Oscar did well bringing pressure to Floyd - when he was throwing and backing Floyd up, he was winning. He did make the mistake of being within range without throwing in mid rounds, which allowed Floyd to point on him.

Had he never stepped into the strike zone without being ready to throw, but only when throwing, he would have kept Floyd's points down.

When Oscar was throwing, most of the time he was also controlling the fight. When both were throwing, most of the time Oscar was still controlling, thought not always.

Then, the last three rounds were disastrous for Oscar.

Great fight. PBF did a great job, though I was more impressed with the way that Oscar was able to control the fight. PBF's accuracy, and his freedom to target Oscar when Oscar wasn't throwing, kept the fight very even until the last three rounds. Then Oscar pooped out, and Floyd just took those rounds.

Floyd deserves the win, but the fact that Oscar did this well against the most talented boxer of our time says a lot for him. With some adjustment in terms of keeping the aggression whenever in strike zone, and winning one of the later rounds, it would have been Oscar's fight.

Not sour grapes or anything - I was supporting Oscar but not blinded by that - Floyd deserves the win and he did join the fight instead of running - but I was more impressed by Oscar's affective aggression than Floyd's more opportunistic scoring. That the fight went twelve rounds to a split decision - that says a lot for Oscar considering that conventional wisdom had Floyd with a clear UD if the fight went the full twelve.

Great fight ... no disappointment!

As far as rematch - I dunno - Oscar's just going to get more old, not less. He'd have to do a bit of adjustment to win the fight solidly in the first 8-9 and be able to afford to give away the last 3. Otherwise Floyd, being already familiar with him now, won't need the first five rounds before he starts fighting his own fight. He'll just start winning earlier.

Of course, I'd be glad to watch the fight if it comes about ...