Is Floyd advising team Bronner to avoid Maidana so that Floyd can fight Maidana?

[IronDanHamza]

Castillo was notably quicker, better pure boxer too plus he got dominated in the rematch and you have to imagine Floyd's ring IQ has improved since then. I genuinely don't see Maidana winning a round. Floyd isn't going to stand there not throwing while Maidana tees off on him, he's not going to stand there period.

Obviously anything can happen in sport, particularly boxing, but on paper at least I think it's very one-sided.



I think it was after but it was a retweet, it's obviously nothing conclusive.



All of this. It's about levels and Floyd is maybe 2-3 grades above Maidana as a fighter. He's above Khan too but if Khan had a chin, who knows where he'd be rated e.g. I don't think Garcia would have beaten him (my opinion).

Nothing conclusive but if he tweeted it after the fight I'd say it's likely still going to be Khan.

[LoadedWraps]

Years later we will bump this thread and remember how it once was: All before Maidana shocked the world and beat the unbeatable.














































WAR MAIDANA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[LoadedWraps]

Castillo was notably quicker, better pure boxer too plus he got dominated in the rematch and you have to imagine Floyd's ring IQ has improved since then. I genuinely don't see Maidana winning a round. Floyd isn't going to stand there not throwing while Maidana tees off on him, he's not going to stand there period.

Obviously anything can happen in sport, particularly boxing, but on paper at least I think it's very one-sided.



I think it was after but it was a retweet, it's obviously nothing conclusive.



All of this. It's about levels and Floyd is maybe 2-3 grades above Maidana as a fighter. He's above Khan too but if Khan had a chin, who knows where he'd be rated e.g. I don't think Garcia would have beaten him (my opinion).

It won't be the last time I post this if the fight indeed happens, but Maidana/Floyd will play out very much like Hatton/Floyd before he got KO'd, but I think Maidana poses more of a threat than people give him credit for.

[LoadedWraps]

I had it 50/50 when I looked at the sparring etc...

Miadana has the power and Broner the boxing skill and speed. However from Rees I knew Broner wasn't the real deal because I let PDL slide. Rees is a bum and a midget from the UK where I have seen him look like **** often. To land that many shots on Broner let me know he has no defence. Styles make fights but Paulie was close enough so I was certain Broner was not better than Khan, and that fight was 1 or 2 rounds for Khan for me.

Maidana has always had a nice jab and although slow, everyone can get hit in a 12 round fight and he has a hard hook to judge and counter. What he has is, if you aren't fast on your legs, he will hurt you or his power will make you change your game plan.

You still didn't answer his first question though. We want to know.

[IronDanHamza]

You still didn't answer his first question though. We want to know.

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[Weebler I]

Nothing conclusive but if he tweeted it after the fight I'd say it's likely still going to be Khan.

I had a look, he re-tweeted this:

"@troy786: @StephenEspinoza stephen just shows you HOW GOOD KHAN IS he beat maidana in a war bring on #floydkhan"

— Stephen Espinoza (@StephenEspinoza) December 15, 2013

then he posted:

Don't know. Haven't spoken to Floyd/his team about it yet. "@ToasterHD: how are Maidana's chances compared to Khan's for Floyd?"

— Stephen Espinoza (@StephenEspinoza) December 15, 2013

Reading his timeline he was getting a lot of stick about the Khan-FMJ fight being a possibility, I'm sure he's aware the hardcore US boxing fans aren't keen on that bout.

[IronDanHamza]

I had a look, he re-tweeted this:

"@troy786: @StephenEspinoza stephen just shows you HOW GOOD KHAN IS he beat maidana in a war bring on #floydkhan"

— Stephen Espinoza (@StephenEspinoza) December 15, 2013

then he posted:

Don't know. Haven't spoken to Floyd/his team about it yet. "@ToasterHD: how are Maidana's chances compared to Khan's for Floyd?"

— Stephen Espinoza (@StephenEspinoza) December 15, 2013

Reading his timeline he was getting a lot of stick about the Khan-FMJ fight being a possibility, I'm sure he's aware the hardcore US boxing fans aren't keen on that bout.

Hmmm, can't tell if he's trying to be coy or genuinely doesn't know ha.

If the plan is to keep is guessing then they're doing a good job.

I was certain it would be Khan but now I'm not so sure.

[Los Zetas]

You still didn't answer his first question though. We want to know.

If a person is too lazy/dumb to check something that takes a few seconds then they don't deserve an answer.

If they don't care enough then the same goes for me answering.

[Dean_Razorback]

an argentine journalist just tweeted that haymon and schaefer told contursi (marcos manager) to get chino ready for floyd in may, i don't know if he has a good source, but i would love to see chino take away that fight from khan

[Weebler I]

It won't be the last time I post this if the fight indeed happens, but Maidana/Floyd will play out very much like Hatton/Floyd before he got KO'd, but I think Maidana poses more of a threat than people give him credit for.

Maidana doesn't have Hatton's footspeed, I think he struggles to close the distance on Mayweather. Broner was not hard to get to because he generally doesn't move much. If/when he does get too close, I can see Floyd tying him up, of the pressure fighters v FMJ only Cotto has managed avoid that.

Maidana doesn't have Hatton's engine either and I think his inside game is inferior but the one thing he does have over Ricky is concussive power as well as using the jab. His jab seems way too slow for Floyd though.

Puncher's chance imo. Would love to be wrong (and it wouldn't be the first time!).