Personally, I don't fault Floyd for winning the way he does.
But it's true ... he seems to be able to win without general aggressiveness. Obviously, that is a testament to his great skill.
Just as obviously, his fights would be more "exciting" if he could increase his level of aggressiveness.
But what would he sacrifice by becoming more aggressive? His speed is highly acclaimed, but how does he use it? Generally countering and taking advantage of openings while displaying his also highly acclaimed defensive skills. So instead of fighting out of that space that his defensive skills gain him, where he can watch for openings and point on the opponent ... you see, he would sacrifice his control of the fight, his timing of the other's punches.
Clearly, with his skills, he could enter into a Gatti-Ward type war with many fighters and still win. But he wins best by doing what he does. He's also not a god ... if you change your style from X to Y you may get new possibilities but you also give some up.
I'd personally like to see him turn it up a bit ... he puts on clinics and makes the other look incapable so often ... Hopkins did the same against Tito, but after schooling him scientifically and effectively throughout the fight, he finished by knocking him out. A bit of that fire in Floyd might make his great skill more easly to recognize as true greatness.
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