by Lang Greene: There are multitudes of Floyd Mayweather Jr. followers that will insist that the boxer formerly known as Pretty Boy could win a unanimous decision against Sugar Ray Robinson, but on the other side there are a plethora of Money May detractors that try to compare a bunch of Carmelo Anthony’s to Kobe Bryant.

Clearly, both sides of either extreme are wrong.

The ongoing popular theory amongst Mayweather skeptics is that he handpicks easy opposition. On the surface that case seems rationale but when those same critics attempt to state that Money May is now in trouble because Sugar Shane is on deck, it comes apart at the seams.

The reason is because if Money May truly just picks winnable fights then Mosley is the fighter venturing out into deep waters. If you truly believe Floyd picks weaker opponents, then how can you possibly believe Mosley has a shot in Saturday’s fight? That would be an outright contradiction.

For Money May’s bathwater drinkers, enough of the righteous high horse. Floyd is not Neo; he’s not going to clean up the ills of boxing. He came back for one reason and one reason only — cold hard cash. The prospect of making $10 million paydays for 36 minutes of work is something any of us would do if granted an opportunity.

There also appears to be a constant theme in everyone’s prediction if Mosley were to come out on top. The thought of many is that if Mosley turns the fight into some type of gut check battle, Mayweather will succumb to the pressure and effectively quit.

Once again we have a flaw in logic. There is no definitive proof that Mayweather would fold under pressure. You can clearly reference his two fights against Jose Luis Castillo for proof that hangs tough during the rough patches. But on the flipside, Castillo’s volume punching did manage to give Mayweather all sorts of problems.

The Castillo fights should serve as a blueprint for the style that gives Mayweather difficulty, but to simply question Floyd’s heart if he had to get into a dogfight and assume he’d quit under duress is a broad assumption.

I totally understand the logic, because Mayweather’s chin hasn’t been checked and the memory of Chop-Chop Corley stunning him a few years ago is still fresh and we all know what happened to Roy Jones Jr. once the wolves started making contact.

At this point, until I see otherwise Mayweather is just too much man for Mosley at 38 years of age. Although upsets are naturally part of the sport, Mosley allowed a shot Fernando Vargas to be competitive in 2006, while also allowing Ricardo Mayorga to hang tough and land big shots.

Mayweather on the other hand has been in a class all by himself against everyone he’s faced. Unless you’re privy to inside knowledge, smart money in this case is on Floyd.

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