Mayweather-Mosley: Floyd confident about his chances of winning
February 25th, 2010
By Chris Williams: Unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. (40-0, 25 KO’s) is feeling no stress as he prepares for his May 1st battle against 38-year-old World Boxing Association welterweight champion Shane Mosley (46-5, 39 KO’s) at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mayweather, who turned 33 on February 24th, says in an article by David Mayor of The Grand Rapids Press at Mlive.com “It comes down to two things: Who’s the smarter fighter and who has the best timing?” Mayweather will be facing an equally fast and powerful fighter for one of the few times in his career in taking on Mosley.
Mosley has a chance because of his speed, power and aggressiveness. He’s also the larger fighter at 5’9” compared to Mayweather’s 5’8” height. This is one of the few fights in Mayweather’s career that he’ll be facing a bigger fighter than him even though it’s only an inch we’re talking about.
Speaking about fighters that Mayweather has beaten during his career, he says “They build these guys up so high, so high, once I beat them, they say, ‘Oh, he really wasn’t all that.’ Once I beat him, he’s not all that. But before I beat him, he was King Kong. So my focus never changes. Do what I do, be happy and stay positive.”
Mayweather is correct about not getting much credit for beating some of his opponents. After he beat the great Juan Manuel Marquez recently, few fans were ready to give Mayweather any credit for the win, instead calling him a cherry picker for fighting Marquez, a lightweight, instead of a bigger fighter like Miguel Cotto, Shane Mosley or Andre Berto. However, you can’t ignore how impressive Mayweather looked in beating Marquez. He basically shut Marquez out in the fight, winning all 12 round of the bout en route to winning the fight by a landslide decision. Until then, no one had ever done that to Marquez before, least of all Manny Pacquiao.
Mayweather says “As for as Shane goes, sometimes things look different from the outside than they do once you get into then squared circle.” Mayweather has a way of making even the best fighters look ordinary. This will probably be the case for his fight against Mosley. Mayweather will likely win easily and could make Mosley look like an old man in beating him. However, the bad part about that happening is that it could make it nearly impossible for a fight against Pacquiao from happening.
If Mayweather looks too good against Mosley, there could be a lot of feet dragging on Pacquiao and his team’s part about fighting Mayweather in the future. I have my doubts that the fight is even possible to be put together. But if Mayweather destroys Mosley, I don’t see there being one chance in a million that a fight can be put together against Pacquiao.
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@MoneyPack
so are you saying Allen Iverson wasn’t a great player because he didn’t have NIKE as his endorsements. Shaquille Oneal didn’t have NIKE endorsing him either. How about Bernard Hopkins or the Klitsko brothers are they endorsed by Nike. I don’t know, I am asking you. There are alot of great Athletes that don’t wear NIKE.
tyson said: everybody has a gameplan ’till they get hit.. floyd is no exception.. he’ll definitely get a solid punch from mosley at some point in the fight..remember how he wobbled after taking a hit from hatton?
TO ALL BOXING FANS,
i think that CLOTTEY has been paid off just to take a DIVE i think the same thing for the MOSLEY fight. i think there both gonna pull about 10 million just to shut there mouths and let PACMAN AND MAYWEATHER WIN. mayweather and pac are both the cash cows right now and there both the saviers of boxing as of the moment and if it wasnt for both of them UFC might be giving boxing more of a run for its money. i dont think boxing will let either of them lose untill they face eachother and even that fight might be set up just so they could set up a rematch. (boxing is a dirty sport no one is a stand up man in big business its all about money JUST THINK ABOUT IT). boxing is the new WWF (wrestling) its all about drama and putting the asses in the seats.
………………realistic
@TRUTH
First and foremost, thanks for awaiting my return like my wife does. Secondly, I never said Barrera was not a legend stupid! I said when he fought Pacman he was past his prime! I actually gave pacman credit for Barrera and Morales! And lets stop with the whole racist thing. It makes you look like a bh!
Sugar Shane mosley is one the greaters welterweight in history, But he has lost every single fight against defensive fighter (Wright, Forrest, Cotto) and he looked really bad against in his second fight vs De La Hoya who happens to fought that night on a very defensive fashion (Oscar beat him that night in mi book). So I ask, How in hell Sugar shane can beat the best defensive fighter in boxing (since Pernell Witaker) Floyd Mayweather???..
Sugar will be a easy night for Floyd, cause boxing its about style.
pacroid vs. clottey will be a one sided boring to watch fight.. clottey aint beat no top fighter yet..
MAYWEATHER vs MOSLEY WILL BE LIKE WATCHING GRASS GROW…BORING!!!
I dont think Haku is here! He is currently on Wikipedia copying boxing facts . . . .LOL. What a Hater!!!LMAO!!
test. haku are u here?
Hey Chris Williams, Have you ever thought that Mosley will destroy Mayweather? Everyone thinks Mayweather and Pacman are the greatest in the last 20 years and they are far from that, and you will soon see why. I will give pacman credit, he is closing in, but remember he has yet to face a slick boxer his whole career?? Think about that for a second, he is 30 years old and has not fought one slick boxer! Now take a look at Mosley’s resume and he has fought every style out there, yeah he lost to Forrest and Wright, but they are tough styles for him and remember, he was only blown out in one fight. The first Forrest fight! I still thought he beat Cotto and was robbed of a decision. You will see the best Mosley in his next fight!
I have to admit Haku313, this is my first debate with a actual Mayweather fan. He is truly my favorite fighter, but to be racist and say that these Mexican fighters were not legends is completely beyond me.
