You guys are ignoring the obvious... Floyd started his career at 130lbs. He demonstrated KO power and was at his fastest at 135lbs. He is now fighting guys who are naturally bigger & stronger than him. He's fighting fighters that can take his 135lb punch. Natural 147 - 154 pounders. He simply can't KO guys that going to finish their careers at 154 or 160 or 168. So he has to rely on his speed and defense to win fights. He's outclassing guys that should be able to pummel him into the ground because they're naturally bigger and stronger but he out-finesses them, not with power but with skill and agility. He's not going for the KO because he knows that he cannot KO Canelo, Maidana, Cotto, Mosely.
So why did he move up? because he can make more money fighting these bigger guys than he can fighting in the lower weight divisions. All the while making these bigger stronger fighters look like chumps.
Boxing isn't just about the KO.
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