Ok I dont want to be the guy that says Mosley is old and then doesnt give Mayweather his credit. Mosley is coming off a pretty impressive/bad ass win.
But this is the question that looms over my Head. How much does Mosley have left. yes he is coming off a pretty impressive/badass performance against margarito. I say badass because Margarito was pretty badass. I cant hate on the guy for beating my fellow rican Cotto. Cotto took the challenge knowing what the worst outcome was and it happened.
Mosley is IMO an ATG , and sure FHOF.
But too beat Mayweather u have to be on ur very best game. And I know he will come at his best. But at this point of his career I think his best might not be enought.
I think that his legs are going to be the difference. I think his legs dont have the same bounce as they use to. I think that as of today Mosley has less chances of beating Mayweather. And trust me guys , Ive been called a pactard just because I express my feelings towards Floyd , and I am in no way a pactard. I want to see this guy go down as much as anybody in the business. I want to see his face when that "0" dessapears.
But lets be real. What are Mosley's chances of beating a guy with so much reflexes , so sharp with his defense and offense. He doesnt sacrifice much at all.
Mayweather is a magician in the ring. It is a priviledge watching Mayweather
execute the art of boxing as he does it.
If you ask me Mosley will need to press this guy to the max , he needs to make this an all out brawl. And then if he has any chance at all , we have to count on Mayweather not countering effectively as he does. because if mayweather can establish himself in this fight as a counter-puncher then what are the chances really.
At this point I believe Mayweather is more complete.(And mayweather is pretty ****ing good just the way he is)
At this point I believe Mosley's legs will not let him get into the fight rythm he needs to get in.
yes he beat Margarito. But!! He did not have to outbox Marg , he didnt have to chase him either. Marg comes straight forward. Mayweather doesnt. At least until he sees he can control the fight in every aspect. Mosley was willing to trade with Marg. And it turned out Mosley had the speed+power combo to just outclass Margarito al the way.
I want to see Mosley put on a show and win in spectacular fashion , but as the fight nears , and as I watch more of his fights , it is obvious to mee that his legs are not the same . Yes he has speed , yes he still got that power , But his bounce at this point will not be enough to step in with Mayweather , and not fight Mayweatehrs fight.
Thats my take.
Ok I dont want to be the guy that says Mosley is old and then doesnt give Mayweather his credit. Mosley is coming off a pretty impressive/bad ass win.
But this is the question that looms over my Head. How much does Mosley have left. Thats my take.
I don't think he will beat Mayweather. However, it is an indisputable fact that Freddie Roach refused to put Pacquaio in the ring with Mosley because Roach said Mosley was "too good." That either says something about Mosley or about Pacquaio.
Hope ur not talking bout me , because in no way I said he was shot. Did u see Castillo against Gomez , that is shot. Mosley is just not at his pek , and to beat mayweather u need to be at ur peak. And plain and simple he just isnt.
I never said he cant win , I just think his chances are very slim. Lets all pray and hope he beats Mayweather.
No, just in general...there are a bunch of guys saying he is shot and is too old that were not saying that like 2 months ago. There would also be a lot of quiet people who are hardcore May fans that said Mosley had no shot in hell to win. Would be a weird day in here, lol
People need to remember what Cotto was pre-Margarito.
Cotto was the guy who blew Quintana out of the gyn. The guy who relentlessly stalked Zab Judah. The fighter who wiped his ass with Alphonso Gomez.
If Miguel Cotto wasn't a killer, he was killer-ish. It's just that Antonio Margarito took A LOT out of Migs that night. Body and head.
Mosley made Cotto changehis whole style.Cotto never did that boxing or fading before Mosley but since they fought that has become his style.On the low I think Mosley took alot out of Cotto in that fight more then people want to give him credit for.I believe mentally Cotto did not feel he won that fight.
my thoughts exactly. This will be an excellent display of boxing (not brawling). I like no defense guns blazing fights as much as the next guy but there is something to be said about 2 boxers at the top of the sport in a chess match...
yea it shall be interesting to see how this fight plays out........i have a feelin there will be alot of action in this fight though......
Na man this a legit fight i thinks its a 50/50 fight and winner gets full credit from me.....
My thoughts exactly. This will be an excellent display of boxing (not brawling). I like no defense guns blazing fights as much as the next guy but there is something to be said about 2 boxers at the top of the sport in a chess match...
Hope ur not talking bout me , because in no way I said he was shot. Did u see Castillo against Gomez , that is shot. Mosley is just not at his pek , and to beat mayweather u need to be at ur peak. And plain and simple he just isnt.
I never said he cant win , I just think his chances are very slim. Lets all pray and hope he beats Mayweather.
IMO May has never fought a real dangerous WW.May has never fought a guy who is equal to his skill level these are things to watch.
Im gonna laugh if Mosley wins this, there will be a lot of people silent and a lot of people turning back on what they said about old, shot Mosley.
Hope ur not talking bout me , because in no way I said he was shot. Did u see Castillo against Gomez , that is shot. Mosley is just not at his pek , and to beat mayweather u need to be at ur peak. And plain and simple he just isnt.
I never said he cant win , I just think his chances are very slim. Lets all pray and hope he beats Mayweather.
Unlikely Shane wins on points, unless he cores KD's. His chance lies in a KO. Get PBF to fight with him and he can do it. Easier said than done though. I just don't buy the shit about Shane being shot. He's old but can still bring it.
none of this mosley is old crap was being said before floyd signed on to fight mosley,people are ready to not give the dude any credit for fighting someone they said he'd never fight.
I agree with every word of this. It would be awesome to see Shane pull this off, but I give him almost no chance.FONT]
Not very smart to give a fighter like Mosley almost " no chance". Or maybe this is just another way to downplay the fight.
Besides the slow, plodding Margarito, Shane hasn't had a great win at WW in about 6 years. He doesn't even have a puncher's chance in this one because Floyd has the best defense in the game. If he couldn't beat Cotto over 2 years ago, he's not going to beat Floyd now, and the almost year and a half inactivity will make matters even worse. At least Shane gets to cash in one last time before retiring.
Mosley beat Collazo well within 6 years. Either you have selective memory or can't count.
This is the fight I wanted to see all along. I could care less about the commercial fans who want to see may-pac.
Shane is the only real threat to Floyd imo. Bhop and Shane are in great shape. Shane can win this fight. Don't let age fool you.
True fans know this is the real deal. Manny ain't beatin neither of the two.
mosley only has a punchers chance, but mayweather wont give him a punchers chance imo. but mosley is much better than hatton and JMM, so this will be mays toughest test.
may 1st... hmmm
may's first loss or may's first fight with a welterweight? :p
i want mosley to win this. i want him war with pac. that settles who is the best in welterweight...