Khaled the difference with Shane and Oscar is Shane is still hungry and Oscar lost the desire to fight manny years ago because of his massive wealth. Shane was also able to keep his body stronger by the help from Balco similar to Barry Bonds the older he got the stronger he got.
Oscar is younger than Shane today. Oscar just turned 37 February 4th and Shane is 38 so when Floyd fought Oscar he (Oscar) was 34 and Floyd 30. Floyd fought a much stronger and younger Oscar at 154 lbs and being the junior middleweight champion.
NIKE is an A-lister
REEBOK – is a C-lister
FLOYD HAS ENDORSEMENT DEALS WITH REEBOK…. HAD IT FOR YEARS NOW
@JAYSMOOTH
“Endorsements don’t make a fighter great. Nike doesn’t either”. Dude, quit twisting your words. Only great fighters win endorsements. Nike endorses its product to the best athletes in the world.
@TRUTH
I was wrong about Barrera being 35 when he fought Pacman. But with 65+ fights he was far, far from his prime. Come on man after he fought Pac he had a split decision with juarez, got blasted by Marquez, got blasted by pac again, and got blasted by Khan. And you say he was in his prime? Seriously? I guess Roy jones is till in his prime too…..LMAO
@Truth
youre comparing a pinky to surgery to repair a cluster of malformed blood vessels in his head? And Barrera was not in his prime when he Fought Pacman. He had already retired onc e! Barrera is a legend but he was NOT in his prime. Posts some facts then we can talk. Cause i know for a Fact that Barrera was 35 when he fought Pacman. And i know for a Fact that he had two fights since then. looked bad in one and got blasted by Amir Khan. Come on bro. Come with facts not opinion man. Im posting facts! sorry if you dont like it. And im not racist nor biased. i am a Mayweather fan. But, im a boxing fan first. and giving Pacquiao all this hypre for beating shot fighters is like the overhype terry norris got when he beat Sugar ray leonard. Come on man
Oh Yeah, Amir Khan, who is a good up and coming fight beat Barrera in 2009, I referring to Pacmans impressive 2003 victory!!! Have you ever heard of ANY mexican fighter or do you follow those fights at all?
I hope your not one of the boxing fans that presents an excuse for a good win, cause everyone has them. Did you know that Corrales lost a close family member 4 days before the Mayweather fight or that Mayweather tore his rotator cup 5 days before he fight with Judah. How about Mosely dislocating his pinky 7 days before his Cotto bout. BOXERS FIGHT WITH KNICKS AND BRUISES ALL THE TIME!!!You are the first Human being that Ive encountered to doubt the great career of Pacman. I am big PBF fan and even he can agree with that.
He is deserving P4P King right know! dont be racist or bias! Stick to boxing FACTS!!!
Haku313, I not sure what your sources are but Barrera was in his prime then. There were about 350 news articles during that time so you grabbing one and showing me a source from proves zero. Barrera is a LEGEND just as Marquez. Another really great mexican fighter. Pacman has had a great career. Just your P4P listing in the last 10 years. He’s up there bro.
I wouldnt argue his accomplishments cause there’s no point. Stick to the subject. You make more sense that way. You posted his fight record that is actually very good. so you pretty much proved my point.
You might want to obtain another source then Wikipedia . . .LMAO. Defintely the first time I heard someone use that as a boxing source. LOL!!!!
@TRUTH
I give him Morales but Barrera… NO bro!
This is straight from Wickipedia
In November 16, 2003, Barrera was defeated by Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao in the eleventh round when Barerra’s corner threw in the towel earning Pacquiao his third world championship in third weight division (Barrera’s Ring Magazine Featherweight title was on the line when he fought Pacquiao). Prior to the bout, it was revealed that Barrera had undergone surgery to repair a cluster of malformed blood vessels in his head
Besides that Barrera was old as hell. And this is the same barrera that just got thumped by Amir Khan… So once again he beat an over the hill fighter. But i still gave hime credit. so yeah man, Come on
What you Pacman people dont realize is that Pacman has NOT proven himself as a true welterweight. He fought Cotto at 145 catch weight for the welterweight title. Cotto’s penalty was 2 million dollars for every pound over. He is going up against a legitimate warrior in Clottey. Clottey is two wins away from being in the P4P best discussion. He has no penalty and probably will walk in the right near the 160 mark. This is an IMPORTANT fight for Pacman to establish himself as a true welterweight. Keep in mind that Pac fought DLH at 147 with no penalty either. DLH dropped 17lbs in a month. This is not a true welterweight victory!! At all. Clottey, Mosely, Cotto(at 147), Berto, Margarito. These are true welterweights. Mayweather true test at welterweight is also Mosely. He too has NOT proven himself (fully) at 147 yet. He fought DLH at 154 catch weight and Hatton moved up to 147. He did have a good win against Baldomir, who was a big welterweight, but has NOT fought the the best 147 fighters. These are FACTS!!!
Pacman moved up from 135 to 147 to fight DLH. Marquez did the same thing against Mayweather and everyone cries about Mayweather’s choice. Had Pacman lost to DLH then every would say that DLH was too big. This are FACTS that boxing fans have to live with.
Marquez was (2) close decisions away from eliminating Pacmans fame. Just as Castillo is his
first Mayweather fight. One KO, SD, or UD changes your career.
