Floyd's chin and stamina?

[FinitoElDinamita]

Floyd's stamina is an A+ and he also has a very good chin.. FLoyd's chin dont get mentioned too often but he has one of the best chins out there...

[TitoFan]

I don't think Floyd's chin has been tested very often. His defense and reflexes have allowed him to turn many hard punches into glancing blows. One notable exception was the Mosley fight, when Mosley rocked him with a good right hand. Floyd survived that... not only because he took it well... but thanks in great part to Mosley himself, who inexplicably and frustratingly went into a shell and never took advantage of the situation.

[ruthless rocco]

Floyds conditioning is second to none. I like cotto but his body shots will connect with floyds arms and elbows.
Floyd will be on the offensive in this fight and his reflexes and countershots will win him the fight via KO or points.
I wish cotto all the best and he is still a good fighter esp at this weight but floyd will be too smart for him and all the fighters 154 and below

let's hope for Floyd's sake that that's not the case, the last guy to take Cotto's "body shots" on his arms ended up with his arm being fractured and losing the fight by TKO, if Cotto uses his jab and works Mayweather's body he can give him plenty of problems

who's arms did cotto break? i never heard of this.

[Althugz]

He never looks tired because he always dictate the temp of the fight. If he feels a little tired he will just cover up and move and pot shot. Its true that he only throws very few punches and that is so he won't get tired. You have to take him out of his tempo to get him tired but its a very hard thing to do.

I dont think the tempo of how he fights is as much to do with his stamina as much as it is his dedication to the sport. He has fought higher paced fights before and been fine. Jesus Chavez and Philip Ndou immediately spring to mind as does his fight vs Augustus.

Sure he's older now but this is a guy who spars 15-20 minutes straight sometimes with fresh rotating opponents. I think the least of Floyds concerns is stamina when it comes to figuring out his gameplan.

Sparing is not the same thing as being in a fight with someone who's really trying to do damage to you.
I believe I raise a good question, sure Floyd could end up dominating Cotto, he has that kind of ability, but what if Miguel can put some hurt on him and takes him out of his usual rhythm? Who knows "Superman" could be ripe for the plucking.

P.S. Win, lose or draw, there's no way that Floyd knocks Miguel out, that just ain't gonna happen.

Of course sparring isn't the same as a fight. I just mentioned that as one of the reasons why Floyd never tires but we also have proof over 42 fights, some of which extremely fast paced where people try to pressure him, that Floyd has never once been gassed out.

If you're hoping for that you'll be dissapointed. The only person who gets gassed pressure fighting Floyd, is his opponent.

You did strike on an important component to beating Floyd. That is upsetting his rhythm, getting off first and not letting him dictate the pace. It's why Oscar had success for about 3 rounds againt Floyd.

[Althugz]

He never looks tired because he always dictate the temp of the fight. If he feels a little tired he will just cover up and move and pot shot. Its true that he only throws very few punches and that is so he won't get tired. You have to take him out of his tempo to get him tired but its a very hard thing to do.

I dont think the tempo of how he fights is as much to do with his stamina as much as it is his dedication to the sport. He has fought higher paced fights before and been fine. Jesus Chavez and Philip Ndou immediately spring to mind as does his fight vs Augustus.

Sure he's older now but this is a guy who spars 15-20 minutes straight sometimes with fresh rotating opponents. I think the least of Floyds concerns is stamina when it comes to figuring out his gameplan.

P.S. Win, lose or draw, there's no way that Floyd knocks Miguel out, that just ain't gonna happen.

Also Floyd is going to K.O Cotto. Sorry. 99% sure of it. If Manny did, Floyd will want to beat Cotto in more style..and he will..eventually.

[Ant Live]

1. Floyd is going to stop Cotto. IMO, between rounds 6-8.

2. Stamina shouldn't even be a question. Floyd knows how to slow a fight down. No matter which Cotto comes out, Floyd's ability to adjust to any style, can slow a fight down. If Cotto try to fire 3 or 4 punch combinations, Floyd can laser tag him. If Cotto attack the body, Floyd will get in close and smother Cotto's punches and fight in the pocket. If Cotto try to counterpunch, Floyd will stomach jab him until he's zapped.

BUT
3. Floyd's chin? Floyd is getting older that's one. 2. He has been rocked a couple of times. Shane most recently, Chop Chop and Judah. He just recovered so quickly and was able to dominate seconds after we tend to forget. Hatton even had Floyd off balance. So I'm still of the opinion that Floyd's chin just haven't been tested enough to say its great.
Saying that . . .
Cotto best chance of winning to throw while Floyd is throwing and try to catch Floyd in an exchange. Difficult, I know cause Floyd will only throw one punch and look for Cotto's best punch coming back. Or Cotto can play possum. The one flaw I see Floyd having is when he tries I finish his opponent, he square his stance up. Besides that Floyd by KO 6-8.

[ElTerribleMorales]

Floyds conditioning is second to none. I like cotto but his body shots will connect with floyds arms and elbows.
Floyd will be on the offensive in this fight and his reflexes and countershots will win him the fight via KO or points.
I wish cotto all the best and he is still a good fighter esp at this weight but floyd will be too smart for him and all the fighters 154 and below

let's hope for Floyd's sake that that's not the case, the last guy to take Cotto's "body shots" on his arms ended up with his arm being fractured and losing the fight by TKO, if Cotto uses his jab and works Mayweather's body he can give him plenty of problems

who's arms did cotto break? i never heard of this.

Gianluca Branco had his arm fractured from left hooks to it in their fight at 140

[captainanddew]

Floyd's chin. Pretty decent chin. Of course he doesn't get hit clean very often.

Stamina:
1-Floyd is always in shape, keeping his weight down
2-Floyd is relaxed in the ring. The one thing I have noticed about many fighters with stamina issues (such as Jermaine Taylor), is they aren't ever comfortable in the ring. Very tense. That tension will wear guys down.
3-Floyd controlls pace. He'll counterpunch one round, then lead with sneaky shots the next. He doesn't allow anyone to dictate the pace for 12 rounds and wear him down with high volume.