Does a 23 year old Mayweather beat a prime Mosley??

[Don Collazo]

If a past his prime Mosley had Floyd shook in the second round, imagine what a prime Mosley would of done? He would of been able to finish him.

[The Big Dunn]

Better defense=Floyd
Better offense=Shane

to bad they didn't fight on even terms but Floyd prefers to wait for the dominate ones to age or pick on hand picked lightweights and kids!
When they did fight you saw Floyd get rocked twice and the first time he was hurt bad!! To his credit he survived but a prime Shane will get to Floyd because his skills are superior to anyone that Floyd ever fought plus Shane has the will to win that the lastest Floyds opponents don't embrace!
I like Shane over Floyd because Shane can make Floyd fight and thats when the offensive fighter has an edge!
Floyds current opponents can't make him fight so he does what he does best and counter moves and counter punches and doesn't get hit much. He also doesn't land much anymore its pretty much one punch at a time. Thats why he's a bore! Shane vs Floyd would be both at their best! Shane would make it so!
Ray

He actually wanted to. Arum offered Shane to meet Floyd at catchweight. Mosley rejected, however.

Ray Corso has made some valid arguements but he kind of forgot this. If you think shane beats floyd-cool. But at least be honest that floyd tried to fight him and Mosley wouldn't because at the time he was high risk, no reward.

Soon as fighting floyd paid well, Shanes toothache and unwillingness to fight went away.

[Chris_Rock]

If a past his prime Mosley had Floyd shook in the second round, imagine what a prime Mosley would of done? He would of been able to finish him.

thats what im sayin *****aaa!

Mosley was great when primed, Mayweather was elite at 23 and if he could somehow make 147, it would have been a fun fight but noway Floyd makes it out. Cats be crazy if they think Floyd even wins. What could Floyd have done? That defense won't work against someone as strong, fast, active and powerful as Mosley, a prime Oscar could barely keep him off. Floyd is ma boy n all but he would have been stopped in the mid to late rounds.

[Chris_Rock]

Ray Corso has made some valid arguements but he kind of forgot this. If you think shane beats floyd-cool. But at least be honest that floyd tried to fight him and Mosley wouldn't because at the time he was high risk, no reward.

Soon as fighting floyd paid well, Shanes toothache and unwillingness to fight went away.

we all forgetting that when Floyd was asked about facing Shane by that *** on ESPN, Floyd said he don't fight anyone with 5 losses. It's on tape dude.

At the time I was with Mosley and me n Floyd dint see eye to eye and rumour had it that Floyd dint want nuttin to do with big bad shane.

[bojangles1987]

A shot old De La Hoya nearly beat prime Floyd, yet prime Mosley loses by "wide UD" . ****ing ridiculous .

154 and not as close as the scores said.

135, prime for prime, Mayweather should rightly be the favorite. Hell, even at 140, lightweight Mayweather moving up and Mosley coming off beating Oscar, I'd expect Mayweather to win. Not easily, but he would win.

[The Big Dunn]

we all forgetting that when Floyd was asked about facing Shane by that *** on ESPN, Floyd said he don't fight anyone with 5 losses. It's on tape dude.

At the time I was with Mosley and me n Floyd dint see eye to eye and rumour had it that Floyd dint want nuttin to do with big bad shane.

yeah, that was years later and done because moley refused to fight him. Or do we need the larry merchant interview posted for you.

Cmon dude. like I said to ray, i you think Mosley beats him, I'm ok with that. Just remember that Prime Mosley refused to fight floyd because he was high risk and no reward.

[Mr Ehrmantraut]

154 and not as close as the scores said.

135, prime for prime, Mayweather should rightly be the favorite. Hell, even at 140, lightweight Mayweather moving up and Mosley coming off beating Oscar, I'd expect Mayweather to win. Not easily, but he would win.

Weight had nothing to do with it, Oscar was miles better in the lower weight classes.

[bojangles1987]

Weight had nothing to do with it, Oscar was miles better in the lower weight classes.

Floyd at 154 was not as quick or sharp as he was at lower weights. I wouldn't use that fight to ever pick a fight involving Mayweather at 135 or 140, where a prime for prime Mosley fight would take place.

[2Shotz]

Are we talking year 2000 Mosley? The 34-0, 32KO Mosley? Because that Mosley was a beast and a long way from the Mosley of 2010 that pitter-patted his way through 10 uneventful rounds with May.

Having written this, Mayweather was always amazing.

But based upon that Round 2 of May vs Mosley in 2010, I'd have to assume that Prime Mosley would be capable of creating more moments for himself. I don't believe that Mayweather could, at anytime, seriously hurt or stop Shane. I like Mosley -either by KO or split-decision.

[purecyse]

It's like people only remember how Mosley looked against over-matched hispanics and forget how he looked when faced with real step ups like when he fought Philip Holiday at lightweight after that "vicious" line of fighters he fought getting there.

His punch output dropped and he tired later in the fight.

It's also crazy how people continuously try to use that one punch as evidence that a younger Mosley would have beat him. A younger Mayweather doesn't fight like that. You know it. I know it.

A 23 year old Mayweather outpoints a prime Mosley by using a REAL jab, a jumping left hook, an off-beat right hand and a crap load of movement. Mosley is "better" offensively when he's allowed to be. This would not be one of those times.