The perfect style to defeat Floyd is speed and height.

but there is a poinbt when so many shot it's hard to counter becuase there are so many

 

A prime Vernon Forrest would have been a nightmare for PBF.

 

Just like he was for Shane. Forrest is very underrated.

 

I said he would give him hell. I never said he would beat Floyd. You are absolutely right. Shane is no defensive genius. He just has a hell of a chin.

 

The perfect style to beat PBF IMO is a tall lanky southpaw with good, defense, speed, jab and pop. Zab almost had the formula but lacked the mental tougness in order to pull it off. Most people won't agree with me but Cory Spinks would give PBF fits.

 

I don't think Paul Williams has full control of his tools yet and would be out classed by PBF at this point. I could see PBF pop shot his way to victory. I still think well schooled pressure would do the trick, and the only person with that ability at the moment would be Cotto and Margo but Margo is limited in the skill department though he has the size, beard and toughness to make a good fight. Cotto on the other hand creates angles and can trap the quickest of fighters by limiting there movements. Effective aggressivness will always work better than trying to outbox him. Use a jab to keep him honest and then attack from angles that make him reach with his right while attacking his body. You can't allow PBF to get comfortable you can't allow him to counter you from the pocket, the key is to keep him ative allow yourself opportunities even if it mean you getting hit the object to get under his punches because he rarely throws hooking combo's blow the chest. Most of PBF's body punches come from him jumping to the side to land them he does not fully commit to his body punches unless their shot straight and from a distance. PBF rarely sits down on his hooks and when he does that's when you have an opportunity to attack.

 

I agree, he was very underrated. He just ran into the wrong man at the wrong time in his career.

 

I think Spinks would give him fits too but Floyd would try to take his head off because he doesn't feel like Spinks can hurt him. He would fight him just like he fought Corley.

 

Paul Williams could be the one but IMO he doesn't fight tall enough and throws way too many meaningless punches that open himself up for counter-punch oppurtunities. If Paul Williams had a better trainer like Manny that could bring this out he could potentially be the one.

 

The only problem I have with a tall lanky fighter would be the fact that they would fall in love with trying to outland PBF from the outside and do a lot of missing. A fighter such as Hearns who had the foot movement to go with his power and boxing ability would be perfect but no one comes close a this point and time.

 

He might but Cory is bigger and stronger than Corley has a better jab and much better defensively. So I don't think he would find standing in front of Spinks as of good of a proposition as you do.

 

Floyd doesnt get enough credit for his body attack. He would land some good body shots on tall fighters.