I always thought 2005 was Floyd at his peak. Some people tend to associate the time he became a PPV star as his peak. But I slightly disagree with that, even Floyd would disagree. He has said his body broke down after the Sharmba Mitchell fight.
In 2005 Floyd fought three times and they were all impressive showings and all fights were stopped. The Gatti fight might have been his single best performance ever in the ring. After 2005 Floyd slowly regressed and it showed in his performances.
Floyd, is that you???
For whatever reasons Floyd feels he is great, is allot different from my personal reasons. And you have never seen Floyd speak on the things I speak on. He has a bunch of repeated comments all over!
Yeah he was on point with his performance in that fight. I know the fight with Canelo was at 152 and before the fight i said Canelo was too green but Canelo pushed for the fight, they thought they were ready and they thought they were getting Mayweather at the right time. They even refuse to fight on another Mayweather undercard, just to push the fight through.
Unfortunately for Canelo Mayweather is just too good for him or anyone in this era. He just mixed it up against Canelo and for all Canelo fighting experience he hasn't seen anything like that before.
And Floyd was 150lbs and 37yrs old, while Nelio was 22yrs old and 165lbs.
I need to edit my comment, I said "big boy fights" I meant to say "big boy weights" That fight with Canelo outdid everything Floyd did at the big boy weights, while what he did with Gatti, outdid everything he did at the smallboy weights!
Another great shout, because Corley was game in that fight. He threw everything at PBF, and to see PBF hurt/stunned a few times shows me Corley went all out.
Yep.. That's when you see what a fighter is made of. Floyd went to another gear after that 4th round vicious Corley right hand. I remember it like yesterday.
It was a damn exciting fight!
Corley. That was vintage Floyd.
Another great shout, because Corley was game in that fight. He threw everything at PBF, and to see PBF hurt/stunned a few times shows me Corley went all out.
He had multiple peeks. For me, from the JMM fight to the Canelo fight. He was completely different in each fight. Against JMM, he countered every single thing JMM did, and capitalized on every single mistake JMM made. He was flawless and reflexes were at their best. Against Shane, he performed this once in a lifetime Bruce-Lee-Like asshippin, throwing these fastass karate shots, it was amazing.
Against Ortiz he was strong, walked him down flatfooted, and I actually loved the ending. It was very dramatic.
Against Canelo, it was like a combination of all of the fights I named. He walked him down and overpowered him from the opening round. One minute he was in the pocket rolling, then he is on the ropes, then he is midrange, then he's on the backfoot. I have to say, that the Canelo fight outdid every single thing Floyd has ever done at the big boy fights. And the Gatti fight outdid everything he did at the lower weights.
Yeah he was on point with his performance in that fight. I know the fight with Canelo was at 152 and before the fight i said Canelo was too green but Canelo pushed for the fight, they thought they were ready and they thought they were getting Mayweather at the right time. They even refuse to fight on another Mayweather undercard, just to push the fight through.
Unfortunately for Canelo Mayweather is just too good for him or anyone in this era. He just mixed it up against Canelo and for all Canelo fighting experience he hasn't seen anything like that before.
His win over Oscar was a good performance by Mayweather. He had just turned 30 so he was still in his prime and he fought very well that night. Oscar wasn't too far past his prime and he was the bigger man. I thought Floyd clearly won and the fight should have been a ud win for him.
he had 1 win in 3 years when he fought floyd, should have lost 2 out of his last 3 fights, and he never had another decent win in his career after that fight. he beat trinidad in 99, whitaker in 97 and chavez in 96. he fought floyd in 2007 so pretty sure he was far past his prime.
His win over Oscar was a good performance by Mayweather. He had just turned 30 so he was still in his prime and he fought very well that night. Oscar wasn't too far past his prime and he was the bigger man. I thought Floyd clearly won and the fight should have been a ud win for him.
He had multiple peeks. For me, from the JMM fight to the Canelo fight. He was completely different in each fight. Against JMM, he countered every single thing JMM did, and capitalized on every single mistake JMM made. He was flawless and reflexes were at their best. Against Shane, he performed this once in a lifetime Bruce-Lee-Like asshippin, throwing these fastass karate shots, it was amazing.
Against Ortiz he was strong, walked him down flatfooted, and I actually loved the ending. It was very dramatic.
Against Canelo, it was like a combination of all of the fights I named. He walked him down and overpowered him from the opening round. One minute he was in the pocket rolling, then he is on the ropes, then he is midrange, then he's on the backfoot. I have to say, that the Canelo fight outdid every single thing Floyd has ever done at the big boy fights. And the Gatti fight outdid everything he did at the lower weights.
Floyd, is that you???
He had multiple peeks. For me, from the JMM fight to the Canelo fight. He was completely different in each fight. Against JMM, he countered every single thing JMM did, and capitalized on every single mistake JMM made. He was flawless and reflexes were at their best. Against Shane, he performed this once in a lifetime Bruce-Lee-Like asshippin, throwing these fastass karate shots, it was amazing.
Against Ortiz he was strong, walked him down flatfooted, and I actually loved the ending. It was very dramatic.
Against Canelo, it was like a combination of all of the fights I named. He walked him down and overpowered him from the opening round. One minute he was in the pocket rolling, then he is on the ropes, then he is midrange, then he's on the backfoot. I have to say, that the Canelo fight outdid every single thing Floyd has ever done at the big boy fights. And the Gatti fight outdid everything he did at the lower weights.
I also thought about the Canelo fight. He just outboxed a naturally bigger guy, but not an ordinary big guy since we all know Canelo have skills. Floyd was fun to watch in that fight
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