It seems like nobody on this board has much respect for Sugar Shane. Granted Floyd made him look silly. But this last Mora fight was horsecrap and you can't take much away from it expect it was a bad fight and bad style.
While Pac beats everybody not named Mayweather or Martinez(he could maybe beat both but neither seems to be fighting him)
Sugar is not what he used to be, but he still carriers a world class chin and a world class punch. Plus he has been in big fights and his style is condusive to making a Pac fight exciting, with big exchanges.
Yet people want to see Berto. Berto has not fought anybody...He is fighting a guy this week who lost to Golden Johnson. I repeat GOLDEN JOHNSON. He got his world rocked by Cosme Rivera and was stunned by feather fisted Luis Collazo, a southpaw like Pac. Mosley whitewashed Collazo and he has been in there with the best of his era. Pac beats everybody, but Mosley is not as terrible an option as some give him creidt for. Mosley has been hot and cold since 2002. I remember everybody said he was shot back in 2005. Then in 2008 after Mayorga, and now after May whooped him. Mosley is not as shot as some may believe. He aint beating Pac...but it could be a good fight. A lot better then a Berto 1st round KO
Nobody here is saying Mosley will beat Pac. But I Mosley is better suited for a Pac fight. Better chin, better history in big fights.
Shane is in no position to make demands at negotiation. Pacquiao is the Boss of boxing. If Mosley wants a shot than he needs to give into all of Pacs demands PERIOD. Aint like theres a shortage of fighters that want to get a shot at Pac.
This makes for a good fight no matter how you want to cut it. Mosley has been the only fighter to ever truly rock Mayweather. He also got rid of Margarito faster than Pac did, which makes for an amazing pre-fight buildup!
yeah haha, funny at the end of it lol..
i rekon if the pac-shane fight happened, roach wud demand shane come in at 143
lol, if i was mosley camp id say welterweight limit
you coulda say the same after he lost twice against Forrest and twice against Winky. both bigger, both bad-style match-ups.
I think Mosley is done and has zero chance against Pac, but still is better than all these young and undefeated rising fellas.(Brad, Alex, Berto)
The other guys are young and unbeaten. Mosley is ancient and has very little left in the tank. To me it's easy to see what the more appealing matchup ups are.
Sorry I don't respect someone in their 40's who robs boxing fans by fighting the best P4P fighters in huge mismatches and stealing their money. he's just milking his name it's annoying as ****
Mosley is done. The evidence is all there in his last two fights. He is just a name fighter cashing in on his rep now.
you coulda say the same after he lost twice against Forrest and twice against Winky. both bigger, both bad-style match-ups.
I think Mosley is done and has zero chance against Pac, but still is better than all these young and undefeated rising fellas.(Brad, Alex, Berto)
Saying Shane shouldn't fight Pac isn't disrespect, it's the simple truth. I believe he deserved the Mora decision, but the fact that it was close enough to end up being a draw is a bad sign. I'm all for an exciting fight, but Pac drubs Shane at this point. If Shane chose to recover the Berto fight, I think that's still acceptable.
SSM still would KO all Bertos, Bradleys and all these other kids in 2.
Mosley is done. The evidence is all there in his last two fights. He is just a name fighter cashing in on his rep now.
One more thing. Mayweather seems to get no credit for beating Mosley. People write it off as Mosley being shot. Mosley whooped Margarito just as bad as Pac did.
Now I ain't saying Mosley is Pac good. He isn't. And I ain't saying I love Floyd, i think he is a damn fool. But Floyd is a damn great fighter. And so is Pac. And Mosley is a 1st ballot hall of famer who still carrys a world class chin and punch.
Like I said, Mayweather beats Mosley no matter what the year is. It would have been closer in 1998, but Mayweather still would have won. But Mosley is a great fighter too...no what he was, but on any given night a guy like Mosley could rise to the occassion.
Berto is 27 but he is and never will be Mosley good. Shane Mosley at 27 was a world beater and destroying everybody. Berto is getting dropped by c minus fighters and fighting even up with bottom tier top 20 welters. A 39 Mosley is better option for Pac, financially and competitively.