There will be fireworks pending 2 victories by PBF and Pacman. The Fall fight will be for the TRUE P4P Welterweight title. Minus all this ridiculous name calling and steroid accusations which has some fact and MOSTLY fiction, EVERYONE will watch this fight. We can only speculate whats will happen because of their contrasting style and our love for the fighters. Until then, I will continue to love boxing and be VERY excited about the upcoming test (Mosely,Clottey) for both warriors which will set up my DREAM fight.
to me its seems like manny is the one thats scared and a coward and used the blood testing to get away from a fight. y . because he seen the guy that he went to war against twice get outclassed so bad that he havin second thoughts bout gettin his ass schooled as well. u cant call a guy a coward who was bout to fight the #1 p4p fighter and then moved to #3 p4p fighter. who suggested that BOTH fighters take the tests not only pacman. now pacman on the other hand made so many excuses. and y would they show a video of him takinblood out, is it so they trick u dum fans and make u believe hes clean. that wasnt a random test. and if he took one couple weeks before the clottey fight y wouldnt he do the same fo mayweather u kno they did give him 14 days
u guys keep sayin hes a cheater even tho its allowed and not illegal in nevada, but u guys are defendin a guy who turned down a blood test and then sayed he was ok wit the blood test and then has a video sahowin him takin blood out. if he is ok wit takin blood out y wasnt he ok to take blood out for the mayweather fight. u guys are hypocrits. u never mention the xylocane bullshyt u keep mentioning till u had to find a way to defend ur mans actions.its been goin on since 2001 and now u guys mention it.
@March8
lol..he injected the drug in all 49 states..I bet he has visited 49 states.. You are an idiot..read the article in my last post as well. quit reading what other people post and read for yourself. He never denied using it.
No body really knows where Mayweather is after the 2 year lay off. He hasn’t fought an elite welter and making the lightwieght champ go up 2 wieght classes than out wiegh him by at least 10 to 15 lb fight night doesn’t give you a good measuring stick. It like Lennox Lewis returning after a retirement to fight the Lightheavy wieght champ who lacks muscle to carry the wieght to heavy.
@ Cheater…
You’re referring to a video from 2001-2 in which the doctor never says it illegal. Because back then it wasn’t, currently it’s only illegal if you use it 7 days prior to a fight. So until you can provide some more info, “we don’t believe you, you need more people”
mayweather is a disgrace for american athletes and should not drag the word “America” everytime he opens his mouth !
I’m a Floyd fan, and am wondering if Pacquaio and Mayweather both win and don’t fight one another who will they respectfully fight? People keep saying the welterweight division is stacked but outside of the Mayweather, Mosley and Pacquaio who actually deserves a fight with the winners? I wouldn’t be surprised if Pacquaio goes after Mosley even if Mosley does lose. Which leaves Mayweather with the possibility of fighter a up and comer who has no backing, which translate into no money making fight, this shall be interesting.
@KanYe
You are right he made have been guilty by association back then. The thing is, you can’t compare what could’ve been in the past with what is now the future, bc that is something we will never know. But what we can find out is if he is taking them now. But hold up, isnt he the one who is willing to take the blood test and not manny. So, manny could be categorized as being guilty by refusal.
@Phoocquiao
lol. you are funny. Floyd made more money in 2007 then Pacquiao with the NIKE contract. So, he doesn’t need the NIKE contract to make his money. Endorsements don’t make a fighter great. Nike doesn’t either.
I am tired of these silly so-call boxing fans saying the fight won’t come off. Take your own personal (probably raciast bias) opinion out of the equation. Mayweather and all who fight are warriors. I’ve had the opportunity to be around him early in his career. Mayweather is going to destroy Mosely. His will to win and be on top is secon to none. He didn’t have to fight Mosely, he had options but he saw something in Mosely and flaw is “You can’t beat Mayweather if you can’t jab with him. De Lahoya had him but he stop using the jab in the latter part of the fight. Berto has the jab but his boxiing IQ won’t allow him to beat Mayweather. I knw he come across with arrognce at times and some won’t him to lose so bad but don’t fool yourself and forget this man’s accomphishments. He’s the best of the best. He totaled destroyed Marquez. Big small or whatever he destroyed him. Mosely will find out Mayweather is no Margarito. The longer the fight goes the better Mayweather gets, and around 9, 10, 11, and twelve those old legs are going to telling on him.
i was gonna quit bloging here but i couldnt resist..all yall pactards listen up..why do you give so much credit to pac for beating guys, then you go out of your way to make excuses as to floyd winning ?? 2 months ago every pactard on the planet said floyd wont fight mosley, even thou floyd called him out and was denied several times..now hes taking the fight with mosley even thou manny refused to fight him, and all of a sudden floyd HAD to take the fight ?? now when floyd beats shane, oh well shane was in his thirties or he was old..when floyd dominates manny you pactards will say the same thing you did when floyd beat jmm,..oh he was too small…do you know what a pactard really is ?? it is not some one who likes pacaiuo…it is a certain type of pac fan that worships the ground he walks on with out much real boxing knowlege !! you tell yourselves things like that clottey vs. pac is the real deal when any real fan knows its another hand picked and slow come forward fighter to build pac up.. thats what a pactard is !!
May 1st 2010 is more than two months away but I hope the Mayweather-Mosley fight will push through. What I meant is that, heaven forbid, that no injury or sickness will bedfallen on Floyd Mayweather. Mosley is very eager for this fight and from what I read is that both are in deep training. I might be wrong this time but there is a big possibility that this fight might be cancelled due to injury or sickness or might be postponed indefinitely. Just a guess!!!
Of course, you might say, Floyd is going to win the fight; he’s younger, faster and very good defensively. Mosley on the other hand, is bigger, stronger and although older, has the better chin. (i don’t think Floyd would have stood a chance against Margarito in a toe-to-toe battle). Mosley really takes a good shot and we have yet to see Floyd test his chin against anyone he’s fought – such is his great defensive ability in slipping punchers.
