Will Mayweather get any credit if he beats Mosley?
February 9th, 2010
By Sean McDaniel: In case you have noticed, World Boxing Association welterweight champion Shane Mosley is 38-years-old and is getting kind of long in the tooth. And to add to that, Mosley hasn’t fought in over a year and by the time he steps foot in the ring against unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. (40-0, 25 KO’s) he will have been out of boxing for 16 months. Mosley turns 39 in October, which is positively ancient for a welterweight. Given Mosley’s age, I don’t know how Mayweather can get any credit if he winds up beating Shane.
This may be the best available fight for Mayweather, short of a fight against Manny Pacquiao, but he’s really in a no win situation for this fight. It reminds me a lot of when George Foreman made a comeback in his 40s. He didn’t take too much heat for losing to fighters like Evander Holyfield, because Holyfield was in his prime, and had to struggle a little bit in beating Foreman.
It must be hard for Mayweather to get motivated for the Mosley fight knowing that he’ll likely get no credit if he wins. If Mayweather loses to Mosley, it will cause people to question all of the previous wins that Mayweather has put together during his 14-year pro career. Some boxing fans will be opened minded about it, and just think that Mayweather came up against a fighter who had the right style to beat him, whereas other fans will think that Mayweather would have been beaten earlier in his career had he faced someone like Mosley.
A loss to Mosley would do huge damage to Mayweather’s career. He’d still remain a very popular fighter, of course, but it cause of boxing fans to see him in a different light after this. That’s why Mayweather has to train as hard as he can for this fight and try to look as good as he possibly can under the circumstances. Mayweather should focus on trying to beat Mosley without movement and to try and not get hit by him. If Mosley can make the fight difficult for Mayweather, then he will look good in the end no matter what happens in the fight.
It’s unfortunate that Mayweather couldn’t have fought Mosley 10 years ago when Mosley was a lot younger. There would have been no excuses then if Mayweather beat Shane. Now there almost certainly will.
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@Kray: That may well be true, that Floyd…. could against any fighter LW to WW “take them to school”. However we will never know for sure, as Floyd has never submitted himself to the ultimate test in each successive weight class. Without ever being considered a dominant champ in any weight he has competed in, he managed to become #1pfp. This was due no doubt to Floyds silky smooth boxing skill coupled with his ability to succeed while moving through the weight divisions. This formula has become a prerequiset for the #1pfp. Pernell, jones,oscar and floyd all suceeded in at least 4 classes with floyd 5 and oscar 6 . My point is… with all of these “titles” at different weights, fighters are depriving themselves of the time required to become truely dominant in any division. With the exception of pernell at lightweight and jones at lt heavy no other division was dominated. Out of a combined 20 divisions these 4 men competed in… only 2 were ever dominated. History will remember them that way…. as one time #1pound for pounders and not as TRUELY dominant champions.
@Peter Milby about the 50% of people wanting to see him loose comment.
That is the most stupid think you could have said but its exactly why he is the highest PPV fighter righter now. Thats what people want to seee, they want to see the greatest get beat and they will do and pay anything just to say that they saw him get beat. So, come May 1st, Floyd will out sell manny fight because of all the haters who wants to seee his down fall. I predict about 1.5 milliion sells or more for Floyd/shane fight and maybe 1 million for PacMan/Clottey fight. Dont hate Floyd because he is great..
@oldboxingfan: this is about the quote that you posted from Shane Mosely.. go on youtube and google Floyd Mayweather fight against Gatti. at the end of the fight Floyd called out all the fighters including Shane Moseley. That same year Shane fought and the annoucer asked him if he wanted to fight Floyd. Shane said, ” he has to go to the dentist because his tooth was loose and he may need to get some dentures”. He also say that Margarito and Floyd should fight and he would fight the winner of the two of the the next year. So, you tell me who ducked who..This was about 4-5 years ago. Shane would have been 33 and Floyd 26..Please research before you post” garbage” like this..
floyd going to lose,so it matter none. its all end on this fight,he going to wish he fought manny instead ,what is he going to get ? 10 millions.pac is proving to be the better draw,he get more than double that.so why didnt we have a floyd and mosley promotion in the super bowl? is the fight on? why did GBP say they were going to make a official announcement when they get the signed fax tomorrow we never got a GBP official announcement how much each fighter get etc.
Good question!!! “IF he beats Mosley?” I don’t think it will happen.
I can’t give Mayweather a credit in beating Mosley. Mosley is pass his prime & too old at 38 years old. I don’t think Mosley could beat Mayweather. You could see Mosley’s tongue coming out when they fight because he’ll be chasing Mayweather all night long. Mosley shoudl wear a running shoes to chase Mayweather. lol
@Poor noynoys
“How can we prove anything if Manny refuses to take the tests”?
This has got to be the most ignorant and uneducated asked question by dumb people on every internet site. Before Manny submits to Floyd’s demand, Floyd has to prove Manny is guilty.
If Floyd can’t prove it then case is closed…dumbtard
@kray – this is why you fight the fights… Mayweather has avoided top level fighters for years, yet some of these guys still rank him among the best. Is he? Of course he is, but how good is he?? We will find out. And for all the people that already have excuses for mosley because of age, just stop. Shane Mosley doesn’t have excuses, if he loses, he accepts it!
@aussieboxfan – Yet, he was regarded as the #1 PFP fighter in the sport, before he retired. So he must’ve been doing someting right. All this without having 50+ fights, and going through several wars. Now, he comes out of retirement, and slides right back in to the top 5 PFP rankings (#2 to be exact), with only 1 (tune-up) fight.
Either these boxing analyst are not too bright, he paid them off, or he’s just damn good. Based on what I’ve seen from his performances, he’s head and shoulders above any boxer in the sport today, in terms of boxing IQ. Despite some of his antics, it cannot be denied that you can match him up, against any opponent from LW to WW, and he will take them all to school. Win or lose, if he’s at his best, he will give anyone in those divisions a boxing lesson.
That analysis isn’t fair…did anyone see Shane destroy Margarito? He’s not washed up, if he loses it will be because he is not Floyd’s equal. They are both at fault for the fight not happening years ago, Shane didn’t want the fight at 140 and Floyd didn’t want to give Shane the fight after he became a PPV draw.
if every guy starts looking at your wife funny the words out .how you going to stop that acusation maytart.
hey a maytart there is maytarts too wow.
seriously, you pactards are like dogs chasing their own tails.
You say we gotta first prove that Manny’s on something…
well how can we prove anything if Manny refuses to take the tests?
