Mayweather: “He’s [Mosley] desperate” – News
February 17th, 2010
By Eric Thomas: In an article by David Mayo of the Grand Rapids Press, undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. fired away at World Boxing Association Shane Mosley with his usual flair for tough talk, saying “I just think that Shane Mosley, he’s desperate, so he has no choice but to fight me. His career’s coming to an end and, before he goes, he wants that last big payday.” Mayweather seems to be a little hypocritical, though, because he’s not exactly made it a secret why he came back from his two year retirement last year.
Mosley, 38, apparently has blown a chance to fight Mayweather in 2006, when Mosley said after his fight against Fernando Vargas that he wanted to take a vacation rather than face Mayweather. But so what? Mosley was more than willing to fight Mayweather now, and that’s all that counts.
Mayweather says “I told Shane Mosley that all roads lead through Floyd Mayweather and that everybody makes their biggest payday with me. I think it just took him 12 years to see that this is true.”
There’s little doubt that Mosley will get a good payday against Mayweather in May, but if Mosley can somehow reach back into his youth and beat Mayweather, Mosley stands to get a really huge payday against Pacquiao in the near future, that is, if Mosley doesn’t mess things up by insisting on random blood tests for Pacquiao to take. If that’s the case, then Mosley may have as little luck of fighting Pacquiao as Mayweather did recently.
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“I told Shane Mosley that all roads lead through Floyd …”
– Mayweather Jr. … What Floyd really meant was, “I told Shane Mosley that all roads lead TO THE PACMAN PASS through Floyd …”
Shut up Haku.
Manny and Mayweather have been at similar weight classes their entire lives.106 at 16(except Manny went pro at 16).Manny could have fought within 5 pounds of his weight the way Mayweather did but he stayed down for as long as he can and then started putting on weight.Why the hell is it that people ignore this fact? Mayweather simply moved up in weight while Manny stayed low until he couldn’t do it comfortably.
pacman was random blood tested in first morales fight. the commission suddenly asked pacman to retake blood testinf bec they lost pacman blood. it was negative!! stop this nonsense. toney was caught via urine testing!! pacman was willing for random urine testing which is more sufficient!! otherwise the commission will not do it. they hire expert you know!!!
@giftOjab — That’s debatable. But, you are missing the point. The fighting styles of African-American fighters and African fighters are usually, very different. Generally speaking, African-American fighters tend to have a slicker, more elusive style than their African counterparts. Just watch the Mayweather vs. N’dou fight, on youtube, as an example.
This is what ‘fight doctor’ was expressing when he said “yeah we real boxing fans know why , its because he is scared to death to fight a brotha”. While I disagree with the way he said it, at this point in Pac’s career, his most noteworthy wins are with come forward types of fighters. Boxers with slick styles, like Mayweather, only do that, for lenghty periods of a fight, if they smell blood and are trying to get a fighter out of there.
Now about the steroid issue. Mayweather signed his contract, Pacquiao did not. Pacquiao had his unreasonable stipulation of 10 million dollars per overweight and floyd asked for random drug testing. Pacquiao refused; you can spin it however you want but Pacquaio had his reasons for not agreeing and its not because he afraid of needles. And has nothing to do with him being weakened from the procedure. And just because hes never tested positive doesnt mean hes clean. Mcgwire, Bonds, Sosa never tested positive but we all know theyve used PED’s. Shane even admitted to using PED’s and to this day hes never tested positive. So, that argument is weak. Whats funny to me is Freddie Roach claims to be so honest and clean. Roach is the same guy who giving James Toney steroids. The same james toney who came up in weight classes and won the Heavyweight Title with the help of Roach and his steroids. By the way, isnt Roach Pacquiao’s trainer? So, lets stop pretending that Pacquiao and his camp are just too clean and honest. Theyre not!!!!!!
