Why did Floyd get bullied by Maidana

[SugarAnt05]

37 with old legs, against a super aggressive bigger, stronger fighter. Great fight tho

[aboutfkntime]

Why did Floyd look so scared in this fight? Why did he have to rely on crooked judges to get a decision? Why did the supposed p4p get handled?

pretty dumb topic man

most new users wait a few months before they start posting dumb shlt... good on you for having the balls to jump straight in

I can clear up the confusion...

1) Maidana was a blatant cherry-pick... he never qualified for the Mayweather fight, as there were plenty of better options available... he would have been ridiculed as a Mayweather opponent before Broner

Maidana literally landed the Mayweather fight because Broner was over-rated

2) Mayweather heard the " boring " criticism from fans

Maidana was selected because Team Mayweather saw Maidana as a plodder who would be easy to outclass... they saw Maidana get thoroughly exposed by Devon Alexander, and they knew that Broner was not a real welter...

... they viewed Maidana as Floyd's... " Gatti at 147 "

Maidana was a hand-picked showcase opponent (read: plodder)

he was specifically selected to enable Floyd to showcase all of his skills against a limited/static opponent

WHICH IS WHY MAYWEATHER FOUGHT HIM FLAT-FOOTED

just like he fought Cotto flat-footed

what happened in the rematch... ?

Mayweather boxed on his toes, and schooled Maidana... in a less-exciting fight

don't believe me? ... go watch Mayweathers feet in both of those fights, the difference is clear

so the answer to your question is...

Maidana was able to perform much better than expected because...

1) Team Mayweather took him lightly, and their gameplan to played into Maidana's strengths

2) Maidana was all business... he fought a great gameplan, with lots of pressure and unorthodox punches... and he stayed there, right to the end

when fans (lets face it... horrible casuals, mostly pac-tards) started screaming for a rematch... I was screaming nooooo... because I could see exactly what was going to happen, and thought that it was beyond ****** for casuals to hand Mayweather justification for another cherry-pick...

we missed out on 2x BETTER fights

hope that cleared up the sillyness, sorry if it fcuked your thread

[aboutfkntime]

37 with old legs, against a super aggressive bigger, stronger fighter. Great fight tho

Mayweather legs were fine in the previous fight (Canelo)... and they were also fine in the following fight (Maidana II)...

Floyd fought Maidana flat-footed because he heard the "boring" criticism from fans, and he wanted another Gatti-type highlight reel in his library... and because they saw how easily Maidana was outboxed by Alexander

rematch... on his toes... classic Mayweather... no " controversy "

go watch his footwork in both fights

[chirorickyp]

pretty dumb topic man

most new users wait a few months before they start posting dumb shlt... good on you for having the balls to jump straight in

I can clear up the confusion...

1) Maidana was a blatant cherry-pick... he never qualified for the Mayweather fight, as there were plenty of better options available... he would have been ridiculed as a Mayweather opponent before Broner

Maidana literally landed the Mayweather fight because Broner was over-rated

2) Mayweather heard the " boring " criticism from fans

Maidana was selected because Team Mayweather saw Maidana as a plodder who would be easy to outclass... they saw Maidana get thoroughly exposed by Devon Alexander, and they knew that Broner was not a real welter...

... they viewed Maidana as Floyd's... " Gatti at 147 "

Maidana was a hand-picked showcase opponent (read: plodder)

he was specifically selected to enable Floyd to showcase all of his skills against a limited/static opponent

WHICH IS WHY MAYWEATHER FOUGHT HIM FLAT-FOOTED

just like he fought Cotto flat-footed

what happened in the rematch... ?

Mayweather boxed on his toes, and schooled Maidana... in a less-exciting fight

don't believe me? ... go watch Mayweathers feet in both of those fights, the difference is clear

so the answer to your question is...

Maidana was able to perform much better than expected because...

1) Team Mayweather took him lightly, and their gameplan to played into Maidana's strengths

2) Maidana was all business... he fought a great gameplan, with lots of pressure and unorthodox punches... and he stayed there, right to the end

when fans (lets face it... horrible casuals, mostly pac-tards) started screaming for a rematch... I was screaming nooooo... because I could see exactly what was going to happen, and thought that it was beyond ****** for casuals to hand Mayweather justification for another cherry-pick...

we missed out on 2x BETTER fights

hope that cleared up the sillyness, sorry if it fcuked your thread

That's pretty much it. Well written and accurate.

[aboutfkntime]

Canelo is a boxer/counterpuncher.

Floyd will always be comfortable and excel vs that style even at that advanced age.

Maidana is the polar opposite to Canelo style wise, rough, physical, non stop pressure, weird angles to his punches, high output, leaning on him etc.


Was always going to be a hard fight for a 37 year old Floyd.

then why was the rematch a piece of cake... ?

what changed ?

go watch his footwork in both fights

[IronDanHamza]

then why was the rematch a piece of cake... ?

what changed ?

go watch his footwork in both fights

It wasn’t a piece of cake. He still had issues with Maidana.

Mayweather is just a master of adjustments so it wasn’t as hard as the first fight. But it still far from comfortable for Floyd.

[R-Hand Southpaw]

then why was the rematch a piece of cake... ?

what changed ?

go watch his footwork in both fights

is this admission Floyd padded his resume?

[aboutfkntime]

It wasn’t a piece of cake. He still had issues with Maidana.

Mayweather is just a master of adjustments so it wasn’t as hard as the first fight. But it still far from comfortable for Floyd.

flat-footed in the first fight

on his toes for the rematch

that was the difference

[aboutfkntime]

is this admission Floyd padded his resume?

Maidana was a BLATANT cherry-pick

sooooo obvious

when he got schooled by Alexander, NOBODY saw Maidana as a potential opponent for Mayweather

Broner was over-rated as fk

[bluebeam]

more than being overlooked

Maidana did well in the rematch too where Floyd was definitely prepared

Maidana lost more rounds in the rematch.

115-113 first fight
117-111 second fight

Floyd brawled in the first fight. Maidana's playground
Floyd boxed in the second fight. Floyd's playground