Oh, then pactards will say that the NSAC doesn’t require the tests.
*BINGO*…pactard moment. You guys change the subject.
If we continue to debate the issue, pactards will then start criticizing Mayweather Sr…and we get stuff like ‘crackhead’ this and ‘crackhead’ that.
But the bottom line is that the FAILapino refuses to prove he’s clean by taking more stringent testing.
Which Shane Mosley didn’t even hesitate to take. Which Arthur Abraham and numerous other boxers like Jermain Taylor had no problems doing.
It’s just Manny alone who’s refusing to take the tests. And in doing so, he’s walking away from $40 million on the table.
And Pactards don’t think that’s suspicious?
What if Bernard Hopkins walked away from a $40 million dollar payday to fight Roy Jones Jr. if Jones had demanded olympic style testing?
Bernard’s never tested positive either.
You don’t think that wouldn’t arouse suspicion?
You Pactards are idiots.
Mayweather claims that he tried to make a fight with Mosley over a decade ago, and Shane blew him off. Back then Mayweather was competing at super featherweight and Mosley was dominating the lightweight division. Mayweather has repeated this story countless times over the last ten years. Mosley told BoxingScene the story is false. He says Mayweather is distorting the facts. Additionally, he says it was Floyd who walked away ten years ago – and Shane claims there is an old videotaped interview that backs his version of the events.
“He does a lot of lying. These are facts. There is a videotape. In fact somebody at FX told me that they have the videotape of me calling him out at lightweight, before I moved up to welterweight because I couldn’t make lightweight no more. He knew that and he said in his words ‘I’m not going to go up to lightweight, I’m going to stay at 130 and try to break the record for the most title defenses.’ It was 26 defenses or something like that. He said that in his own words back then. What he forgets is that it’s caught on tape when he tells that lie. I just need to find the tape,” Mosley said.
you have to do better than acuse manny of that * .you have to prove it and if pacs giulty than we have to eat that but you got no proof yet .i dont hate fm he will be known for being a great jr light weight .not a great ww.salute the rank not the man mannys going to be an all time great the way hes going .floyed just dont want it !!!
you maytrarts thin you know what your talking about .stop talking threw your heart and go with reallity .manny will always be above fm in the history books !!!
The pactards want you to believe that if Mayweather beats Mosley, then Shane was a too old, past his prime fighter.
But if you ask Freddie Roach why Manny wouldn’t take the fight with Shane, it was because Mosley’s too big and dangerous, and the only way Manny would fight him was if he drained himself down to 142.
And the Pactards call Floyd a vampire?
Then Manny is MF’ing Dracula.
He’d get more credit for beating mosley than manny coz shane is a very big welter kinda like de la hoya but not at another weight
I am no fan of Mayweather the man, but as a boxer, he has had a great career. If he wins, then he has beaten one of the best mid-sized guys of the last 20 years and an excellent boxer himself. That credit will be due him.
nope only a small % real boxing fans will give him any credit..
but for those who arent (namely pacman fans) mosley was too old(even tho pac refused the fight with him at light welter right? lol)
and if he loses people will say mayweather aint that great gettin beat of an old mosley(despite him being considered best welter)
hope he wins..he said it himself pre_marquez hes always in a no_win situation and then people wonder y he fights for the money and not the fans anymore…cos most so called boxing fans are idiots
mayweather beating mosley and pacquiao still a big F and remains to be seen..and to say he’s the best because of his 0 record is absolutely rubbish..he could probably proclaim to be talented and very good of what he does but beyond that, no way in a million miles..i don’t think people are jealous of floyd mayweather..in fact he is the most insecure and jealous person i’ve ever seen..people just doesn’t like how he present himself and all the trash talk..it’s always him, him,him…don’t get me wrong because for me personally he’s a very good boxer but his style is not just very good to watch..the only fight that i would say he was exciting was against corrales but apart from that boring..
Mayweather will never be given credit. Face it, people around the boxing around are fed up with a guy bashing his opponents outside the ring and furthermore discredit them for own personal gain….
lex_fugitive:
Never compare the Ali with Mayweather. Mayweather is not even fit to tie his shoe… Ali trash talks but backs it up in the ring while your boy is nothing but a guy who wants recognition badly to a point that he is making a fool of himself>>>>>>>>
mayweather wont take any credit unless he stop talking about “i,m trying to clean the sport of boxing” though he uses xylocane, and unless he fight pacquiao he will never gain respect to everyone… the point is… he is JEALOUS…
If Mayweather beats Mosley and Pacquiao…he still won’t get credit. People are just jealous of his success, skills and talent.
in my case i just think thta floyd dosent get much credit as he should hes a fantastic boxer and just the best at p4p.
Cmon Floyd
Fighters Floyd ducked on his trip through the weight divisions
JR LIGHTWEIGHT: Frietas and Cassamayor were ranked #1 & #2 respectively while Floyd was “dominating” that division.
LIGHTWEIGHT: Coralles and Castillo were #1 & #2, while Frietas and Cassamayor moved up at the same time as Floyd to round out the top 5. Of these, Floyd fought Castillo twice [and we all know what happened there] and Coralles, but that was back at jr lightweight when Coralles could no longer make weight safely.
JR WELTERWEIGHT: Kostya Tszyu was the undisputed champ ibf, wbc and wba super champ who DOMINATED that division from 97 to 2005. He was the ONLY opponent for somebody looking to be “champ” at this weight.[ unless a paper title is all thats required?] Floyd entered this division in 2004 taking on then Kostya sparring partner Corley, followed by Henry Bruseles and finally taking on paper champ Gatti in june 2005. This was Floyds entire run at jr welter!
WELTERWEIGHT: There is no need for me to mention the fighters Floyd ducked at this weight or jr middle, as it is well known and often debated, so ill simply remind us of his entry into the welters. Floyds first “welterweight” bout was against jr welter Sharmba mitchell in december 2005 a man who had been crushed by Kostya twice! 7rd tko and 2rd, 2years previously. Next up was Zab who was fresh off a loss to Baldomir, and had also been crushed by Kostya in 2rounds back at jr welter. Floyd won a very close pts decision….. Now for the paper title [or championship]…. bring on Baldomir! Does this look like the career of a pfp best that gets a bad wrap from the public? or could it be that Floyd is guilty of what he is accused of being…… a CHERRYPICKER/DUCKER???
No matter what Floyd does he’ll still have haters.
If he beats Shane there’ll be some excuses cooked up by the haters.
He has to beat him. That is a big task that I do not want to see. I hope Mosley hurts Maywesther.
