Mayweather and Mosley Both Address Mosley’s Drug Past
March 2nd, 2010
By Ryan Dunn: In the kick-off press conference this afternoon for the Floyd Mayweather vs. Shane Mosley megafight scheduled for May 1, 2010, there was very little in the way of fireworks. Nobody was thrown off the stage, no flags were tossed into the crowd, nobody got sucker punched, shoved, or called bad names. Both of the fighters — and their respective teams — seemed to have an amicable, positive attitude toward one another. Shane definitely seemed like the “lucky one”, stating, “It’s been a long time since I got a chance to show the world that I’m the best fighter. And that’s all I really want.”
But there was something worth noting, and something I wasn’t sure would be brought up (and even less so by Shane, first). The BALCO scandal from Shane’s past reared its ugly head for the world to hear. And both fighters had something to say about it.
First, as Shane was closing his statement to the media, he paused to say that “May 1st symbolizes something.” He seemed to gather himself, as if looking for the right words. They didn’t come out smoothly, but he eventually issued them forth: “After this fight there won’t be any… ‘Oh, it’s the clear.’” It took a moment for the crowd to understand that he was referring to his previous abuse of “The Cream and the Clear,” a steroid and masking agent provided to him by Victor Conte and his BALCO labs. As the crowd caught on, Mosley looked for a way to flip it, and finished by saying. “It’s gonna be CLEAR when I whoop his ass.”
Well, well, well. That’s one way to confront the inevitable question mark surrounding this fight. It’s hard to say whether he felt an urge to confront the elephant in the room, or if Golden Boy Promotions said it was in his best interest to get in front of the issue.
Mayweather wasn’t shy about putting in his own jab. “As far as the enhancement drugs issue,” Mayweather said, “I wanna’ show the world that my sport is clean.” This is in keeping with earlier interviews, and it shows his new angle for the blood-test demands. Not much new there. He reiterated his points regarding Pacquiao saying he extended the same terms and couldn’t understand how someone would walk away from a $25M drug test. Many can’t, and perhaps never will, understand that.
But he didn’t stop there. He climbed out the window Mosley opened by stating, “I can’t say how many fights Shane has won in the past where Shane was using enhancement drugs.” The crowd booed and jeered at this, whether at Mayweather for saying it, or Mosley for doing it is hard to tell.
Mayweather let that question hang in the air, and went back on-script by saying of Mosley being the belt-holding champion: “Belts don’t do nothing but collect dust. I’m in the check-cashing business, when it’s all said and done.” You can argue either of those points, I guess, but Floyd has never been shy about saying that boxing is a business to him. In his own words: “I’m showing the world what God blessed me with. That’s all I’m doing.”
It should be an interesting couple of months. We will see if the BALCO scandal resurfaces, whether the wound might be reopened by Team Mayweather, or if they’re simply itching at a healed-over scar.
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I’m not saying it’s right, but talking about peoples personal life is how Floyd gets into a fighters head and throws them off their game plan. If a person comes in the ring fighting off anger rather than a game plan against Mayweather they’re gonna lose period. That’s what he does everytime I heard him in an interview recently saying he already has Mosley acting out of character so we’ll see what happens May 1st.
2 rock—–get off PBF rock,,you fool
Mayweather will take Shane out in rounds 10-11, I promise.
HGH, The Cream, The Liquid, EPO, and Testosterone Boosters, put all of these in a pot, stir real good and mix together, and you have created= Manny Pacquaio. hahahahaha!!!!!!
IF YA SMEEEEEEEEEELLL-LA-LA-LA-LA. WHAT THE ROCK! IS COOKING…
I just want to see him get embarassed. I want to see him be humbled, by a well deserved ass kicking. Shane is very capable of doing so. He better study, and train hard. He needs to listen to brother Nazim, as he is an undiscovered genius, and put together a perfect fight plan, and a better raining regiment. He can beat this guy. He has all the tools.
I think Floyd is a real lowlife. Going back talking about past stuff, that Mosley admitted to, and made amends for is low. But talking about his divorce, and alamoney, or child support or whatever is dirty. Maybe some media crews should begin to talk more about Floyd’s wife beating, and in and out of court for domestic abuse. Maybe we should never let him live his past down either. We can talk about how uncle Roger came into the ring to nurse his little nephew after he suffered a low blow. The whole lot of these clowns are on the list of undesirables of society.
@Reidj
It’s a double-edged sword, because Floyd holds all the chips in this fight, and Mosley has been looking for a big fight for a couple years now, to prove his post-PED prowess. But you’re right, Mosley needs to just stay focused and let his fists do the talking. This will be the biggest fight of his life, and the most important training camp he’ll ever endure.
