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People need to realise they're 2 different fighters. PBF was a hungry fighter, a BEAST and wasn't scared to brawl it out if he had to. MM is a worried fighter who's scared to get hurt. He's only worried about making $ the safest way. Can u imagine a star wide receiver who scores all the tds, but whenever he catches a pass he runs and drops to the ground so he doesn't get hit becuz he's scared of getting hurt.
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This was the Mayweather I respected. I say it as a boxing fan, I am honest.
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Money may fought almost all his career at a weight class higher than his natural weight class, so sometimes, though not always, he kept it safe and didn't take unnecessary chances. Money May is smart, he felt he's past prime and he knew his power has diminished plus he's fighting bigger stronger guys, so he felt that fighting toe to toe would always favor his opponent, so he fought his fight at his own pace and nobody could change that, which is a great accomplishment.
PBF was a young man fighting people his size, he was faster and stronger than money May and hit harder than him, he also felt the need to give the fans a show so he got out of his element and slugged it out a couple of times to gain popularity, but even when he did that he still was always criticized and never got treated fair by the critics, Bob Arum and HBO, don't forget that he was also an active full time fighter, Money May took loooong layoffs between fights.
Don't act like he fought safe in all his fights as Money May, Dela Hoya, Hatton, Mosley, Ortiz, of course Cotto, Canelo and Maidana, these were all fights where he came forward a lot and didn't move so much, had he had a bit more power he would've stopped Cotto and Mosley, but I enjoyed these fights nonetheless.Comment
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He had power at 140 and below. Especially at 130 and if you watch any of his earliest fights the commentators are talking about him as a power puncher which seems pretty strange today. His prime physically was at 130/135 and he probably peaked overall around 140. His hand problems and moving up in weight changed his strategy and he stopped even trying for the knockout.Comment
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Only difference is one had to be more conservative because of age, that's it. Mentally, same exact fighter.Last edited by Doctor_Tenma; 09-24-2015, 02:03 AM.Comment
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I like both to be honest but obviously at the lower weights he opened up alot more so in terms of brawling yeah id take pretty boy floyd for excitement for sure.Comment
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There was never any PBF, just Money, and he started out as a welterweight aged 30ish, and he's still in his prime....
.......according to some posters.Comment
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So when you say age do you mean that physically he has changed? I dunno, I think plenty of people become more conservative with age and it's hard to not see that in Mayweather's actions. Plus given his monetary success and the fact that since his first retirement he genuinely seemed like he didn't enjoy boxing quite the same, I really believe he isn't the same fighter mentally.
I mean just seeing him in that fight with Berto... his killer instinct is all but gone man.Comment
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Killer instinct is looong gone, now he doesn't worry about wearing u down and stopping u late like he used to, he just wins every round, he just tries to outpoint his opponent, which is totally normal given the hand problems, the reduced balance, the weight disadvantage and lack of motivation or incentive, he did it his way and he made it work for him, this is a sport just like any other sport, the objective is to play the way that makes the game the easiest for u and to get the victory, and at that he's the best, however he also came forward and tried to wear his guy down a couple of time recently like against Cotto and Mosley, but again due to lack of power at 147 and 154 at this age he couldn't take them out.Comment
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I could only imagine a Money Mayweather without any hand problems. You could tell in his fight against Berto that he wanted to go all out but his hands wouldn't let him.Comment
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