Pacquiao is nothing but a filipno Larry Holmes! Holmes beat guys with names when they were already done. Oscar was way passed washed up when he fought Pac. Hatton was too. Cotto was never all that. People say Oscar almost beat floyd which is a joke. Look at punch stats in that fight. Oscar got his ass kicked! Pac fought Oscar 2 years later and did what he shouldve done. Come on people since Pac came up in weight, every one he’s fought are stiff, slow, and straight ahead fighters. Not only would Floyd beat him but so would Shane Mosley, and Zab Judah. I even believe Tim bradley jr would beat him and Paul Williams! You people kill me acting Pac is so untouchable. Get real Pactards!
For the record, all roads led to Oscar De La Hoya. Before Floyd fought ODLH, he was a slightly-above-average PPV draw. Before Manny fought ODLH, he was a cult favorite, growing but not premiere yet.
After they both fought him, their PPV averages tripled, if not more. Guarantee you a Mosley/Mayweather fight before May fought ODLH would be lucky to get 500k buys.
Right now, we’ll see what May/Mos does, and what Paq/Clot does, and if Mayweather doesn’t earn at least 33% more than Paquiao, he’s going to have a hard time demanding a split in his favor this fall.
There’s risk in Team Pacquiao not taking a bigger fight right now, since both promoters will look at the numbers in these fights to determine who’s the bigger draw…. to a degree.
If Manny can sell more PPV buys vs. Clottey than Mayweather can vs. Mosley, then Mayweather will consider himself LUCKY to even GET a match with Money Pacquiao.
And that’s the triple truth… Ruth.
…ryan
Mayweather is the biggest name in boxing and Mosley will get a lot more money fighting him instead of Pac Man. Pac Man has NEVER outsold Mayweather when there is a comparable card.
It is true that Mosley could get a huge payday if he can beat Mayweather and then fight Pac Man, but I doubt it would be much more than the fight he is about to have with Mayweather. The draw in that fight would be the guy who actually beat Mayweather more than fighting Pac Man.
Like it or not, Mayweather sells PPV’s and you can bet the farm that this one is going to be huge. It is the two biggest American fighters and many people who hate Floyd think he has a chance to lose. People will buy this fight. Probably in the 1.5 million range, maybe more.
Pac Man is huge inside boxing circles and is very popular right now, but to casual boxing fans and American boxing in mass, Mayweather is THE GUY. The numbers prove this overwhelmingly.
@ giftof jab who said i was black.. my friend im white like snow. but i do know boxing and i laso know when someone pac roid is ducking mosley and pbf thats a fact. 40 million and you scared to take a damm blood test he must be on them roids mosley agreed to take the test thats how we do it in the states….
The Fight Doctor:
you are the man !! I could not have said it better myself !! these guys worship the ground pacroid walks on !! WTF ? they cant see the wool being pulled over there eyes.. pacroid keeps fighting 2nd tier guys and his fans eat it up !! he scared to death of random testing for peds..wont fight a black man period..I still like mannys* fights . i watch most of them i just think for no more than he has done , way overated !! if and when he starts fighting the best he will be exposed !! only looks good with fighters with little or no movement..floyd would beat him everytime and i give mosley a good shot at beating pacman also..
@ GIFTOFJAB… YEAH YOU ARE A FOOL… WHY DO YOU THINK PAC ROID,HATTON,CLOTTEY, KHAN AND THE REST OF THE OTHER FIGHTERS COME TO THE STATES TO FIGHT??? WE HAVE BETTER FIGHTER OF ALL COLOR HERE IN THE STATES.. THATS A FACT .WE HAVE BETTER TRAINING, BETTER SAPRRING,BETTER FIGHTERS AND THATS A FACT.AND WHEN I SAID AFRICAN AMERICAN THATS WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT NOT A AFRICAN FIGHTER BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT HE FOUGHT AFRICAN FIGHTER BEFORE BUT NOT AFRICAN AMERICAN.. CAN YOU DIG IT NOW?
Yes I will agree Mosley looking for a big payday… That boy Floyd is something elsa!
