Shane Mosley helping delahoya train

It will help Oscar but Floyd is more technical than Shane, and has way better defense. Shane will just move with his speed, and doesn't get on the ropes. Floyd doesn't mind being on the ropes and blocking shots. Shane can't fight for Oscar.

Nasty thinking friend, PBF might not even fight him. :) Why will Mosley even bother to help DLH in training if that's what's on his mind. Their good friends, that's why. It's like Gatti an Ward in a way.

Having Mosley as a "sparring" partner is HUGE. Very smart move by the DeLaHoya camp, and a first class thing to do by Mosley. Nothing better than some heated sparring with an "as close as it gets" simulation of Mayweathers style, it will make DeLaHoya sharp as possible, mark my words - DeLaHoya will stop Mayweather late in this one. Mayweather will not be able to hurt DeLaHoya with his feather fisted punches, and Oscar is going to be too strong and too big for Floyd. DeLaHoya wins it by TKO Rd. 9 or 10....

ESPN--> Mosley training delahoya That's why, in a highly unusual move for a superstar fighter, Mosley has agreed to serve as De La Hoya's chief sparring partner during his preparation for the May 5 mega-fight (HBO PPV) with Floyd Mayweather Jr. A boxing star has his own sparring partners. A boxing star doesn't serve as a sparring partner, especially not to a boxer he has already beaten twice. But Mosley, whose speed, size and skills are about as close to Mayweather's as anyone else's in boxing, is not your typical star fighter. He's down-to-earth and loves training. He's more than happy to do what it takes to help De La Hoya, especially because of how big a victory would be for the company they both have a stake in. Mayweather Jr. "That's what partners are for," Mosley told ESPN.com. "Whatever I can do to help, I will do. I want Oscar to have all the advantages he can in the fight." Mosley, who has a knack for being able to imitate just about any style you can think of, will report to De La Hoya's Puerto Rico training camp April 1 and spend the month there sparring regularly with De La Hoya. "I will help Oscar out and keep myself in shape as well," Mosley said. "I'm probably the closest thing fighting to Mayweather right now, so it will be a good advantage for Oscar to work with me. I will get some fight tapes and study Mayweather and his style. I will be able to imitate him and help Oscar dismantle Mayweather." De La Hoya is already in camp and didn't want to discuss it, but the idea was hatched a few months ago when Golden Boy matchmaker Eric Gomez, also one of De La Hoya's best friends, was trying to come up with a list of possible sparring partners. "I had discussions with Oscar about who can help him because there really isn't anyone out there that fights like Floyd," Gomez said. "He's the best technician in the game and he has the combination of speed and technical skills. It kept popping into my mind that the closest to him was Shane. So, I told Oscar that I had come up with the best possible sparring partner." And when Gomez sprung the idea of Mosley on him? "He liked the idea," Gomez said. "He's been in there twice with Shane and they fought and sparred in the amateurs. Shane has given him problems before. I think that Shane can imitate anybody. It clicked right away." Getting Mosley on board was easy. A couple of months ago, Gomez simply asked him if he was interested. " genuinely loves boxing and loves to train. He said, 'I will give it a try,'" Gomez said. "I called him one day a while before his own fight to ask him. The worst thing he could do is say, 'No.' So I asked him, 'How would you feel about sparring with Oscar?' He said, 'I would love to. It would be great. I wouldn't mind going down to Puerto Rico.'" "This is for Oscar's benefit. I will not try to outshine Oscar because this is not about me. I'm going to do what I can do to imitate Mayweather. I will make it difficult for Oscar to hit me, like Mayweather will." "Sugar" Shane Mosley Said Mosley: "I told him, 'Just tell me when to come and I will be there.'" When he spars with De La Hoya, Mosley understands it is strictly to help De La Hoya. "I will try not to make it competitive. I don't want it to be competitive," Mosley said. " This is for Oscar's benefit. I will not try to outshine Oscar because this is not about me. I'm going to do what I can do to imitate Mayweather. I will make it difficult for Oscar to hit me, like Mayweather will." Gomez is pleased with the arrangement. "I think Oscar will get his best looks from Shane," he said. "It's friendly and helpful, but you know how boxing is -- it's competitive. There will be some heated sparring sessions whether you like it or not. But I think there is enough professionalism in there that they won't be too competitive. And Freddie Roach will be there. But there are days when they will have to go hard at each other." It's a good bet that some of the action will be captured by HBO's cameras, which have been granted access to the both training camps for "De La Hoya/Mayweather 24/7," a four-part countdown series premiering April 15. It won't be the first time Mosley will be helping De La Hoya get ready for an important event. Mosley also sparred with him as he was getting ready for a run to the 1992 Olympic gold medal. "I will do whatever is needed of me," Mosley said. "We're there to work. I'm not going down there to overwork him, though. I want him to be the best he possibly can be for Mayweather. I will tell him things I see when we're in the ring. I'm definitely going to be a help." Although De La Hoya will cover Mosley's expenses, Mosley said he won't accept a salary for the work. "We're partners. I don't need to be paid," Mosley said. "Besides, I will get good work, too. I get to spar with Oscar De La Hoya, and that will help keep me sharp." Gomez admitted that when he first thought of the idea, it made him chuckle. "I was picturing 'Rocky III,' where Apollo Creed helps Rocky," Gomez said. "It's similar to the movie. I was thinking, 'How funny would that be if Shane agrees to do it?' I thought it will be like the movie. Apollo and Rocky fought twice and then Apollo ends up helping Rocky get ready to fight the next young kid." It's not lost on Gomez that Rocky, with Apollo's help, did wind up defeating Clubber Lang. The whole Golden Boy crew is hoping life imitates art. well they are friend so it okay i would spar with someone who is my friend even if he is amatuer and i am a regin champ

