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When does he stop the guys once he has them hurt? he counter punches 90% of the time which is a defensive strategy, he could not stop JMM and Mosley barley looked touched after the fight. Floyd looked awkward throwing punches at Mosley at times, I assume because he was trying to maintain distance while attacking.
An offensively minded boxer, by nature, is going to throw "punches in bunches" as opposed to a defensively minded counter puncher who primary reacts to the other guy in the ring. His offense is limited yet effective but to call him an aggressive boxer who beats guys down just does no fit Floyd's fighting style.
He uses defense to win fights and keep the opponent's punch stats at a minimal. When Floyd was younger I would definitely agree that he had a great offense but you can't honestly tell me that Floyd fights the same way now that he did then. He does step it up a bit once the opponent is fatigued in the late rounds but he does not go for the kill so to speak. He got lucky against Hatton with a left hook as Hatton was coming in for a punch, a matter of timing, once again, more of a defensive attack as he was reacting to Hatton's advance.
His punch stats even show the facts that Floyd is a defensively minded boxer who makes the most of his punches yet does not break guys down say like Margarito or Williams does. Williams is what I would say is the prototype of an offensive boxer, Floyd is the exact opposite IMO.
An offensively minded boxer, by nature, is going to throw "punches in bunches" as opposed to a defensively minded counter puncher who primary reacts to the other guy in the ring. His offense is limited yet effective but to call him an aggressive boxer who beats guys down just does no fit Floyd's fighting style.
He uses defense to win fights and keep the opponent's punch stats at a minimal. When Floyd was younger I would definitely agree that he had a great offense but you can't honestly tell me that Floyd fights the same way now that he did then. He does step it up a bit once the opponent is fatigued in the late rounds but he does not go for the kill so to speak. He got lucky against Hatton with a left hook as Hatton was coming in for a punch, a matter of timing, once again, more of a defensive attack as he was reacting to Hatton's advance.
His punch stats even show the facts that Floyd is a defensively minded boxer who makes the most of his punches yet does not break guys down say like Margarito or Williams does. Williams is what I would say is the prototype of an offensive boxer, Floyd is the exact opposite IMO.
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