Shane Mosley is Not Interested in Paul Williams, Either

[Dave Rado]

Shane backs from no challenge.

That used to be true, but it's not true any more. He's changed.

[Ray Ray]

Come on Sugar... if Quintana could, why can't you???

Have you've heard of the term styles make fights?

[Dave Rado]

Have you've heard of the term styles make fights?

It's not only that. The version of Williams who lost to Quintana would lose to Mosley as well. But the version of Williams who beat Quintana would be a nightmare for Mosley. I still think it could be a great fight though, like Leonard-Hearns.

[Ray Ray]

It's not only that. The version of Williams who lost to Quintana would lose to Mosley as well. But the version of Williams who beat Quintana would be a nightmare for Mosley. I still think it could be a great fight though, like Leonard-Hearns.

That still doesnt give him the green light to victory...I can counter that point with the Cotto-Margorito-Mosley triangle...The triangle theory NEVER works...especailly in boxing.

Taylor lost to Pavlik who later got schooled by Hopkins...and Taylor beat Hopkins...Thats why its not good to use the triangle theory.

[Pullcounter]

mosley doesn't have to fight willliams unless he wants to. there is no mandate.

[Dave Rado]

mosley doesn't have to fight willliams unless he wants to. there is no mandate.

No, but it's bad for boxing when the best fighters don't want to fight each other, and he has built his reputation on being willing to fight anyone, so it's a great shame he's changed. And he should at least be honest about the fact that he's changed - his statement that “I’d fight anyone, but I really wouldn’t want to fight him” is an insult to the fans' intelligence, IMO.

[FaustoGeraci]

Paul is fighting Winky...somebody that beat Mosley twice, and somebody that Pavlik and Abraham are ducking like the plague. Enough said.

[FaustoGeraci]

Mosley said in this article that he doesn't want to fight Williams because he "does not believe their two styles will match up well". In a recent television interview he said "I don't want to fight him because he's too tall." He said nothing about money.

Margarito turned down $4 million to fight Williams, and fought Mosley for $2.3 million instead.

It's a myth that Williams brings no money, and that is not the reason Mosley gave for not wanting to fight him.

If Williams beats Winky there will be a lot of money on the table for any Welter who is willing to step up. But it won't be Mosley who does, he's already made it clear. He doesn't want to fight Williams because he has a bad track record against tall fighters. At least he's honest about it, unlike you.

Good post.

[FLY TY]

This is where Williams fans get on their high horse and say that another fighter has avoided Williams because they are scared blah blah blah when really that isn't the truth.

The truth is Williams is not a draw.

Fighters like Mosley, Cotto, etc are looking for big money fights and Williams doesn't bring that to the table.

Once he builds up his name then he will start getting good fights.

simple logic that haters dont understand...... or ignore

well that's all mayweather was doing......looking for the big $$$ fights.

perhaps your argument would make more sense if shane himself was any kind of draw....bottom line is, he aint gettin pacman or hatton, cotto has a fight in june, then he is looking for pacman or hatton later on in the year, so if shane is fine with holding out for a big money cotto fight next year, then God bless him. nobody wants shane but berto and PW, so shane really isn't in a position to be calling shots, that's what nobody seems to understand. bottom line, i'd be willing to bet he'd make more money fighting PW, than he'd get for the cotto fight anyway.

[Pullcounter]

No, but it's bad for boxing when the best fighters don't want to fight each other

mosley wants to fight cotto... that's still the best fighting the best

, and he has built his reputation on being willing to fight anyone, so it's a great shame he's changed. And he should at least be honest about the fact that he's changed - his statement that “I’d fight anyone, but I really wouldn’t want to fight him” is an insult to the fans' intelligence, IMO.

he is being honest... he said that paul's height advantage is a bad style match up for him.... in other wordds, mosley can't beat williams.

that said, there is no mandate for williams/mosley.