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By David P. Greisman and Thomas Gerbasi - First, there is talk. Then, there is waiting. Finally, there is action.
That’s the sequence for every highly anticipated bout, from the point a fight is floated to the day it is signed until the night the two boxers get into the ring.
Some matches take this to the extreme.
It took 17 years for Roy Jones and Bernard Hopkins to have their rematch. It’s taken more than 10 years since talk began of Shane Mosley and Floyd Mayweather Jr. facing off.
While it is far later than desired, Mosley and Mayweather are neither as old nor as deteriorated as Jones and Hopkins. Mosley, 38, is 46-5 with 39 knockouts and is the lineal welterweight champion. Mayweather, 33, is 40-0 with 25 knockouts, undefeated former lineal welterweight champion. Never mind all the accomplishments each had in other divisions. [Click Here To Read More]
That’s the sequence for every highly anticipated bout, from the point a fight is floated to the day it is signed until the night the two boxers get into the ring.
Some matches take this to the extreme.
It took 17 years for Roy Jones and Bernard Hopkins to have their rematch. It’s taken more than 10 years since talk began of Shane Mosley and Floyd Mayweather Jr. facing off.
While it is far later than desired, Mosley and Mayweather are neither as old nor as deteriorated as Jones and Hopkins. Mosley, 38, is 46-5 with 39 knockouts and is the lineal welterweight champion. Mayweather, 33, is 40-0 with 25 knockouts, undefeated former lineal welterweight champion. Never mind all the accomplishments each had in other divisions. [Click Here To Read More]
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