In retrospect can we say Floyd had a granite chin or that he just refused to lose?

[Doctor_Tenma]

It amazes me that he's never been put on his ass, that's fuckin' crazy when you think about it.

[buddyguns]

He just forced Chino to wear sparring gloves. Had he landed that with the Everlast MX he used for Broner, he would have been KOd. Always asterisks next to his biggest Ws, Canelo - 152 catchweight, Mosley - 38 yrs old (almost got KTFO), Marquez (cheated him on the scales by 2 pounds), Maidana (chose the gloves for him), etc. That is all, and that sums up his career.

You're right, there's way more honor in busting up Daniel Geale, Martin Murray, and Kell Brook. Remember one thing, not a single one of GGG's opponents would have ever got a fight with Floyd. Floyd didn't dust off bums like your boy.

[Zaroku]

I wanted to see Ployd cleanly knocked down. Ployd has a great chin.

He's a great fighter.

[BM dnobagaV]

Imagine a prime Shane Mosley coming back with a left hook right after that right hand.....man, TBE don't get out the second.

Exactly what I was thinking. A Prime Mosley would've plastered Floyd if they ever fought historically.

[SN!PER]

Paul Williams at welterweight would've rained down on Mayweather and tested his chin to the fullest. It would've been one of the best fights ever.

[BM dnobagaV]

It amazes me that he's never been put on his ass, that's fuckin' crazy when you think about it.

Didn't he get called for a KD against some fighter a long while ago? The name escapes me.

He also touched the canvas against Judah, but give Floyd his credit, he's practically never been off-balance to the point where he can fall on his ass i.e. Bradley vs. Pacquiao 3.

If anything, his footwork is miles ahead of his chin, which has always looked so good because of his fighting style where he doesn't go in, which makes a fighter susceptible to KD's.

[lopetego]

the Maidana and Pac matches proved his chin is pretty decent

although definetly not granite

he's no GGG

[Mike D]

It amazes me that he's never been put on his ass, that's fuckin' crazy when you think about it.

Yeah it's pretty mind boggling.

I'm not gonna pretend to be a boxing historian and act like I know from prior eras who was the best at this and that, but I find it really hard to believe that there was anybody in the entire history of the sport who was as prolific as he was from a defensive standpoint.

If he's not flat out the best defensive fighter in the history of the sport...he absolutely has to be on the short list.

[Doctor_Tenma]

Those aren't even the worst punches I seen him take. The worst one I saw him take was from Pacquiao in round 4, the shot that flung him from the centre of the ring to the ropes. I don't know any other welterweight that wouldn't have gone down after taking a shot like that.

It also seemed like Floyd didn't realise immediately just how hurt he was by that punch, it's like he tried to just get back in there but as he lifted his foot realised that "oh **** this is bad!" and then went on defense mode for a while.

It's this one,

https://********/uM7YzBCKHa0?t=23m58s

Also, Pacquiao hit him with a better shot in the 6th round.

[Doctor_Tenma]

Didn't he get called for a KD against some fighter a long while ago? The name escapes me.

He also touched the canvas against Judah, but give Floyd his credit, he's practically never been off-balance to the point where he can fall on his ass i.e. Bradley vs. Pacquiao 3.

If anything, his footwork is miles ahead of his chin, which has always looked so good because of his fighting style where he doesn't go in, which makes a fighter susceptible to KD's.

Yeah he went down because he messed up his right hand against Carlos Hernandez and he couldn't take the pain, don't remember too well which hand he messed up actually since it's been a while. In that fight he messed both of them up.