Shane Mosley "My Performance Was A Little More Impressive Than Pacquiao's" (Video)

[Equilibrium]

I think Mosley's performance was more impressive, it shocked most people how easy he made it look.

Pacquiao's performance was great as well though.

[paulf]

i know we have had our differences, but i respect your opinion, but i disagree.

not to mention the fact that margo never had a breather fight, i e a soft touch after such a brutal encounter with cotto. even cotto had a nice tune up to see where he was physically vs jennings then clottey.

margarito went straight to mosley while still feeling the ill effects of the cotto fight not to mention the mental agony of the handwraps situation.

Pac's victory in my opinion was much more impressive than shane a bigger man holding margarito down the entire fight.

I guess we will have to agree to disagree. But we both win, because Margarito got owned in both cases.

[straightleft]

A little more impressive??C'mon Mosley give urself some props,he was the man to beat at 147 & U were a 5-1 underdog,U dominated & stopped him cold like!!

Did Mosley fought him at 150 and weighed just 148 and Margarito outweighing him by 17 lbs? Talk about being ******. Did Pac holding down Margarito punch after punch to avoid being hit back?

[TintaBoricua]

Not true at all, especially on here. Most thought Margarito was gonna be the 1st to stop Shane. Thats the kind of hype Margarito had at the time.

Yup. Anyone who was following the sport at the time still had Margarito's performance over Cotto fresh in their minds, before the scandal and controversy exploded. Margarito looked like a juggernaut after his demolition of Cotto, and given Mosley's sloppy performance against Mayorga, many were banking on a Margarito decision or late TKO against a faded Mosley.

Not only did Mosley win every single round, he landed a haymaker after haymaker throughout the fight, severely hurting Margarito at the end of the 8th, putting him down and stopping him in the 9th.

Nobody saw something like that coming, certainly not a Mosley TKO anyway.

However, when you put both Margaritos side by side you'd think Pacquiao was just more impressive. Both were.

What did everyone prefer? Huge right hand bombs that made Margarito wobbly or speedy combinations over 12 rounds that sliced and busted up Margarito's face?

Pacquiao's performance over Margarito was masochistic, but Mosley's was more impressive at the time given the circumstances and fans' perception of the fight.

[Pocket Dogs!]

Mosley's performance was definitely more impressive because Margarito at the time was considered a fucking BEAST. On top of that, Margarito was expected to win. Pac's win was more brutal though.

[Zarco]

Did he fought Margarito at 17 lbs. lesser?

Was he 37 years old when he fought Margacheato?

[straightleft]

*****s did you consider these factor in Marg vs Mosley fight at all?
Marg was weighed drained in that fight!
Marg was mentally screwed up about the plaster!
Mosley was big as Marg and fought bigger guys than Marg!
Mosley holding Marg punch after punch to avoid being hit back!
Did Mosley weighed just 148 against 165 Marg?
Of course you being a *****s will turned blind and pretending these did not happened.

[namme]

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Of course Mosley's performance seems to be better than Pacquiao because he KOed Margarito.

But looking at the Mosley's weight and Margarito's on fight night, they both weighed 160lbs. It's but natural that Mosley could KO Margarito with those power shots.

If Pacquiao weighed 160lbs on fight night, he could have done better, maybe a KO within 5 rounds.

[Cash Cow]

When asked whose performance was more impressive against Margarito, Shane Mosley professes that his performance slightly edged Pacquiao's, possibly due to the TKO he administered in the 9th round of the bout. However, later in the interview he reveals his high level of respect for Pacquiao as a boxer by describing him as a "great fighter."

Asked later what might be the order of his next 3 fights, Mosley lists in chronological order, Pacquiao, Cotto and possibly a rematch with Margarito.

LMAo@ Shane NOT mentioning a rematch with Floyd..but he wants to fight Cotto & Margarito...

[horge]

Shane's win was clearly more impressive.

Margs WASN'T perceived as in decline at the time.
If he was distracted by getting caught with plaster in his wraps, that's on him.
If he was 'drained' (lol) to a weight he'd willingly agreed to, that's on him too.

Shane's holding Margs was a winning tactic.
So was Floyd's leaning into Shane's neck, in their bout
So was Pac's decision to make Margs' face look a little more like Pac's.