Floyds accuracy and timing

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There have been many signs Floyd was slipping for years. His balance has been worse and worse and that effects accuracy. And more and more regularly he gets hit flush. Maidana knocked a tooth out. Shane staggered him, Zab put him down, manny caught him with 2 good shots, Betto even landed a couple. Gone are the days when he would go years between getting landed on solid. I know people are desperate to see him lose but nobody should want to see a man lose only because he's old. People should want to see him beaten by a better fighter. That fighter simply is not out there so let the faded champ walk away.

Sir, I understand what you're saying but inexperience and aging are a part of boxing/being human.
If a boxer loses through inexperience or ageing he was beaten by a better fighter, in my opinion.
Floyd has been fighting younger fighters for a few years and before that older fighters. I would say he was the better fighter in all those fights because he won. If Floyd fights again and does lose he will have been beaten by a better fighter, in my opinion.
Will be interesting to see who agrees with me.

I cant agree its impossible to say beat by the better fighter. By the better fighter on the night ,yeah ok, although as you say it is a part of boxing. Kostya beat Chavez on age. Hatton beat Kostya on age,Pac beat Oscar on age,even SRL got done on age.the list goes on all those fights would of been a different fight if the younger great fighters had met the aged ones at the same height in their careers.

Indeed. Our kingdom is just like the rest of the animal kingdom. When two moose go at it in the rut prime vs prime, one is the better moose on the day. The other guy could have slipped or had a bad strategy. There are cases where they have found to dead with their racks locked together. Its more likely that he lost his harem to a younger stronger male. A male that may have lost to the others the older bull had beaten. A lion is usually well past his prime when the young gun waltzes in and sends him off to be a nomad and most likely die. That same lion would not have considered it even a year earlier. So he gets beat by a guy that could not have carried his tail in his prime. As Ron points out, Floyd has been on a steady slide for about 3 years now and he does run the risk should he go for 50 of getting beat by someone who would not have had a chance even 2 years ago. If there is one statistical flaw in the sport its "name rec" Many, many fighters have made names for themselves beating house hold names that were shadows of their former selves. Some even cashed out early. " Hi my name is Park Si-Hun. I beat Roy Jones at the Olympics. May I take your order"

Walrus makes a good point though because there have been many that defy the odds. Look what Hopkins did at 40 or 40 plus after the second Taylor fight. Thing is though you can still deliver with the tool box Bernard had. With Floyd his whole gig is based on timing, legs and reflex's. He cant turn into Hopkins or Moore to extend his career.