Is Floyd So Great That A Close Fight = A Lost?

[DeadLikeMe]

Floyd loses every round he doesn't outright dominate.

[Xi_]

rios does cut off the ring ....did u miss his fight against acosta where he was constantly trapping him in the corner...

and using dirty tactics is a sign of being better? lmao...using dirty tactics is desperation (when u can't beat a guy using ur actually skills) just ask lamont peterson's little brother who was getting obliterated by rios so he resorted to going low.........and determining who is physically strong is debatable....rios obliterates guys who fight him on the inside....only guys who win against rios are guys who are constantly moving (ie. pac, abril, alvarado in the second fight).

dirty tactics can change the climate of a fight.......maidana used it to his benefit. rios obliterates lw's, as soon as he stepped up to jww he wasn't as dominate.......maidana comes into the ring as a smw. maidana has fought the much better fighters and held his own. rios is a level below maidana.

[I Love Jesus!]

With any fight that results in a decision you are going to have range of opinions. Some people had Cotto vs Trout a draw, while others had Trout winning by up to 5 rounds.

You do wonder, however, what the result would have been had Maidana been allowed to wear his puncher's gloves.

Thats a fact and with that you always have potatoes who think they way they saw it is the infallible truth. But yeah that glove move is going to make Mayweather the laughing stock of boxing

[RichCCFC]

How many greats in history would have a close fight with Maidana?

Robinson, Hearns, Leonard, Duran, would De La Hoya even? stop me when you find one.

[I Love Jesus!]

That's my point. At less someone see what I'm saying!!

Ok one of the biggest Floyd knob polishers on the whole site agrees with you, Congratulations!

[Xi_]

How many greats in history would have a close fight with Maidana?

Robinson, Hearns, Leonard, Duran, would De La Hoya even? stop me when you find one.

at age 37....this maidana holds his own against most of those guys.

[johnm is...]

nope he was closer to 20/1

but even then maidana is not ranked top ten p4p...and is ranked outside the top 5 at ww...and like i said before is a crude, slow brawler...at least according to the transnational boxing rankings (which i find more to be a lot better than ring magazine rankings)...

No, he wasn't. The odds were Mayweather -1000, Maidana +700.

[RichCCFC]

at age 37....this maidana holds his own against most of those guys.

Only because those guys fought killers when they was 21-24 all the way until the end of their careers. Floyd has picked and chosen opponents, dodged legit threats and had several retirements.

[PAKYO]

Broner is laughing his ass off...

[Carpe Diem]

How many greats in history would have a close fight with Maidana?

Robinson, Hearns, Leonard, Duran, would De La Hoya even? stop me when you find one.

Floyd is 37 years old and styles make fights. Leonard was washed-up at 34 years old, but he had a greater workrate than Floyd and he would've done better against Maidana since he was naturally bigger than Floyd and Maidana wouldn't be able to bully him against the ropes. Put Floyd against any type of fighter who apply the same type of pressure that guys like Castillo, Hatton, Maidana, etc, applied against him, and Floyd would still have a problem and a tough time dealing with that type of style whether he was in his prime or not. Remember, not all pressure fighting is the same.