Why do people keep singling out Floyd as if he doesn’t go through the same drawbacks as his opponents?
They want to pretend that he wouldn’t go through the same testing regime that Pacquiao would have gone through.
They want to pretend that he’s been just about as inactive as Shane Mosley has been.
You have got to be drinking the Tiger Woods version of Haterade if you don’t want to give someone credit for fighting:
The #1 Welterweight champ and #3 P4P contender.
Seriously, GTFO.
The fact that Floyd AGREED and SIGNED to fight Mosley is a credit already due to him. That move also negates what most people say about him with regards to his way of choosing an opponent. I will hope further for him to get with this fight over and win and to better prepare him for the ultimate fight that the boxing fans all over the world wants….. and that is with Pacman. I hope he win against Mosley and renegotiate a fight with Manny WITHOUT the drug testing BS, or if he’s really serious about it, do it in the appropriate way by asking NSAC to the FAIREST drug testing for BOTH of them. By doing this, he surely will get the credit and the respect he deserve…… WIN or LOSE.
I think its very sad that every pound for pound list has Mosley at 3 or 4 but people are already trying to discredit Mayweather if he wins. Mosley is the best opponent in the world except for Pacman. Mayweather should get full credit if he wins.
He’ll get it & he’ll deserve it.
i know y the irs likes him lol
but i would not give floyd athe recognition that he deserves cuz he will do the samething that manny does and beat someone thats old and discredit manny for it! huh the only reason y he is taking this fight , on paper, is cuz he was forced onto it. U know the story
still i think mayweather will come up with some life threatening hangnail and calls the fight off!
I give credit where credit is due, as a safe boxer, froyd is good, but tht boy got as much heart as a corpse, and foos like lex faggie fall 4 tht bs wit his beyond biases statments, hey lexie, I’m not a big pac fan, but takin credit away frm pacs wins vs guys froyd alredy beat, well then usin ur retarded equation, gayfethers victory against an “old” oscar is smeared cuz shane beat him FIRST in oscars prime, dumbazz
got me there.ha
Show sum class, homie u the 1 sayin shane should have the right 2 knee sum1 in his balls cuz he holds, shane don’t need tht, he speaks wit his fist, my 2cents was 2 gayboy lexie cuz obviously he likes 2 dress up as froyd in his pretty boy thongs and hang on the corner every nite lookin 4 a cheap thrill
man of steel@ show some class.
@lex
I’ll give you a head nod on people confusing Floyds bad-guy gamesmanship for true character. He is a real person with a family, and loves his children. He gives back to the community and does charitable things outside the ring.
He’s a naturally gifted fighter who makes very difficult things look very easy. He trains hard and goes out running when most people are dreaming of sheep.
However, Floyd is also a fast talker with a short temper. Sometimes he says things in defense of his own delusions of grandeur. I can give him credit for praising past opponents, but often times telling the public that the guy you just whooped is a great fighter is a way to validate the quality of your opposition.
Just saying, no point in deifying Mayweather. He’s not a saint (who is?) and I think we can agree he’s a great boxer who uses his bad guy image to sell tickets then wonders why he isn’t more respected (the press conference where he broke down sort of summarizes this).
And the final point I want to make, is that Mosley fell on Mayweathers lap and left Money little choice. If he went and took on Malignaggi he would have been laughed out of the sport. And short of ODLH coming out of retirement for a rematch, Mosley is Floyds second biggest payday. He would have made about three times less against Williams, and eight tines less against Bradley. That has to be a consideration for Floyd too, right?
…ryan
if floyd come in with punches, and then holds mosley, more than three times in a row like he does. mosley should has the right to knee floyd in the nuts without a penalty. floyd get away with that ,and have a feeling this will be included ,pac can capitalize on it ,mosley need a bit of space for his uppercut.
swindoe@ where have you been,pac have ko,ed knock down. not tko,every fighter he met,some more than once onlly 2 fighter didnt kiss the canvas ,oscar and a early fighter,they would have but they were tko,or quit.
that alone is one of a kind. who know how much sparring partner have too. that means anyone who fight him he knock down. he has 48 ko. and he was ko them in 1987. he just didnt come from nowere.I been following him and he alone took out the best mexican boxers. nobody taught he could do one by one.what a ride ,thanks pac
Tiger,
Clottey – was and still is a B fighter even tho he will beat Manny
Cotto – still wasn’t ready for PBF and had no following. Arum told PBF he wasn’t ready
Oscar – wanted to fight PBF at 154 not 147
Paul- non boxing fans didn’t know who he was
Margirito – had just lost to Paul williams and only Manny fight guys after a lost
Ok because he retired he ducked fighters what about the other 39 fights. did he duck those fighters too.
@tiger1223usa – I agree he had the best fights of his career in the lw division. I think it’s obvious though that he saw this game for what it was, at some point, and opted to take the opportunities, which offer the best payday or future opportunites. Hell, before that he was calling a lot of fighters out…shane, oscar, cotto (i think), wright, etc. But, these fighters (or their promoters) had their reasons for not giving him an opportunity, at that time. Folks don’t mention that too often, and don’t afford him the same right to choose the path, he feels is best for his career..without a bunch of insults (some bordering on racism). Few fighters would’ve decided to buy themselves out of the promotional contract (guaranteeed money) and strike out on their own to seek their own fights, which has obviously influenced his choice of opponents @ JW/WW. People are mad because he hasn’t fought all the fighters along the way, which some consider stiff opposition. Names like Cotto, etc., are thrown out there. Not that these weren’t/aren’t good fighters, but, either they were not ready when he was ready, or they really were not worth his time (as he was not worth oscar’s, when he was calling him out, years before they fought). But, at this point, what’s fallen into his lap (despite how it got there) is, potentiially, a fight of the year candidate. This is a winnable fight for him, and mosely also has a good chance to win. IMO this is the best fight (not the most popular) he could’ve had at WW. SSM is the WW king, at this point. In that division, from a financial standpoint, all roads to lead to PBF and Pac. But, from a legacy standpoint, all roads leads to SSM.
If your going to quote someone…quote them in full! What people don’t know about the sport of boxing. In a fighter’s career, a fighter starts off good and he’s good until the end of his career or a fighter off good and then goes downhill towards the end of his career. A fighter doesn’t start off like Manny Pacquiao, just ordinary, and then once he gets over the age of 25 he becomes an extraordinary fighter. It just doesn’t work like that in boxing,” By Mayweather. What is meant is your either good from jump or your not at all! No one just all of a sudden become industrictible! That’s his opinon! Fan is correct…boxing is a bizz!! Many boxers contradict themselves however at times…somemore than most!
mosley just needs a paycheck. To much to little to late.