The equation is therefore very simple: Does Floyd get caught by Mosley (on the ropes? or in the clinchers? or at 38, is he simply to slow? – I don’t believe he’s as fast as floyd now or back in the day when Mosley really was sugar-sweet. Shane has always done well against stationary fighters: letting his so-called “fast-hands” go in moments when his opponent is flat footed and predictable or is against the ropes in a sort of “sitting-duck” kinda way.
Floyd is neither of these, in style, or in purpose, in fact he’s difficult to read at the best of times – slippery and tricky in clinchers as Ricky Hatton once found to his cost back the day when Ricky was unbeaten.
To quote the former great man of boxing ” it’s not a tickling-contest, is it!” and the only one smiling at the end of this particular night will be Floyd.
Mosley, doesn’t have the foot-speed and styles make fights as they say.
If Floyd was to fight toe-to-toe, he would of course lose against the bigger stronger man. But he’s not stupid, he knows a points win is his only option.
I hate to say it, but May 1st could be like watching paint dry with Floyd “dancing with the stars” all night and Mosley chasing lost history. Too slow, too old and too inactive for the past year or so to be anything like a real challenge.
Heres the truth about the Fighters Floyd had beaten. And why he is so Great!
Opponent: Genaro Hernandez (38-1-1)
Date: Oct. 3, 1998, Las Vegas
Result: Mayweather by TKO in 8
Why it matters: It’s unfortunate that a great fighter such as Genaro Hernandez was merely a trial horse for both Mayweather and Oscar De La Hoya early in their careers, but both young stars went through him as they broke into boxing’s major league, and they were Hernandez’s only two losses.
Opponent: Diego Corrales (33-0)
Date: Jan. 20, 2001, Las Vegas
Result: Mayweather by TKO in 10
Why it matters: This showed just how devastating Mayweather can be when he is on. He dismantled a world-class, undefeated tough guy. At various times during this spectacle, the TV announcers compared Mayweather to Sugar Ray Leonard, Pernell Whitaker, Willie Pep, Muhammad Ali — and Tiger Woods.
Corrales thought he could succeed by getting Mayweather to “stop and fight,” but he never had a plan for making that happen. He disastrously walked forward without jabbing or threatening Mayweather, while holding his hands too low to stop Mayweather’s blasts. Mayweather made Corrales miss and came back with jabs, right-hand leads and an explosive left hook that lasered in on Corrales’ body and head.
Opponent: Jose Luis Castillo (45-4-1)
Date: April 20, 2002, Las Vegas
Result: Mayweather by decision in 12
Why it matters: A lot of people believe this was Mayweather’s only loss, although the three official judges who awarded him a unanimous decision are the ones who mattered, and Mayweather went to 28-0. Still, the way Castillo pressured and slowed Mayweather might be mankind’s only blueprint for how to beat him, and many experts believe De La Hoya’s only chance May 5 will be to take a similar tack.
Opponent: Carlos Baldomir (43-9-6)
Date: Oct. 11, 2006, Las Vegas
Result: Mayweather by decision in 12
Why it matters: Mayweather’s winning title fight against Carlos Baldomir — his last fight before going against De La Hoya — was considered more than just a made-for-pay-TV match, as the Gatti destruction has been. After all, Argentine veteran Baldomir had dominated Gatti just as thoroughly as Mayweather had, and Baldomir also had taken the undisputed welterweight crown from Zab Judah, making him true heir to a title held previously by Hall of Famers such as Sugar Ray Leonard, Emile Griffith and Sugar Ray Robinson.
Baldomir also had conquered speed. Judah is as fast as Mayweather, and Baldomir walked through Judah’s artillery like Al Pacino in the climactic shootout scene of “Scarface
So, this is just a few but as you can see floyd is right. Everytime he beats someone he does it so easily that people begin to make excuses. So lets just stop with the floyd hasnt fought anyone crap…. Come on people
if is not too old then is too little, sure is all business an common senses, but what about guts?
Mosley all the way. Its about time PBF fight someone that is right for him….wait.. wait a minute, is Mosley 38years old? no surprise here!!! same old, same old story, good job KFC.
How can a guy be not confident? Might as well stay home and not show up for the fight.
chris wheres all the crap stuff that you write about manny actualy come from ,his stuff all put him down, mayweather yet again positive stuff, this is just a wanky money site
is the article suggesting that dela hoya is older than mosley?
and how can floyd have no stress when Golden Boy actually “forced” him into this fight?
“Mayweather has a way of making even the best fighters look ordinary.”… What a joke…LOL we’ll see about that on his up coming fight with Mosley.. Maybe Mayweather will be an ordinary boxer if he squares off with Mosley.. And that would be interesting..
This fight won’t happen. Blame it on the scared chicken. To all those who still insist that floyd’s greatness will be recognized years from now, the future is shaped by how one makes use of one’s present time and chance..this could be floyd’s time and chance, in 12 months he’ll be 35 and with just one fight after his comeback..what’s he got to be proud of?..where is this guy heading?…not only is he a scared chicken he’s getting to sound like a headless scared chicken..what a spectacle…he could have been a contender…the deterioration of this guy really saddens me…
floyd mayweather will go down in history as one of the greatest fighters to tie up a pair of gloves. its just sad that most of the people around to actually witness true greatness, just refuse to have any respect for the man. im not talking just disliking his fighting style they truley refuse to repsect him. 20 years from now people are going to be looking at floyd as one of the greatest fighters of all time watch. i grew up around a boxing gym my whole life, my uncles a fighter, now trainer. i fought, and i now have a 11 year old couzin ranked third in the u.s. for weight and age. all the true boxers and trainers ive been around always say how magnificant and gifted floyd is i mean this is coming from 50 years of boxing experiance. you would at least think that floyds country could stand behind him, and embrace him because america, im telling you the floyd mayweathers only come around once in a lifetime.
i know this has nothing to do with Mosley vs PBF fight.
but if you want to talk about illegal drugs or substances.
