floyd throws alot of elbows.

[WaRCoTTo]

People need to understand that when you throw a body punch with true commitment there is always a greater chance that circumstances will change in the process of the punch being thrown that may result in it unintentionally creeping low.

There are also two other things that count against Miguel:
1) His body punches truly hurt ppl so they look for any way they can to make them stop, including complaining to the referee unnecessarily (see Torres)
2) He has a reputation and the fighters and referees no about it which can lead to fighters overexaggerating the impact of a low or belt blow to attempt to disrupt Miguel's fight plan or even see him deducted of a point (see Judah).

That is my take on it anyway.

Damn..

very well put..I've never looked at it that in depth..but always saw it as common sense that if ur a body puncher..some will slip a lil lower...

and a great example of ur post is the Corley-Cotto fight...Cotto ****** him CLEARLY on the side..above the belt line..and Corley looked at the ref like FUCK..THAT HURT!..lol..

[Pullcounter]

lol @ peeps who think floyd throws elbows like muay thai fighters...

[Dan...]

lol @ peeps who think floyd throws elbows like muay thai fighters...

I don't think anyone actually thinks that.


I am a big Floyd fan but I have always thought he used his elbows in manners that are technically not legal.

[Pullcounter]

I don't think anyone actually thinks that.


I am a big Floyd fan but I have always thought he used his elbows in manners that are technically not legal.

floyd doesn't throw elbows... at most he uses his forearm to get separation so he can punch.

[Dan...]

floyd doesn't throw elbows... at most he uses his forearm to get separation so he can punch.

Fair enough, agree to disagree.

I agree that he uses it to create punching space but I think sometimes he may take it a little further than that.

[Pullcounter]

Fair enough, agree to disagree.

I agree that he uses it to create punching space but I think sometimes he may take it a little further than that.

well, its never an act of desperation like a low blow that's for sure

[Bhopreign]

I'm watching the hatton fight, and i noticed that ****.whenever an opponent gets him against the ropes he throws elbows to get him off.tito use to do that **** tobut he use to lob his opponents head up like a pitch then he'd throw his right hand.seriously.i don't wanna hear any of cotto's detractors talk about fighting dirty.countless fighters got the dirty streak in them.chavez,hopkins, calzaghe,hatton,lewis,tyson,holyfield............. ...etc...........

Leave Hopkins out of this.

[SkillspayBills]

It's a ****ing fight, if you aren't rough then what's the point.

[Jim Jeffries]

I love hearing the explanations for this one:

[Thread Stealer]

Floyd's dirty with his forearms and elbows.

I expect fighters to be a little dirty and bend the rules.

I only really have a problem when it gets extreme.

Like for instance, Pedroza-Laporte. Why wasn't Pedroza DQ'd? He used Laporte's nutsac as a speedbag and his back as a punching bag. He also used Juan's head to practice his Muay Thai elbows.

Or Gainer-Norwood. Talk about an incompetent ref.