People hate Floyd because of his flashy, brass attitude and for insulting fighters before they fight. Ali is loved and he called the Joe Frazier an Uncle Tom!!! Frazier was as black as black can be, he never said anything against his race or anything sounding like an uncle tom. He called him all sorts of names. And if you actually go back and look, Mayweather has given credit to a lot of fighters after he beat them. Most of the fighters, Floyd talked trash about had disrespected or trash talked him earlier. The Mayweather Foundation has been around forever, he’s fed the homeless in Vegas and always gives out big Thanksgiving dinners to the homeless and poor in his hometown, Grand Rapids. He goes around and speaks to at-risk youth. He’s been doing all this for years, never mentioning it in his interviews or anywhere. Its like Gatti and Bruseles and Judah, all of them said disparaging things about Floyd first. And how about Mosley acting like a 5 year old with ADHD?!? Shane must have forgotten his ritalin that night! No way would people let that go if it happened to anyone else. Floyd sells fights by playing the bad guy. Then everyone insists he really is a bad guy. They don’t look what he says after fights or at his actions outside the ring.
I give Mayweather all the credit in the world. He could have not fought anyone or fought a tune-up like Manny is, but no, he took the toughest challenge out there. Mayweather took the toughest opponent with a $40 million payday just around the corner. What?!? Why would anyone fight Mosley when they could fight anyone and get 50% of the biggest purse ever next??? It just shows, Floyd isn’t afraid of anyone, no matter what the stakes are.
he”ll get partial credit sugar is game and willing to leave it all on the table .. they should of fought 7 years back when they where both peaking.. last serious threat pbf took was corrales and that was a long time ago!!!!!! i would like to see mosley k.o. mayweather..but mayweather will jab run jab.. small fluurry. jab etc.. mayweather not willing to exchange.. like always…. go shane!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and k,o. mayweather!!! by the way? mayweather lost to castillo in there 1stfight..got robbed.(castillo)
@ kray/ go back a few post i wrote that should answer your question .floed gets credit for being a great jr light weight .
Pbf will never get the credit he deserves, whether he beats ssm or not. For every good/great fighter he beats people will throw some other fighter in the mix, who he hasn’t beat. Why? Because he’s the best fighter in the sport, not by virtue if his record, necessarily, or otherworldly physical gifts, as some fighters are characterized by.
It’s because he has done enough to prove he can outhink and outbox any style of fighter you put in front of him.
SSM is a HOF fighter, who is bigger, stronger, great speed, solid chin, who obviously is out to ko pbf, and is more than capable of doing so. If PBF wins convincingly or even close…he should silence the doubters…but we all know he won’t. If he beats pac, they will say he needs to fight jmw/mw fighters like pwill, Martinez to prove his dominance. That mess just sounds stupid. He’s not even that big of a guy.
@tiger1223usa,
Wrong. I know boxing cause I box. Philly fighter. Favorite fighters are Willie Pep, Sammy Sandler, Ray Robinson, Joe Frazier, B-Hop and Rocky Marciano. I like Shane better than Floyd in case you think I’m a bandwagoner like you. Bottom line, I just don’t like no-nothing writers and now…no-nothing bloggers! Lol! Fallback and get in the ring if you got heart…like myself. Win or lose, I love to fight!
@ fan fm and manny fought odh so where even .what about cotto ,clotty .fm ??????.mannys p4p
@ fan i give fm credit for beating hatton same for pac so its even .
all the fighters i mentioned in my last posts would of made fmj the greatest fighter ever but ?????.
PBF has fought since 1996 as a Jr. Lightweight has fought every fighter that was suppose to be great. He even beat ODLH at Jr. Middleweight. Since then he has fought an undefeated Ricky Hatton and the number three ranked P4P fighter Juan Marquez. The same Marquez who gave Manny the biz in both fights. Now he is fighting the second best welterweight in the world. With this ppl are still sayin PBF has ducked fighters. Can someone please tell me who has PBF ducked. People really need to start asking the question. Why didn’t Manny try to clean out the 135. Why after fighting Hatton didn’t he stay there to clean out the 140’s and fight Bradley. I mean ppl boxing is a biz. Who ever is the biggest draw is the PBF next contestant
@ jwill you dont know boxing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!you just like arguing .you just like fm style stop defending him.fm is fighting down not up .manny is fighting up .
Yes he will get credit. Just like Pavlik would have gotten credit if he beat B-Hop 17yrs his senior right? Or if Juan Diaz could have got past Nate Campbell(36), he would have gotten credit right? If 39 is ancient at welter than what’s 36 two divisions lower? Your an idiot. Save the boxing writing for Bert Sugar and Dan Rafael from espn. Another no-nothing article by a no-nothing writer. Obviously you don’t like Money May. You got him in a lose lose scenario. He wins he loses he loses he loses. How biased. I guess if he fights Pac and beats him, Pac was too small right? Shut it down please. Retire from writing. Money May will be 33 this month, only 5yrs younger than Sugar. I for one think its a toss up fight. Stop hatin on fighters. Shane has a punchers chance, still quick, great chin, great shape 24/7. You know nothing!
@ko no fm cant fight every one hes been dilly dally in for three years now he could of fought most of who i mentioned before .
its really never gonna be enough…floyd can beat everybody on the planet and he prob still wont get credit…mosley wasnt old when he beat mayorga and margarito..but when he fights floyd now he’s a has been…this is the fighter mayweathers been avoiding and now there finally fighting get over it.
mayweather used his retirement to avoid fighting mosley ,cotto,clotty ,margarito.paul williams ,and a rematch with delhoya .the fighters i just stated fmj should already been fighting ,thats why fmj dont get respect.many is fighting them and beating them he gets respect.case closed!!
i think everybody agreed of floyd’s ability inside the ring. he’s a great boxer. no question about that. the problem is his character. he lacks humility. people dislike him as a human being, not a boxer. i remember one time when he had an interview w/ brian kenny about the marquez fight. floyd said that he’s the only one who carried tht PPV buys. didn’t he fight marquez? are there any marquez fans out there? boxing fans respect him as a boxer. nothing else.
If mayweather wins its because he is the better fighter,
It has nothing to do with mosleys age should have known once the fight was signed that the excuses would start rolling in for why mayweather is gonna win.
Everyone wanted him to fight mosley and now that he is excuses are already bieng made for why mosley will lose?
