How Did Floyd Really Look?

DLT19y ago

I didnt get to see the fight and I cant tell much from reading the round by round. Half the time it sounds like Floyd looked great in a clinic and half the time it sounds like Floyd easily won but it was a boring fight. I still cant tell if he boxed well or did he kind of run alot. Im dissapointed that he didnt go toe to toe more with Baldy. I know Baldy was big but I thought he would do more of that. Did he fight scared or show alot of respect? Do you think not having Roger bothered him or made him fight cautious? or am I overreacting and he looked brilliant? Did he outclass Baldy to the point where people start taking credit from Floyd? How did Floyd do in this fight and did it go how you expected and was it boring. Also, how fast did he look? Did he look faster then he looked in his 1st two 147 pound fights?

Comments (17)

kg21mvp

he looked great..he used the ring to his advantage by not letting baldomir corner him and if his cornered he used his defense and head movements to move and not get hit by baldo's shots..

19y ago

Verstyle

that defense was superb.even better then a prime tysons.(only for tonight)

19y ago

asiatazi

That's a great point he doesn't get credit for his chin. Also he was a lot more physical than Baldy. Baldy was the one that looked weak on the inside. Floyd had a great strategy in close. He knew that when they were tied up Baldy would try and throw whatever he could. So Floyd locked his arms most of the time when they were in close. Interesting point re: their comparitive strengths. One argument I questioned that some people were trying to make leading up to the fight, namely that Baldomir is the bigger, stronger fighter.............Who is at more of a disadvantage: 1.) The fighter who has to drop 30 lbs to make weight, or 2.) The fighter who does not have to make any drastic adjustments and can come in closer to his natural weight?

19y ago

Kobe_Bryant

Mayweather took about 2 or 3 clean shots from Baldomir and didn't even flinch. There goes Baldomir's "power". People really do underestimate Mayweather's chin and strength. He took Baldomir's punches and wasn't outmuscled. That's a great point he doesn't get credit for his chin. Also he was a lot more physical than Baldy. Baldy was the one that looked weak on the inside. Floyd had a great strategy in close. He knew that when they were tied up Baldy would try and throw whatever he could. So Floyd locked his arms most of the time when they were in close.

19y ago

Peterp

It was a technical boxing clinic, especially his defence. Baldy looked like he was throwing punches in slow motion As a boxer, i appreciated the skill involved in the display But i could understand a casual boxing fan finding it a tad boring.

19y ago

mic573

19y ago

PBRick

two words.... "easy work"

19y ago

Cletus_Funk

I mean to the casual fan it was boring. But, if you really watch boxing closely you can appreciate what he did out there. His reflexes were great, but Baldy is slow anyhow. Overall I expected to see what I actually saw he dodged the hell out of Blady in the corner. Did anyone else like that? Baldy had him in the corner and he kept missing Floyd and hitting the padding in the corner. Yeah, there must have been 10-15 punches that he slipped in the corner at one point. Nice. Baldomir is slow as hell though, he makes HW's look fast.

19y ago

moochi

reminded me of amateur contests......floyd was just running and countering with his fast as ever hands!!... of course it was boring, but he did what he had to do to get the win!!... baldomir couldn't do much more than to just chase floyd around and try and pin him...of course it didn't work!!

19y ago

Biolink

He looked great.Most of all he fought HIS fight.

19y ago

kerrminator

His defence made Baldi look amateurish. he could hardly land a glove on him. It would have been silly to stand toe to toe with a man 1 stone heavier that you when you dont need to. Calzaghe was given praise for his shtout points win over Lacy so I dont see why PBF should be any different after such a good performance.

19y ago

TheEvilSaint

floyd looked great, but the fight looked like the ugliest of shits. floyd dominated like he said, but he didnt really look "dominant".

19y ago

Ringo

Quite honestly, PBF lookd bored. He epitomized "stick and move." Didn't even bother looking for opportunities; they came to him. Baldy would come forward thinking he could walk through the first volley of punches, but only one or two quick pops would come. Floyd made a few mistakes he wouldn't get away with against a faster fighter, though. Namely, getting backed into a corner. A few times he'd just back up and start swaying, fight-night style. Baldy never touched him, unfortunately, but he wouldn't get away with that fighting someone like Williams.

19y ago

jack_the_rippuh

His head movement in tight spots was amazing. At the end of the day, I should've just jacked my dick instead of watching that fight.

19y ago

Kobe_Bryant

19y ago

bishop2006

Brilliant boxing lesson,He won 11 out of 12 rounds,and that 1 round Baldo won was very close

19y ago

TyrantT316

Think almost Floyd/Gatti like...only Baldomir at least tried to come forward more... Steward and Merchan were on his ass for not being stupid and trying to knock the bigger man out...even when Floyd doesn't need to... they won't give him any credit at all..I guess they think less of Sweet Pea too

19y ago