Originally posted by The Gambler1981
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Why wasn't Shane Mosley able to crossover like Floyd and Pac?
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Originally posted by larryxxx... View PostManny 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
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Originally posted by Motorcity Cobra View PostYes he's far better known than the guys Mosley fought. How many PPV buys would you say includes casuals? I think anything over under 300k is hardcore fans. Anything over that is casuals.
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I think Larryxxx nailed it, Misely didn't cross over because of his lack of and vanilla personality.
Oscar had Mex/Am & the ladies behind him, Manny had a nation behind him and Mayweather personality rubbed people the wrong way so he was fuelled by the hatred.
Outside of the ring Shane didn't have anything to draw people in.
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Originally posted by The Gambler1981 View PostSo 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.
^ This. At his peak at WW after Dela Hoya I, he had no big names to fight. Nobody cared about Forrest or Andrew Lewis. He was never able to capitalize on that first Oscar win. It's too bad we never got to see him and Stevie Johnston fight at 135 or Tszyu at 140 (which he skipped). Mosely/Mayweather at 135 would've been serious!
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lets not get to carried away, yea mosley didnt have a crazy personality and didnt draw in certain people.. but mosley was a big big name and i think its fair to say was a household name
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Originally posted by Eastcoast View Post^ This. At his peak at WW after Dela Hoya I, he had no big names to fight. Nobody cared about Forrest or Andrew Lewis. He was never able to capitalize on that first Oscar win. It's too bad we never got to see him and Stevie Johnston fight at 135 or Tszyu at 140 (which he skipped). Mosely/Mayweather at 135 would've been serious!
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Originally posted by The Gambler1981 View PostHe 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.
Basically.....
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