@zoomX
No no no, you are wording that question the wrong way. this is how it should reads, ” If Shane Mosley wants to fight Floyd mayweather so bad, why didn’t he fight Floyd in 2005 when Floyd Called him and many other fighters out. Just watch the video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPJhvYXKZK8&feature=related.. So, all of a sudden know he wants to fight him. Oh, yeah its because of the Money. I don’t blame him. I am blaming you for asking a silly question like that. lol very funny.
This idiot is about to finally take on one of the biggest challenges of his carreer and he is talking about money. Every day he sinks to new lows. Stfu and fight. No one cares about why Shane is motivated to fight you. When it’s all said and done Shanes legacy in boxing could be better than yours because of the opponents he has faced, and if He beats you. That’s what Mayweather should be worried about. Not Pacman not money not p4p but Shane. If Floyd and his advisers were smart they would tell him he could more money from endorsements than boxing like Woods, and Lebron. No company likes arrogant. That’s why Manny is starting to get moe love and endorsements.
@ Vince vegas:
Floyd Sr., Floyd Jr. and Roger = Classless
You D you chat a lot ov bullocks! go to sleep!
Don’t Forget..It was Floyd who came out of retirement at the time when Manny was about to fight Ricky Hatton & announced he wanted to reclaim the P4P Title from Manny on May ’09 & is now backing down??? Wats Up With Dat…Is Floyd another SICKO?????
Someone please explain these to me…If the PBF vs DLH fight was carried by DLH and PBF vs Hatton was carried by Hatton and if Pac is the bigger draw and has more fans than PBF then why when facing the same oppenents the PPV numbers aren’t as good as PBF’s? If he has more fans then the numbers would show it. People lie..numbers don’t!! Regardless of what your reason is for buying his fights(PBF) to see him win or lose he must be doing something right because he has you attention!!!
@JAYSMOOTH
I’m going to post that video all over the place, so everyone can see who ducked who. Good lookin’ out!
Reading from these threads and someone leaving a comment about Floyd having a bigger draw than Manny is just ridiculous! There is no way that Floyd has more fans than Manny. Sure, I will give it to Floyd on PPV numbers-but that’s only because they are buying it hoping that Floyd gets his butt kicked! With the ODLH fight, who do you think actually bought the fight? Floyd fans? give me a break, the guy doesn’t really have any fans compared to Oscar, Manny, Ricky, etc..
When Mosley Beats Floyd no body gonna want to watch his snoozer’s. Some people just want to see him get Ko’d. He has lost to the non boxing fan got his ass kicked by Castillo
Wow! Jaysmooth i just watched that video of Mayweather str8 calling out Mosley and Mosley saying he didnt know if he could fight Mayweather cause his tooth was loose after his fight and that he didnt know.
One thing about videos is that they don’t lie. Clearly Shane has been ducking Mayweather over the years. The proof is in the video. Mayweather is speaking the truth! I guess alot of people can’t handle the truth.
Mayweather is a bigger draw than Pacquiao. Judah made his most money fighting Floyd, Oscar did, Baldomir did, Hatton did, Marquez did and Mosley will aswell. People who hate Mayweather STILL buy his fights, people who hate Pacquiao don’t buy his fights.
for anyone who mix there mouths to say Floyd dodged or duck any of great fighters before he retired just look at this. He call out about 4-6 fighters and he fought and be four of them. Just look at this video: Just look at this Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPJhvYXKZK8&feature=related, the reason he didn’t fight Kastazu, i don’t know and neither do most of you. But to say he dodged Shane is crazy.
Mayweather is just an arrogant delusional fighter… He wont get past Sugar Shane… He would be KO and humiliated inside the ring…… Although the only chance he can win is if he tries to hide is self to his drug dealing father and make an excuse not to fight !
