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It's no secret that Shane "My tooth hurts and I need a vacation" Mosley didn't even try to win his last bout against Manny Pacquiao. Now whether that was because he went into that fight injured and was in no condition to put up a good performance like he claims it was, or because he took some extra "lay down" money under the table from Bob "I Have No Soul" Arum we will probably never know, but quite rightly a lot of people were thoroughly disgusted with his performance. I would like to believe that there was something badly wrong with Mosley in that fight and that he gave an honest performance, but given his more than shady past I find it hard to take anything that the guy says seriously. Let's not forget that this is a man who claimed for years that he was not a cheater despite being caught and that he never knew that he had PED's in his system and then just a few years later admitted that he did in fact know all along. This is also a guy who avoided Floyd Mayweather for years when he was the bigger name and had more to lose, only to suddenly start chasing the fight and labelling Mayweather a coward when their roles reversed and Floyd started to show him the same disregard that he had been shown for much of their careers.
All things considered, I think it is fair to say that Shane Mosley is one of the most deceitful and untrustworthy individuals in the sport of boxing and I wouldn't question anyone who thinks that he threw the fight with Manny Pacquiao and never intended to win it from the get-go. I think at this point in his career, Mosley is only really in it for the money. He is suffering badly, and will continue to get wrecked financially due to his divorce and it is a well known fact that for a guy who has faced so many big names, Mosley hasn't made nearly as much money as he should have done (Mosley only got a 2 million guarentee for the Margarito fight). I know that Shane has been talking a lot and acting like he is going to give it his best, but he was doing the same thing before the Pacquiao fight and brought absolutley nothing to the table. I think this Canelo fight is basically Mosley's idea of "one last payday" and I could easily imagine him taking some extra money and laying down for the young lion. I'm not saying that he couldn't win, anything can happen in the sport of boxing, but I think that after the brutal pounding Mayweather gave him, mentally he is just not the same fighter anymore. He's much more cautious now, and even if he does give it a good go, he will probably just get rolled over, so rather than mixing it up with a young, strong champion like Canelo and possibly getting stopped for the first time in his career, I can easily see him just playing it safe and looking to avoid being knocked out at all costs, and getting some extra money for being "co-operative", like Joshua Clottey did after his non performance against Manny Pacquiao, also.
Anyway. That's my thoughts. What do you think? Do you think Mosley will come to win or will he just lay down and not even try like he did against Pacquiao? I would like to think that he will come to try and win but I highly doubt it considering his previous shameless performance and deceitful and crooked past.
Poll coming.
All things considered, I think it is fair to say that Shane Mosley is one of the most deceitful and untrustworthy individuals in the sport of boxing and I wouldn't question anyone who thinks that he threw the fight with Manny Pacquiao and never intended to win it from the get-go. I think at this point in his career, Mosley is only really in it for the money. He is suffering badly, and will continue to get wrecked financially due to his divorce and it is a well known fact that for a guy who has faced so many big names, Mosley hasn't made nearly as much money as he should have done (Mosley only got a 2 million guarentee for the Margarito fight). I know that Shane has been talking a lot and acting like he is going to give it his best, but he was doing the same thing before the Pacquiao fight and brought absolutley nothing to the table. I think this Canelo fight is basically Mosley's idea of "one last payday" and I could easily imagine him taking some extra money and laying down for the young lion. I'm not saying that he couldn't win, anything can happen in the sport of boxing, but I think that after the brutal pounding Mayweather gave him, mentally he is just not the same fighter anymore. He's much more cautious now, and even if he does give it a good go, he will probably just get rolled over, so rather than mixing it up with a young, strong champion like Canelo and possibly getting stopped for the first time in his career, I can easily see him just playing it safe and looking to avoid being knocked out at all costs, and getting some extra money for being "co-operative", like Joshua Clottey did after his non performance against Manny Pacquiao, also.
Anyway. That's my thoughts. What do you think? Do you think Mosley will come to win or will he just lay down and not even try like he did against Pacquiao? I would like to think that he will come to try and win but I highly doubt it considering his previous shameless performance and deceitful and crooked past.
Poll coming.
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