PBF injects Xylocaine into his hands before every fight.
xylocaine numbs the pain of his deteriorating hands.
1. xylocaine – lets PBF punch without pain
2. xylocaine numbs any pain inflicted onto ur body.
3. xylocaine is illegal in 49 states except Nevada.
- that’s why PBF will never fight in Dallas or NYC.
just some random facts. have a nice day. =)
@ Lex
You’re right Lex, Floyd is 33 and when Pac beats him, your excuse is he’s too old. What other excuses? And for the record TEAM PAC can’t wait to fight the winner FM vs SSM contrary to your lie again..that Pac will refuse either.
True enough Floyd better have confidence in this fight because a lot of people does believed that he can’t pass Mosley. I want him to win but I see him battered badly in this fight. Mosley will attack him like a roaring lion and you know Floyd when faced with tremendous pressure, as James T. rightly said, he freezed.
King Kong huh? That is how they are building up Floyd to be. It’s funny how Shane is always considered old or hasn’t looked as good recently. The said Margarito was unbeatable & Shane absolutely destroyed him & now suddenly that is being over looked.
Floyd is no spring chicken himself. He just turned 33 on the 24th. This by far will be his toughest test. If this fight isn’t fixed I think Shane will beat him with smart aggression, power, & skill.
I think the funnest I heard …….here, was if floyd could fight as big as he talk, he probably would beat the heck out of big mike tyson if they fought.
There actually will be no “feet dragging” by Team Pacquiao.
They look at this fight as a genuine challenge. Freddie Roach is one of the few trainers that gives Floyd his deserved respect. It just doesn’t scare him.
Manny never claims to be a better boxer than anybody, plus he never turns down a fight. He’ll be even hungrier for this fight is Floyd does well.
i think moseley couldn’t touch mayweather..he’s old like de la hoya..the best opponent for boring mayweather is manny pacquiao
If I was a boxer’ I will beat the chicken out of Floyd easily…
@ Good grief
Everyone knows that Pac is not the most fundamental fighter. That’s not how he wins his fights.
He wins by being faster, more aggressive, and strong enough to keep people from trying to just overpower him.
Not only that, he’s got miles of heart and determination. Personally, I’d take heart over talent any day of the week.
Shane has just as much of a chance as Floyd in this fight…….Remember, Shane WILL touch Floyd……..and touch him alot!!! Shane could make the fight very interesting with one good left hook……………can’t wait……….it should be a good fight!
ATTENTION EVERYBODY! CROTTYRUH is an IDIOT! He posted he wanted to see FLOYD fight MANNY steroids or not. He basically admitted that he believes MANNY is JUICING. Ha Ha
People know Pac can’t beat Mayweather in the ring so they respond like lil kids and say well at least Pac got a nike deal! lmao these kids are hilarious
Mayweather…LOVED BY MANY, HATED BY MUCH MORE!!! The thing is that yall keep his name in your mouths so he much be doing something right! I’ve been watching ESPN and their saying Random Blood Testing will be manditory for the NFL. If it wasn’t Mayweather who started the testing talk eventually it would of been someone else…the difference is that the other person probably wouldn’t get bashed for it.
KEEP TALKING ABOUT HIM PLEASE…it’s hard for a guy to go away when he’s the talk of the town.
@ohplease interesting point at defense. But i do not totally agree with you. Pbf uses a “not to get hit” defense. you agree? Watch manny training videos.Now Pacman defense is “to get hit but not getting hurt”.This maybe roach traning manny for”offense is the best defense”. Manny trains to take those punches and punch back.In a way fans seeing it that manny has no defense at all. I maybe wrong but This plan works especially at cotto fight.
haku ur wrong dude, he does need pac. if he beats pac then he redeem all the ducking he’s ever done.
Kiss> I really believe these guys ego gets in the way of everything they do. Floyd Sr started all this steriod stuff. The rest of the them jumped on it as well. Pacman’s style is made for Mayweather and the Mayweather team knows it. Why they don’t drop the demand and take the fight is beyond me. I really doubt it has anything to do with fear.
40 wins 0 losses….40 have come and 40 have come up short. Come on people, how many times have we heard “this is gonna Floyds toughest fight yet” and how many times after the fight or during the fight have we heard “Floyd is very impressive and has or is putting on a boxing clinic”? People, people come on! Its laughable how people some people hate Mayweather so much but deep down they know he is one of the greatest fighters of all time! And with a few more big wins (Mosley, berto, pacman, etc…) he can be considered the greatest ever. Even without a Pacquaio fight! Lets keep it real here people….
LUV U MONEY STAY U ONE OF THE GREATEST OF ALL TIMES MONEY AND MOUTH IAM A SAINTS FAN ALSO SO U KNOW I GOT HEART
Phillip Tattaglia . . . lol spoken like a true Manny Pacquaio crackfean who does not understand anything about the American sport of boxing!!! A man (Pacman) who is afraid of needles but has 8 tattoos!!! Shane is currently #3 on every P4P list and has been for some time know! He is far from washed up! In really good shape and is only 6 years Mayweather’s elder! Just defeated the HIGHLY rated and dangerous Margarito by complete domination and knockout fashion!! This is a great fight between two of the best American fighters.
I suggest you go back to work in the Mud Fields SIR!!
