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Let me say this...& this is just my opinion & we all know that mine opinion is like an asshole...no wait...what I meant was...forget it...anyways...heh heh heh...Oscar lost the first Mosley fight...but I was ringside at the second one...& Oscar got robbed.
That fight - the second - was just about when I started watching boxing seriously after a lapse of many years. I was couch-side, not ringside - but remember being dismayed by the decision. I thought it was de la Hoya's also. So did the wife but she's just keen on Oscar for some reason.

Point remains though since styles make fights - Mosley's speed was a major factor in his fights with Oscar. Floyd's faster than Mosley and faster than Oscar; at least at lower weights where Floyd shines. Oscar needs to bring the fight inside, watch that he's not open to Floyd's right, and land.

He needs to own the fight and take it to Floyd, not let Floyd flutter, poke for points and run.

He'll have to work harder than Floyd will to make this happen. Floyd can win on points by just staying outside and doing his normal fight and flee without burning up a lot of energy. Oscar will have to use more energy to close on Floyd as well as land effectively.

Guess I'm concerned about Oscar running out of gas if he doesn't do a lot of successful "owning" of the fight in a consistent manner from early on. I'd be surprised to see de la Hoya pull it out in the championship rounds if he hasn't been deploying his energy very well earlier on, and if the fight isn't at least roughly even by that time.

A natural outcome of this fight is Floyd UD with his poke and prance, but if Oscar can manage to "surprise" Floyd and follow up effectively, a TKO in Oscar's favor mid-late rounds would be a pleasant result.
The the 1st couple of rounds I almost agree with you but I think Oscar should try and absolutley steamroll Floyd, eat what ever Floyd throws just to land his own, put some hurt on him take away his heart and maybe he hurts his hands trying to earn Oscars respect. BUT I don't think Oscar has to chase Floyd after the first couple of rounds, that will spell disaster and Floyd will do what he does best.

I think Oscar's only shot at this is to pump the jab all night long and when Floyd throws those straight right hands and slips under and away ala Roy Jones Jr, Oscar needs to make him pay. He should just use his left hook for the body early on because Floyd will be thinking about his chin. The overhand right could work ok too, Floyd gets lazy in the middle rounds sometimes and I think even Baldomir could have got a knockdown if he was just a little quicker and extended some more. Baldo only has a 67" reach Oscar has a 73" reach and is 3.5 inches taller, I think Oscars overhand right will get the first knock down.

I see Floyd as having a harder choice as to what type of fight to fight than Oscar!! If he fights like he did against Baldomir (most will think i'm nuts for saying this) he is making mistakes all night and his chin is out there for the taking, when you get caught fighting like that its lights out. If he grounds his feet and fights defensive like he did against Judah he is in for a war of attrition and is going to hurt.

I hope Floyd lives up to everyones exspectations and gives us a fight but I think he is smarter than he is proud and will try and win this with his legs not his fists.