Is Shane Mosley Overrating His Speed?

I cant wait for the fight already.People are sleeping on Shane Mosley.I am hoping that Brother Nazim has Shane in tip top shape for the match.

he is not as quick and as sharp as he use to be... but he is still good neither is floyd

LMAO at those comparing Marquez to Mosley.I think Shane has good hand speed and it will give Mayweather fits.Cant wait for the fight.Gayweather will be in a fight and i hope Shane takes it to him!

i think your over doing it on floyd if he cant see all of marquez shots how is he going to see all of mosleys shots Marquez is a great counterpuncher and how many punches did he land on Floyd... 56? really 56? oh yeah he had a great night that night

The only ones who are overrating Shane's speed are the ones buying the PPV. Because, really, why would you wanna pay for a f**kin' mismatch, unless you're into that . I'll tell ya what though, Shane's power is no joke. That's why I don't see Phony Boy putting combos on Shane like he did Gatti and Corrales, 'cause he knows that if he stays in there too long, Shane can take his head off in a split second. did you buy Pac/Clottey?

He's a fast puncher but a predictable puncher. Floyd will see everything he throws from a mile away. He won't land often so he'll have to make the punches he can land count. He's shown that ability, though, so I think he has a shot. i think your over doing it on floyd if he cant see all of marquez shots how is he going to see all of mosleys shots

Yes he is. Zab Judah also had the speed advantage against Mayweather and that got him no where; after Mayweather adjusted. Zab Judah also took about 3 rounds pretty clearly, just counterpunching from the outside with his fast hands. If we go back to when Judah was going to face Mosley, it's almost a consensus for Mosley. So we can agree Mosley is the better fighter. If Judah would have adjusted to what Floyd was doing and didn't just breakdown from the pressure, he would have been sitting pretty good... right?

mosley's speed is very good but what he's overrating is his ability to hit floyd with something big

Yeah I was a little worried that Shane is a little too determined to prove his as fast and as skilled as Floyd. I hope its a bluff to throw everyone off of his real game plan. Exactly what i thought too, lets hope its a ploy.

I'm not saying Shane is not quick with his hands at all. He's one of the fastest fighters in the sport. But in order to beat Floyd would speed, it has to be methodical and unpredictable. A fighter like Margarito or Cotto who aren't as defensive as Floyd and cannot read fighters like Mayweather can will have trouble with the handspeed that Shane has because Shane doesn't have to be extremely accurate to catch them. But Floyd is another animal. The line of sight isn't there. Yeah I was a little worried that Shane is a little too determined to prove his as fast and as skilled as Floyd. I hope its a bluff to throw everyone off of his real game plan.

Good question.........

He is definitely overrating his speed... I've been re-watching some Shane fights and one big flaw I was noticing with him, other then his wide punches that leave him open... is that he "paws with the jab"... that will play a big factor in him loosing this fight.. in his most recent fights he's been fighting in spurts, much like Berto does now, this will also lead to his downfall this Saturday

I'm not saying Shane is not quick with his hands at all. He's one of the fastest fighters in the sport. But in order to beat Floyd would speed, it has to be methodical and unpredictable. A fighter like Margarito or Cotto who aren't as defensive as Floyd and cannot read fighters like Mayweather can will have trouble with the handspeed that Shane has because Shane doesn't have to be extremely accurate to catch them. But Floyd is another animal. The line of sight isn't there. Am really looking forward to some of your knowledgeable threads if Mayweather-pacquiao ever gets made..:boxing:

no yall underestimating it with all that floyd will see it etc

I'm not saying Shane is not quick with his hands at all. He's one of the fastest fighters in the sport. But in order to beat Floyd would speed, it has to be methodical and unpredictable. A fighter like Margarito or Cotto who aren't as defensive as Floyd and cannot read fighters like Mayweather can will have trouble with the handspeed that Shane has because Shane doesn't have to be extremely accurate to catch them. But Floyd is another animal. The line of sight isn't there. Mosley is fast but I think he's overrating the way he can use it in this fight. Speed always looks good against a slow stationary target. If you noticed, Mosley did not look exceptionally fast against Cotto because of the way Cotto fought Mosley.

I think he is... Definitely

He's a fast puncher but a predictable puncher. Floyd will see everything he throws from a mile away. He won't land often so he'll have to make the punches he can land count. He's shown that ability, though, so I think he has a shot.

Yes he is. Zab Judah also had the speed advantage against Mayweather and that got him no where; after Mayweather adjusted.