he has sacrificed so much since his adolescent days.

If Money May cashes in regards to his fight selection in the future, I can't blame him. Though, you can't blame others for judging differently compared Pretty Boy.

 

He has smartly evolved. Fully aware of the fact that his body can no longer permit him to throw 4-5 punch combinations through the course of a 12-round fight, he's learned to pace himself and be more economical with his punches. It's served him brilliantly. When was the last time we saw Floyd gassed or losing a fight in the second half? Never.

I still find him a joy to watch.

 

Well put, a good way to look at this is that floyd doesnt have the legs he used to, thats why he depends so much on his upper body movement now. I think shane knocked floyds legs away.

 

he was amazing at 135- and wouldve been too at 140- had he stuck around. he was active- threw alot of punches, stayed in the pocket, threw combinations and had ko power.

what he did to corrales was a masterpiece.

it irks me that people say marquez wouldve given him trouble at 135 - bull****. floyd was even more dominant at that weight.

as he s gotten older and bigger hes had to adjust- but all fighters moving up tend to move less, throw less, defend more and are more conservative- its the way it is- but floyd has done it well. his style favours him as he get s older than a fighter like roy or sugars who relied so much on athleticism - and emphasised offence. his defencive emphasis makes him so tough to beat- regardless of age and weight.

only manny has been able to retain his activity and explosiveness moving up- its hell rare. but floyd i think has gotten more confident as he s moved up. after the oscar fight- i think he felt he couldnt be beat- and that confidence plays a big part in his psycholigiocal warfare with opponents. gatti, zab, mosley - were all beaten in the mind before they even stepped into the ring. speed is the most intimidating thing in the world other than power , in boxing, but even more than that- is a fighter who feels he cant lose. what else is intimidating is a fighter like manny- who dosent need to hate, or be angry when he fights- he genuinely is happy and enjoys his work- and a relaxed fighter is always a great fighter- both those guys are so calm and relaxed in the ring - doing what they do best- which is why theryre the best two small fighters of the past 30 years.

 

Not to mention his hands. I bet they're telling him to take it easy, too.

 

The Corrales highlight brought back memories ..I though Diego was going to KO him man what a surprise better yet what a clinic!

 

I think one of the reasons why Team Floyd suspects Pac of PED's is that Pac can still do things (like throw in fast combination) that Floyd can no longer do consistently, particularly at a higher weight class.

That's unfortunate, that Team Floyd goes to the PED card because of this (not to mention that Pac is 2 years younger than Floyd). Some guys age better than others. Look at Calzaghe, who was still basically the same at 36 or whatever. Other guys burn out faster, whether from hard living or just genetics.

 

Inactivity will catch up to him before any opponent does imo. He's not in his prime now but people do forget that back then Floyd was a boxer/puncher. I've mostly preffered Toney in the ring but only wish he had a better work ethic outside of it.

 

nice vid

 

Numerous things:

1. he got older and doesnt have the same stamina, he noticably slowed as he moved to 147 though
2. Believe it or not he was brawling from 135-140 and got hit allot more, hes purposely trying to box more now and be cautious imo. His father said he was getting hit way too much when he moved to train with Roger, punches less leaves less countering opportunities
3. Broke his hands multiple times so is more cautious with what he throws

 

The way he used to mix short straight punches and unorthodox ones was awesome. Reminds me of Joe Louis.