Piece of sht Fraud had Maidana fight with pillow gloves. Chino uses MX Everlast (like many other pro boxers do), which are better for heavy punchers that dont need to protect their hands that much. MX, Floyds pillowy Grants (suited for boxers that want more protection and arent that much offensive fighters)and the Powerlocks, they are all authorized by the boxing comission, all 8oz gloves, and its up to each fighter to chose the one that fits their needs best. Offenive boxers will often go for Everlast MX, defensive fighters like FLoyd will go for more pillow type gloves to stop incoming punchers and tradeoff offensive power of their own, or to maybe protect their own hands like a boxer with weak hands or hands injuires would.
Maidana had both custom made Argentine flag Everlast MX as well as standard red MX, both the exact same glove. Mayweather complained about the custom gloves having no padding (false, but the commision said no just in case) but there was nothing Floyd could do about the standard red MX.
But Maidana fought with PowerLocks, which have more protection for the hand but pack less of a punch and have foam instead of horse hair like MX.
The PowerLock has bridged the gap between power and protection, offering fighters a unique fight glove that appeals to every boxing style.
http://retailingtoday.com/article/everlast%E2%80%99s-lightweight-ergonomic-fight-glove-packs-punch
In fact, Powelocks also come in pink for women boxing (or for fighting Fraud's Gay ass)
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http://www.edfsuperstore.com/store/product1507.html
Maidana fked up Floyd with pillows in his hands.
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I'll clarify my post. He said someone from Team Maidana came on the Argentine TV station and said TMT would offer Maidana more money not to wear the red gloves. It looks to me like they did.
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That's right JSFD26. Hugo Basilotta spoke yesterday to argentine TV and said that Chino was going to wear the approved red everlast MX gloves but they were expecting an offer of extra money to change gloves and i believe that's what happened.
Like I said, maybe he got a little over confident in his power and decided to accept the offer. Maybe the other gloves wouldve had a different outcome, maybe not.
Thanks for verifying it.
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That's right JSFD26. Hugo Basilotta spoke yesterday to argentine TV and said that Chino was going to wear the approved red everlast MX gloves but they were expecting an offer of extra money to change gloves and i believe that's what happened.
Hope he got paid well for that because with normal MX gloves he would have done a LOT more damage. Floyd's face was touched up even with the pillow Powelock gloves.
I'll clarify my post. He said someone from Team Maidana came on the Argentine TV station and said TMT would offer Maidana more money not to wear the red gloves. It looks to me like they did.
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That's right JSFD26. Hugo Basilotta spoke yesterday to argentine TV and said that Chino was going to wear the approved red everlast MX gloves but they were expecting an offer of extra money to change gloves and i believe that's what happened.
FYI, Miguel Cotto wore the exact same Everlast MX gloves against Mayweather when he fought him. Floyd did this deliberately to reduce Maidana's punching power.
I think they didn't get paid for using different gloves in the end the boxing commission change the rules and even ban the other pair so the fight would go on not sure but I think that is what happen
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they would, if maidana was the type of fighter that would accept such a proposition
He shouldn't have accepted the glove change either, he needed to be that type of fighter.
Maybe he believed in his power a little too much. Didn't work out.
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If I'm not mistaken Nicolino said TMT was gonna offer Maidana more money not to wear the red ones.
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Why not just pay him to lose while there at it.
I'll clarify my post. He said someone from Team Maidana came on the Argentine TV station and said TMT would offer Maidana more money not to wear the red gloves. It looks to me like they did.
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they would, if maidana was the type of fighter that would accept such a proposition
He shouldn't have accepted the glove change either, he needed to be that type of fighter.
If I'm not mistaken Nicolino said TMT was gonna offer Maidana more money not to wear the red ones.
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Why not just pay him to lose while there at it.
So why did Maidana change gloves if the red MX's were approved? I missed a lot the drama last so I'm in the dark about it.
If I'm not mistaken Nicolino said TMT was gonna offer Maidana more money not to wear the red ones.
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I still haven't heard why Maidana and Robert Garcia allowed themselves to be taken advantage of when they had all the rights to wear the MX gloves
I truly hope that they at least got some money ($1 million+) or something to agree to wear those new gloves
But it's not up to them. If they didn't like the gloves it's their problem, Maidana should have carried on as normal and worn them anyway.
Unfortunately Floyd's people and maidanas people are the same (Shaefer and haymon) convinced the rest of maidanas sissy camp and they folded... I just he maidana got extra for that change..
But it's not up to them. If they didn't like the gloves it's their problem, Maidana should have carried on as normal and worn them anyway.
They said they wouldn't fight if he didn't change gloves.
These are the gloves we use to spar in our gym. Even when I got clean shots to the head, they guy doesn't feel it. Maidana was feeling that frustration.
Floyd/Ellerbe/Schaefer ignored the commission approved MX's gloves and insisted Maidana to wear pillow gloves.
But it's not up to them. If they didn't like the gloves it's their problem, Maidana should have carried on as normal and worn them anyway.
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