Floyd has rusted and soiled his knickers

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I think sometime soon we're gonna see Floyd pull a Roy Jones and just get old overnight. He isn't nearly as quick as he was just a few short years back IMO.

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I think sometime soon we're gonna see Floyd pull a Roy Jones and just get old overnight. He isn't nearly as quick as he was just a few short years back IMO.

There are plenty of things to question about Floyd but his intelligence isn't one of them. I think he'll know when it's time.

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I think sometime soon we're gonna see Floyd pull a Roy Jones and just get old overnight. He isn't nearly as quick as he was just a few short years back IMO.

Floyd has much better fundamentals than Jones ever did! Jones relied on speed & reflexes & when they went he had nothing to fall back on

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Floyd has much better fundamentals than Jones ever did! Jones relied on speed & reflexes & when they went he had nothing to fall back on

Speed and reflexes are still a huge part of his game. When you spend 15 years doing something a certain way, it's hard to adjust once you can't do it that way anymore. I've seen him get hit with punches over his last few fights that the Floyd of several years back would have ducked/rolled and laughed at.

And yeah, I agree that Floyd will probably know when he's not up to it, but pride is a hell of a thing. And also, from what I hear about Floyd's gambling and spending habits, he may end up going the "comeback" route to pay the bills, stepping in the ring when he shouldn't.

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Floyd has much better fundamentals than Jones ever did! Jones relied on speed & reflexes & when they went he had nothing to fall back on

Speed and reflexes are still a huge part of his game. When you spend 15 years doing something a certain way, it's hard to adjust once you can't do it that way anymore. I've seen him get hit with punches over his last few fights that the Floyd of several years back would have ducked/rolled and laughed at.

And yeah, I agree that Floyd will probably know when he's not up to it, but pride is a hell of a thing. And also, from what I hear about Floyd's gambling and spending habits, he may end up going the "comeback" route to pay the bills, stepping in the ring when he shouldn't.

Agreed that Floyd has definitely slowed & is getting hit more often than in his younger days. But the fact that his defence is so good & technical foundation is so solid is the main reasons it has not affected as much as it did Jones.

It's the same with Hopkins, he has such excellent fundamentals that he can still perform at an elite level such an advanced age

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Maybe you're right...

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Maybe you're right...

Just my opinion, just seemed that when Jones slowed guys started getting to him (tagging him) he had no real defensive game. In his prime he was fast enough to avoid shots, keep his hands down low. But with age that style became his downfall

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I saw him more as a Roy Jones with much better technique, but maybe he is more of a Bhop. Only time will tell!