Originally posted by S IP U IR S xII
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Roy Jones NEVER boxed in an orthodox manner. He never used a jab. He never has anything but slipping and ducking as a form of defense, and his insane speed is what put him leaps and bound above any who fought him in his prime prior to his foray into the HW division.
That said, Mayweather's style is completely systematic. Mayweather does NOT waste punches. Mayweather's defense surpasses that of Sweet Pea because he does NOT rely on ducking, bobbing or weaving. His primary defense relies completely on autonomic responses, not necessarily speed, which gives Floyd longevity that Jones never would have had.
You've shown through your post that you have a very small understanding of the boxing game. If anything, Floyd's inactivity lends years to his durability in the sport. Floyd can afford to fight once a year because he's earned it.
All these new challenges like Pacquiao, Khan, Martinez ... its the same thing they did to Roy Jones. After RJJ went up and one a piece of the HW crown, that STILL WASN'T ENOUGH!!! So detractors said he needed to do this and needed to do that. They criticized him until he finally lost.
Floyd learned from that **** and has no intentions of letting ANYONE doing that to him. Smart move too. He's already legitimately reigned in 5 divisions. He outboxed DLH when DLH outweighed him by 20+ pounds. He's consistently sought to capture the most respected and recognized title in each division: the WBC world championship. He's fought P4P fighters and he fought HOFs from the beginning starting in his 18th fight. The man is the biggest draw without King or Arum as his promoter. That in itself is a huge accomplishment.
Even now Floyd is getting ready to fight a young 24 year old WBC world champion, while his so called foil is getting ready to fight a 37 year old who has been trying to get this match with Pac for the last 3 years!
Beating Pacquiao is good for boxing, but it adds nothing significant to Floyd's resume of accomplishments. The excuses are already made:
"Pacquiao did good for a small guy"
"The testing is what really beat Pacquiao"
"Pacquiao had indigestion problems from eating too much hound"
Whatever dude. You've shown yourself as just another peasant that I must kick in the nuts and take your lunch money.
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