Is Floyd Past His Prime?

[shawn_]

Yes it was, but the Left hand is the reason Floyd was not in his typical shell. I'm telling you strait up, the shell falls apart against southpaws.

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

Is Ricky extremely skillful? Yes or no?

I say no. He has won his fights on physicality and energy. Not extreme skill.

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

Yes it was, but the Left hand is the reason Floyd was not in his typical shell. I'm telling you strait up, the shell falls apart against southpaws.

Which I agree with. Floyd was hit hard by Corley, Zab and even Sharmba.

Good observation.

[shawn_]

N'dou wasn't getting in left hooks at all. N'dou was punishing Floyd with jabs. Just like Oscar was doing when he jabbed. Floyd seems to have trouble dealing with jabbers, and I don't really know why.

[shawn_]

Yep, Floyd will always have trouble with south paws, just like James Toney did. James Toney always looked bad against south paws, and its because his shell fell apart.

[Wiley Hyena]

A looping overhand left from a southpaw is different than a looping left hook from an orthodox fighter.

That's obvious. But, it was a looping (I thought straight, but..) right that caught Floyd. That was from the southpaw Corley.

I'm talking about the left hooks connected by N'dou. He's orthodox.

It's N'dou that I'm interested in. He's orthodox.

[Fox McCloud]

That's obvious. But, it was a looping (I thought straight, but..) right that caught Floyd. That was from the southpaw Corley.

I'm talking about the left hooks connected by N'dou. He's orthodox.

It's N'dou that I'm interested in. He's orthodox.

I don't know what everyone else saw, but I didn't see a lot of hooks get in by N'dou. Also... if they did, keep in mind that they probably weren't the most precise punches, considering he had his head buried in Floyd's chest the whole ****ing time he was throwing them... they were probably coming from weird ass angles if they were connecting. I didn't see many of them get through though.

[Wiley Hyena]

N'dou wasn't getting in left hooks at all. N'dou was punishing Floyd with jabs. Just like Oscar was doing when he jabbed. Floyd seems to have trouble dealing with jabbers, and I don't really know why.

You saw N'dou getting to him with the jab, not the left hook?

[shawn_]

N'dou didn't get left hook in on Floyd. He got in stiff jabs. Really stiff jabs, but Mayweather controlled that fight, even though those jabs made him look horrible.

I am a Mayweather hater by the way, but I am well versed in all of his fights and his style.

[shawn_]

It might look like those hooks are landing to you, but believe me, they didn't do anything. It was all the jabs.