Why did Floyd get bullied by Maidana

[pasawayako]

He didnt even get nominated for this era lol how delusional are you lol.

Sorry bro. Boxing legends understand and know the in and out of boxing and they are the one who keep saying that pac is higher than floyd in atg rankings and i agree with them.

[Lance98]

Floyd outclassed maidana. People got too caught up in some of maidana's success that they say that floyd lost when the fight isn't even close. Floyd won both fights very convincingly.

[champion4ever]

It was those Ariza shakes. I'm just joking

[SugarAnt05]

Mayweather legs were fine in the previous fight (Canelo)... and they were also fine in the following fight (Maidana II)...

Floyd fought Maidana flat-footed because he heard the "boring" criticism from fans, and he wanted another Gatti-type highlight reel in his library... and because they saw how easily Maidana was outboxed by Alexander

rematch... on his toes... classic Mayweather... no " controversy "

go watch his footwork in both fights

I have a few times. He stood fairly toe to toe (or at least within punching range) against a somewhat non aggressive Canelo. Legs looked fine but he wasn’t forced to use them much. The 2nd fight, Maidana wasn’t allowed to use rough house tactics as much. This allowed Floyd to move at more of his pace. Just my opinion of course my friend, I’m no boxer

[KING MEAT]

didnt floyd beat thim twice?

[Gamer30168]

That's just Maidana's style. He fights aggressively. Also Floyd may have said some things during the promotional buildup that Maidana didn't like so it's possible he tried to put a little mustard on his shots...🤷*♂️

[aboutfkntime]

A lot I disagree with in your posts.

Maidana made huge improvements under Garcia and wasn't the same fighter that lost to Alexander.

Broner was hailed as the next floyd, he wasn't considered a bust until years later. It was a great win.

Floyd made adjustments but struggled early against a Maidana that was far more intelligent and flavored than the plodder many paint him as.

I don't really agree with much of that

Alexander absolutely schooled Maidana, he shut him out, that fight was not close

there was a noticeable difference in class between Alexander and Maidana... and Mayweather is waaaaay better than Alexander

of course he came on under Garcia, but they only had 2 years together... Maidana was essentially the same fighter, just a little improved and a little more well-rounded

Maidana fought Lopez, Broner, then Mayweather... immediately following Lopez, NOBODY suggested that Maidana could be a suitable opponent for Mayweather, and NOBODY would have given him a snowballs chance in hell of winning...

Maidana was a cherry-pick... there were 8 welterweights ranked higher than Maidana in 2014, and Mayweather was also the JMW champion... he could have fought anyone

and I remember the climate very clearly, because I was interested in who Mayweather was going to fight next... the question about Maidana being a suitable opponent for Mayweather was first asked the same night that Maidana beat Mayweather Jnr... I challenge you to find print mentioning Maidana for Mayweather, before the Broner fight

remember the fan poll that Mayweather ran early 2014... ?

Amir Khan won, and everyone expected Mayweather to fight him... the outrage was hilarious, I remember very clearly

at the time, I thought Khan was a better opponent than Maidana, but I hoped that Floyd would choose someone better than Khan... Maidana had nothing that Mayweather had not already seen, Khan had speed

Maidana was always a fun fighter, but even the Broner win did not really catapult him that highly in fans estimation... he really only became regarded as a top fighter, and genuine contender, after the first Mayweather fight... where Floyd was 8/1 favorite

and there were question marks over Broner, he was not a genuine welter... prior to that fight, Broner jumped straight from lightweight and sc****d past Malignaggi

I agree that Maidana was granite-tough and he had excellent intangibles, and you're right he was more well-rounded under Garcia... but he was only realistically in that fight because Mayweather fought him flat-footed... go watch the tape, Mayweather approached the rematch very differently... he boxed that boy, instead of trying to stay in front of him and walk him down

he fought Cotto the same way

[aboutfkntime]

All fighters rise to fight Mayweather, they all got into their best shape and were all super motivated, Maidana just gave it his all, been many in history that were solid contenders and they gave an ATG hell in a losing fight, most of these guys can never repeat the performance again because it was their career highlight, when going for the biggest prize and you have nothing to lose and everything to gain motivation is a very powerful tool.

that is what I saw, he fought the fight of his life

Maidana really did his family proud, and he landed another payday as a result

Mayweather fought him more traditionally in the rematch

[aboutfkntime]

Sure. Duran beat better fighters than Floyd did.

he also quit against a guy who wasn't as technically demanding as Floyd

anyone checking the win column in that fantasy fight is keen

I think he would have handled Duran, because of style... and I also think he would have beaten Benitez... Leonard is 50/50, although I lean toward SRL... and Hearns would have been a bad matchup for Mayweather... that length + that skill = a nightmare at 147... a pure boxer would have struggled, you needed to be a two-fisted killer like Leonard to have a chance

[aboutfkntime]

It's an optical illusion.

At normal speed, you see an aggressive guy coming forward and throwing a lot of punches, so it looks like he's beating the shit out of him. But when you slow the footage down, his punches are mostly bouncing off of the shoulder, gloves, top of the head, barely doing any damage at all.

Meanwhile Floyd is snapping Maidana's head back with counters, landing over 50% of his punches while Maidana only did 22%.

he missed everything, wtf are people watching when boxing is on

volume is not scoring criteria

I think fans just get all hyped up when arms start swinging