Pacquiao Can Earn $20 Million In A Legacy Fight With Mosley

Shane Mosley continues to justify himself as the best fighter to land a fight with Manny Pacquiao. In a recent interview with Sports Chat, Mosley talks about his worldwide fan base, his track record as a fighter and his quest to be the best. "Bob Arum is offering Pacquiao $12 -13 million, I think Pacquiao's going to make $20 million fighting me. I'm confident he'll make more money with me than fighting Cotto. That fight (Miguel vs. Manny) is only big if they are fighting in New York" said Mosley, who thinks Cotto is not the same top calibre fighter he once was after his loss to Margarito. "It is not just the Filipinos versus Puerto Ricans. It is a world wide fight. Manny Pacquiao is worldwide now.He is not just confined to Philippines and Puerto Ricans. And that is what I bring to the table. I bring world wide recognition. I have Filipino fans. I have Puerto Rican fans, I have American fans. I have fans around the world. I have been fighting for 15 years. I have been champion for a long time. I just don't come out of the blue. "added Mosley, who has been in the fight scene longer than the Puerto Rican Star. "I believe Richard Schaefer talks to Bob Arum all the time. He tells him to make this fight. But Arum just cancels him out and says he's going to make the Cotto fight. He just close his mind out to the whole idea. I know Pacquiao is ready to fight but the only problem is Bob Arum. " said a frustrated Mosley as he continues to sell himself to the boxing public. " Im a multimillionare. This is not about the money. It's about the legacy, it's about fighting the best and be considered the best. That is why I fought fought Vernon Forest, Wrinky Wright, Oscar De La Hoya. Now, the fight that I want is the fight that fans want. It is a fight between me and Manny Pacquiao or between me and Floyd Mayweather. Mayweather may come out of the shell and want to fight me and I might have to fight Mayweather. But I might as well fight Pacquiao first then Mayweather next. " "People understand that Im a great and legendary fighter.I am a true fighter and a warrior. Manny Pacquiao is the same breed as me. He wants to be the best. I want to fight Manny because I want to be considered the best. It is about having the best fight in boxing"said Mosley, who wants Pacquiao to go and choose the best fight for the good of boxing. NICE ARTICLE AND SHANE BRINGS SOME GOOD POINTS.. STILL I THINK HE WENT A LIL TO FAR WITH THOSE 20 MILLIONS... lets be real shane!!! i think u went a lil bit 2 far..... the fans love & respect you but they have never shown signs of liking to pay for your fights... thats my HUMBLE OPPINION!

Comments (17)

I agree and think he just needs to be realistic and stop begging. Shane has always been one of my fav fighters. I did lose some respect for him with the steroid shit and think he should have been suspended but because I've been watching him so long I remained a fan. He's just too out of character right now. I think he sees Floyd talking trash and stuff and is a bigger draw so Shane is trying to go that route but it just doesn't work for him. I do agree that jin messed his head up pretty bad though and ruined several years of his career. I'm pretty sure she's the one that made him turn down the 3rd oscar fight for $10 mil +. Big mistake! wassup sekondz.. i know u are right.. shane have earned the right to say or try the best way he can.. the sad part .. is that he also needs to be realisitic. somebody needs to tell him... that the more time he waits.. the less share he will get... i can be wrong.. but thats how i see it.... hes no sprin chicken and even that hs a secure future hof.... general boxing fans.. seems to not realize this.. thats why i think he should be aiming for fights that he will get for sure... its sad cos if we aregoing to be fair.. shane deserves his bigges payday more than anybody.... i think that he let his wife ruin his career.. and now its kind of late to try to recover all the waisted time... still hopefully somebody step up

16y ago

jrv1932

He shouldn't be crying about another fight being made without him and begging for fights. He has the right to do what he wants but so does Pacquiao and Mayweather. It's the begging that's making him look bad. Everyone always says Floyd says illogical things but the stuff that Shane has been saying is sounding far worse because everyone knows it isn't true. No way does Shane make more money for Pac than Cotto.