I MUST ADMIT FLOYD IS ORIGINAL.IT JUST CAME TO ME WHO HE MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN HIS QUE FROM.PRINCE NASEEM HAMED BOTH ARE UTTERLY OBNOXIOUS AND ONCE THERE GONE ITS LIKE THEY NEVER EXISTED COME ON SHANE PUT THE GEARBOX TO REST.
If Floyd/Mosley fight will happend, May 2nd,Floyd may live in hospital,wheelchaired and doesntb know who he is!!Ngaaaaa!!!COMATOS”
@ REALISTIC
I wouldn’t count the writers on this site as “writers.” They take a clip of some other reporters article and add their opinion on it… As for this fight I give it to Floyd for several reasons, but considering Shane Mosley supposedly owns a piece of DLH promotions this would be his biggest payday and if Mayweather-Pacquaio ever happens wouldn’t he get some of that as well?
hey!!as what I observed and heard,Mosley is now serious about his fight to Floyd,no matter what numbers of dollars will be,but now,I think Floyd is not serious about this fight,”Is this fight will happen?”,I think will not!.So,to all Floyd`s fans,”You have to know that is your Idol willing to fight?,If Floyd is always till now that his fight against Pacman will happen,”NO”,it`s big No!!Pacman will not fight him anymore..
THIS WRITER HAS NO IDEA WHAT THE HELL HE IS TALKING ABOUT (WHERE DOES THIS GUY COME FROM??) MOSLEY AND HIS REPRESENTATION HAVE ALREADY PUBLICLY STATED THAT THIS FIGHT ON MAY 1ST IS MOSLEY BIGGEST PAYDAY OF HIS CAREER THEY JUST KEPT THE EXACT AMOUNT TO THEMSELVES SO WHY IS HE SAYING HE HAS TO FIGHT PACMAN TO GET A BIG PAYDAY??????
Why is it that pacgirl fans can’t keep floyds genitals out of their throats. This article is about mosley and mayweather, pacgirl fans can voice their opinions in some of the other forums on this website, the question was, is mosley desperate, and the answer is absolutely. If I don’t know anything about boxing, I know this, ALL fighters at some point in their careers have hand picked opponents, and no fighter is exempt. When people come on here and criticize fighters for not taking certain fights and then placing other fighters on pedestals because their level of opposition, couldn’t be more wrong. In the end boxing like all sports is a business, and is conducted as such, but as fans all we really care about is the end result, the fight itself. Look at the top 3 welterweights in the world, if you believe Floyd ducked manny, the you must believe manny ducked Shane, and Shane ducked floyd. The truth is always somwhere between the lines, the business lines! Shane did not fight Floyd because he made a BUSiNESS decision to fight de la hoya for more money. Is that considered ducking? Floyd and manny aren’t fighting because of a disagreement on drug testing protocal. Who’s ducking who the guy who asked for the change in protocal or the guy who refused the terms? Easy answer right, the fighter you are a fan of! And it’s obvious I’m a Floyd fan, but even I know when a fighter is on top, they want to stay there as long as possible and it’s the business decisions they make that can keep them there, and NO top fighter practices outside those lines.
mayweater had alot of choices. like go and scedule a sparring session wit a b level fighter ( if floyds a ducker. heknew the berto-mosely fight wasjus round the corner). he wuda jus set up a fight so he dun have to fight hte winner but he waited.
yo pete ur a very smart guy so u think using steroids is only good when ur on it?
ppl roid up to use its advantages he cn roid up then stop wash it out the system n he good fo the test after the fight. and the guy who tried comparing ppvs. y dunt u compare the de la hoya ppv. or the hatton ppv?
or if u jus wan rate the most recent fights wel see who has more ppv in theyr next fight.
and selling tikets. mily cyrus sells tikets too
This guy Mayweather has no class gives no respect. If not for Mosley, Floyd will be picked in Timbuktu and will have no chance of possible leverage against Pacman if ever their fight pushes through. Sorry Mayweather, but Mosley is a better person than you. I would also say Mike Tyson is better than you.
