I knew Shane was gonna come out looking to hurt Floyd early, which he did. But Floyd did an excellent job adjusting to Shane's game after the 2nd...which is much quicker than I figured. Once he did, it was all academic. Shane just didn't have a Plan B. Floyd could have easily Ko'd Shane imo. Big ups Floyd!
Damn man if Floyd was able to bring back that killer instinct he had back in the day I would love it and Mayweather vs Pacquiao would be even better than it probably will be now.
That's the most underrated part of his game too. No one understands how difficult it is to keep your composure after you get clocked! After the 3rd, I pretty much knew it was a wrap for Floyd. Everyone else that was watching the fight still had faith for Shane, I was telling them to just give it up, Floyd already figured him out.
I promise I felt the same way. I said Shane tripped when he left him get out of that round. But everyone wanted to see how he would do under adversity. Well....he won 10 straight rounds :lol1:
Probably what the best parts of his game...adjusting!
That's the most underrated part of his game too. No one understands how difficult it is to keep your composure after you get clocked! After the 3rd, I pretty much knew it was a wrap for Floyd. Everyone else that was watching the fight still had faith for Shane, I was telling them to just give it up, Floyd already figured him out.
I agree that Floyd could have stopped Shane but he doesn't seem to have a lot of killer instinct in him. If he'd just upped the tempo in rounds 8-9 and started putting together the 4-5 combinations that we used to see from him in the lighter divisions, I believe the referee would've stopped it.
Yeah, that's the Floyd I miss. He was pretty much hitting Shane at will, but it was still impressive. He took Shane out mentally and he was ready to give up. The crowd would've gone nuts if he finished him.
I agree that Floyd could have stopped Shane but he doesn't seem to have a lot of killer instinct in him. If he'd just upped the tempo in rounds 8-9 and started putting together the 4-5 combinations that we used to see from him in the lighter divisions, I believe the referee would've stopped it.