16y ago

mellow_mood

Shane needs to stop this.....Shane needs to stop that.......Shane needs to fight him.......STFU!!!!......Shane did the shit he needed to do in this sport ALREADY.........now he's at a point where he's gonna do what he WANT........say what he WANT and chase the fights he WANT!!!!......Real dudes do what they WANT and the other ones do what they can!!! wassup sekondz.. i know u are right.. shane have earned the right to say or try the best way he can.. the sad part .. is that he also needs to be realisitic. somebody needs to tell him... that the more time he waits.. the less share he will get... i can be wrong.. but thats how i see it.... hes no sprin chicken and even that hs a secure future hof.... general boxing fans.. seems to not realize this.. thats why i think he should be aiming for fights that he will get for sure... its sad cos if we aregoing to be fair.. shane deserves his bigges payday more than anybody.... i think that he let his wife ruin his career.. and now its kind of late to try to recover all the waisted time... still hopefully somebody step up

16y ago

Mr_Philadel

16y ago

RoyJonesJrp4pno1

Shanes Worldwide starpower was in full effect in the Mayorga fight. A half full arena. Oscar couldn't even give away tckets for free for that event.

16y ago

el_malo2039

No. What Mosley needs to do is fight Paul Williams if he is willing to move back down to 147. Neither of those guys you mentioned deserve a shot at Mosley. I know Clottey came close to beating Cotto, but it's still the idea he's coming off a loss. And Berto shouldn't even be mentioned. A fight between Williams and Mosley will crown a Ring champ from what I understand. Because Ring will rank Paul at #2 at 147 if he just as so much schedules a fight there. no clottey and berto deserve a shot at mosley before pwill. clottey and berto are the 3rd and 5th ranked ww's respectively. paul aint a ww. now if shane wants to fight paul than thats fine but clottey and berto are more deserving.

16y ago

CharlieCA

I think Mosley has the skills to still be an elite and contending fighter. But not an elite draw. Fighting Williams is the best thing for him right now IMO. If this is about legacy, because Williams is the best at 154 right now.

16y ago

johnle43

mosley should take a fight with pwill at this point. i think mosley has the speed/strenght combo to KO pw.

16y ago

jrv1932

Someone please give Shane a "will fight for food sign" already. Man will he ever stop begging. Shane is not a big draw no matter how great of a fighter he is. His fight with Margarito wasn't even on PPV and a few years ago he was fighting on ESPN undercards. Cotto will outsell him versus Manny. Shane in his 2 fights combined against ODLH made $12mill and did 1.6mil PPV. Manny versus Oscar 1.25m by itself, Floyd vs ODLH 2.4m. Cotto vs Margarito =PPV, Shane vs Margarito=HBO WCB

16y ago

thebowtod

I'd like to see wright vs mosley again

16y ago

MANGLER

No. What Mosley needs to do is fight Paul Williams if he is willing to move back down to 147. Neither of those guys you mentioned deserve a shot at Mosley. I know Clottey came close to beating Cotto, but it's still the idea he's coming off a loss. And Berto shouldn't even be mentioned. A fight between Williams and Mosley will crown a Ring champ from what I understand. Because Ring will rank Paul at #2 at 147 if he just as so much schedules a fight there. I'd luv this, but I didn't mention Pwill cuz SSM already said flat out he ain't fightin him. Dude don't get a tough fight for less $ is better than no fight for no $.

16y ago

Iceta

FFS, let it go SSM. You better fight Berto or Clottey before they move on to other business. No. What Mosley needs to do is fight Paul Williams if he is willing to move back down to 147. Neither of those guys you mentioned deserve a shot at Mosley. I know Clottey came close to beating Cotto, but it's still the idea he's coming off a loss. And Berto shouldn't even be mentioned. A fight between Williams and Mosley will crown a Ring champ from what I understand. Because Ring will rank Paul at #2 at 147 if he just as so much schedules a fight there.

16y ago

MANGLER

FFS, let it go SSM. You better fight Berto or Clottey before they move on to other business.

16y ago

mellow_mood

Everybody with a halft brain understands that Cotto ist by far the bigger draw. Mosley should stop the bullshit, staltking is not legal. :rofl::rofl::rofl:

16y ago

mellow_mood

the sad thing is that he havnt realize that the more he waits the worst is for him... look @ winky right.... at the end.. hes going to fight anyone for much less of what he could be making if he fights anybody right now... day by day.... shane is losing his shine ....... not that he deserve to lose his shine... but thats how the game goes... hopefully OSCAR... or somebody let him know.. that hes not a young cat to be sitting and waiting for someone to step up....

16y ago

TonyJ

Everybody with a half brain understands that Cotto ist by far the bigger draw. Mosley should stop the bullshit, stalking is not legal.

16y ago

BMWM3P

Mosley is going to have a nervous breakdown if he keeps this up. It's obvious he just wants money, his divorce must have cleaned him out.

16y ago