Is Floyd Mayweather Jr. ducking Shane Mosley?

[-EX-]

Cotto never challenged him so it can't be considered a duck. Mosley missed his chance cuz his tooth was hurting and Margarito sucks. Margarito has nobody special on his resume. So everyone who jumps divisions is a *****? Sounds like someone is sad. Go back to suckin Cotto off.

[deevel79]

You still talking? You know **** about boxing. I told u before. Go back to watching UFC. You just another hater with no life.

Your really in love with floyd aint you?

[SpeedKillz]

Floyd remembers the first 4 rounds of his fight with Zab Judah very well.

He knows that Shane Mosley is much stronger than Zab Judah mentaly.

He knows that Shane Mosley is faster than Zab Judah.

He knows that Shane Mosley hits harder than Zab Judah.

He knows that Shane Mosley is more willing to let his hands go than Zab Judah.

He knows that Shane Mosley is better at stringing together combinations than Zab Judah.

He knows that fighting Shane Mosley would be akin to fighting a Zab Judah that doesnt break down.

He knows that fighting Shane Mosley would be akin to fighting a Zab Judah that doesnt stop throwing when he gets hit.

He knows that fighting Shane Mosley would put his future earnings potential in serious jeopardy.

He knows that he doesnt want to fight Shane Mosley because of these reasons.

Simple put, fighting Shane Mosley would be a nightmare for Floyd Mayweather jr. Even if he wins, he will lose. The odds of him looking good in a victory are slim to none. Stylisticly Shane Mosley is the worst possible fight for Floyd Mayweather.

If Floyd wins, but looks bad in the process, he will be an overhyped fighter that could barely edge out an over-the-hill (I dont agree with that) fighter in Shane Mosley. If Floyd loses, he barely beat De La Hoya, and lost to an over-the-hill fighter who for all intents and purposes lost to De La Hoya.

Floyds game is counter-punching. However, there is a problem with this. It is nearly impossible to counter-punch against a fighter who is faster than you. Floyd Mayweather learned this in the first 4 rounds of his fight with Zab Judah.

Shane Mosley is even faster than Zab Judah. Not good for Floyd.

I would be very suprised if we ever see a bout between Floyd Mayweather jr an Shane Mosley come to fruition. Actually, I would be very suprised to see Floyd Mayweather jr. ever fight a against a fighter with superior hand speed again.

uhhh... WHAT?! shane looked fast against vargas cuz vargas is shot and couldnt throw back. he looked average against collazo.

mosley would look worse fightin floyd then he did when he was gettin a boxing lesson from winky.

[amagnin]

I don't think he is ducking Mosley. Imo and it is only opinion, it is better to take on a young undefeated challenger in his prime than an over the hill but still talented ex-champion. I think that a Mosley (in his prime) v. Mayweather would be a tremendous fight but Mosley has seen better days. Two victories over a clearly over the hill and weight drained Fernando Vargas and a clear but not overwhelming victory over Collazo don't tell me that Mosley is still at his peak. Its unfortunate these guys never faced off when they were younger because surely it would have been a great fight. That being said if you don't think Mosley is past his prime then he should just fight Cintron-Mathysse winner and then Mayweather will have to choose between the winner of that fight and the winner of Cotto-Margarito/Williams if he wants to fight again (which he will because he loves that $).

[-EX-]

Your really in love with floyd aint you?

You finished sucking Cotto's **** yet?

[mdoe]

Floyd is an in-ring running, one punch and done punching, pity-pat touching, Margarito/Mosley/and Cotto ducking, spear chucking, division jumping, *****!

Ok um where did the spear chucking come from?

and also as said in a different post, after Mosley-Vargas 2, Larry Merchant asked Mosley if he would accept Mayweathers challenge and if the fight was on the table, his response and I quote "Well right now my tooth is hurt, so I'm going to take some time and rest, he should fight Margarito", and then he had the nerve to wiggle his tooth, you mean to tell me 5-6 months aint enough time to get over a toothache, if Floyd pulled that **** you haters would crucify him, even if he was asked about an opponent you and I both know he would say "bring them on Imma tax that ass too".

[deuce_drop]

i think floyd is avoiding mosley. if floyd thinks he's great and wants people to consider him great, then why wouldn't he want to put mosley's name on his resume in the win column?
a win over mosley would be one more step closer to becoming great in the publics eye, but yet floyd just calls himself the greatest without fighting the guys he needs to fight and beat to be called great.............


mosley is there available and yet floyd wants to retire, what a joke, and then floyd gets all worked up over hatton calling him out and now wants to fight hatton. i want to see mayweather-hatton in a bad way, but i want and have wanted for a longer time to see mosley-mayweather, but floyd has nothing but excuses of why he's not going to or even trying to fight mosley.

that fight could be made easy as **** and it's obvious that mosley wants it, floyd just wants to call him self great without proving it.


when floyd beats mosley, margarito, clottey, hatton, cotto, and maybe williams, then he can be considered great for this era. until then, while he's claiming retirement he's ducking all these guys in my honest opinion..........

[robjr]

If Floyd beat Shane you would all say Shane was old and didn't have it anymore. Shane missed his chance. When the best boxer wants you take it or leave it. Don't reject and then call him out later.

no dude.. If he can honeslty beat shane. floyd has my respect.

[ThaHorseman]

I can't believe this question is even being asked. Mayweather is obviously not afraid to fight Mosley based on the fact that he's offered him fights in the past year and as far back as the late '90's. At this point in his career Mosley is a watered-down version of Floyd. His hands are fast, but not nearly as fast as they once were and not nearly as fast as people on here make them out to be. Go watch his last couple of fights. He is only fast when he's throwing pity-pat punches that aren't going to faze anyone. His defense is still just average. People are talking like he's a threat right now, but the truth is that Floyd would beat him 7 days a week.

There are only 2 real threats that are out there for Mayweather. Ricky Hatton stands a small chance and Miguel Cotto is a real threat with his power and punching power (However its ****ing ridiculous to say Floyd has ever ducked Cotto; if anything Cotto has been afraid to fight Floyd). But i think Miguel gets hit too much still to have anything better than a punchers chance.

[robjr]

Im sure shane mosley will take a good paycut in the purse to show floyd how its done.. lets just see if floyd will step up to the #1 contender at 147..

forget about before when shane said no.. just understand shane wants the fight now.. if floyd can keep his idiotic pride to a minimum and get this fight on and proove somehtin to himself and the fans..