It will have nothing to do with his age mosley said himself he will beat mayweather and did mosley look old against margarito? Nope.
If mayweather wins its because he is better no if ands or buts about it bottom line.
Stop making excuses you guys wanted mayweather to fight mosley and said mayweather had to fight a top welter like mosley here it is and the winner will win because of there skills as a fighter nothing else
I Definitely Believe that Mosley is a worthy opponent and deserves more credit than the writer of this article is giving him. If Floyd does beat Mosley (and at this stage it could still go either way) Then he would have really accomplished a huge Task…Mosley is not someone to be under-estimated! You can bet your life that PBF knows that too!!!
yea fmj also fought the top ww in carlose baldimore instead of fighting margarito
why would fmj say that age is only a number and that other fighters get better at their 30’s and even 40s like hopkins, mosley, holyfield , jones jr even foreman on his 50’s?. and questions pacman performance just after 25 years old?!! what was his motivation? was he afraid of him . he contradicts himself then. should we assume then that if fighter get better after 25 years old they’re on steroid?
Again with this here we go again,
First people were saying this fight will never be signed. Mayweather will never sign it
He does and now they are saying if he wins he won’t get credit if its not an entertaining fight? There are 2 fighters in the ring if the fight is boring it is bcause of both fighters.
Why shouldn’t mayweather get credit if he wins? All the pbf haters said he will never fight a top welter weight and most said “he will never fight mosley” and now that he has opeople are saying if he wins it still won’t give himcredit? What kind of bs is that? He is fighting mosley somethinmg all the haters have wanted right a top welter? Mosley is the top welter right now. And if mayweather wins its because he is simply the superior fighter and for that he gets the credit he deserves.
Stop making excuses as to why he will win and why he won’t get credit. If hewins it will be against a top welterwight and he will get his 7th belt. That’sdeserves as much credit as pac lovers give their man for getting his 7th
I would respect Floyd a hell of a lot of credit if he lost,even moreso than if he wins.A loss would possibly humble floyd.If he rematched Mosley instead of cried about the loss for a year or so and won,he would without a doubt shoot up in popularity.Mayweather is gifted.Incredibly gifted.But being humbled and fighting humble with one loss on his record wouldn’t damage his standing among anyone.True fans of boxing will appreciate his abilities with a loss on his record and a rematch under his belt.
let him figt Valero Valero will kick juniors a as soon as he gets through with feather puncher Bradley
Mosely has more to gain, but if Floyd can win in an impressive fashion, I think he’ll get credit. Some might say Mosely had some ring rust if he is dominated, but he has looked great in recent fights, in the uncanny way Hopkins has stayed so young in the ring.
And let’s not forget, Mayweather still has about ten million reasons why this isn’t a lose-lose situation for him. He has to work hard and win big in May though, if he still has his eyes on boxings biggest payout this Fall!
…ryan
JR. can fight no doubt but he has picked guys that could not bet him or catch him old oscar OD hasnt been OD for ten years when was the last time he won a fight, Ricky Hatton dont make me LKaugh JR was twice as big as that drunk, and then who Cotto no Margo no and MP no he will fight SM but if SM can not juice he will go back to where he was geeting beat by winky adn vernon the juice brought SM back and Jr knows that Mosley in nothing with out the STUFF
Floyd will get the title and the belt but not the credit.
Reason being Floyd will win by a very close decision by virtue of him running, hugging and dancing the whole fight.
Why credit him for doing that?
(Pacquiao and Mosely)
peopledont like mayweather because he isnt a step forward brawler like paqcuiio but boxing isnt just bashing the other guys brain i dont like some of mayweathers picks or his attitude but i respect him as a fighter
Floyd Mayweather will get his appropriate and due respect once he walks through Mayweather and Mosely beginning in the latter rounds of both fights. We all will see thst there are few boxers alive today with the skill sets of Mayweather. I sincerely believe he will make Pacquiao look like an average fighter. Respect will then be given with overwhelming praise by the media.
All roads lead to Pacman. And the one who beats him will be a mega-star because Pacman only has 2-3 fights left and that’s it for him. Floyd is not a mega-star. The only reason his PPV buys are so high is because 50% of those people who buy his PPV is so they can see him lose and get beaten up. How can you be an all-time great if people just watch your fight to see you lose so they can celebrate your loss???
remember mayweather previously says that mosley is not a pay per view attraction. why sudden change of air? tremendous pressure from boxing fans. why may 1?why not april 1 or march 13?
pbf needs the long training to win over mosley. they try to plan up mosley style of fighting. why immediate re-match if mayweather loses? so many question. here is another will there be a mosly vs mayweather on may1? if pbf feel his ill prepared he gonna make excuse not to fight mosley on may1. that is how wise mayweather are.
All u dumbazzez probably 4got tht shane skipped junior welter, jumped from lightweight 2 welterweight and in his 3rd welterweight fight he beat a prime dela hoya and became p4p king, that’s 4 u retards who claim shane was never p4p champ. B!tch made hoes started watchin boxing 3 minutes ago!
well all roads lead to everybdoy at this point because there can only be one number 1 in this era and if lfoyd beat mosley and dosnt fight pac thats crap..and if pac beats clottey which he should and dosnt fight mosley or floyd thats crap and if mosley beats floyd and dosnt fight pac its crap to..right now everybody has to take out two top fighters and if they dont nobody should talk…i understyand the trash talking in the middle of all these big fight because thats how u seel fights..but i know floyd will fight pac next only reason he might not if pac dosnt want to work on the blood test..my opinion if u want 30days and i want up untill the fight 15days before is fair …both need to compromie to give the fans what they want not jsut floyd and not jsut pac
I do have to agree, it’s pretty hard to “respect” somebody that doesn’t respect themself. [or anyone else for that matter]
mannys not a true ww so fmj just picking on jr ww .manny will get more credit if he beat fmj than fmj if he beat pack .fmj step up .fm just wants the money he cares less about history.
Haters are called haters for a reason. Mayweather wouldnt get his props even if he took out the whole Welterweight division but then again most of them dont have a clue about boxing.
Mayweather going to show why hes one of the best boxers of all time on May 1st believe that.
Jr , can fight but he doesnt he will not fight anyone that is bigger and tougher than him he is about the Money and good for him but a great warrior he aint
anonymous… thanks for some clarification.. i just hope that fmj would fight pacman and all of us fans would be happy.. i think fmj and mosley were taken a back by an outsider in pacman. rightnow pacman is considered top p4p. and at this time whoever beat pacman will be a great achievement!! fmj said he has to beat mosley and pacman to be considered great and mosley said after he beat fmj he wants pacman!! so i guess all roads lead to pacman because he is the mythological p4p champion!
