Fighters that counter-punch/Stick & move shouldn't get in opponents Faces

[GOAT86]

Doesn't matter if you win the title-belt on points or by KO. So it's irrelevant if you're a slickster or a puncher. Styles make fights and you just gots to know your stuff.

[cupocity303]

Doesn't matter if you win the title-belt on points or by KO. So it's irrelevant if you're a slickster or a puncher. Styles make fights and you just gots to know your stuff.

What does that have to do with what I said in this thread?

[KingTito]

I don't necessarily agree. All these guys are fighters and are gonna confront their opponent. It's their mentality. It's in their character. Not to mention it adds a lot of publicity.

[mellow_mood]

have to admit ... interesting point u bring here!! and funny too...


with that being said... this will be calderon next faceoff

calderon ---------------------first row---------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------2nd row-------------------------------------------------------------------------------3rd row------------------------------------------------------------------- and the opponent

[FLY TY]

I don't necessarily agree. All these guys are fighters and are gonna confront their opponent. It's their mentality. It's in their character. Not to mention it adds a lot of publicity.

exactly...i don't understand why ppl still don't get this...

[cupocity303]

I don't necessarily agree. All these guys are fighters and are gonna confront their opponent. It's their mentality. It's in their character. Not to mention it adds a lot of publicity.

Publicity - yes

Their character? NO

Mayorga will get in your face at the presser and he will be or try to get in your face for the entire 12 rounds, unless you knock him out or he knocks you out.

Floyd isn't made that way. Him getting all up in someones face doesn't reflect on what he is going to do on fight night. He can't do anything to Shane being that close. It's simply a false representation. If Shane wasn't so mild-mannered, he'd body slam him or knock him out. More agressive fighters like Vargas wouldn't let him get away with **** like that.

[FLY TY]

Publicity - yes

Their character? NO

Mayorga will get in your face at the presser and he will be or try to get in your face for the entire 12 rounds, unless you knock him out or he knocks you out.

Floyd isn't made that way. Him getting all up in someones face doesn't reflect on what he is going to do on fight night. He can't do anything to Shane being that close. It's simply a false representation. If Shane wasn't so mild-mannered, he'd body slam him or knock him out. More agressive fighters like Vargas wouldn't let him get away with **** like that.

end of the day, floyd touches his opponents alot more than they touch him during the fight.

[cupocity303]

end of the day, floyd touches his opponents alot more than they touch him during the fight.

No disagreement there. He does it with his beautyful accuracy, movement, counter punching etc,. And there is nothing wrong with that as I said in my original post. At the end of the day he could even end up KO'ing Mosley WITH his boxing skills.

But not while he is in his face. He is not tough guy like that and he doesn't fight like that. He doesn't have to and shouldn't have to fight like that to prove himself to some keyboard warriors either. That's not what I'm saying.

But neither should he pretend to be one of the tough come forward fighters, and be all confrontational. The Mayorga's, Miranda's, Vargas's, Trinidad's, Tyson's, hell even Cotto who does know hot to box are entitled to this for obvious reasons. Their fighting characteristics reflect that. Floyd's don't.

[Horus]

First of all, i'm a big, big fan of Mayweather's boxing skills, defense and appreciate him as a great boxer. I'm not one of those, "His style is boring chicken buaha" mutants.

I don't even mind what he says, even when I disagree with it, and take it with a grain of salt.

BUT, what I don't like is guys like him getting in opponents faces during press-conf's when their fighting-style doesn't reflect that. Fightrs like Miranda or Mayorga, hell even Mosley himself are entitled to this because they are agressive fighters and can really ****. Their style of fighting is even usefull in the real world outside of the squared circle, if they need to throw down with somebody on the streets. So if they get in someone's face and talk trash, it's legitimate because they're gonna fight that way.

Guys like Malignaggie, Cory Spinks, Sharmba Mitchell....yet alone Floyd (who doesn't move around as much as those three) , should keep a safe distance from their opponents at post-press stare down's. Reflect your boxing style. Don't pretend to be something that you're not. You're slick, you're quick, you're an athelete and a great boxer, Respect. Be that, BUT don't get up all in a fighters face because that's as close as we're gonna see you to him on fight night.

Thanks for reading, over and out...

Too some extent Ali was the same way..
They used to call Ali a runner...
"all he does is run around the ring like a chicken.."
were some of the quotes...

And Ali used to trash people in press conferences like no other!!
get with the times...

Every fighter has the right to **** talk and get in their oppenet faces, especially when they are the ones getting in the ring and have to answer for the **** they spoke about.

[mazdaru]

Agree, if a fighter isn't good at something why should they do it? Floyd isn't a brawler, no one should criticize him for not brawling. You don't like how he fights, don't watch him fight.

really? floyd can do any stlye. he cant brawl you say? hes brawled and many fights and beat ass, Hatton was the most recent victim of floyds brawling...you fail