To cover up his true feelings? that line of thinking is not logical my man. I mean the best incenetive for Floyd to fight again is to lose and have to prove himself once more. If he wins he can retire at least for a long enough period of time to shut Mosley out of the picture. Come on think guys!

well, cotto about to get owned by judah.. so theres no point in him fightin cotto hatton got owned by collazo, who lost to mosley so the only fight that would be somewhat reasonable for floyd would be mosley, but floyd already said he's not gonna let shane get that big pay day off of him so thats that lol LOL, dude I think you're in for a rude awakening. To tell you more, I think it take s a pressure fighter to beat Floyd, has to be a big body puncher as well, think about who has the bigger chance of beating PBF based on styles.

fLOYD IS FASTER BUT JUST WITH ONE PUNCH, mOSLEY CAN LAND COMBINATIONS FASTER THAN FLOYD IMO I think you make an interesting point. Often times in super fights you hear of who the participants have been sparring with and you laugh and say how the fuck will this prepare them for what they are gonna see... Point being sparring partners are sparring partners but Shane is no sparring partner and Im no expert but on the surface it sounds good, it sounds better then if you heard Oscar was sparring with Chop Chop Corley.

I hope you guys are right and PBF keeps fighting. Cant wait to see him fight Mosley, my boy Cotto or Hatton.

smart move and probably more motivation for oscar sparring with a guy that beat him twice, DLH ought to get some real good sparring in.................

Shane Mosley is nothing close to PBF.

Mosley knows that he can make good money against Floyd if he beats Oscar, Mosley will get paid as a partner of GBP no matter the outcome of the Oscar/Floyd fight... True, but that's assuming PBF is not gonna retire as he said he would.

There's something about this that instantly reminded me of Rocky III. Creed and Rocky, training for Clubber..

Maybe its just me, but I think that Mosley deep inside wants Oscar to loose so he can fight Floyd and be the first to beat him... I don't think so, Mosley is the only guy who holds 2 wins against DLH, if DLH>PBG = bigger credentials for Mosley.... Not to mention they're partners ($$$).

I'm not solve on saying Mosley is faster than Floyd . . . that's very much debatable. But the point is Mosley can make Oscar really sharp. And as Roach was saying . . . "if your sharp then you're sharp against anybody". fLOYD IS FASTER BUT JUST WITH ONE PUNCH, mOSLEY CAN LAND COMBINATIONS FASTER THAN FLOYD IMO