Maybe bank credit, but not in boxing.
stop ,fm will get credit for what he does not what he says .fm could of fought top welter weights you all know who they are.
That’s what you’ll get if you are being so dis-respectful to others. No respect back to you. Show some humility and the people will love you…
Of course Floyd would “get respect” if he were to beat Mosley! No matter how impressively he does it, except of course, if it were controversial. This is just a cynical article reflecting how the author see’s things. Mosley is a well proven and respected fighter, despite his age. 38 is not as old in boxing as it once were. Fighters now have access to an endless team of health and training professional’s, helping fighters be at their best for longer. Added to that some fighters naturally age a lot better than others [hopkins, vitali, lewis, walcott and many, many more]…. usually the ones that have remained fit throughout their career. Mosley has always been fit and injury free and looked as fast as sharp and as powerful as ever last time out. Mosley would have a harder time dealing with his recent ring inactivity than his age. As his history shows he peforms at his worst following a break, nevertheless Mosley is still a tough out for ANYBODY! Finally May fights an elite welter! Much respect for that! The 16 month layoff IS a factor, but Mosley has laughed at history more than once.
jsut wondering….robinson wasnt like in his time period hes praised after just like ali…hagler wasnt a fan favorite like that it leonard …who also by the way was accused of ducking fighters because he jsut beat htem and refused rematches..and tyson wasnt liked as a person they jsut was amazed at his power..so most of those names u said at the time they are hated and accused of something…so that didnt justify anything ..not to come at you or anything jsut saying
dmv: but other afro-american fighters were treated a national icon joe louis, sugar ray robison and leonard, hagler, hearns,and maybe tyson and all other black fighters. why so much negativity? is it the perception that he doesn’t fight the the top fighters of his era? that’s the most perception about him fans wants to see top fighters fighting each other! i think some of the blame should go to the promoters for failing to have top fighters fight each other throughout all generations fans get excited and pay to watch best fighter fighting each other like ali vs frazier, hagler vs hearns, leonard and duran and so on.. i think fans knew that fmj was good but never faced the top fighters.. just the perception out there. and fans want him to see fight pacman, then it fell through and fans blame it on fmj for unprecedented demand. fans don’t really care that much about drugs they just want to see good fight with or wthout steroid or xylocaine..
to wowzabean…he wasnt forced into anything..and he fought the top ww in the division….which were zab and baldomir..you cant be mad at him if they ranked 1 and 2 in the division and he beats them easily…then he fights hatton when he hasnt lost yet and hyped by the media..then odh…and then marquez number 2 on p4p list..and if u sya he cherry picked p marquez then it wouldnt make sense fo him to fight apc cuz many believe marquez won that fight and you see how weel pac did moving up u cant say marquez wouldnt have the same results…so he has been fighting the best and if he beats msoley then pac..next hes dodging a yung berto and williams..there will always be great fighters around you cant beat eveybody good..if there was nobody good elft to beat then boxing would be dead
wowza;
I know you don’t give Mayweather credit for anything. Its good to hear you finally admit it. I know Manny deserves credit for fighting the loser of Barrera-Morales and Marquez-Barrera, a weight drained shot ODLH, and shot Hatton and Cotto. Oh, I can’t forget him choosing to fight Oscar Larios after Larious lost his previous fight. Mayweather only beat Hernandez who never lost at that weight, an undefeated Corrales, Jesus Chavez, moved up and took on the toughest belt-holder at 135 in Castillo, acted like a true class act champion by granting an immediate rematch since it was close, won again. Moved up took the two fights to make him a mandatory for another champion, won that, moved up, fought the faster Zab Judah, fought Baldomir who hadn’t lose since boxing full-time 8 years earlier and who’s walking around weight is 175-180, moved up and beat ODLH when he was considered the best at 154 and before he was reported as looking shot, and un defeated Hatton who was supposed to have the best chance of beating Floyd, walks around bigger than Floyd and had the closest odds against MAyweather since Corrales. Now he’s fighting the consensus #1 welterweight in the world. So, you are absolutely right, what has he done to deserve credit. Steadily fighting the best instead of fighters coming off a loss and shot fighters. Floyd really needs to stop fighting the best and ducking the second and third tier fighters. He definitely has a history of ducking. Ducking smaller guys and second-tier fighters that is.
I think so. But he cannot achieve what Pacman have done to win 7th title 7weight class.
What’s so painfully sad it that people are actually watching to see PBF fail.From a stand point of a true boxing fan you have to respect his skill and to see so many thought less put downs all of the net is truely sad. I just want to add that if he was any other race (Mexican, British, i could go on)he would be a national icon.
NOTE TO AUTHOR…
I get the article. I think you have a valid point. But with that being said you could say this about Pacquiao or any other opponent that Floyd were to fight short of beating a heavy weight champ.
Take Manny for instance… they will say Floyd is bigger… or they will find some lame excuse.
Same goes with Mosley or anyone else.
It’s not fair. And you are exactly right… it’s really a no win situation for Floyd… but on the contrary I think that to all true boxing fans and insiders they will see Floyd beating Shane and others as a true sign of his greatness.
For instance when Floyd beat Marquez everyone has something to say about it. Like Floyd is bigger… Floyd cheated… yada yada yada… and they may have some what of valid points… BUT… and it’s a big but… Marquez actually called Floyd out. He knew what he was getting into. And the fashion that which Floyd outboxed him was pretty spectacular from a boxing standpoint. It would have been great had he KO’d him… but I think it also shows that Marquez is still one tough cookie. If Marquez fights Khan or someone of that calibre and can pull of a win it will show he is not washed up yet… but Floyd really was/is just that good. Marquez could have had a 20 pound weight advantage and a baseball bat and Floyd would have beat him that night.
