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Sorry for another Floyd thread but, this Stevens GGG fight is why I like Floyd.
Just think for a second... How many times have you found yourself yelling at the TV like:
"why don't you move....throw the left and get out, turn him, get off the ropes, throw the jab....don't just stand there.....he's open for the right-just throw it.....ETC"
Now.. how many time do you do that to Mayweather in one of his fights?? as for me, ALMOST NEVER.
He sees and does all the things that the at home "couch coaches" sees and executes them perfectly.
I am almost never home like "..hey, throw the check hook and move out left..or Hey, hes open for the right hand. he just knows and does it, exploits everything. this is why I like him, he boxes almost flawlessly.
Its really nothing more you can ask of a boxer.
Stevens lacked the skill to do the simple thing that brought him some success. He obviously was getting tagged and hurt, but at what point do you say.."ok, if I just sit here and take it then ill get stopped and lose, so **** it, let me throw the four punch combo and see what happens.. ok, that kinda worked, let me do it again, I have power and can catch him and possibly hurt him and win...." But no, he just takes the a$$ whipping laying on the ropes.... i understand it different when your getting pounded on, but what the hell man, IF YOU MOVED, even a little, maybe you wouldn't be getting your ribs tenderized.
And yet "boxing fans" criticize Floyd for moving, using his legs, evading..you know "boxing", but in the same breath give props to ALI.
anyway, sorry for the rant, back to our regularly scheduled program.
Just think for a second... How many times have you found yourself yelling at the TV like:
"why don't you move....throw the left and get out, turn him, get off the ropes, throw the jab....don't just stand there.....he's open for the right-just throw it.....ETC"
Now.. how many time do you do that to Mayweather in one of his fights?? as for me, ALMOST NEVER.
He sees and does all the things that the at home "couch coaches" sees and executes them perfectly.
I am almost never home like "..hey, throw the check hook and move out left..or Hey, hes open for the right hand. he just knows and does it, exploits everything. this is why I like him, he boxes almost flawlessly.
Its really nothing more you can ask of a boxer.
Stevens lacked the skill to do the simple thing that brought him some success. He obviously was getting tagged and hurt, but at what point do you say.."ok, if I just sit here and take it then ill get stopped and lose, so **** it, let me throw the four punch combo and see what happens.. ok, that kinda worked, let me do it again, I have power and can catch him and possibly hurt him and win...." But no, he just takes the a$$ whipping laying on the ropes.... i understand it different when your getting pounded on, but what the hell man, IF YOU MOVED, even a little, maybe you wouldn't be getting your ribs tenderized.
And yet "boxing fans" criticize Floyd for moving, using his legs, evading..you know "boxing", but in the same breath give props to ALI.
anyway, sorry for the rant, back to our regularly scheduled program.
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