Sums it up perfectly. Maidana landed some of his usual thudding rabbit punches and side of head shots but he isn't big enough to hurt floyd. Floyd looked looked a bit disinterested at times and with all respect in the world to maidana for a great effort, floyd invited a lot of that in by being very lazy and falling back all night. I don't need to see this again.SeoulSoxFan said:7-5 for PBF, at the least. Would not be surprised to see it 9-3 on some cards.
...and a majority decision for PBF with a lone draw. PBF fought his usual smart and strategic bout, while Maidana simply tired out and got pot-shot often enough to lose containment over the last few rounds.
Give him credit where he's due. PBF says "if fans want to see it again, we'll do it again". Maidana says "PBF didn't fight like man" but in all honesty he didn't hurt the champ at any point during the fight.
And no, we don't want to see this matchup again. And God forbid if we see PBF vs. Khan -- that'd be a blowout of epic proportions.
I will disagree with you on the khan fight being a blow out though. He looks like like a solid welterweight, 140 was clearly killing him, and he's athletic. I always believed the guys who have the best chance to beat floyd aren't tacticians (Marquez) because he's the smartest of most fighters save for bhop or the bullrushers (cotto or Marcos) because he's tough as hell and has a world class chin. It's the athletes, Bradley, Manny, Thurman, etc. Judah may be a bad example but he did well in spots , he was just too small and dumb to compete down the stretch.
As for the maidana quote, I know somethings get lost in translation but on first listen I'm pretty sure he did say floyd didn't fight him like a man. Which is ridiculous when a guy invites you in all night to trade on the ropes.
Ugly fight but it helps floyd in the long run, the public can't deal with anymore blowouts. it's just bad for business especially if you're a defensive fighter with no power.
Also, broner has no power above 135 and it's not aided by his pot shotting and refusal to sit down on his punches. His future is shaky because guys at 140 can hit.
This post took entirely to long to write. The keyboard on the galaxy is horrible.