@ phillip
you just wanna start $#$#! manny has been feeding off of damaged fighters since he squeeked by marquez in 08. there isn’t any boxing writer who’s on floyd’s jock. they admire his skills as we boxing fans should but most writers are putting blame squarely on floyd for not making the manny fight. just deal with the fact that manny didn’t want the fight. you can say floyd shouldn’t have put the random blood test in the contract. then why did manny want 8 ounce gloves and stiff overweight penalties. floyd never weighed over 147 for a welter contest. its all about give and take and you probably saw manny give blood 20 days prior to the clottey fight. your saying the guy couldn’t wait another 6 days? please! the same reason why manny won’t fight floyd is the same reason why manny ran away from marquez. elite defensive counterpunchers are no good for him.
@cali –”i give him castillo and corrales. not hatton since he made him come up to a div that hes never ffought at.”
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Hatton held a WBA Welterweight title, which he took from Luis Collazo, about a year before he fought FMJR. So, that excuse is you made is invalid. PBF just dismantled Hatton, unlike anybody had ever done before. He exposed Hatton…period. So, you should give him Hatton too.
Floyd will easily outpoint Shane in another pointless meaningless Marquez like demostration by floyd on how to outpoint a washed up opponent, nearing fourty years of age, hasn’t fought in almost two years with ring rust all over, and unable to use peds and in physiologic withdrawal which would magnify the chronologic advance in his ageing body…if u think the pbf/marquez fight was boring and deterministic, this fight will be much worse.
Whether he win or loose, pbf doesn’t deserve to fight pacman until you racist afro american writers learn to accept and deal with the phenomenon that is the pacman…
Duke. . . . you could not have said it better!!! Well said!!! Stop watching Mayweather outside the ring, hes a great boxer!!! Ive been saying if for years!!! Again well said!!
Completely agree with Blanche Boy! If Fraud hadn’t signed to this fight (though a week after Mosley signed his part of the contract), boxing fans young and old would’ve crucified him and branded him a coward even more than he is now. He can continue to blow himself up in the media but truth is even the casual boxing fan knows he’s shaking in his boots right now.
@cali –
“i give him castillo and corrales. not hatton since he made him come up to a div that hes never ffought at.”
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Hatton held a WBA Welterweight title, which he took from Luis Collazo, about a year before he fought FMJR. So, that excuse is you made is invalid. PBF just dismantled Hatton, unlike anybody had ever done before. He exposed Hatton…period. So, you should give him Hatton too.
i think the problem people have with floyd is that he’s a loud mouth. he doesn’t rhyme like ali so they take floyd serious! if he was humble like manny, they would disregard the notion of him being a cherry picker. just like what manny has accomplished. it’s mostly floyd’s fault for setting himself by proclaiming to be the GOAT. but he’s no fool! floyd knew that people are willing to buy his fights solely to see him lose. it’s a money-making tactic from a guy nicknamed MONEY. like floyd said, don’t change your opinion of an opponent after the fact. corrales was a beast before floyd and he regain that rep with big victories back. castillo was a chavez clone before floyd and after became the most accomplished lightweight in the 2000′s. everybody wanted hatton was to pressure floyd like no other. floyd broke him and yet the same people thought he was a legit threat to manny. all of floyd’s best victories were against fighters who were never knocked out prior. corrales, castillo, hatton and marquez. give the man credit. if you don’t like what he says, just don’t listen. judge him for what he is, a boxer. not a public spokesperson.
fans of pbf were saying hit and not to get hit. Pbf problem on manny pacman paquiao punches is its coming very fast at blinding speed from weird angle and also at the blind side. I watch and replay the 4th round cotto knockdown by pacman. I and the commentator says it was a right hook put cotto down but on replay it was a straight left. It very fast only “slow mo” will catch the action.
No one fighter has EVER landed an overhand right against Mayweather! You have to neutralize mayweather with the JAB! JAB JAB!! Mosely does not have an effective jab. The signature Mayweather straight right will do major damaged because Shane feels his punches wont hurt, because hes the bigger man. Get your boxing knowledge together. Shane beat Margarito off pure power. He landed 22 jabs the whole fight. Mayweather is a jab artist. This is why his straight right is so effective. Mayweather will win by easy UD or shock the world with KO.
His connect % is among the greatest of all time if the the greatest. I really feel that Pacman and PBF would be a great fight. Pacman has a great jab and his original Phillipino style side to side head movement will present problems for PBF. Pacmans only flaw is that his defense is not great. He suffered some harsh punches in the Cotto fight and left with a broken eardrum. Mayweather is 75% more accurate puncher than Miguel. Plus cotto had no movement. He iwas very flat. This could go both ways!!! End result Mayweather 42-0 w/26 knockouts!!!
totally agree with yopu cris william.You really explained it very well. looking forward for another article
shanes haymakers high and low will hurt floyd, and make floyd retreat all nite. expect mosley to bully him all over
mosleys haymakers will set up floyd high and low. plus shane is not afraid to hit behind the head.. and is fast enough to catch may swaying. may will be bullied all nite by shane…
yull see mosley will set trsps with his haymakers high and low. hes also not afraid to hit near the back of the head. he will bull floyd all over. 8-4 mosley
nice article
they also said that frazier would get dealt by ali but he kod ali…..
