Comments Thread For: Mosley: Manny Pacquiao Has Never Felt My Kind of Power

[tusc1976]

So now all the sudden it was Oscar who lifted the PPV buys? You mean to tell me it had nothing to do with the fact that he was fighting a young undefeated black american? You mean to tell me it had nothing to do with 24/7 which was Floyd's idea? You mean to tell me during the 24/7 it wasn't Floyd that was hyping the fight up and during the press conferences? Yup it was all Oscar lol. Then why did Oscar vs Manny only do 1.2m homes? Why does Floyd outsell Pac against common opponents? And yet people try and call Pac the cash cow lol. If you think this joke fight pac vs mosley will outsell mayweather-mosley let alone de la hoya-mayweather well then you're a bigger ******* than I thought!

C'mon, we've been through this before...
Point is, floyd didn't make those big numbers in the Oscar and Mosley fight by himself like he and some followers like to believe.Where were his big numbers before he got to DeLahoya? If he really had a large american fanbase like Leonard,Tyson,and Oscar had... he wouldv'e easily sold big numbers vs baldomir, no?
Mike tyson got 1.55 million buys against McNeely (fight lasted 89 sec) and 1.4 million buys in fights against the likes of Frank Bruno, Razor Ruddock, and Bruce Seldon.
All this without a 24/7, which would've made those numbers skyrocket considering America's obsession with Mike's antics.
Floyd without 24/7 wasn't as big a draw as Pacquiao because he was relying on his fighting style to sell fights. Every poll taken on the subject has shown that the vast majority of people who watch Mayweather fights do so because they're hoping to see him lose, only a small fraction watch because they like his style/skills...they meaning boxing purists! And the other half of that fraction are the *****s who just likes the guy!
The bad guy persona and 24/7 has made a floyd a big draw, that's not necessarily the same as being popular. Lets face it, to boxing purists he's talented and skilled boxer...to *****s he's GOD but to the regular average boxing fan (which out numbers boxing aficionados and *****s) he's not that appealing stylewise... He's a Great salesman though!

[goldenbear]

Can only see Shane being dangerous the first few rounds and then after that he's in real trouble. I think he'll look better against Manny than Floyd initially only because Floyd has incredible defense and counter punching. Manny darts in and out and overwhelms you w/ speed and power. Shane in his prime beats Manny down but he aint in his prime so I can see Manny even knocking out Shane after he gases out. When you get real tired anyone can be knocked out.

[goldenbear]

You really going to put Manny in front of all those guys. Whitaker and a lot of those other guys fought much better competition and cleared out their perspective divisions. Manny just grabs the weakest title holder in a division then jumps to the next...........

[GRUSTLER]

Shane its time to retire buddy. Your performance against Mayweather was pathetic. Do we really expect better results??? Retire and call it a day . Pacman is going to abuse you and put you down for good.

Mosley was doing good till the 2rd but his KO power couldn't seal the
deal. After Mosley wasn't effective with the over hand right, Mayweather
took away his confidence. Mosley is not the first fighter Floyd shut out
in the ring. Pac is going to stay on the move and swing fast and if
Mosley can't stop Pac's momentum he is going to get hit by barrages
and overwhelmed.

[jtiger78]

He's promoting the fight you mongoloid. What else is he going to say? I'm gonna try to make it 12 and hope I don't lose too badly? Think before you speak.

u forgot its a pac fan ur talking to?

[Maidana vs Rios]

Shane by brutal KO

[Scratch2win28]

GTFOH!! What happened when Floyd was begging Shane for a fight when Shane was in his prime? Did you forget about that?

let's be real. floyd is the grandfather of cherry-pickers. he waited for years, retired and comeback for shane to get older before he fought him. it's funny how floyd fans claim other boxers as cherry-pickers when without looking at who are they adoring.

also the only people who wish pac-mosley fight to flop are floyd diehard fans (repeat: diehard!) who are insecure that pacquiao (and mosley) can surpass the highest PPV sales (now that its on mainstream network) without acknowledging that it was oscar who lifted the PPV buys.

[Mr. Fantastic]

Shane Mosley has always fought the best, and hasn't ducked anybody. As a professional prize fighter, what else do you want him to say?

If everyone was like Shane (and Manny, too), boxing would be in a much better position. Think about your criticism, and whether or not it's warranted.

You mean taking steroids and getting away with it? (not Pac)

[TaurusJ27]

I'll be curious to see which fighter will have the more fans in the stand rooting.

[BoZz]

arum and roach wouldn't let duckqiao fight if there is a 0.1 % chance that he could lose..this fight is a sure win just like his last 5 or 6 fights.