Floyd against southpaws.

[VG_Addict]

Let's settle this. People say that Floyd struggles against southpaws. But does he really?

[mikeeod]

Let's settle this. People say that Floyd struggles against southpaws. But does he really?

He struggled with Zab at first and Demarcus Corley had a couple of decent moments in their fight. Floyd seems to struggle most with guys like Castillo and Maidana, who muscle him to the ropes and just keep throwing. Floyd is great at adapting though and performed much better in both rematches.

[Ron Swanson]

Corley caught him but even in the round he got caught Floyd won the round easily if memory serves me.

Judah won a couple early rounds

Pac won a couple of rounds

Early in his career he had some tight rounds against some lefty

Depends on how to qualify "struggle". I don't think he has lost 12 rounds to all his southpaw opponents combined so no, I don't think he struggles. Just terms are used differently when applied to Floyd.

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

Offensively, I think there is a statistic out there that generally he has a higher connect percentage against southpaws so it's impossible to say he struggles but defensively, his shoulder roll had been less effective so he has had to adapt his style in different ways. I actually think that technically he has improved against southpaws.

[Master]

Floyd does struggle with southpaws but normally adjusts and wins the later rounds.

[Master]

Floyd does struggle with southpaws but normally adjusts and wins the later rounds.

If Pernell was around he would have been serious trouble for Floyd.

[SlimTrae]

Floyd does struggle with southpaws but normally adjusts and wins the later rounds.

If Pernell was around he would have been serious trouble for Floyd.

True.

[Ron Swanson]

Floyd does struggle with southpaws but normally adjusts and wins the later rounds.

If Pernell was around he would have been serious trouble for Floyd.

I would like to hear how you define struggle. Because he hasn't had one competitive fight against a southpaw.

Emanuel Pacquiao was as easy a fight as any fight short of Gatti
Guerrero was almost as easy as Emanuel
Ortiz was a wipeout
Judah was completely onesided after the early rounds
Sharmba was a wipeout
Corley was pure domination
Sanders he won every round

Rounds 52-10, doesn't seem like struggling.

[mikeeod]

Floyd does struggle with southpaws but normally adjusts and wins the later rounds.

If Pernell was around he would have been serious trouble for Floyd.

I would like to hear how you define struggle. Because he hasn't had one competitive fight against a southpaw.

Emanuel Pacquiao was as easy a fight as any fight short of Gatti
Guerrero was almost as easy as Emanuel
Ortiz was a wipeout
Judah was completely onesided after the early rounds
Sharmba was a wipeout
Corley was pure domination
Sanders he won every round

Rounds 52-10, doesn't seem like struggling.

To be fair, none of those fighters were anywhere near Pernells level. Anyone who ever fought Sweet Pea struggled, even when he was well past his prime. He and Floyd are two of the greatest defensive specialists ever, and would have been about as even a match up as you could find.