Mosley Sounds Off on Arum, Cotto-Pacquiao Bout

[boricuarn]

Shane Mosley, shut the hell up. Since to being that you spends more time crying than boxing. Cotto beat you by unanimous decision few years ago, you beat Margacheata, thanks God that your corner played a little game, and made unwrap the piece of cast that he was planning to use for you, like he probably used for Cotto. If believe Cotto deserve to fight Pacquiao, because he proved he was better than you. If you want to defend your belt, why you are refusing to fight Paul Williams? Why are you looking for only one boxer? There are many welters around that deserve a chance for a championship. After Cotto defeat Pacquiao, then you can look for him or you can wait for unification with Cotto, which will defeat you again. One more time, stop bitching and crying around, be a man and shut up.

[prsi]

Yeah he is soooo goood. Is that why he dropped from #7 to #9 in The Ring's P4P list?? GTFOH!!!

He dropped in the p4p list because he lost to plasterito!!!!

[prsi]

You make a lot of sense. If it wasn't for Arum, Shane wouldn't have gotten those fights against Cotto and Margarito. I can't fault Shane for fighting those guys at the time he did, but the problem I have with those fights is that each one that took place was not the most meaningful fight in the division. It seemed like Arum was terrified of putting Cotto and Margarito in with Paul Williams when it would've crowned a Ring champ. We wouldn't have gotten a fight between Margarito and Williams period if Margarito didn't go through that ****** court process with Arum. And I don't have a problem with the JMM-Floyd fight like a lot of other people do, but I just don't understand why De La Hoya gave JMM a shot at Floyd over Shane. JMM did aggressively call Mayweather out though. I blame both Arum and De La Hoya for not making the appropriate fights where division clarity is concerned.

Good post and it seems that we are now agreeing on more issues as we discuss.

Regarding Arum not wanting to put Cotto-Margarito against Paul williams back in that time (2007) it is probably because Arum probably saw a serioues threat for his boxers and wanted to make more money at the moment buy having them fight each other (same now with Pacman-Cotto) and Shane Mosley. Remember that at the moment (2007) Paul was a high risk prospect that didn't bring nothing to the table. I guess now we see that Arum made the right decicion becasue paul has demostrated that he can fight and beat the best from 147-160.

On the JMM-PBF fight i'm glad that you agree with me that GBP should do more for his fighter (Mosley) especially that JMM has probably a little more time left in boxing than Mosley and he could has waited his chance.

[HANDSOFGOD84]

Mosley speaking that gospel

mosley > pacman life

http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?p=5524467#post5524467

[Dave Rado]

Yeah he is soooo goood. Is that why he dropped from #7 to #9 in The Ring's P4P list?? GTFOH!!!

To be rated the ninth bet fighter in the world at any weight is a pretty darn good rating.

[Dave Rado]

Fighters fight for money, SSM's legacy is already written. I know in a lot of fans fairytale worlds you think these fighters fight legacy, rep, etc.

You really think a 133lb Armstrong fought for the Welterweight title just because it would give him a good payday? He didn't actually make that much from any of his fights. You really think Ali fought Foreman just for the payday? Do you really think he postponed his retirement for too long because, when he was already a multi-millionaire and one of the world's richest men, he needed more money? It was because he missed the thrill of the sport and of challenging himself to be the best he could be.

Professional boxers don't fight for free but the true greats are motivated by much more than just money. And that applies in all fields of life. Many of the greatest athletes of all time were competing at a time when they got paid nothing but their expenses. Jesse Owens was paid nothing at all when he became the first American to win four Olympic golds, and many still rate him as the greatest sprinter of all time.

And outside sport, millions of people do fulfilling jobs that pay them less than other, less fulfilling jobs would pay them. The idea that humans are automatons who can't even get motivated to get out of bed except by money is ridiculous.

[Little Mac]

[v.cassiusali@ya]

well said... but arum will not take the bait.

arum is right. pac-cotto will make more money. it's not because cotto have a draw but people will be curious to see a spectacle worse than pacquiao's demolition of hatton. pacquiao has run out of mexican opponent, this time he will add to his knockout victims a true-blooded puerto rican.

that make the fight sell!

[jetgeomcx]

Sugar should just call Floyd straight out and stop the Bullsh@@##.

He'll make more cash fighting Floyd in a fight that should've happened
a while ago (not counting the toothache).

Arum and Freddie ain't letting Manny anywheres near Floyd or Mosley right now.

is it because manny chose cotto??
and arum and freddie aint letting manny anywhere near cotto and mosley if manny fyts floyd.
or arum and freddie aint letting manny anywhere near cotto and floyd if manny fyts mosley.
manny can't go anywhere with your thinking....

[jetgeomcx]

Why doesn't Pacquiao let Cotto heal and fight Mosley in the mean time?

why? go and ask pacquiao himself and you'll know why....hehehehe