
Article really makes Floyd sound like an omniscient being in the ring
Fighting Floyd is the ultimate game of 'Theres nothing you can do

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Key points from some sections
Spence on his right hand :
He throws it as a jab, in a way. It comes so fast. A lot of fighters telegraph their punches. He doesn't at all. It's really something that he's just mastered, throwing the straight right and catching guys over and over.
Catterall : The way he positions himself, you think there's an opening to land your jab. You think you got your punch, but he does that little shoulder roll and hits you with the right. Or he'll set it up with the jab and trick you into thinking it's an opening -- and it's already a mousetrap that he's set up for the right.
Spence on the shoulder roll :
His right hand is to block the hook, and
sometimes he'll block the jab with it. His shoulder is to block the straight right. If I throw an overhand hook, he'll roll it and shoot with the other hand.
A lot of guys see the shell and jump in and throw a lot of punches. That's when he shoots down the middle with a straight right or hook and catches you with something crazy.
'The escapist' section :
Catterall: If you have him in the corner or pinned on the ropes, he'll smile at you and wave you on like, "Come on, let's have it."
You throw your punches and you might catch him with a shot, but you never seem to catch him clean. He'll somehow just spin off, and you'll feel like you've hit nothing. I believe I've got good timing and good speed, but he has that 1 millisecond where he makes you miss and you think you've got your hand back, but he'll catch you.
Catterall on his body work : In close quarters, he kind of holds the left arm like a bar in front of your guard. Then comes the stabbing right hand right above the groin. He's getting that shot off well on the inside.
Spence on his body work : Those little shots have an effect, shooting the jab in your stomach, which he does a lot, or in a clinch throwing an uppercut to your body.
If you rewatch the Ricky Hatton fight you'll see that thats how he broke him down round by round, effective uppercuts in the clinch with the right hand. An underrated technique that Floyd and Ward use is that in a clinch they almost
always have a free hand that allows them to comfortably land shots in a clinch. This free hand is also the hand that they use to get themselves out of the clinch whereas a lot of boxers need the ref to seperate them. Heres an example
Theres more gifs I can drop but you already know what it is with TBE him and Ward are simply the stars of our generation. Hes clearly a guy whos prepared for every scenario in the ring over the years. Fighters get him in the corner and they think they've hit the jackpot but even in the corner he shows no sign of discomfort or panic, instead what you get is
Defensive Genius
Offensive Wizard
