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Because they wanted to out to floyd but pac didnt impress in that fight.cuz mosley just moved all night long and pac just didnt apply enough pressure since shane was all mr nice guy please dont hurt me.
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Don't compare Cotto to Mosley ... Mosley was completely shot, coming of a defeat against Mayweather Jr and a shitty draw against Mosley ... It was obvious that Mosley was done.
Cotto may not be at his prime anymore, but he isn't as shot as Mosley. Cotto is coming of a win against Margarito, and before that he was the winner against Mayorga and Foreman.Comment
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Actually until this day there are many of Floyd fans that said Mosley was the guy to beat and was not really old and kept himself in great condition and taking that logic was in even better condition and actually more active when Mosley faced Manny ....
So either he was or he wasn't ..... I say Mosley was way past his prime when he fought Floyd and it took the Manny fight to convince the Floyd fans.
Many of the FLoyd fans said Manny was scared to fight until they heard that Manny was actually going to fight Mosley ... then they went on the "he is old" story ....
I just looked at some of the people who posted .... a few days ago some of the Floyd posters were defending and saying Mosley was not old .... so either he was or he wasn't .... Floyd fans need to make up their minds!!!Comment
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Clottey has only become a bad fight retrospectively because of how appalling Clottey fought (which no-one could have envisaged). I would actually say it made far more sense than Mosley and was more appealing - it was Manny's full transition into the WW division (the Oscar fight was really a one-off event) against a guy who gave top Welters like Margarito and Cotto all they could handle.
Mosley was an absolutely dreadful choice of opponent - and the Boxing Gods made sure that the fight was a stinker. Honestly, I just hate that fight - from the minute it was suggested to the final bell. Ugh.Comment
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It's as if Floyd da best beat Mosley to a pulp that one year after the fight would make a significant difference.
If Floyd would just man up and fight and stop ducking, fans wouldn't be engaged in these endless debates. Pac/Roach wanted Floyd, but Floyd da best was nowhere to be found.
If I were you Floyd stans I'd direct all that energy into making Floyd fight Pac.
These are useless threads especially coming from Floyd fanatics.Comment
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BTW, all this "young lion" talk of Berto needs to stop. He's somewhat young....but no lion. Last time I saw him, he needed a headbutt to dispose of Zavec. Before that, he was going life and death with Collazo and getting exposed by Ortiz.
I wish Manny would have taken the fight cos he would have pulverised Berto, and that hype train would have been derailed.Comment
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BUT:
His Wins:
- against a one-eyed Margarito that almost didn't get a license and had just been annihilated by Manny.
- At this point in his career, against an all bark no bite Mayorga....
- against the one-legged Foreman
His losses:
- Lost badly to Manny
- Lost badly to Margarito
At his age, Mosley fought 3 guys that were bad for him style wise ... therefore he looked even worse than he really was (see below for what I mean)
By the way, the defeat against Floyd .... didn't make Mosley shot ... Mosley was already on his way there before the first bell of that fight .... his next 2 fights just confirmed it ....
Probably with the right style of fighter, Mosley can still hang ... but that too has to be seen to be believed.
Back to Cotto: I saw some snap against Mayorga but he wasn't impressive overall in his 3 wins ... if it was the old Margarito, Cotto would have been in big trouble.
Still, I hope he makes it an interesting fight in May but the odds are against that!Comment
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He should have fought Berto instead of Mosley. You right about Berto not being a lion but he was in his prime. But, it would also be a unification. While Mosley was shot and don't know why he was even considered. And, like you said Pac would have pulverized Berto. He would have look sensational in that fight. However, chose what was a stinker.Comment
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