- Tyson had never been down until he fought Buster Douglas.
- Roy Jones, Jr. had never been down until he got KTFO by Tarver.
- Kostya Tszyu had never been KO'd until he fought Vince Phillips.
What's my point? That great fighters sometimes lose, or are KO'd, in these cases, even though they'd never been KO'd before. There is always a first, and this will be Mosley's first.
I mean, Roy had faced much better opposition than Tarver, and he still got KTFO. Why? Because he got old (just like Mosley) and speed and reflexes slow down in old age.
- Roy Jones, Jr. had never been down until he got KTFO by Tarver.
- Kostya Tszyu had never been KO'd until he fought Vince Phillips.
What's my point? That great fighters sometimes lose, or are KO'd, in these cases, even though they'd never been KO'd before. There is always a first, and this will be Mosley's first.
I mean, Roy had faced much better opposition than Tarver, and he still got KTFO. Why? Because he got old (just like Mosley) and speed and reflexes slow down in old age.
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