…ryan
Talking trash about how your going to beat someone in the ring is one thing but going into another fighters personal life is another story. I think Mayweather has crossed the line and it’s up to Shane to make him pay for his words. Going into Shane’s personal life shows Mayweather has no class. I know it’s hard but Shane has to be the bigger man and let Floyds word motivate him to have the best fight of his life on May 1st.
I agree with Vince. Just Fight! I think, to gain the psychological edge, Shane needs to rise above all of Floyd’s trivial talk, about taylor suits, and secretary’s and ex’s, and stick to fight talk…until the fight. He should not be sucked in by Floyd’s sophmoric ranking contest. He should be stone faced, and all buisiness, just like his trainer. Nazim has the perfect composure, all buisiness. If you watch, you’ll see that he does’nt even want a part of the nonsense.
On a technical note, I think Shane has a very good chance at beating Floyd, for a number of reasons.
1.It’s easy for a counterpuncher to be successful against an disparagingly slower fighter, which Mosley is not. He also is a stalker, which makes Floyd uncomfortable, when done by a skilled guy, ie the first half of the Judah fight.
2.Shane is Very powerful. I love watching the slowplay of his Margarito dimantling…brutal.
3.Dispite all the talk of his age, Shane has very good footwork.
Other than judah, Shane is the fastest opponent for Mayweather. He also has the patience, and poise, to carry him into the later rounds, and pull out a knockout. Let’s all hope so. Then Floyd can ride home on his little segway.
Funny how Floyd says “belts don’t do nothin but collect dust” now that somebody has more than him, but prior to that, he had his lilgroup of flunkies carrying them into the ring after he beat very undermatched opponent he faced.
@ The Rock
Wow! That’s a mouthful of sort you have there.
Hahaha… Nice one! I like it!
“I’m showing the world what God blessed me with. That’s all I’m doing.” – Floyd Mayweather Jr.
The Rock knows when bullcrap is being slinged. The Rock also knows when Floyd Mayweather Jr says God Bless him with boxing skills. This is how Floyd Mayweather Jr repays God.
1. Floyd is arrogant with his gift from God.
2. Floyd uses his God’s gift not to better the fellow man but to buy more stuff to flaunt in front of everyone. (counts $1 million in youtube)
3. Floyd falsely accuses thy neighbor.
4. Floyd uses the name of God to further his wealth.
5. Floyd lies and contradicts.
6. Floyd tries to destroy a God fearing man, Manny Pacquiao.
7. Floyd fights only for money….never for God.
8. Floyd discredits everyone accomplishments while making his above others.
9. Floyd doesn’t fear God.
10 Floyd only cares about himself.
The Rock knows Manny Pacquiao will layeth the smackdown on the pound for pound king of jabronis.
Doc,
Good point. There’s going to be a lot of controlled chaos, in Mayweather’s camp more so. The next 24/7 is going to be a must see. Amidst all the trash talking and entertainment I’d like to get into Nazim’s head a bit. This is a trainer that revitalized the careers of two aging fighter, Hopkins/Mosley. Hope the guy has a good plan for PBF. IMO only him and Freddie as far as trainers go can really think of one. Nacho did no justice, Roach was at least able to pull an SD for an aging ODLH, all be it a controversial one.
Brother Nazim is a class act…his speech was on point and I hope he gets a lot of camera time on the 24/7 just to change the speed a little bit.
JUST FIGHT!!!!
@ Ryan,
You missed Leonard Ellerbe’s circus act.
Hehehe…
Nice article Mr. Dunn…
My bad, folks. I thought I saw the whole conference, but I definitely must have started in after the shove fest. I definitely got the trash talking, though, but that for me is standard fare (same with a little shoving I guess). Even doubly so when it’s a Mayweather press conference.
I don’t mean any of that in a bad way, mind you. Honest.
Thanks for the notes, wowzabean.
…ryan
Mayweather can definitely play the villian better than anyone else out there. I think that is why so many people want to see him lose so bad. There is nothing worse than a villian who never gets his comeuppance.
Kinda intersting that Oscar called a Mosley knock out.
Ryan,
Nice recap. I don’t know if you missed the beginning, but there was definitely some jeering on both sides. Mayweather started a little push fest with Mosley, I think more so to hype the fight. Post interviews involved Mayweather butting into Mosley’s interviews (maybe payback for what Mosley did to him in the ring) and non stop trash talking about how Mosley is getting his biggest payday with him.
In Mayweather fashion he did a lot to draw attention, purposely no doubt, can’t dispute his pyschology of marketing. That altogether met with an interesting and entertaining conference. I enjoyed hearing Nazim speak as well, class act, should have been trainer of the year for 2009 IMO. Wonder were Roger was
Anyways, just some notes, good job again Ryan.