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Where does this stem from. I'm not gonna say he doesn't becuz I'll just assume in my inexperience I missed a few key elements to prove, but I've never seen him have any trouble with a southpaw that he wouldn't also have had with a right handed fighter...
My immediate memory reminds me of the moment in the Corley fight and the first 4 or so round of the Judah fight.
When u watch the Corley fight, Floyd certainly gets rocked, but it wasn't becuz Corley is a southpaw, it was becuz Floyd was trying to brawl with him and left himself open. Its as simple as that. In fact, I think it was a RIGHT hook if I'm not mistaken.
In the Judah fight... Well, who hasn't Zab caught with a good counter straight left, or left uppercut? People forget how good Zab always was early on in his fights. And since Floyd adjusts to his opponents, fighting a defensive counter puncher will take at least 4 good rounds to properly adapt to... The counter straight left may have had something to do with Zab being a southpaw, but no more so than it does any other orthodox fighter he fights.
To prove my point, lets bring up Floyd's last fight against Mosley. Mosley caught Floyd with just as good a punch as he's ever taken, and he's not a southpaw. He's not even a tricky counter puncher or anything like that. So basically Floyd just got lazy for a second and got caught. In the Corley he was looking to brawl, and was only thinking offense and got caught, and in the Judah fight, he was still making adjustments and got countered...
So basically, let me know what u think. I'd prefer instead of just saying he does that u provide examples. Maybe break down what happened in those fights, or any fight against a southpaw where it appeared he had any trouble and let me know...
I'm not saying he doesn't, I'm just saying I don't see it!!
My immediate memory reminds me of the moment in the Corley fight and the first 4 or so round of the Judah fight.
When u watch the Corley fight, Floyd certainly gets rocked, but it wasn't becuz Corley is a southpaw, it was becuz Floyd was trying to brawl with him and left himself open. Its as simple as that. In fact, I think it was a RIGHT hook if I'm not mistaken.
In the Judah fight... Well, who hasn't Zab caught with a good counter straight left, or left uppercut? People forget how good Zab always was early on in his fights. And since Floyd adjusts to his opponents, fighting a defensive counter puncher will take at least 4 good rounds to properly adapt to... The counter straight left may have had something to do with Zab being a southpaw, but no more so than it does any other orthodox fighter he fights.
To prove my point, lets bring up Floyd's last fight against Mosley. Mosley caught Floyd with just as good a punch as he's ever taken, and he's not a southpaw. He's not even a tricky counter puncher or anything like that. So basically Floyd just got lazy for a second and got caught. In the Corley he was looking to brawl, and was only thinking offense and got caught, and in the Judah fight, he was still making adjustments and got countered...
So basically, let me know what u think. I'd prefer instead of just saying he does that u provide examples. Maybe break down what happened in those fights, or any fight against a southpaw where it appeared he had any trouble and let me know...
I'm not saying he doesn't, I'm just saying I don't see it!!
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