difference between floyd and other running fighters?

[chris6878]

Lamont peterson vs danny Garcia.........People say Lamont ran all night....IMO he did what floyd does. Juke, jump back really far and all this other stuff to avoid being hit.

So why is it when floyd does it he is TBE and displaying the sweet science, but anyone else is just a runner?

RiGo, Roy, ali, mike, sweet pea, srl, bernard and many others would stand right infront of you utilizing headmovment and blocking ability to avoid punches and land punches. That is how "pretty boy" floyd faught, But Money Mayweather sucks balls.

[Primo Carnera]

What baffles me when people say Floyd runs, is that he throws enough punches to win nearly every round he boxes. So how is that construed as running? He threw more punches than Manny (and was twice as accurate!) now Manny throws a lot of 6 & 8 punch combos, so in the rest of the time when he's not throwing, surely he's running isn't he? No, he's not, he's taking punches.
When Peterson danced a lot v Garcia, it looks good, the difference is he never threw enough scoring punches, you have to do that as well and THAT IS THE DIFFERENCE between what he did and what Floyd did.
Boxing is about hitting and not getting hit, connecting more than you are receiving, and nobody is better at that than Floyd, and that is what makes Him an ATG.

[beenKOed]

What baffles me when people say Floyd runs, is that he throws enough punches to win nearly every round he boxes. So how is that construed as running? He threw more punches than Manny (and was twice as accurate!) now Manny throws a lot of 6 & 8 punch combos, so in the rest of the time when he's not throwing, surely he's running isn't he? No, he's not, he's taking punches.
When Peterson danced a lot v Garcia, it looks good, the difference is he never threw enough scoring punches, you have to do that as well and THAT IS THE DIFFERENCE between what he did
and what Floyd did.
Boxing is about hitting and not getting hit, connecting more than you are receiving, and nobody is better at that than Floyd, and that is what makes Him an ATG.

I agree, Peterson was throwing very little while Floyd was fighting and retreating.
Peterson looked to be running because he was wasn't throwing enough punches. I'm so glad Peterson lost that fight, because if boxing ever gets to the point where a fighter can dance around the ring and win rounds by avoiding punches, I'll be watching MMA exclusively.
Ali was a master at retreating and throwing punches at the same time.

[Ron Swanson]

I don't think the OP watched Sweet Pea. Because Sweet Pea moved far far far more than Floyd. It's just a hate thread by a poor sport.

[corvette]

I don't think the OP watched Sweet Pea. Because Sweet Pea moved far far far more than Floyd. It's just a hate thread by a poor sport.

Tell him about it.

Ali moved more in one fight than Floyd does in three.

[corvette]

Lamont peterson vs danny Garcia.........People say Lamont ran all night....IMO he did what floyd does. Juke, jump back really far and all this other stuff to avoid being hit.

So why is it when floyd does it he is TBE and displaying the sweet science, but anyone else is just a runner?

RiGo, Roy, ali, mike, sweet pea, srl, bernard and many others would stand right infront of you utilizing headmovment and blocking ability to avoid punches and land punches. That is how "pretty boy" floyd faught, But Money Mayweather sucks balls.

I don't where you been,but Ali moved PLENTY ...
So did SRL,think I'm bullshitting,watch the Hagler fight.

Pernell Wittaker moved plenty on occasion as well.


Floyd stood right in front of Pactrash with HIS HANDS DOWN most of the fight.

If anybody sucks balls it's your hating,blindfolded ass.

[Beanflicker]

RiGo, Roy, ali, mike, sweet pea, srl, bernard

You honestly believe those guys never ran before? You need to go back and watch more than the "classics".

[chris6878]

RiGo, Roy, ali, mike, sweet pea, srl, bernard

You honestly believe those guys never ran before? You need to go back and watch more than the "classics".

ran before and running all the time are two different things

[corvette]

RiGo, Roy, ali, mike, sweet pea, srl, bernard

You honestly believe those guys never ran before? You need to go back and watch more than the "classics".

ran before and running all the time are two different things

You don't know shit about boxing...or any physicall activity.

You're just bitter and butthurt.

[powerpuncher]

First off, Floyd hasn't always fought like this. He is old and has had to adjust his style. Second, he didn't run. I only consider it running if you don't throw punches like you mentioned in the Peterson Garcia fight. Peterson jumped around the ring avoiding punches but not throwing or landing. If you are landing consistently and making your opponent miss then I don't consider it running. Floyd didn't even back up the whole time. He circled a lot and sometimes stood in the middle of the ring. Again, if this weren't such a big fight and it weren't Floyd, most people wouldn't be saying anything about this fight.

[corvette]

First off, Floyd hasn't always fought like this. He is old and has had to adjust his style. Second, he didn't run. I only consider it running if you don't throw punches like you mentioned in the Peterson Garcia fight. Peterson jumped around the ring avoiding punches but not throwing or landing. If you are landing consistently and making your opponent miss then I don't consider it running. Floyd didn't even back up the whole time. He circled a lot and sometimes stood in the middle of the ring. Again, if this weren't such a big fight and it weren't Floyd, most people wouldn't be saying anything about this fight.

Dude...
You need to watch some more Mayweather fights.

Floyd has always fought like that.

Watch the Oscar fight...then the Corely fight.

Floyd was on the ropes PLENTY in those bouts.

[ruthless rocco]

RiGo, Roy, ali, mike, sweet pea, srl, bernard

You honestly believe those guys never ran before? You need to go back and watch more than the "classics".

ran before and running all the time are two different things

How did Mayweather outland Manny by almost double if he ran ALL THE TIME??!! @chris6878

[Gandalf]

RiGo, Roy, ali, mike, sweet pea, srl, bernard

You honestly believe those guys never ran before? You need to go back and watch more than the "classics".

ran before and running all the time are two different things

How did Mayweather outland Manny by almost double if he ran ALL THE TIME??!! @chris6878

Because Manny didn't throw anything and stood there whilst Mayweather went on the run. That's what I saw anyway. Effective, but definitely more running than boxing and definitely more snoozing than fighting from Manny too.

[Manos de Piedra]

RiGo, Roy, ali, mike, sweet pea, srl, bernard

You honestly believe those guys never ran before? You need to go back and watch more than the "classics".

Good point. I think the 'classics' skew peoples' perception of how the old greats fought and rate/compare them solely based on those fights or their highlight reels.

[remy]

Lamont peterson vs danny Garcia.........People say Lamont ran all night....IMO he did what floyd does. Juke, jump back really far and all this other stuff to avoid being hit.

So why is it when floyd does it he is TBE and displaying the sweet science, but anyone else is just a runner?

RiGo, Roy, ali, mike, sweet pea, srl, bernard and many others would stand right infront of you utilizing headmovment and blocking ability to avoid punches and land punches. That is how "pretty boy" floyd faught, But Money Mayweather sucks balls.

I really wonder - have you ever stepped inside a boxing ring?

Because I have and I can tell you it's a lot smaller than it looks. There is no place to run.

If you move your feet and it helps you to avoid getting hit then to me that's called footwork.

There's a lot of saltiness about the fight and in particular about the way Mayweather won. Here's the thing though - Mayweather was the undefeated fighter and if Manny wanted that "0" then it was up to him to take it.