Floyds attitude is "Don't get hit, hit the other guy when you can, take no chances, low risk, doesn't matter what anyone else thinks. Get in, get out, win, and get your check". A purely selfish attitude and to his credit that has served him well. But as a fan of boxing one has to love Manny's attitude towards a fight. He firmly believes that boxer's responsibility transcends himself and passes to his fans


Fighting for the fans can be a big mistake, look at Erik Morales for example. When he first fought Manny he won with complete ease leaving no doubts about his victory. He boxed Manny, kept him at distance, moved out of the way whenever Manny did his famous left jab - left jab- straight left charge. Even the crowd was chanting "Ooooleeeee" just like when a matador moves out of the way from the bull's charging attack. Anyways, on his second fight, he said that he wanted to please the crowd and get in there and exchange with Manny, and we all know what happened on the 2nd and 3rd fight when he wanted to "please the fans".

Was Erik being nice to the fans while the fans were being selfish demanding an action-packed fight that cost him his first KO losses?

Getting in there and throwing punches at will doesn't necessarily make a fighter smart. Exciting? I guess. Smart? Not so sure.