Floyd is a hypocrite to the extreme. He is the one desparate to find a fight after Manny dropped him. If not for Mosley, Floyd will be in UK…. not only a coward but a hypocrite who so delusional, he really believes it’s true. Funny thing, his fans believe him.
The Author states “Mayweather seems to be a little hypocritical” “Mayweather wants to make as money as he can in boxing, so why is he blaming Mosley for wanting to get a get a good payday”
As you state in the article “he could have fought mayweather in 2006 and earlier so why didnt he make money then instead of going for vargas? is it cause his career is on the slide???
@zoom…if he didnt fight mosley the only people who would have called mayweather the greatest ducker of all time are those who are floyd haters…as the article stated “moslet had a chance to fight floyd but turned it down at lightweight and welterweight so does that mean mosley is a ducker???
All this seems to be is another floyd hating article…
PBF was forced into this fight with Mosley and Mosley is desperate to have a crack at PBF. That is the fact and Mosley agrees to all PBF demands even a rematch clause if PBF loses.
If Mosley is desperate, PBF is not the all fearless warrior he shows on the outside with this rematch clause.
it’s a vice versa, that froyd is DESPERATELY the one and not mosley. all fan of froyd know this, that he want to manipulate boxing, luckily PACQUIAO choose the right way by not agreeing on froyd. and now.. if froyd looses he may became a “MISSING BOXER OF THE DECADE”.
“I just think that Shane Mosley, he’s desperate, so he has no choice but to fight me.” lmfao!!!!!!!!!!
Actually, it was Mayweather who had no choice but to fight Mosley(since Berto had to pull out bec. of the earthquake), bec. if he didn’t then he would be justifiably called the best ducker of all time.
Man, FMJ should have been a lawyer. He’s just so good at turning situations around, making him look like he’s the bigger man when everybody he was the one who had no choice but to fight Mosley.
Looks like Sr. and Jr. has been bonding over some grade A crack.
I find it sad to see all this talk of roids now, the Mayweathers really have poisoned the sport talking about all this. I come on the boxing sites now and if it is an article about Pacquiao you have all these idiots disrespecting him. Its a real shame and you should all be ashamed of yourselves.
I used to like Mayweather until all of this happened. Pacquaio said he would take a test straight after the fight, therefore WE WOULD KNOW THEN. Cannot believe you are all falling for this Mayweather ploy to get out of the fight. Its a joke.
Can’t wait to see Mosley whoop on Mayweather.
Hey Anon, it’s clearly written in the article and most (except Floyd nuthuggers) agree that a fight with the Pacman will give them a REALLY HUGE PAYDAY
There’s little doubt that Mosley will get a good payday against Mayweather in May, but if Mosley can somehow reach back into his youth and beat Mayweather, Mosley stands to get a really huge payday against Pacquiao in the near future
onin u wrong man. money makes more money then pacman its very simple. moneys the bigger ppv draw and i dun wan hear nun of u pacnutthuggers argue there.
I wouldn’t call Shane desperate but you know after Berto cancelled & Floyd jumped on it Shane must have been happy as a kid on Christmas.
The last couple years of his career Shane has been an avoided fighter. Despite his age he’s still a dangerous proposition for anyone when he’s on his A game. Of course his current A game isn’t what it was just a few years ago.
Does he have enough left to beat Floyd? Persoanlly I don’t think so but I’ve been wrong many times in the past.
Even if he gets an ‘L’ he can walk away satisfied with his career. He’s a Hall of Famer, he beat big names, had a couple rough years, came back to win another title & more important he took risks like giving Winky Wright a shot when Winky was boxings ultimate high risk/low reward opponent.
That’s what we used to call ‘Showing Some Class’
Mosley and Pacquiao, that’ll be something. Battle of ‘Roids.
Yup, Mosley is wanting to get paid because he knows he not no PPV fighter unless he fights one.
All roads lead to the Pacman! Floydicaine is just a small hump on that road