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I will give it to Berto he fought a great fight for a huge underdawg in the fight.Mayweather fought way much better when he fought Many & Marcos Maidana.I thought the fight was much closer than what the judges scored on the scoreboards,it was a very close fight,but kinda like a clinchfest through out.I also notice that Mayweather wasn't as fast as his last three fights,is that a sign that he could be getting wash up & aging.I think Mayweather made the right decision to retire,he has nothing else to prove.

psychod1986 wrote:I will give it to Berto he fought a great fight for a huge underdawg in the fight.Mayweather fought way much better when he fought Many & Marcos Maidana.I thought the fight was much closer than what the judges scored on the scoreboards,it was a very close fight,but kinda like a clinchfest through out.I also notice that Mayweather wasn't as fast as his last three fights,is that a sign that he could be getting wash up & aging.I think Mayweather made the right decision to retire,he has nothing else to prove.

I didn't see it nowhere near close, Berto landed more shots to the Floyd's back than he did anywhere on his body, if you are counting that then you are not scoring the fight correctly. I agree this wasn't Floyd's best performance that happened long ago when he beat Corrales or you could even say that the massacre vs Gatti was on par with the Corrales fight.

I thought Mayweather still looked sharp as ever,despite Berto being levels below him i was impressed,he even traded a few times

People can criticise Mayweather's offense these days but he is 38 years old with bad hands and he's still dominating 4/5 weight classes from where he be began,no one has ever done that,even the ATGs

Floyd toyed with Berto throughout. Berto was game but completely outclassed. Floyd was able to do whatever he wanted.

johnswan1 wrote:Floyd toyed with Berto throughout. Berto was game but completely outclassed. Floyd was able to do whatever he wanted.

Exactly, Floyd was in his comfort zone the whole fight, he allowed Berto to engage at times, and then won the exchanges.

I thought he looked just as sharp as ever.

johnswan1 wrote:Floyd toyed with Berto throughout. Berto was game but completely outclassed. Floyd was able to do whatever he wanted.

Only when he made the effort. But half the fight he was either unmotivated or unable to make the effort. I thought he was worst prepared then ever in his carrier.

Lets see what happens in May but I am telling you he is serious about retiring.

Floyd clearly won the fight but those punch stats seem ridiculous to me. Floyd missed a ton of punches and didn't land his right hand until the 10th round. Berto wasn't landing anything either but at least they had it scored that way. Screw it, i'm just glad that we don't have to sit through another Floyd fight again. They should show Floyd's fights to insomniacs.

Another masterclass from Floyd.

For the first time I actually started to believe his retirement claims this time. He seemed genuine.

Be interesting if he can handle being out of the limelight.

Some of you guys make me . Still piss and moan about how boring his fights are? Did you expect him to change his style now? How about not watch him ffs? Do you watch the same bad movie over and over and still bitch about how bad it is?When he did the toe to toe like Cotto and Maidana 1 everyone said his legs were gone, etc. He can't win.

He fights smart, and wins. There is no other fighter in history that could do what he can, and be #1 pfp at almost 39 yrs old. No one.
Be glad he is gone, but give the guy props for what he has done.....in and for the sport of boxing.

Poor Floyd, he never had the right to take it easy for a fight. Look at all the fighters floyd s haters like over here, when they hit a big win and take a no worty opponent it's just well deserve but it ain't for Floyd. Did he just beat Manny, Alvarez, Maidana, Cotto and the list goes on and on. All the guy he fought were on top of the game he was deserving and easy last one and i m glad he had it.

Hard to look better and better when you are 38 years old. Did you expect him to look better and better the older he gets? Doesnt work like that. Give Floyd credit though, I thought Floyd won 10 maybe 11 rounds. He didnt look that bad actually

All of Floyd's fights are the same. Jabfest 2015. 11 rounds of love tap jabs to the face and sometimes to the body if he's feeling special. Then he'll run around like a first class dickhead for the last round mugging to the crowd.

Not impressed. The great ones don't need to knockout everyone but they do need a few big KO's. Can you be great by winning every fight with a jab and running and clutching? Watch GGG if you want to see something special and once in a lifetime.

Well, lets see how GGG is 5 or 6 yrs from now. He won't fight Lara now who is a weight below him.

caldo2025 wrote:All of Floyd's fights are the same. Jabfest 2015. 11 rounds of love tap jabs to the face and sometimes to the body if he's feeling special. Then he'll run around like a first class dickhead for the last round mugging to the crowd.

Not impressed. The great ones don't need to knockout everyone but they do need a few big KO's. Can you be great by winning every fight with a jab and running and clutching? Watch GGG if you want to see something special and once in a lifetime.

Would you expect a 38 year old to really be knocking many people out, if he wasn't a KO puncher at 28? Jesus!

Just admit that you don't enjoy watching Floyd - I don't either, but it doesn't mean I have to denigrate him, and talk utter rubbish about GGG being being the greatest fighter in the world for 5 years, despite the fact he hasn't beaten a single elite level opponent yet, it's just fatuous and ridiculous.

jamesmcdonnell wrote:

caldo2025 wrote:All of Floyd's fights are the same. Jabfest 2015. 11 rounds of love tap jabs to the face and sometimes to the body if he's feeling special. Then he'll run around like a first class dickhead for the last round mugging to the crowd.

Not impressed. The great ones don't need to knockout everyone but they do need a few big KO's. Can you be great by winning every fight with a jab and running and clutching? Watch GGG if you want to see something special and once in a lifetime.

Would you expect a 38 year old to really be knocking many people out, if he wasn't a KO puncher at 28? Jesus!

Just admit that you don't enjoy watching Floyd - I don't either, but it doesn't mean I have to denigrate him, and talk utter rubbish about GGG being being the greatest fighter in the world for 5 years, despite the fact he hasn't beaten a single elite level opponent yet, it's just fatuous and ridiculous.

Floyd's got a recipe that makes it very hard to beat him. He scores with pitter-patting shots and then uses his legs and clutching to keep the other guy from scoring. He gets every benefit imaginable from the judges and ref's so he wins ugly fights and they are all eyesores to me and most of the boxing public.

Like it or not, GGG is now the top dog in boxing. He wins fights without any doubts and he does it in spectacular fashion. He's exactly what boxing needs. Not a wife beating, expensive PPV fighter that leaves everyone a fool for spending a dollar to see the pathetic product he puts out fight in and fight out As a boxing fan, i'm not missing a GGG fight for the rest of his career and most people will soon feel the same way after his fight with Lemieux. That is going to be a fight for the ages. Mark my words. Floyds been putting people to sleep for years. I'm glad it's over. Boxing can now return to where it should be.