a real welter in mosley and a fighter thats experienced boxers brawlers, boxer puncher, techs and so on. hes faught he bes in welter got kod by whats hes face twice but sill overcame those losses and remains a top level fighter. mosley is the master and floyd will call him daddy. watch for the hard body shots shane puts on him. mosley gives up reach by 2 inches wich aint bad but mosley power punches uses his reach. may is more one demensional than people think
ok so floyd faced Castillo, Corrales, Hatton, Baldomir, Judah, Gatti…. Castillo won the first fight and was robbed, Corrales? come on man, Hatton? anybody with good timming could knock him out he’s one dementional, Judah? he’s too street and not dedicated enough to train hard for a fighter like floyd. Now he’s gonna face Mosley when he ducked Margarito, after being called out in his face. Sure shane beat margarito, but that’s one more war that shane had to fight to face mayweather…Shane’s got a lot of miles on his body from all those wars he’s been in…. Mosley doesn’t stand a chance….But Floyd still doesn’t get credit because he’s not as humble as other fighters…. A good fighter and lose and get back up and people will still love him like Pacquiao, Marquez, Chavez, Ali… on the other hand people like Floyd sit there and trash talk everyone…that’s why Pac-man got a Nike deal and Floyd was sent off to kick rocks…
@ Cali
Youre a funny dude!!!! Mosley will not beat Floyd and you know it. So once again, C’mon Son! LMAO
ok and there no art in mosleys fighting style? i think his fightins style is cool, but i also believe that mosley has a better chance at winning then floyd does
Baldomir wouldve beat the s outta Pacquaio! And lets stop with the scared non sense. Do you oppose blood testing in baseball? Come on dude im in the military and i know people who smoke weed all day and can stiil get they’re urine clean. All Floyd asked for was random drug testing. which means neither fighter would no when to tests were to be administered. Which makes it less likely that a fighter would attempt to cheat not knowing when a test would come. So, how does that make him scared? Keep it real people, Pacquiao playing the game. I mean his trainer was giving steroids to James Toney and admitted it. The same James Toney that went from lightweight gettn blasted by Roy Jones to become the Heavyweight champ of the world. Come on man….
dbeals, then what is it? Why can’t he drop the 14 days blood testing period and just fight? They agreed on everything except that blood testing crap.
Kiss> There is no way in hell Mayweather is afraid of Pacman. No way dude.
That’s right Haku313.
People tend to forget that boxing is an art. It is the art of exploiting your opponents weaknesses without him exploiting yours. That takes skill, footwork and speed. Anyone that calls it running has no clue about boxing.
the only way manny will be facing floyd is if clottey beats the stuffing out of him and manny decides to cash it in for a farewell fight.
ur right skills do win and using aggression in the right way is a skill mosley will. besides u see wha floyd does when pressed! so cmon u! this is mosley fight to win not mayweathers.
@ Cali
Dont forget Baldomir. The dude had won like 11 0r 12 fights in a row and was blasting cats. St i was even skeptical if floyd could beat the guy.
Come on Haku, Marquez balloned up just to make the weight and still your buddy Floyd came over the limit. You are correct on one thing though, Floydie will never fight Pacquiao cause he’s scared of him. Now he’s yapping about no more 50/50 and drug tessting will be different as well. Come on now, he is scared of this “one dimentional fighter”. And Baldomir? come on don’t even mention his name.
@ Cali
Aggression doesnt land punches. Skill does!!!!!! Floyd wins by shutout…. Mosley is not a boxer! Which is why he lost tp Vernon Forrest, Winky Wright, and Miguel Cotto! Come on bro you cant be serious…. nice try though
i give him castillo and corrales. not hatton since he made him come up to a div that hes never ffought at. gatti has been on his way out since ward trilogy. his greatest accomplishmet of a fight was emannuelle augustus.
this is not about pac…. go talk about him somwhere else…
How is Floyd showing guts by fighting Mosley now? He tried to fight Mosley twice before and was turned down both times. Another thing, if you think floyd is boring then you dont understand boxing. Theres nothing cute about getting your head beat for 12 rounds. Look at the great ALI. The objective in boxing is to hit and not get hit. Not, trade blows and see who’s tougher. And to those who say floyd has never fought anyone, ill name a few who were thought to be the best of the best when mayweather faced them. Castillo, Corrales, Hatton, Baldomir, Judah, Gatti! Notice i didnt mention Dela Hoya because even i know he was washed up when he fought floyd. Which is why Floyd toyed with him the whole fight. Check the punch stats on that fight. The fight was not close at all! And even Marquez was considered a top three P4P when he and Floyd fought. So come on people, Floyd will beat shane easily. He and Pacman will never fight because Manny will never do random drug testing and it has nothing to do with it making him weak. So lets stop the non sense about that too.
shane 8-4 by decision his aggression overhand right and ability to walk thru mays punches
Mayweather is good and bad of boxing. He’s a very good defensive fighter, too good perhaps. He’s bad in boxing after all the drug testing issue. I will stand on my opinion that he is SCARED of Pacquiao. You all Floyd fans can comment anything, I don’t give a &hit! The fact is, he’s running his mouth about how easy he can beat this little Pilipino dude and yet asking for all these crap. Watch all his recent interview, he can’t seem to get off on Pacquiao’s balls.
mosley wins by rounds 8-4. aggression, overhand right and his ability to walk thru floyds butterfly kiss punches.
shane wins 8–4, his aggression and overhan right will be the difference and i expect mosley to walk thru mayweathwers punches
shane wins 8-4 his aggressiveness and over hand right will wear out may. plus mosley walks thru mayweahers punches
oscar dela hoya was not too old, well maybe he was but in my eyes he beat mayweather? erm wasnt it a split descision to mayweather lol, so how did oscar seriously not have a chance? no offence intented but oscar give money one hell of a fight!
shane wins 8rds to 4. his overhand right and aggressiveness is the difference
I find it even more hilarious that I said for YEARS that R.Hatton was overrated. He got soooo much praise from the boxing world then got demolished by PBF and Pacman!! Shortly after EVERYONE called him overrated. That was the funniest thing ever! Funny how writer climb the bandwagon and then get off after a harsh defeat. The Shane wagon will soon tip over!!!
