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Mosley can't pull the trigger anymore and unfortunately, for all of his greatness fought scared.
It was like the complete opposite of the Mosley that beat DeLaHoya in their first fight at Welterweight. He was fast, sharp, active, willing to trade, etc.
However what stood out to me was how Manny seems to struggle vs boxers who box and move. Mosley moved to his left (Manny's right) the whole night. Had he been a fighter with a jab who wasn't past it, he may have shown up better and beaten Pacman. Guys like Hatton, DLH, Margarito and Clottey don't do that. I really expected Cotto to do better because he has better boxing ability than those guys.
But Manny seemed to be less effective partially because Mosley was in retreat, but also because the guys he's used to looking spectacular against don't really move out of his way. They normally try to fight him, try to overpower him, without imploring a strategy.
I think that is what ultimately would give Floyd the victory. However that's all what ifs since the fight doesn't seem to be happening. That's a damn shame as the sport really needs that fight.
Only so often do you get the Ali/Fraziers, Holyfield/Tyson, Leonard/Hearns, type of demanding fighters in each era. This is one of those that seems to be slipping away with every day of inactivity for Floyd and beatdown by Pacman.
It is all clear that size is no factor for Pacman. At one point, to have DLH, Hatton, Cotto, Clottey, Margarito and Mosley in a row on your resume would have been killer. But they've all been mismatches simply because Manny is in another class and/or stage/more prime of his career. Floyd is in the same stage and the same class. That's why this needs to happen NOW!
It was like the complete opposite of the Mosley that beat DeLaHoya in their first fight at Welterweight. He was fast, sharp, active, willing to trade, etc.
However what stood out to me was how Manny seems to struggle vs boxers who box and move. Mosley moved to his left (Manny's right) the whole night. Had he been a fighter with a jab who wasn't past it, he may have shown up better and beaten Pacman. Guys like Hatton, DLH, Margarito and Clottey don't do that. I really expected Cotto to do better because he has better boxing ability than those guys.
But Manny seemed to be less effective partially because Mosley was in retreat, but also because the guys he's used to looking spectacular against don't really move out of his way. They normally try to fight him, try to overpower him, without imploring a strategy.
I think that is what ultimately would give Floyd the victory. However that's all what ifs since the fight doesn't seem to be happening. That's a damn shame as the sport really needs that fight.
Only so often do you get the Ali/Fraziers, Holyfield/Tyson, Leonard/Hearns, type of demanding fighters in each era. This is one of those that seems to be slipping away with every day of inactivity for Floyd and beatdown by Pacman.
It is all clear that size is no factor for Pacman. At one point, to have DLH, Hatton, Cotto, Clottey, Margarito and Mosley in a row on your resume would have been killer. But they've all been mismatches simply because Manny is in another class and/or stage/more prime of his career. Floyd is in the same stage and the same class. That's why this needs to happen NOW!
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