ESPN--> Mosley training delahoya That's why, in a highly unusual move for a superstar fighter, Mosley has agreed to serve as De La Hoya's chief sparring partner during his preparation for the May 5 mega-fight (HBO PPV) with Floyd Mayweather Jr. A boxing star has his own sparring partners. A boxing star doesn't serve as a sparring partner, especially not to a boxer he has already beaten twice. But Mosley, whose speed, size and skills are about as close to Mayweather's as anyone else's in boxing, is not your typical star fighter. He's down-to-earth and loves training. He's more than happy to do what it takes to help De La Hoya, especially because of how big a victory would be for the company they both have a stake in. Mayweather Jr. "That's what partners are for," Mosley told ESPN.com. "Whatever I can do to help, I will do. I want Oscar to have all the advantages he can in the fight." Mosley, who has a knack for being able to imitate just about any style you can think of, will report to De La Hoya's Puerto Rico training camp April 1 and spend the month there sparring regularly with De La Hoya. "I will help Oscar out and keep myself in shape as well," Mosley said. "I'm probably the closest thing fighting to Mayweather right now, so it will be a good advantage for Oscar to work with me. I will get some fight tapes and study Mayweather and his style. I will be able to imitate him and help Oscar dismantle Mayweather." De La Hoya is already in camp and didn't want to discuss it, but the idea was hatched a few months ago when Golden Boy matchmaker Eric Gomez, also one of De La Hoya's best friends, was trying to come up with a list of possible sparring partners. "I had discussions with Oscar about who can help him because there really isn't anyone out there that fights like Floyd," Gomez said. "He's the best technician in the game and he has the combination of speed and technical skills. It kept popping into my mind that the closest to him was Shane. So, I told Oscar that I had come up with the best possible sparring partner." And when Gomez sprung the idea of Mosley on him? "He liked the idea," Gomez said. "He's been in there twice with Shane and they fought and sparred in the amateurs. Shane has given him problems before. I think that Shane can imitate anybody. It clicked right away." Getting Mosley on board was easy. A couple of months ago, Gomez simply asked him if he was interested. " genuinely loves boxing and loves to train. He said, 'I will give it a try,'" Gomez said. "I called him one day a while before his own fight to ask him. The worst thing he could do is say, 'No.' So I asked him, 'How would you feel about sparring with Oscar?' He said, 'I would love to. It would be great. I wouldn't mind going down to Puerto Rico.'" "This is for Oscar's benefit. I will not try to outshine Oscar because this is not about me. I'm going to do what I can do to imitate Mayweather. I will make it difficult for Oscar to hit me, like Mayweather will." "Sugar" Shane Mosley Said Mosley: "I told him, 'Just tell me when to come and I will be there.'" When he spars with De La Hoya, Mosley understands it is strictly to help De La Hoya. "I will try not to make it competitive. I don't want it to be competitive," Mosley said. " This is for Oscar's benefit. I will not try to outshine Oscar because this is not about me. I'm going to do what I can do to imitate Mayweather. I will make it difficult for Oscar to hit me, like Mayweather will." Gomez is pleased with the arrangement. "I think Oscar will get his best looks from Shane," he said. "It's friendly and helpful, but you know how boxing is -- it's competitive. There will be some heated sparring sessions whether you like it or not. But I think there is enough professionalism in there that they won't be too competitive. And Freddie Roach will be there. But there are days when they will have to go hard at each other." It's a good bet that some of the action will be captured by HBO's cameras, which have been granted access to the both training camps for "De La Hoya/Mayweather 24/7," a four-part countdown series premiering April 15. It won't be the first time Mosley will be helping De La Hoya get ready for an important event. Mosley also sparred with him as he was getting ready for a run to the 1992 Olympic gold medal. "I will do whatever is needed of me," Mosley said. "We're there to work. I'm not going down there to overwork him, though. I want him to be the best he possibly can be for Mayweather. I will tell him things I see when we're in the ring. I'm definitely going to be a help." Although De La Hoya will cover Mosley's expenses, Mosley said he won't accept a salary for the work. "We're partners. I don't need to be paid," Mosley said. "Besides, I will get good work, too. I get to spar with Oscar De La Hoya, and that will help keep me sharp." Gomez admitted that when he first thought of the idea, it made him chuckle. "I was picturing 'Rocky III,' where Apollo Creed helps Rocky," Gomez said. "It's similar to the movie. I was thinking, 'How funny would that be if Shane agrees to do it?' I thought it will be like the movie. Apollo and Rocky fought twice and then Apollo ends up helping Rocky get ready to fight the next young kid." It's not lost on Gomez that Rocky, with Apollo's help, did wind up defeating Clubber Lang. The whole Golden Boy crew is hoping life imitates art. wow i think that will helo oscar match mayweather's speed using mosley for sparring

I think this just tipped the odds way way way in favor of De La Hoya. me too cuz mosley is alot fast then floyd ..and thats what floyds advantage is gonna be

Mosley revealed that in his BoxingScene interview a week or so ago.

Lol. I was also thinking of Rocky III...HBO should film them racing each other on the beach. and the hugging too.....xD i always find that part a little bit gay =P.... hahahaha btw nice attitude by mosley....and i hope it helps a lot cos i want ODLH to win =D

Lol. I was also thinking of Rocky III...HBO should film them racing each other on the beach.