Floyd calls himself the best boxer that has ever lived. Pacman has recently been awarded best boxer of the year for the third time and boxer of the decade. I don’t hear Pacman bragging? Floyd is a legend in his own mind. Sad really.
i cant make my mind up. i dont think their respective pasts are going to come into it. both have everything to lose.
mosley is old and wont want to be overshadowed at this stage of his career. and this win would give him universal respect and a legacy any boxer would envy, being the first to beat mayweather jr.
mayweather is now fighting against the wrath of pundits professional, amateur and armchair the world over. if he loses, all his mouthing and posturing about being the greatest are down the drain for good. his draw and marketability goes with it too. if he loses, he’ll have to fight pacquiao on pac’s terms and will lose again. if he wins, he may gain the self confidence (inside, not the public front he puts on) to fight pac and definitely can win. either way, floyd needs pac next. even if he loses, he’ll have gained respect by getting in there with people who are a threat to him.
pacman is so overhyped it aint even funny any more..pac wouldnt fight mosley and after floyds done with mosley manny sure aint gonna fight floyd..bobs going to keep pac safe n sound fighting top rank has beens or never weres !!
shane will knock out floyd !
Mayweather is a master defender and I dnt like the guy but he does what he has to do to win the fight maybe he isn’t as exciting as PAC man but he gets the job done and make the opponent look silly and like an amateur so idk I’m really lookin forward to mayweather fights
Mayweather is 100% correct when he said they build fighters up and up and once he defeats them, they have EVERY excuse in the world as to why he won and that person was overrated. Its Hilarious!! Just take a look at just about EVERY ESPN boxing writer. For the longest they said Floyd would never fight Shane, he actually signed the fight and know Shane is too old and hasn’t fought in 17 months or so. The same writers that disregard Mayweather for his opponent choice now questions even after Mayweather takes the challenge.
Take away Shanes victory over Margarito and his name is not even mentioned in fighting Floyd! But know, he is the man that will hand Money his first 0!! Funny to read that crap.
When Mayweather defeats Shane, the next excuse will be why didn’t he fight Shane in his prime and not when he’s 38!, but 8 out of 10 writers say that Shane is in his prime right know because of one good victory. I urge people to stay consistent! If you dont like Mayweather than great, but dont call Shane his greatest challenge and then write an article saying Floyd avoids great fighter. (Michael Marley you are the worst and most contradicting writer EVER!!!!)
floyd fighting mosley is not due to having some guts nor showing the brave instict to fight top fighters. he was cornered and was forced only by circumstances. and what do boxing fans expect from floyd? a boring 12 rounds of running. mosley will be desperate chasing floyd and being 39, dont have the legs to cath floyd. this fight will not be an exciting one.
I cant wait for this one!! Im a fan of both, a lil more floyd, but ive always routed for mosley so it is gonna suck having to see one of them lose but its good for Floyds career. I love to watch him box i love counter ounching a when a fighter makes a guy miss but its really frustrating to see all this BS every time negotiations happen. Like it or not the masses have spoken and he needs big fights from here on and the pacquiao fight needs to happen or people will never warm up to him. I like shane but cotto boxed the s**t outta margarito until he got tired so you already knew mosley was gonna do exactly what he did so im curious to see who realy the legit man here. I think that this is much more intriguing than pac vs grand master clottey
its funny when people say he has guts! hesbeen a welter for 5+ years….. not only that the fight against marquez was ridiculed from the start! by analysts
that were asking y marquez becuz they felt it was not a fair;; pick as a matter of fact he was asked about that in his first interview back.
What makes Mayweather great is he knows all the tricks (some of them dirty) in the game and his intelligence in the ring. He reminds me a lot of B-Hop in that he can confuse his opponents and take them out of their gameplan with his footwork. Add that with his hand speed, and he really is great. However, at 33 how fast are his hands now?? Will he still be as great when his hand speed detiorates a little?? Mayweather will be a top fighter for years and years if he chooses, because of his style and ability to frustrate any opponent. I think he will beat Mosley, and I also agree with this article that Pacquiao will refuse to fight him afterwards. Pacquiao proved last week that the reasons he gave for not fighting Floyd were nothing but blatant lies, and I can’t see him fighting someone who is better than a fighter that is “too good” for Manny to fight. That just wouldn’t make sense. If Mosley is too good and Mayweather wins easily, then how would Mayweather not be too good? Manny would come up with more lies, and fight another second tier opponent.
I would like to see Floyd winning over Mosely so he could gain more confidence and take a shot at Manny. While I’m one of the many who thinks that Floyd may not be really interested in facing Pac when he said sometime ago that he will ask for a more sterner drug test and bigger money, I still would like to think that Floyd just needed a little “tune-up” more than just beating a mismatched Marquez. If he beat Mosely convincingly (perhaps a KO), the goal is achieved.
I hope one day, he would trash-talked Manny like: “I’m the greatest, PEDS or No PEDS I’ll beat Pacquiao!”.
When people say the Marquez victory was down to size, i understand that Floyd would naturally be the stronger fighter, but that is not an explanation for him being able to make one of the most skilled fighters of this generation punch air. It was still pure boxing brilliance.
This is going to be a good fight…I’m not a Mayweather fan but he’s showing some guts taking this fight with Mosley. This one could get bloody