Floyd is a great boxer whether you like him or not. I think a lot of people don’t like him personally and they end up overlooking his abilities and underrating him as a fighter. I wouldn’t be surprised if Floyd outboxed Manny fairly easily. I mean no disrespect to Manny… I just think Floyd could possibly be that good. But first he has to get past Mosley… which I personally think is the toughest welterweight fight out there. I think he is a league above even Paul Williams. I hope one day we see Pacquiao/Mayweather… but I’m not really optimistic.
i cant believe this , if mayweather chose to fight sumone else ,everybody wud be hatin him sayin mosely was there to fight and u ducked him , now hes chose mosely ur still not happy , in my opinion mosely stops mayweather in the 11th , if mosley wins u will say finally u fought a top welterweight, if mayweather wins it will be shane was too old blah blah blah lets fce it no matter who pbf fights u will want him 2 fight sumone diffrent, he cant win .
why everyone on earth are questioning fmj’ career and his legacy why? why? what did he do and did not do? everywhere on internet(related to boxing of course) are questioning his reputation as a boxer even his personality. no other boxers were treated like that not even the old great but harsh talker! the consensus was and is that he ducks and cherry picks his opponent. i’m not passing judgement on fmj just wondering and asking questions. why so much dislike from millions of fans and boxing writers based from the reactions i gathered from internet boxing sites.
PBF himself admitted that he comes first than anyone else. He would not care if his fans give him credit for signing on to fight Old Mosley.
The thing is if PACMAN beats Clottey, there would be a lot of pressure for PBF to go past Mosley. So if that happens, who knows what he might do (duck out of the fight again…). He knows that if he loses, retirement is the only option and bye bye to his “0″ record and the $45 Million milk that he previously spilled.
if floyd come in with punches, and then holds mosley, more than three times in a row like he does. mosley should has the right to knee floyd in the nuts without a penalty. floyd get away with that ,and have a feeling this will be included ,pac can capitalize on it ,mosley need a bit of space for his uppercut.
THATS A DUM QUESTION?OFCOURSE FLOOYD ONT GET CREDIT HE HAS NEVER HAD ANY CREDIT OR RESPECT JUST JEALOUSY AND ENVY.SAD BUTS THATS THE WAY MEDIA AND PACSTEROID FANS ARE.I CAN ALREADY HERE U HATERS EXCUSSES WHEN FLOYD BEATS SHANE TOO OLD RING RUST.CUZ HE WILL MAKE SHANE FOLLISHES LIKE OSCAR HATTON AND MARQUEZ FLOYD’S STYLE MAKES EVERYONE LOOK OVER THE HILL OR WASHED UP
I am tired of all the articles diminishing mayweathers accomplishments. I love pac man and has been watching him every since ‘02 or ‘03. I like his style. Mayweather is a BOXER!! I love mayweather as well. Mayweather has fought great fighters and has ducked no one!!! If you people will do your homework or were real fans of the man you would know that Mayweather called out Mosely 5 years ago in his post fight interview after beating I believe NDOU!! Look it up!! Mosely was asked if he would fight Mayweather in his next fight after beating Mayorga I believe and he claim he wasn’t thinking about it now because his tooth hurt and some other crap!! Mayweather is about the MONEY!! Hit and not get Hit is boxing!! Styles makes fights! Anything can happen but Mayweather is to smart and to much for skill for Mosely or Pac Man in my opinon!! ONly way he loses is if he gets caught with a punch!! Which can certainly happen at any given time!! Stop hatin on the man!!!!!
Mayweather is a ducker. He only fights BIGGER opponents. Think of it, when he was at 130, ALL of his opponents were heavier come fights night, then he moves UP 5 weight divisions and continues his trend in fighting bigger men, he pretended to fight a smaller guy in Hatton, but everyone knows hatton comes in around 154 fight night, where as floyd hovers around 150 fightnight, only ONE, ONE opponent was genuinely smaller than him in Marquez, but he was old, so that don’t count, now he’s ducking Pacman to face yet another bigger, stronger opponent. Floyd ducks smaller opponents.
people were like why doesnt floyd fight mosley after he beat marquez and now he is people are like why is floyd fighting mosley. I really dont understand what you want from the man.
@ lex_fugitive
100% agree wit u..i dont see anyone beating floyd
at this time..and people are just hating on him because hes a great boxer and noone can top his skills
I will give him alot of credit for winning this fight. Shane is Kinda like Brett Favre. No matter his age the boy can still do his thing. We all seen what happen in his last night. Yea its been awhile but i think it will be a very good fight and i can not wait to see it.
i dont like floyd, i like Manny, but ill be honest, beating shane is no easy task, major props for taking this fight, if floyd wins then i give him much credit
If Floyd fought Vladimir Klitscko and knocked him out, the Pinoys would say that Floyd was cherry picking, and Vladimir was past his prime and over the hill.
The best thing that can happen for boxing is for Clottey to KO Pacquiao!!!
You can do it Clottey!!! Train like your life depends on it!
mayweather WILL definetly gets credit if he beats Mosley.. Shane is a beast and way better than average PAcquio who has good promotion behind him. And lets not forget mayweather called shane out in the past in both their prime, if you know your boxing history. Mosley been in many a wars and is a champ and im aware floyd can lose too. BUt did manny take this difficult fight? NO!!!! FYI manny been a ducker too and fought all washed up fighters. Credit goes to Roach for pickign the right fights. MAyweather has always been HAted but everybody konws it that HES THE BEST OF OUR TIME, A LEGEND IN THE MAKING. thats why everybody wants to fight him including shane and paq.
Mayweather will get more credit for beating Mosely than Pacquiao will for beating Clottey. Just think about it, if Mosely fought Pacquiao, i would bet Las Vegas would have the betting odds at EVEN. Mayweather will be the favorite in both fights with Mosely and Pacquiao.
NOBODY TODAY CAN BEAT MAYWEATHER!
Pacquiao and Mosely will give him a fight through about 9 rounds but neither of them can beat him. You know it, I know it and every American, Mexican American, and Pinoy knows this!
he’ll never get the crdit he deserves. everytime he fights he fights fighters that the public wants to see him fight, and after he beats them everyone says hes a cherry picker. you cant tell me the public didnt want to see him fight judah, or gatti, or hatton, or corrales, or jose luis castillo, even corley, and odlh. people just hate mayweather because he doesnt fight like hes in a ufc fight, he turns boxing into a science and looks beautiful doing it, give him props.
He’ll get more credit then his recent fights but the haters will always hate. If floyd beat ali in his prime someone would find a way to downgrade the win.
Good topic and great article. I just want to say Floyd is in the same boat as Roy Jones. For years he was called reluctant Roy because he picked and chose his fights carefully. At one point I remember Jones fighting a police officer. Then when Jones began fighting question marks it caught up with him. I am frustrated with Mayweather because basically let the whole welter weight division clean itself out while he stood by and took easier fights. He should have been in the mix fighting Cotto, Margarito, Mosely or Williams before Manny even arrived to the division. But he conveniently retired while the faught each other.
