Mayweather's style - dissapointing?

[Azteca]

Floyd since the Castillo fights, which were both very close and many (including myself) think Jose Luis deserved the decision in the first fight, has picked and chosen his opponents very carefully. His biggest challenge from a style viewpoint was Zab Judah but Judah had displayed before and since he is your classic front-runner who loses heart when things aren't going his way.

I was never a Floyd fan but respected him as a boxer. After Oscar turned out to have more left than FLoyd's team expected and Floyd responded by running and trying to pot-shot his way to a decision, my respect for him as a boxer has diminished. He has great skills from basically growing up in the gym but when it comes to having that something extra to be a great champion, he just doesn't have it. He showed it in the Castillo rematch and he showed it here. And it's not about being slick defensively.
Ali and Ray Leonard were both slick 'pretty boy' boxers who hated to get hit . . but does anyone imagine in similar situations them not trying to seal the deal and close strong vs a 34 year old partially retired fighter?

The funny thing is, as someone stated Floyd is going to demand even more money to ever step into the ring again.

But this fight HURT his marketability. The casual fans who watched the fight with me all said "I'm never paying to see that guy again"

In boxing, there is slick, and then there is safety first. Slick can win fights, and be entertaining-Loughran-Braddock for example . . .Loughran in the later rounds fired beautiful combinations and displayed footwork that was as smooth as silk. Floyd stared, jogged, and then tried to fire some one-punch duds which were mostly blocked by a guy who's never been known to be great defensively.

[shawn_]

The second Castillo fight wasn't close. The first one, he lost without a shadow of a doubt.

[kayjay]

Great post; I have a lot of respect for Floyd's win over Oscar, but no it didn't help his marketability. From that standpoint he'd have been better off slugging and getting knocked out. The casual fans sometimes forget who wins anyway, they just remember if they enjoyed the fight

[SkillspayBills]

People tend to forget, who exposed Zab Judah as a front runner who gasses out during fights? Was it Kosta? NO. Was it Cory Spinks? NO. It was FLOYD MAYWEATHER who did that and after the fight when asked what his strategy was he said "Zab is a front runner he is good for the first 4 rounds and than gasses out" we found this out because Floyd was the one to expose him as such, and now everyone uses that blueprint.

[Azteca]

People tend to forget, who exposed Zab Judah as a front runner who gasses out during fights? Was it Kosta? NO. Was it Cory Spinks? NO. It was FLOYD MAYWEATHER who did that and after the fight when asked what his strategy was he said "Zab is a front runner he is good for the first 4 rounds and than gasses out" we found this out because Floyd was the one to expose him as such, and now everyone uses that blueprint.

lol.........we always knew that he was undisciplined and a front runner. What about his fight with Witter. Corley. Have you seen those?
Baldomir maybe? You do know he fought Zab before, right?

[SkillspayBills]

lol.........we always knew that he was undisciplined and a front runner. What about his fight with Witter. Corley. Have you seen those?
Baldomir maybe? You do know he fought Zab before, right?

Obviously those fights showed zab being undisciplined I am talking about the BLUEPRINT to beat him. Have YOU seen any fights past this year, we all know your knowledge of boxing is subpar, to say the least.

[Azteca]

Obviously those fights showed zab being undisciplined I am talking about the BLUEPRINT to beat him. Have YOU seen any fights past this year, we all know your knowledge of boxing is subpar, to say the least.

Yeah, my knowledge is just terrible.

You do know that Baldomir fought Zab before Floyd did...or are you going to keep spinning and running from the question.

[kayjay]

C'mon skils, now you're going to tell us that Floyd ruined Gatti too, who was already ruined and never that good in the first place.

Zab is what he is, Floyd beat him, but he was already known for what he is. He wins five rounds against Baldy then loses the rest. Damn man Floyd is a great fighter, but don't just defend him at all costs.

[THe TRiNiTY]

Jesus, CHRIST.. For the last time, Mayweather didn't run against De La Hoya. He stayed in the pocket and blocked most of the shots. Hell, he fought most of the fight with his back on the ropes, blocking shots and landing the crisper shots. Against the ropes, you ACTUALLY CAN'T run. He's the naturally smaller guy, fighting a guy with a solid chin and he SOMETIMES have brittle hands, and you expect him to slug it out??? The hell is wrong with people?

[SkillspayBills]

Yeah, my knowledge is just terrible.

You do know that Baldomir fought Zab before Floyd did...or are you going to keep spinning and running from the question.

Who's victory looked more impressive the SD by Baldomir managed to pull off against Zab or the blueprint to "let him swing his way for 4 rounds and than turn up the water and drown him" which Floyd employed to perfection? Who is your favorite active fighter?