Maidana came to fight and stormed Mayweather with pressure and offense. For the second time in the last four fights, Floyd came away bloodied (even if it was a clash of heads). In the later rounds, Floyd felt compelled to go into offensive mode, and fired some accurate right hands, some good combinations, and backed Maidana up. It was a good fight... and we all enjoyed it.
My main criticism of Floyd is that he's fought 8 times over the last 6 1/2 years. That's too much time between fights. But as for ducking opponents? Not IMO. He's fought the available names out there. People want him to fight Martinez, but c'mon... there's always been a huge size difference there.
The other thing is he's got just two KO's in those last 8 fights. The TKO over Hatton, and the KO over "kiss-and-make-up" Ortiz. The rest have been decisions. And with the exception of 2 fights, the rest have been one-sided, boring beatdowns. All of which does not endear Floyd to the public, though it's hardly his fault.
But bottom line... Floyd is a great talent that I for one will miss when he's gone. His array of punches... his defense... his ring generalship. All beautiful to behold in the ring.
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