Mosley was still in his prime when he beat Margarito. Even though he was relatively old, this still held true.
What made Shane lose to Floyd was not his age or the possibility that he was "shot". 100% of the reason Shane lost to Floyd was the historic level of inactivity that he experienced in between the Margarito fight and the Floyd fight. The Shane that lost to Floyd was no more than 25% the Shane that beat Margarito.
The Mora fight proves this beyond a shadow of a doubt. He was actually better against Mora than against Floyd. But of course, it was too late by then because his age finally caught up and replaced inactivity as the primary reason he was no longer the man he used to be.
Mayweather's victory over Mosley was not legit. It was against a welterweight champion who held the record for holding on to a world title with the longest layoff in the history of the welterweight division.
Yes, Shane hit a "second wind" prime on the eve of the Margarito fight. But he fell off it due to insane inactivity during the Floyd fight.
What made Shane lose to Floyd was not his age or the possibility that he was "shot". 100% of the reason Shane lost to Floyd was the historic level of inactivity that he experienced in between the Margarito fight and the Floyd fight. The Shane that lost to Floyd was no more than 25% the Shane that beat Margarito.
The Mora fight proves this beyond a shadow of a doubt. He was actually better against Mora than against Floyd. But of course, it was too late by then because his age finally caught up and replaced inactivity as the primary reason he was no longer the man he used to be.
Mayweather's victory over Mosley was not legit. It was against a welterweight champion who held the record for holding on to a world title with the longest layoff in the history of the welterweight division.
Yes, Shane hit a "second wind" prime on the eve of the Margarito fight. But he fell off it due to insane inactivity during the Floyd fight.
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