What Made Floyd Hard to Knockdown

[Larry the boss]

There’s a great Fighthype interview with Andre Berto where he breaks down what it’s like to fight Floyd. I’ll have to find it and post it for you guys but it’s brilliant and he really breaks down how difficult it is and why/what it’s like etc. Bare in mind that he fought the “TBE” version of Floyd when his reflexes/power had deteriorated quite a bit. Imagine fighting him 8-10 years before in 2005-2007? He was an absolute monster back then and even better at 130 and 135.

[R-Hand Southpaw]

Floyd best attribute is his ability to adapt but that imo is dwarfed by his own build.

For anyone who's ever boxed it's tough to get in on a guy who is longer than you and is consistently playing defense (not to mention has great ring IQ). Combine that with his A side status and need to knock him out to win and the odds are definitely not in your favor.

Imagine just having to survive 12 rounds and getting a instant W. Makes your job a hell of a lot easier when you don't need to open up and take risks.

[abracada]

Fitness, awareness, focus and mental toughness

He had an iron chin, those two shots Mosley landed would have KO’d most:

[brettWall]

Floyd treats all his opponents like some prime Mike Tyson, so it's safety first first and foremost. No attempt at KOs.

Very boring to casuals.

[hugh grant]

Floyd treats all his opponents like some prime Mike Tyson, so it's safety first first and foremost. No attempt at KOs.

Very boring to casuals.

Floyd felt he didn't owe paying audience entertainment. If you enjoy watching boxing purist, and you got off watching Floyd that's a bonus for floyd. He knew the excitement came from audience desperate to see opponent take his head off, not him taking opponents head off.

[Ritz Kola]

- -U noggin in permanent hurt?

Mosley a year or more inactive and the more elderly fighter.

In English cave beast

[GrandpaBernard]

Floyd felt he didn't owe paying audience entertainment. If you enjoy watching boxing purist, and you got off watching Floyd that's a bonus for floyd. He knew the excitement came from audience desperate to see opponent take his head off, not him taking opponents head off.

Floyd offense was excellent when he did use it

Some of the most picture perfect shots ever

Not many guys today can counter the way Floyd does

[VatoMulatto]

Floyd had a very good chin and he was a fighter with great defence. It was difficult to hit him with big clean shots and also difficult to hit him with punches he didn't see coming. Floyd was usually one step ahead and never got sloppy.