Dan Rafael: "Not impressed with Floyd, it took him long enough to fight a legit..."

[DE100]

Even Floyd himself degraded Mosley with his comment "Mosley, the one with 5losses ?!!", and now his nuthuggers want the world to give him props for fighting a guy he himself downgraded?!

Helloh !!!

Get an education, ignorance is expensive!

Helloh!!! Name a bigger fight that can be made other then Mayweather vs Pac??

[pasawayako]

floyd-mosley fight should have happen 5years ago but it will be a mismatch in favor of shane but now that shane is almost 40years old and past of his prime this will be an interesting match up.

[nujabes77]

if you call someone pushing 40's legit then...

[Bogig]

I have no idea why Rafeal writes for a pretty big network like ESPN. He obviously has an agenda and he isn't even a good writer. He acts like a straight up ***** when you call him out on something he was wrong about too.

yes, but the thing is, Rafael is not alone. Most respected boxing analysts and pundits agree with him.

that's why the BWAA nearly unanimously picked Pac as the fighter of the decade.

check it out yourself >> http://www.bwaa.org/

[ROSS CALIFORNIA]

From Dan Rafael's Blog (ESPN)...



"With regards to Floyd Mayweather Jr. finally signing a contract to fight Shane Mosley: Don't expect me to gush about it. I'll simply say it's about time he fought a legitimate top-level 147-pounder. After being a welterweight since 2005, it sure took him long enough. He's only doing what he should have been doing years ago."

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blog/...ame=rafael_dan

In a way I agree with him, but I don't blame Floyd for going after the bigger money fights. I would have done the same. And I also would have fought JMM after the retirement/vacation if I wanted to fight Pacquiao. That win really put a lot of interest into that fight because there's a comparison to look at. And now Floyd is the only fighter which really looks like he could beat Pacquiao.

[pasawayako]

Criticize him because he shoulda been fighting these guys before now, thats not his style though he likes to fight them after they have been beaten up, lost fights to others, or have gotten old.

That fight proved that Margarito was tailer made for Shane not that Shane is any better than he was when he lost in 07, Roach said it accurately, Shane does well with guys that come straight to him.

Giving him subliminal credit because he has in the past been reluctant does not do it for me. Mayweather will never get credit for me as he has left it too late and the fights that woulda meant something mean little because they are either old, shot or have beaten and had their confidence destroyed.

Call me a hater, and what? its the truth.

very true.

[DonTaseMeBrah]

In a way I agree with him, but I don't blame Floyd for going after the bigger money fights. I would have done the same. And I also would have fought JMM after the retirement/vacation if I wanted to fight Pacquiao. That win really put a lot of interest into that fight because there's a comparison to look at. And now Floyd is the only fighter which really looks like he could beat Pacquiao.

there's no comparison. pac fought marquez when marquez was in his absolute prime (30 years old) & at 126 while pac was still a young, raw, one handed fighter. then again at 130 4 years later while marquez was on a 7 fight win streak including that robbery in indonesia.

[MakeDamnSure]

Floyd was just too scared to fight all the Welterweights.

Pac has been at the Welterweight Division in less than a year but he already have a better resume than Floyd whose been at the 147 for 5 YEARS.

If Pac was at 147 at 2005, Pacquiao already fought Margarito, WIlliams, Mosley and everyone which Floyd will never ever had the Balls to step in the ring with them.

[Cash Cow]

i remember reading rafeal right after the baldomir fight saying that if you dont think mayweather is number 1 at this point, you are either an idiot or just a straight hater. he flipped on mayweather big for some reason.

yes...i remember this...

wait..didnt he have Zab & Baldo ranked #1 in his WW rankings in 2006?

[Cash Cow]

if you call someone pushing 40's legit then...

isnt this the same Shane that Roach said was tooo good for Pac?