Is it me or is Floyd getting older... and stronger?

[BrooklynBomber]

He definately is stronger, and it is no surprise. A dedicated player like Floyd should know a thing or two about importance of strength training in his 25 years of boxing or so.

[Mojita]

no. marquez has a good chin but he's got slippery feet, always falling down. mosley has a great chin and has barely been down in his entire career. mayweather looks stronger definitely, he was able to keep mosley at bay.

I don't like Mayweather as a person but as a fighter I know what he truely is in terms of talent and what he can really do.

You can't sit here and tellme if he really wanted to he couldn't KO Marquez, cause he could have very easily infact. Maybe not with a shot like Pacquiao can do but in terms of serious punishment cause of the sheer volume he'd land in a row with his combinations. Same with Mosley - he had Mosley dead and beat on his feet when Mosley basically gassed out in round 2 - had he turned it up he'd have TKO wins. Better than one-sided decisions cause you show your really surperior and KO wins ALWAYS sell - isn't that what Money wants? Just my thought.

[THE REED]

he probably took it a little easier in retirement and put on some muscle with the lack of cardio

I think it's a huge chance that is the case. He actually looked exceptionally big against Marquez, the biggest I've seen him. Although it could have been just the size difference between him and JMM that made it seem that way.

maybe handspeed but his reflex speed, which to me is his BIGGEST attribute, is still there....

Of course it's still there... that's not what I am saying.

[-EX-]

He's packed on more muscle and has grown into a full WW body...lost some speed but still quick and the sharpness couldn't be better...

Regardless at these higher weights he doesn't throw combinations...some say cuz he doesn't have to...or he could be trying not to awkardly land a punch and damage those hands...if they aren't 100 percent like he claims they are...

[Holtol]

I've heard bone mass and muscle mass increases till around 40.

[Doctor_Tenma]

As for speed, I can't really say. He looked so fast against Marquez, didn't look as fast against Mosley...but that may be because he commited to his punches against Mosley. As for stronger, I agree 100%. He is finally looking like a WW, he's hitting noticeably harder.

[AssasinKing]

Well its obvious that hes put on alot of weight.....

He used to weigh 149 in fights...now hes surely around 160ish....

Plus hes also planting his feet and actaully throwing big power shots, where as before he was just jumping around throwing punches, not near as big as the ones hes throwing now

So in a sense yes hes got stronger, but no because of his age...but because he was willing to put on the weight to be stronger, and actually plant his feet to throw bombs

[And Still]

He looks a lot stronger at 33 than he did at 29 in the division.

A hair slower... but a lot stronger.

He has definitely grown into a full welterweight.

Yes... older, stronger...and slower.

That is a natural progression of somebody's body.

[And Still]

Well its obvious that hes put on alot of weight.....

He used to weigh 149 in fights...now hes surely around 160ish....

Plus hes also planting his feet and actaully throwing big power shots, where as before he was just jumping around throwing punches, not near as big as the ones hes throwing now

So in a sense yes hes got stronger, but no because of his age...but because he was willing to put on the weight to be stronger, and actually plant his feet to throw bombs

You think he went from 160 to 146 for the weigh-in?

[STRUGG]

i think hes starting to grow.............them man balls already.....................not running and ****........props to him