By Mark Vester
Floyd Mayweather Jr. plans to fight smart, stay focused on his boxing, and break down "Sugar" Shane Mosley on May 1 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Mayweather faces Mosley for the WBA welterweight title. Mayweather's big advantage with opponents has been speed. Mosley is another fighter with a high level of speed. When Mayweather steps in the ring with Mosley, he doesn't plan to rely on his speed to win. He plans box and rely on timing.
Mayweather views proper timing of his pucnhes as the real key to victory in this fight. Speaking with veteran boxing scribe Ron Borges, Mayweather is claiming to be in a bad spot because of Shane's age factor.
“The thing is in the sport of boxing, like life, everything is timing,’’ Mayweather said. “Just like inside the squared circle. A lot of people need to realize in 1999 I was trying to make a fight with Shane Mosley when he was still undefeated. Now, five losses later, I got the bad end of the stick."
“We’re a lot older now. I don’t know what he’s got left. He looked tremendous against Margarito but if I knock him out then it’s ‘He was supposed to knock him out.’ If I don’t then ‘He didn’t knock out Mosley.’ But I don’t care about the negative things people say. I’ll box. I’ll be smart. I’ll be me. I’ll break him down."
Mayweather doesn't think he receives enough credit for what he's been able to accomplish in the ring. He only wants to fight the best at this point. Mayweather told Borges that he could have went after much easier opponents and still made a lot of money. He knows the Mosley fight is very important because bigger things will come in the future if he beats Mosley.
“I could have easily gone on a world tour fighting stiffs and made $200 million but I want to fight the best. You got two guys who are fast,’’ Mayweather said. ‘That’s where timing comes in. Timing and inches. I know what I can do. I know a lot more is coming after this.’’
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