José "Mantequilla" Nápoles vs. "Sugar" Shane Mosley

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  1. SheenLantern

    SheenLantern Active Member Full Member

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    Prime for prime, 12 rounds at Welterweight, who takes this one?
     
    SheenLantern, Mar 18, 2021
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  2. Scott Cork

    Scott Cork Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Napoles by late stoppage after dominating the fight.
     
    Scott Cork, Mar 18, 2021
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    Mantequilla too smooth, too good.
     
    Scrap_Iron_Johnson, Mar 18, 2021
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    At lightweight, Mosley.

    At welter, Nápoles.

    At light middle, pick 'em.
     
    IntentionalButt, Mar 18, 2021
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  5. Mike Cannon

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    Very few WW have the beating of Napoles thinking - SRL SRR HA MW and maybe Tommy Hearns.
     
    Mike Cannon, Mar 18, 2021
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    Napoles at any weight.

    Just different level.
     
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    I can’t picture Shane Mosley being knocked out ...but Napoles wins UD
     
    Bronze Tiger, Mar 18, 2021
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    This.
     
    Jpreisser, Mar 18, 2021
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    Mosley Wtko by cuts
     
    Amos-san, