Originally Posted by
mikeeod
This fight reminded me of Hop vs Jermain Taylor- where Hop moved and tried to tore the bigger man out before applying pressure late. I feel like Hop was much more effective and best Jermain up much worse, but it was still minimal output early that was difficult to overcome.
I had Lopez winning 7-5, but can see the 8-4 score as well. What impacted me about this fight was realizing how impressive it was for Floyd to beat Canelo like he did. Like Lopez, Canelo was the much larger man. Unlike Loma, however, Floyd used his experience, skills, and IQ to completely embarrass Canelo.
The other thought I had while watching the fight was how impressive Manny is. He doesn’t have a fraction of the amateur accolades or experience Loma does but he chewed up much larger and better guys than Lopez- despite starting at a MUCH lighter weight than Loma. This fight illustrated how special Manny and Floyd are/were.
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