All Access Epilogue

[radioraheem]

Glove type matters...

There can be different structures that benefit different styles. Powerlocks don't benefit Maidana's style. He doesn't have brittle hands like your eternal hero

With continual usage of 'punchers' gloves, he may very well end up with worse hands than Floyd later on after boxing is over.

[Daddy T]

With continual usage of 'punchers' gloves, he may very well end up with worse hands than Floyd later on after boxing is over.

or his hands could be perfectly fine. Some people have different natural advantages when they come to the ring, others have natural disadvantages. One of floyd's few natural disadvantages is he has brittle wrists. One of maidana's natural advantages is he doesn't have brittle wrists and has good power. Floyd negated maidana's natural advantages by forcing him to wear gloves with extra padding designed for guys like floyd (with brittle hands) which maidana doesn't need to use.

be like maidana saying floyd has good fotwork ... ok lets make him wear sandals to negate that advantage so we then have an even playing field ... it's bs.

or be like putting a helmet on amir kahn to even the playing field cause he has a natural disadvantage due to his chin etc and justify it by saying ... well the guy has more chance of ending up with brain damage in a few years time if he doesn't wear a helmet etc

[Syf]

Fair enough, didn't mean to try and put you on the spot or ask for credentials online, I just get the feeling some dudes here actually believe that Maidana really fought in sparring gloves.

I won't disagree that it was a shitty move on Floyd and his team's part to not allow Maidana to use his choice of gloves (after the blue ones). I just hope if/when a rematch takes place, this won't be an issue and there won't be any excuses from either side.

It's fine...

I too hope Maidana gets to wear a puncher's glove in a rematch. I can't help but wonder what a glove with more power transference would have done to change the landscape of the fight we just saw.

[radioraheem]

or his hands could be perfectly fine. Some people have different natural advantages when they come to the ring, others have natural disadvantages. One of floyd's few natural disadvantages is he has brittle wrists. One of maidana's natural advantages is he doesn't have brittle wrists and has good power. Floyd negated maidana's natural advantages by forcing him to wear gloves with extra padding designed for guys like floyd (with brittle hands) which maidana doesn't need to use.

be like maidana saying floyd has good fotwork ... ok lets make him wear sandals to negate that advantage so we then have an even playing field ... it's bs.

or be like putting a helmet on amir kahn to even the playing field cause he has a natural disadvantage due to his chin etc and justify it by saying ... well the guy has more chance of ending up with brain damage in a few years time if he doesn't wear a helmet etc

First I said he MAY... so that indicates it's not a guarantee that what I'm saying will happen. It's just a nice possibility.

Your comparisons though are terrible. 8 oz gloves, regardless of the brand, are powerful gloves. Comparing to 'ok, let's have him wear sandals'? This is what the other guy was talking about in how some of you are clueless thinking that a different style or brand of 8 oz gloves is actually 'pillows.' Regardless of brand, 8 oz gloves are NO JOKE. Then the other fact is -- the less the padding, the higher the possibility you can damage your hands. Whether you see the effects sooner or way later in the future, you won't know til it happens. It's a risk a fighter takes.

[Syf]

First I said he MAY... so that indicates it's not a guarantee that what I'm saying will happen. It's just a nice possibility.

Your comparisons though are terrible. 8 oz gloves, regardless of the brand, are powerful gloves. Comparing to 'ok, let's have him wear sandals'? This is what the other guy was talking about in how some of you are clueless thinking that a different style or brand of 8 oz gloves is actually 'pillows.' Regardless of brand, 8 oz gloves are NO JOKE. Then the other fact is -- the less the padding, the higher the possibility you can damage your hands. Whether you see the effects sooner or way later in the future, you won't know til it happens. It's a risk a fighter takes.

Is that what Floyd was babbling about in the post fight press conference when asked about the gloves and he said he's just "looking out for the safety of both fighters"

He was worried about Marcos's hands? Lmao it all makes sense now, what a thoughtful guy.

[radioraheem]

Is that what Floyd was babbling about in the post fight press conference when asked about the gloves and he said he's just "looking out for the safety of both fighters"

He was worried about Marcos's hands? Lmao it all makes sense now, what a thoughtful guy.

No, he wasn't worried about Marco's hands. In fact, in terms of hand issues, the maker of Grant was the one that mentioned he'd probably be more concerned with the fighter having hand issues from that style of glove.

[check hook]

What did everyone think?
My biggest complaint is too much of the kids, especially Mayweather's daughter (man she was annoying). Also does anyone really care about Justin Beiber's take on a fight?
Some dumb moments but I liked that they spoke about the gloves. I also thought the way they edited the fight was strange. I know that Maidana controlled mostly early and Floyd late but they took out all of Floyd's good work from early in the fight and made it seem like Maidana was kicking his ass and then I don't think they showed Maidana landing a punch in the second half.

Best part was when they both commented on Broner

[Daddy T]

First I said he MAY... so that indicates it's not a guarantee that what I'm saying will happen. It's just a nice possibility.

Your comparisons though are terrible. 8 oz gloves, regardless of the brand, are powerful gloves. Comparing to 'ok, let's have him wear sandals'? This is what the other guy was talking about in how some of you are clueless thinking that a different style or brand of 8 oz gloves is actually 'pillows.' Regardless of brand, 8 oz gloves are NO JOKE. Then the other fact is -- the less the padding, the higher the possibility you can damage your hands. Whether you see the effects sooner or way later in the future, you won't know til it happens. It's a risk a fighter takes.

The only thing that's terrible is your logic.


Are you in favor of pro boxers wearing helmets by the way? You should be, if not you're being hypocritical.

Oh and one last thing "It's a risk a fighter takes" ... nope apparently it's not up to the fighter if they are fighting floyd ... it's up to floyd.

[radioraheem]

The only thing that's terrible is your logic.

Are you in favor of pro boxers wearing helmets by the way? You should be, if not you're being hypocritical.

Oh and one last thing "It's a risk a fighter takes" ... nope apparently it's not up to the fighter if they are fighting floyd ... it's up to floyd.

I didn't say I was in favor of anything. And you talk about logic.

I pointed out the risks and noted a fact that 8 oz gloves are powerful no matter the brand. And only keyboard warriors think 8 oz gloves are somehow 'pillows' or try to draw comparisons in them being a wide difference like sneakers versus sandals.

[check hook]

floyds daughter needs to be left in the locker room.

god that kid is fcking annoying. you can hear her ear-piercing screams during the live ppv

Do we really need to be trolling a 13 yr old girl online? Are virtually all 13 year old girls annoying? Yeah they are. Is Floyd's 13 yr old annoying? Yep. Are all the posters on here complaining about the man's little girl miserable C*NTS? You bet!!!!