He’ll never get the credit he deserves. No matter who he fights people have their minds made up about him and its sad! Pac gets love for fighting the same guys Money already beat…I don’t get it! I understand guys like the big punchers but sheesh give the man props…you don’t move up 5 weight classes by fighting smaller guys. Let anyone of those guys that people say Money ducked put up that great money he wants and I guarenteed PBF would spank that a**!!
Nope. That’s what happens you usually don’t take risks. Too late now. History will put an asterisk on this win. Would be very embarassing if Flo loses.
Wowza,
Nice to see you back. So, I see you already have an excuse as to why Floyd is fighting Mosley instead of giving him his credit. We argued over whether Floyd would fight Mosley next before Berto pulled out. So, how was Floyd forced into that?? Mosley was never mentioned as his next possible opponent until him and his team started negotations with them. The media insisted it was going to be Matthew Hatton or Malignaggi. Many thought Cintron would be a good choice. But Floyd started talks with Mosley. Now, he was somehow forced into it. Face it, Floyd fights the best. You and other Pactards insisted no way Floyd fights Mosley because Mosley is considered the best welterweight, then when he does, he was somehow forced to. Always making up an excuse, any excuse, so as to not give credit where credit is due. After beating Mosley you and others will probably claim he’s been ducking Clottey. Face it, ODLH and Hatton were the top two to beat in 07. Now Mosley is. But he was somehow forced to take on someone no one brought up until he did. Manny on the other hand, fought the loser of Barrera-Morales 3. Morales again after he lost to Zahir Rahim. Against Barrera after getting schooled by Marquez. Oscar Larios after he lost to Velazquez. The only way Pacquiao fights either Mosley or Mayweather is if one looks terrible. If its close or both still look good, Manny will find another second-tier opponent. Mayweather’s best chance of getting a fight with Manny is to lose and lose badly to Mosley.
Mayweather will only be given credit if licks his ass in front of his pathetic fans!
No not credit, he will get a lot of CHEESE..
and as HE says that’s all he really cares about!
so why should WE worry about anything else for PBF????
I fail to see how Floyd was made to take this fight. It was reported Floyd entered into negotations with Mosley BEFORE Berto pulled out. No one had mentioned Mosley as his next opponent before Mayweather entered negotations. Add this to the fact, he’s tried twice before to get Mosley in the ring.
But no, Floyd never gets credit for any win. He’ll beat Mosley, the #1 welterweight, but then Mosley will be too old. Then he’ll beat Pacquiao, but Manny will have been too small. Then everyone will say he’s ducking Berto or someone else not considered a top fighter today. ODLH and Hatton were the two fighters that were supposed to have the best chance of beating him in 07, but since easily beating both, he was ducking the best.
No credit should have fought Shane two – three years ago. Will fight pacman, Paul Williams or Sergio Martinez after some one else takes a risk and ruins them first. Floyd should stop telling everyone how good he is and show how great he can be.
Im getting sick of hearing people put Mosley down for loosing to cotto not becasue im a Mosley fan, but because im sick of people talking about cotto as if he is aload of rubish, trust me hes far from it. This guy used to be a monster in the ring, no he’s not the best of our day but he is not your average fighter ither give him his credit.
and the 2nd question is….
Can Mayweather beat Mosley or can Mosley beat Mayweather? that’s what we need to find out… if this fight happens. It still early to say if this fight will go thru. Look what happened with Mosley vs Berto. Cross fingers guys we hope this fight will go thru….
Mayweather will never get credit for anything he does. He is the only 40-0 fighter who people still say he hasn’t fought anyone. He fought Hatton Marquez and ODLH and gets no credit for these wins. While Manny is King for these three same wins. PBF is only appreciated by people who have boxed or has ever put on the gloves. Boxing fans who look at the sport for entertainment can’t appreciate PBF ability. To hit and not be hit is the sport of boxing. But boxing fans only appreciated fighters who fight like Rocky the movie. Gatti and Mickey Ward get more respect as a fighter then PBF cuz they took a beating and kept fighting. Boxing fans don’t want to see a fighter put on a boxing clinic. PBF put on a boxing clinic against Hatton and Marquez but fight fans are more impressed with Manny’s knockout. Shane will be out boxed and counter all night by PBF but ppl will say that PBF ran the whole fight. and the fight was boring.
think he will get some credit. but the fact he lost to cotto and just got past mayorga will be brought to attention. Styles make fights margarito was perfect for mosley but i take nothing away he done the job in style. his gotta beat the bigger guy like williams oh well if not i think manny would like a fight
until he dont fight PACMAN NOOOOO
becose pacman is the best now and thats the fight fans want to wath even if he beat margarito,mosley,cotto,bradley
so lisent mayweather he need to beat pacman ko or ud to be the best and i think he can do it but is to scare to pacman
Get credit? He should get credit. Mosley has been going around saying that he’s the best welterweight in the world based on his victory over slow footed Margorito and he’s a world champion. Anyway, I don’t give a rat’s @ss if he gets credit or not as long as he beats up on Mosley and shuts his mouth. Maybe Mosley will retire after Money beats his @ss. He should. He’s finally getting a big payday by fighting Floyd. He should be grateful to the Money man.
Mayweather wasn’t expecting to tangle with shane, but was cornered into the fight by an act of nature and public opinion. What choice did he have after everyone just about signing the fight for him, GBP adding to the pressure prematurely accepting the fight for him. Mayweather had a good payday and another belt and better chance fighting Forman. I feel great that there are two amazing fight up to see, before the big one between Pac & May.
It’s hard to say that Mosley is “retirable”, after all – who knows if the guy has Roberto Duran’s durability. But yes, it would be sad indeed if Shane were to beat the Big Mouth. If he does win and ends up fighting PacMan…then, the old line about the Pac “beating an old guy” will be used one more time. Oh, dear! Maybe Pacquiao should just face Valero!
I know i know yes Mosley is getting on but and a big but he is still Sugar Shane Mosley and i garantee he can still fight like a champ so yes if Floyd beats Mosley he will earn my respects.
floyd deserves all the credit when he beats shane. everybody made shane a monster when he beat the hell out of margarito. shane is not damaged goods. he’s old but he still has the skill and will. and floyd isn’t a spring chicken either. floyd’s defense and right hand is gonna shine come mayday.
yes mosley is in the top p4p,but to be honest that is not the fight the fans whant to see.
Even if he ko mosley the fans whant to see fight the best fighter out ther(pacman)just becose mayweather said he is the best.
so if he said that why not fight pacman
he can beat margarito,cotto,bradley,valero.the fans want pacman