Mickey Garcia dropped Maidana in sparring

[_Maxi]

maidana is glass and floyd couldn't even hurt him lol. dropped 3 times by ortiz, dropped by khan, hurt by lopez, dropped by a 130 pounder what does floyd do to him...hug!

And while all those guys just faced Maidana as he was... Floyd forced him to use pillow gloves both times, scared of his punching power. And arguably lost once to him. But TBE undefeated doe.

[FlatLine]

Zab Judah allegedly dropped Mayweather in sparring for the Pac fight. That's the same guy who dropped Mayweather in their pro bout years ago and same guy who Khan KOd in 5 rounds. It is what it is.

[Zaroku]

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[Ham Porter]

Garcia is only 130 after draining his body down to make weight. The guy probably walks around (in shape) in the 150's.

[_Maxi]

Garcia is only 130 after draining his body down to make weight. The guy probably walks around (in shape) in the 150's.

You are not allowed to use your brain here. Go away.

[-Kev-]

Mikey Garcia literally got hit once in the Rocky fight. Burgos hurt him, didnt drop him. So two total shots in two separate fights. He has good defense. Hes chinny, but skill level wise, much higher than Maidana in pretty much every category other than power.

Maidana has always struggled against boxer types. It would be no different here.
Mikey is also a way better boxer than someone like Broner and much closer to Mayweather skill-wise than vice-versa, with just enough pop to have a good chance at stopping him. Maidana probably wouldn't go all gung-ho on Garcia due to this. And at a slower, more measured pace, is all the more advantage to Garcia.

Of course sparring is totally different, but both these guys have pro fights, and we know a lot about how they fight. Sparring results are created in a bubble of circumstances different from those of a regular fight and are generally meaningless, but there are some snippets and pieces of truth in it.

Maidana is too lacking in boxing skill and you can clearly tell that Mikey hurts him in sparring with single blows with headgear on. Maidana is mentally tough, but hes not the most durable fighter. Maidana has to catch him, and I wouldn't bet on the fighter who needs to get a bit lucky to land his shots consistantly. Im not saying Maidana cant win, this is just the way I would see the fight going.

But i'm saying he got dropped against Martinez and Burgos and those were his last two opponents. His last fight was more than 2 years ago, that's two years of his prime gone, and you don't improve like that.

[Luilun]

Damn that's embarrassing. I still remember how Khan almost KOd him with a body shot

Most embarrassing is a 16 year old kid giving Pacquaio a boxing lesson when he was in his prime

[aldo5408]

Most embarrassing is a 16 year old kid giving Pacquaio a boxing lesson when he was in his prime

What Joe was that?

[glenn mcrory]

But i'm saying he got dropped against Martinez and Burgos and those were his last two opponents. His last fight was more than 2 years ago, that's two years of his prime gone, and you don't improve like that.

And I'm telling you Burgos didnt drop him.

I don't think he would need to improve. He'd beat plenty of fighters even in his current state. Both landed a total number of clean shots you could count on your hands. Its not a good idea to bet on fighters whose primary key to victory is a hail mary. Mikey is much more skilled and is just an all-around bad match-up for Maidana. I don't think he would need to be 100% to beat him.

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Not embarrassing. It just happens. Anyone can knock anyone out. If you're going rounds and rounds with someone in the gym eventually something will land.