Do you think we'll ever see Floyd get old overnight in the ring?
It's happened to many and I bet nobody saw superman Roy going out the way he did..
What are the chances of this happening to floyd and do you have his Kryptonite in mind?
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FinitoElDinamita
It's happened to many and I bet nobody saw superman Roy going out the way he did..
What are the chances of this happening to floyd and do you have his Kryptonite in mind?
Well, in Roy's case, coming back down to fight at LH after he ballooned to make HW was part of the problem. The rematch was too soon with Tarver, if you ask me... I actually gave Roy the third fight.
Floyd is smarter than that. Floyd would probably never go back and have two fights back to back at Jr. Welter against a guy that can punch. Floyd won't rematch anyone again... regardless of the situation... and certainly not back to back...
With that said, getting old for Floyd won't be "seen" as we have seen it with Roy or some of the other fighters.
;D
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Floyd treats his body like a temple and takes very little punishment in the ring, for that reason I doubt he'll get old overnight and even if he felt that way he would simply retire.
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I have to second what most people said, I think Floyd is much more in tune with his mind and body, ala Bhop, than a Roy Jones.
I understand the comparisons between Floyd and Roy, both being insanely gifted virtuosos, but I think Floyd is a different animal. In my eyes, Floyd has been declining ever so gradually over the last few years, but what makes Floyd a true great (probably the greatest) is that he's successfully adapted and changed to suit his slowly declining physical attributes. We've seen him start being much more economic with his movement, staying in the pocket more and minimizing energy expenditure, now that he doesn't have the legs he once did.
Like someone else pointed out, Floyd is much more comparable to Bhop, in that he's not a guy who relies on insane speed and reflexes. He's a ring genius who wins by being 5 steps ahead of his opponent. So I don't think we're likely to see a sudden crash like he did with RJJ.
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Nah, it won't be abrupt. It's actually already been slowly under way for maybe 2 years.
Floyd doesn't have the same speed and reflexes and stamina as a few years back.
He looks good, very disciplined to keep himself in magnificent condition all these years, but who knows the real state of his body after so many years in an extremely strenuous contact sport. Boxers are trained to conceal injuries.
His superior technical expertise will allow him to continue to compete.
It's textbook stuff, he's very well-schooled.
If a guy has that part down and he's a boxer type, then it makes for longevity even after the physical prime has passed.
Roy and Floyd were both physical marvels of speed and reflexes, but Roy didn't have the technical skills to fall back on when his athleticism and speed eroded: Floyd does.
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I hope he will but doubt it. He will get his 50 and 0 and retire for good.
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No because his 0 is so important to him. He'll retire before he fades
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Only if it's against some insane pressure fighter who can cut the ring off well or vs a huge power puncher. So basically if he was to fight a prime Duran or prime Hearns then yeah but that's not going to happen.
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El Kabong
Only if it's against some insane pressure fighter who can cut the ring off well or vs a huge power puncher. So basically if he was to fight a prime Duran or prime Hearns then yeah but that's not going to happen.
Anyone that dangerous may be avoided by Floyd.
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I wasnt comparing roy to floyd cuz they are two different type of fighters obviously. my point is any boxer can slip up at any time regardless of what they are..
Dont be acting like ya wasnt shocked to see roy fall like that. Nobody saw that coming.
Like somebody mentioned, it can happen to anyone if they fight long enough..
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FinitoElDinamita
I wasnt comparing roy to floyd cuz they are two different type of fighters obviously. my point is any boxer can slip up at any time regardless of what they are..
Dont be acting like ya wasnt shocked to see roy fall like that. Nobody saw that coming.
Like somebody mentioned, it can happen to anyone if they fight long enough..
What do you mean fall like that? When he came back from HW he struggled against Tarver. So you could see he wasnt himself. THen he lost to him twice and Johnson. Big shocks but they were decent fighters. In fairness to him, apart from Green, he has only lost to very good fighters and he thinks there was something fishy about his gloves.
