Floyd Mayweather- The RJJ syndrome!

[Spicoli]

As a non Roy fan and in hindsight, he had something Floyd never really could exhibit. Pure explosiveness. True he was handed a network on a silver platter, didn't go out of his way to clean a division and scrap with some of the fellow champs but he had great showmanship and wow factor when he wanted to. I never wanted him to lose based on a shitty style for the most part. While Floyd is an exceptional talent, he on the other hand proves to be a bore inside and outside of the ring. Besides..who doesn't love upsets?

[SlimTrae]

As a non Roy fan and in hindsight, he had something Floyd never really could exhibit. Pure explosiveness. True he was handed a network on a silver platter, didn't go out of his way to clean a division and scrap with some of the fellow champs but he had great showmanship and wow factor when he wanted to. I never wanted him to lose based on a shitty style for the most part. While Floyd is an exceptional talent, he on the other hand proves to be a bore inside and outside of the ring. Besides..who doesn't love upsets?

RJJ dropping JT who @ that times was P4P the best..used power & timing- added with showmanship.

[J_Undisputed]

As a non Roy fan and in hindsight, he had something Floyd never really could exhibit. Pure explosiveness. True he was handed a network on a silver platter, didn't go out of his way to clean a division and scrap with some of the fellow champs but he had great showmanship and wow factor when he wanted to. I never wanted him to lose based on a shitty style for the most part. While Floyd is an exceptional talent, he on the other hand proves to be a bore inside and outside of the ring. Besides..who doesn't love upsets?

I agree with this. I think really there's a difference between wanting a person to be beaten to a bloody pulp and wanting to someone to be humbled. Obviously the bigger as @$$ you make of yourself, the swifter and longer lasting humility people may be wishing for.

That being said Spicoli hit the nail on the head with the in ring performances. RJJ referred to himself in the 3rd person, started a rap career, played league basketball and defended the title in the same day, and did things like no look defense and behind the back punches... It chaffed people but anyone who said you can't do those things got proven wrong till roy started to slip. He still rarely got hit, showed blistering speed, and stopped a lot of his opponents. The ones he couldn't stop, he put down a few times or landed numerous or around the world punches on. Outside of boxing, RJJ was more reserved laid back and didn't really act out just for attention.

With floyd, he decided to be the person people love to hate after his ticket sales declined based on his in ring performances. I think people find his antics in and out of the ring are exactly what he wants them to be.. A reason to buy tickets to potentially see his thug persona cut short mid sentence with a rap on the chin. He's the best defensive fighter in the world at this point, but I think .."isnt it amazing, hes only hitting my shoulders and elbows?!?!" just doesnt wow people defensively the way a fighter like sweet pea did. There's a entertainment difference being hit every where but the important spots (floyd now) vs. simply not being there for the punches but trying to put someone on their butt. (floyd before, RJJ, Sweet Pea). Roach had a point when he said mayweather fighting the way he does now "for the fans" is BS. Thinking back I can remember the shots that dropped corrales, gatti and hatton, snapped de la hoyas head back and adjusting and coming on late to beat judah. Since then its been a blur of forearms, opponents flailing, segmented by Floyd getting buzzed by mosely, trying to choke ortiz at the press conference and sucker punching him in the fight, demanding certain gloves for maidana... Theres no taking away what floyd accomplished but the time where the majority was genuinely interested in seeing him deliver a beating vs. receiving one is slipping further and further out of reach. He knows he cant get KO'd because once he does..the untouchable became touchable.... the ride is over..