MOSLEY: Begging for crumbs from the MAYWEATHER table

[Al Haymon]

I would rather floyd fight williams rather than mosley period.

To be honest, nobody at 147 has accepted a Williams challenge. i would also like to see Paul get a shot. Shane had offers. Paul didn't.

[Horus]

Are you a fan of Mayweather or boxing? Why in the world would you not want to watch Mayweather vs Mosley?

Mayweather vs Mosley would be his most difficult, and therefor most interesting, match to date. Only reason to not want it is b/c for some reason you think you are Floyd and got personally offended by Mosley rejecting the fight 10 years ago or you don't want to see Floyd lose.

Even if you're a fan of Floyd, like I am, you should want to see him stretched to his limits. Why is he judged to a higher standard than other fighters? Because he is special, he is a better fighter than the typical world champion. No one want to see him in fights that everyone knows he will win. You don't see LeBron being judged against Ginobli. LeBron is a superstar and people will dog on him for an off night because they expect the best.

And Hopkins did get plenty of criticism for fighting ODH. And no one showed up or even watched his fight with Winky. And fighting a young, hungry and powerful middleweight champ is not comparable to Mayweather Marquez.

Like I said before.

I dont sympathize nor glorify Cheaters like people like you do.

You guys are the type of people who would argue that you would love to see Barry Bonds go against ken griffey jr. in a home run contest to see who the best is, ignoring the fact that one guy has cheated to get where he is today....

ignoring the fact the one guy has done it the right way his whole career and still doesnt get the respect he deserves...

Forgive me if I am not in a compassionate mood for forgiving cheaters and not wanting to see a cheater get a big pay day.

But understand this,
I actually respect the sport of boxing.
The last thing I want too see is my sport turn into a circus all in the name
of fans like you who just want to see fighters fight reguardless if they cheat or not...


I show no love for cheaters period.
in addition i show no love for people who sympathize for cheaters .

[Al Haymon]

Chris Mannix > INSIDE BOXING


Mosley ruins Mayweather's moment, possibly much more Story Highlights
Floyd Mayweather returned from a 21-month layoff to beat Juan Manuel Marquez
After the fight, Shane Mosley disrespectfully called out Mayweather in the ring
For an aging fighter, "Sugar" Shane may have irreparably harmed his career





LAS VEGAS -- Throughout a brilliant 16-year professional career, Shane Mosley has always conducted himself with the utmost class. Mild mannered and well spoken, Mosley is a journalist's dream, the kind of athlete you begin an interview feeling ambivalent and end it rooting for him to succeed. Mosley has always been the underdog, a fighter who has spent his life living in the shadow of Oscar De La Hoya (who "Sugar" has defeated twice) and never getting adequate recognition for his achievements.

However, last weekend, Mosley became someone else. After Floyd Mayweather Jr. returned from a 21-month layoff to defeat the world's No. 2-ranked fighter Juan Manuel Marquez in 12 rounds, HBO's Max Kellerman interviewed the victor in the ring. It was supposed to be Mayweather's well-earned moment in the spotlight. It turned into a show of disrespect and arrogance by Mosley.

When Kellerman asked Mayweather about the possibility of facing Mosley next, Mosley -- whose status as a Golden Boy Promotions executive allowed him to be in the ring -- thrust himself into the discussion. Mosley, along with the equally inappropriate Bernard Hopkins, verbally attacked Mayweather, leaving Mayweather flustered and eventually forcing him to storm out of the ring. Later, Mosley and Hopkins continued their eighth-grade bully act when they refused to cede the stage to Mayweather at the post-fight press conference.

Certainly, Mosley can make a strong case that he should be Mayweather's next opponent. His win over Antonio Margarito in January established him as the top pure welterweight in the world (Manny Pacquiao is more of a hybrid, bouncing between 140 and 147 pounds). He also has a crowd-pleasing style and decent fan base, making him a viable pay-per-view fighter, even at 38 years old.

But this wasn't the way to prove his point. Mosley, and the rest of Golden Boy, should be embarrassed by his behavior. The stunt carried with it the permeating odor of a desperate man. Mosley believed his win over Margarito would propel him to multiple lucrative fights this year. But it hasn't, and Mosley has failed to secure deals with Pacquiao, Andre Berto or Zab Judah. With 2009 winding down, Sugar Shane still doesn't have a fight scheduled (a proposed Dec. 26 date was vetoed by HBO). For an aging fighter on the tail-end of his career, that is unacceptable.

So Mosley -- with Hopkins, who never met a camera or microphone he didn't like, acting as his wingman -- resorted to bush-league tactics. Even De La Hoya was complicit, effectively condoning his business partner's behavior by flaunting Mosley's credentials at the press conference and refusing to ask Mosley or Hopkins to back off the stage when Mayweather arrived. De La Hoya called Mosley-Mayweather "the Super Bowl" of fights.



Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...#ixzz0RlZPjuL0

[Al Haymon]

As the SI article from post # 63 demonstrates, i am not the only one who though Shane's actions were not dignified.

I am A Civilized Genteman

[Al Haymon]

Too bad Mayweather-Pacquiao is the Super Bowl. Mayweather-Mosley is a good playoff game, at best. Only Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer showed any remorse for the antics when he told SI.com that he "didn't like those kinds of confrontations" and that he "would have handled the situation differently."


The irony is that Mosley may have irreparably damaged any possibility of a Mayweather fight. Though Mayweather took the high road in declaring his respect for Mosley as a fighter, several members of Mayweather's team were livid at the boorish behavior. Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe blasted Mosley and said they weren't interested in a fight with Mosley because "he doesn't draw any kind of crowd." Floyd Mayweather Sr., De La Hoya's former trainer who has a long history with Golden Boy, called Mosley a "punk" and said, "[he] isn't worth my son's time."

I have been among Mayweather Jr.'s critics, as I disclosed my feelings about his handpicking opponents and ducking tough contenders. But in this case, Mayweather deserved his time to bask in the success of a near-flawless performance against Marquez. After a nearly two-year layoff, he returned to the ring, and proved he's still got it.

Mosley, however, proved he's lost it.



Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...#ixzz0RlgQ5COA

[djtmal]

Well, your opinion runs counter to VAST amounts of data and evidence that says that Pac is a FAAAAAAAR more relevant and commercially viable candidate than Mosley.

Boxing is not about "gangsta". It's a business. You are new to the sport, but you should ask Aaron pryor, vivian Harris, Antonio Margarito, et al what that '"gangsta move" got them.

It actually belittles you in the eyes of "the mainstream"....of which we are not. We are hardcore.

Mayweather-Pacquiao has critical mass. Shane's actions?.... it's like a deck chair flying off the Titanic.

please man who you calling new...and who you think you foolin'....

if it is such a business, why did you boy floyd "scared money" mayweather turn down 8 million to fight margarito when he wasn't making half that much per fight? i would have fought margarito for 8 mil...maybe margarito should have called floyd out after that gatti drubbing...that may have served him better to get the fight made...shane's got more time in than most of these cats AND he's the WW Champ, plus he's damn near 40 years old...he's got every f**king right to call out Floyd on the spot, especially after all the crap Floyd's stated in public interviews about Shane's steriod allegations, marriage, etc. plus above that, the matchup sells itself...

...you talk about shane's actions on saturday, i hope you don't think floyd was a f**king patron saint...or you condone him getting snotty with kellerman, and ducking all the obvious questions even stevie wonder would have after seeing him coming in looking like a middleweight, fighting a slow, blown up flyweight...instead of explaining why he couldn't honor his contractual agreement to come in at 144 lbs., he wants to plug his million and one endorsements because of his '7 figure agreement' with reebok...another young, black, rich, ignorant man who has carte blanche with the establishment is all he's become...

see the problem here is you expense ledger reading, number crunching, never been in the hood in your life, pseudo hardcore mofos still haven't figured out what makes a big $ fight and a potential rivalry....hell everybody i know who watched the fight saturday night thought the postfight interview where shane called "scared money" may out was more exciting than the fight...

[Konstantin]

Like I said before.

I dont sympathize nor glorify Cheaters like people like you do.

You guys are the type of people who would argue that you would love to see Barry Bonds go against ken griffey jr. in a home run contest to see who the best is, ignoring the fact that one guy has cheated to get where he is today....

ignoring the fact the one guy has done it the right way his whole career and still doesnt get the respect he deserves...

Forgive me if I am not in a compassionate mood for forgiving cheaters and not wanting to see a cheater get a big pay day.

But understand this,
I actually respect the sport of boxing.
The last thing I want too see is my sport turn into a circus all in the name
of fans like you who just want to see fighters fight reguardless if they cheat or not...


I show no love for cheaters period.
in addition i show no love for people who sympathize for cheaters .

He cheated before, it was a mistake. He hasn't cheated since. He is the #1 welterweight in the world right now. You're just making excuse after excuse for him to not fight.

There are people that are giving excuses to the fighters that have lost to Floyd and it drives you wild. Now you're making excuses for him not to fight someone he should. That's called being hypocritical.

[IMDAZED]

How can we consider ourselves boxing fans when this kind of logic is justified:

1. He ducked me so I'm going to duck him.
   
2. He doesn't bring enough money to the table.

If you can defend these two things then you're not a fan.

[Roger Mellie]

Mayweather aint got no table! Owing to recent misfortunes, he had uncle Roger take it to the swap-meet!

[Roger Mellie]

How can we consider ourselves boxing fans when this kind of logic is justified:

1. He ducked me so I'm going to duck him.
   
2. He doesn't bring enough money to the table.

If you can defend these two things then you're not a fan.

The truth.