Why wasn't Shane Mosley able to crossover like Floyd and Pac?

[Motorcity Cobra]

They say the road to becoming a PPV star was to beat Oscar. Shane beat Oscar twice before Mayweather and Pac. His only PPV fights were against Oscar, Mayweather and Pac. Why wasn't he able to crossover and become a PPV star?

Edit also Mora, Cotto, Vargas I were PPV

[The Gambler1981]

He lost right after his big win, then lost again to that same guy in a row. Got a disputed big win, then lost two more time in a row to a different guy.



Part of being really big in boxing is keeping momentum going, Mosley never did that.

[Motorcity Cobra]

He lost right after his big win, then lost again to that same guy in a row. Got a disputed big win, then lost two more time in a row to a different guy.



Part of being really big in boxing is keeping momentum going, Mosley never did that.

He lost to Forrest 4 fights after De La Hoya. Those previous 3 fights and the Forrest fight wasn't PPV.

[sugarsmosley]

cotto, mora, and i believe the first vargas fight was on PPV

[The Gambler1981]

He lost to Forrest 4 fights after De La Hoya. Those previous 3 fights and the Forrest fight wasn't PPV.

So Antonio Diaz, Shannon Taylor and Adrian Stone are supposed to make the public continue to care?

He squandered his momentum.

Floyd after Oscar beat Hatton and was bigger going in than Mosley was. Manny after Oscar beat Hatton then Cotto and was bigger going in. Neither of them lost for years after Oscar, Mosley lost a year and a half later in his next big fight.

[Motorcity Cobra]

So Antonio Diaz, Shannon Taylor and Adrian Stone are supposed to make the public continue to care?

He squandered his momentum.

Floyd after Oscar beat Hatton and was bigger going in than Mosley was. Manny after Oscar beat Hatton then Cotto and was bigger going in. Neither of them lost for years after Oscar, Mosley lost a year and a half later in his next big fight.

Casuals in America didn't know who Ricky Hatton was. Hardcore boxing fans in America knew who Ricky Hatton was. Hatton's following in the UK would explain ticket sells because they traveled. But it doesn't explain PPV sells. Floyd could take a relative no name and do a million in PPV sales.

[Larry the boss]

Manny crossed over because he was a little aisan knocking out bigger guys..Manny crossed over because he was an assh0le no one could beat..Mosley had no personality and was not unbeatable

[The Gambler1981]

Casuals in America didn't know who Ricky Hatton was. Hardcore boxing fans in America knew who Ricky Hatton was. Hatton's following in the UK would explain ticket sells because they traveled. But it doesn't explain PPV sells. Floyd could take a relative no name and do a million in PPV sales.

Hatton is far better known than the guys Mosley fought after beating Oscar. Each of them won in very impressive fashion also in their fights following. There was real excitement in the boxing community for that fight, and for Manny's fights after Oscar as well.


Both Manny and Floyd cashed in on their momentum and pushed it further, Mosley squandered it.

What are you even talking about?

[Motorcity Cobra]

cotto, mora, and i believe the first vargas fight was on PPV

Yep I forgot about those fights. How did the Mora and Vargas fights sell?

[sugarsmosley]

Yep I forgot about those fights. How did the Mora and Vargas fights sell?

terrible. the only ppv that i can think of that did worse than the mora one was the hopkins-dawson which did like 50k buys