By Dezzie Lightbulb: Who in his right mind could deny that of the two upcoming welterweight clashes, Mayweather-Mosley and Pacquiao-Clottey, Mayweather-Mosley is by far the more exciting prospect? In the sad absence of the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight this is certainly the next best thing. Fans have been willing this fight to happen for years. This would be Mayweather`s biggest challenge for years. This fight is the chance Mosley has wanted for years. This bout could so easily become a legend. It has just about all the required elements to rightfully claim to be a genuine `super-bout`.
The further prospect of the winners of each fight meeting later on in 2010 is even more exhilarating. What a truly historic fight that would be! And then for that matter, why not stage another fight between the respective losers? The failure of the Mayweather and Pacquiao negotiations might well turn out to be a blessing in disguise. We could end up having four really competitive welterweight matches this year, and at least two of these would certainly become instant classics.
This is exactly the sort of `shot to the arm` boxing needs. Great fights in a hugely competitive division. And let us not forget that the four boxers mentioned above are by no means the only great welterweights today. Also considering the recent trend of division hopping, who knows who might pop up or down to stake a welterweight claim? At last, things are really `hotting` up.
Emmanuel Stewart and Teddy Atlas have recently started a build up campaign to build up this fight. They tell us how brave Floyd is for taking on Shane. They both go on to give their own personal takes on the fight, how close it will, how emotional it will be, and how big a test it will be for each fighter. It really does seem that this is going to be one of those `whatever-you-do-don`t-miss-it` fights.
And then I woke up…
I`m sorry, guys, but I just don`t buy it. I think it must have been the `you gotta get excited about this`, hard-sell by Stewart and Atlas that brought me back to my senses. I mean this is Teddy `Alleged e-mail` Atlas and Emmanuel `I never actually saw it` Stewart we are talking about. You don`t have to be Einstein to work out where their allegiances lie. One recent article here on Boxing News 24 sports the title “Mayweather-Mosley steals the thunder away from Pacquiao-Clottey bout”, and that is a true statement. The thunder of a match that IS going to take place between two of the world`s best welterweights is being stolen by a hypothetical bout. Mayweather-Mosley has been a simple figment people`s imagination for years. This bout, in my opinion, is no closer to becoming a reality than it ever was, and will remain forever imaginary. Sorry Teddy, I don`t have to give Mayweather credit till he actually fights.
Just look at the timing of the two bouts. They have been planned 6 or 7 weeks apart. Could that be just long enough to come up with an excuse as to why the fight cannot go ahead? Broken ribs in training? Sore finger, have to retire? Trainer not collecting his 200 dollars as he shoots past GO? Or even simpler, one of the fighters asks for too much money so the whole deal falls through. Or there`s a dispute about some sort of unprecedented demands.
By now we should all be aware that outside the ring boxing is often more akin to chess than to a straightforward combat sport. Promoters think 3, 4, 5, or more moves ahead. How easy it would to `steal the thunder` from a good fight by pretending there will be an even better fight at some time soon afterwards. You can`t cheat at chess, but you can be as devious as you like. Both Mayweather and the guys at GBP are probably very angry with Pacquiao right now. A move like this would not at all be surprising.
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