Quote Originally Posted by ICE COLD BOXING
See im different to most people Wacko i love watching an incredibly skilled boxer like Mayweather it reminds me of watching Whitaker and you are right about Mayweather listening to the commentating do you remember his fight with Henry Bruseles when they were talking about Mayweather and Mayweather replied to them saying *The Patriots* god that was funny.
Yep. I agree...Floyd is a reminder of some of the great speedster/slicksters of old...but I love Floyd's style in a whole different way. The thing is...you have to really like that style of boxing...one where a fighter utilizes hit & not get hit more than blazing in & hitting & taking shit to get to the mark.

I can see both styles...& sometimes see where fans that hate Floyd are coming from...but just because you want to see a man get battered to give a beating...doesn't make Floyd wrong. Fighting smart does not equate to running.

People are just a bit too critical of boxers that fight like that. Cotto fought smart for the last round of his fight against Molsey & people immediately started saying he was running...now that's just gotdam stupidity for you right there.

Also...I remember the Brusseles bout. He was actually answering questions to Lampley while popping Brusseles back & forth. That was indeed classic.

Not sure if you know this...a lot of peeps either don't or forgot...but Brusseles was Cotto's sparring partner...not for that fight...but for some other bout...anywho...Cotto was in the 2nd or 3rd row getting an eyeball on Floyd for that match & reinstated that he wasn't ready for Floyd.

Cotto already voiced that answer a few years ago, just prior to Floyd becoming a free agent. They were both training in the same gym & Floyd made a statement that he might be ready in a few years & Cotto said something to the degree that he wasn't going to be...this was a couple of fights before he moved up to 147.

My my my how things change.

If you look at the rankings & now the opponents list...Cotto's probably about to starting beating on Floyd's door with a much different answer to that annual question.