Quote Originally Posted by Lyle View Post
Floyd isn't going to get out of boxing unscathed...unless he never fights Miguel Cotto.


Time is the enemy of youth and Floyd's youth is running out.


If Roy starts clinching he's going to smother his own offense which requires space and speed and clinching not only slows the fight it also saps your energy in doing so. It will be beneficial for Roy to do the crazy thing and attack the hell of out Joe in the first round because it won't be expected or well recieved and then in the following rounds move and let Joe come to him and counter him
moving a lot is far more tiring than Clinching... using a lot of lateral movement takes a lot of work, and it doesn't smother Jones' offense because the ref seperates the fighters and he gets his distance again, it is purely a defensive tactic.

Also time is only the enemy of fighters who rely purely on their athletic ability, but Mayweather style doesn't rely on his athletic ability as much as it relies on his intelligence in the ring, and his technical skill. I think that hurts him against guys like OScar who I felt Mayweather could have overwhelmed offensively if he had trusted his speed more, but he fought a technically perfect fight agianst both OScar and Hatton, and pretty much everyone else he's ever foughten, except I wish he used more lateral movement, it would save his body a lot of punishment that boxers put on him against the ropes.