Quote Originally Posted by TitoFan View Post
I separate things from each other.


I think Maidana did bite Floyd, maybe out of frustration at having Floyd palming his face. However, I think Floyd overacted the damage.


I think Floyd looked very beatable tonight... maybe age is finally catching up to him.


That being said, I consider Maidana a brawler, not a highly effective boxer/puncher. Very little in terms of straight rights and lefts. Lots of looping punches, especially that right hand that travels straight down, as if to bludgeon the opponent. His best chance was to rush Floyd, cut off his movement, fluster him with all the wild swinging... and connect cleanly.
Yup. George Benton never liked swarmers and neither did Langford and both of those guys used that shoulder D with Langford showing it at the turn of the 2oth century. Its one of those style things that is actually based on truth making the phrase "styles make fights" not just another phrase. Floyd struggled with Castillo, a crowding Cotto and Maidana. He's also 37 and human.