Mosley is one of those guys that looked un-****ing-believable against inferior competition early on. You almost couldn't believe the combination of speed/power/chin/tenacity. And he was a nice, well-spoken, humble guy on top of that. I saw some all-time LW rankings that had Shane in the top ten on the basis of beating nobody.
So, he developed a "buzz" based on that.
And then, you put Shane in against tougher comp, and he looks very human. Shane can't dominate an elite fighter.
He fought 24 pretty even/slightly better rounds with Oscar. He was soundly beaten by Forrest twice. Kind of embarrased by Winky once, but he did a bit better the second time. And then, the fight with (a fried) Vargas was pretty even until Nando's eye got gruesome.
People make excuses for him being dominated like "it was a bad style"..."those guys were taller"..."Forrest had his number". Ummm. OK.
And Shane looked very suspect vs Estrada (a guy that Cintron put away), and somebody named Jose Luis Cruz.
To top it all off, Shane unquestionably did steroids. He has completely skated on this issue. If Barry Bonds is considered a cheater, and if Barry's accomplishments are in question, then so are Shane's. They did the SAME stuff.
Has anyone asked themselves why Shane never looked so otherworldly again?
So, he developed a "buzz" based on that.
And then, you put Shane in against tougher comp, and he looks very human. Shane can't dominate an elite fighter.
He fought 24 pretty even/slightly better rounds with Oscar. He was soundly beaten by Forrest twice. Kind of embarrased by Winky once, but he did a bit better the second time. And then, the fight with (a fried) Vargas was pretty even until Nando's eye got gruesome.
People make excuses for him being dominated like "it was a bad style"..."those guys were taller"..."Forrest had his number". Ummm. OK.
And Shane looked very suspect vs Estrada (a guy that Cintron put away), and somebody named Jose Luis Cruz.
To top it all off, Shane unquestionably did steroids. He has completely skated on this issue. If Barry Bonds is considered a cheater, and if Barry's accomplishments are in question, then so are Shane's. They did the SAME stuff.
Has anyone asked themselves why Shane never looked so otherworldly again?
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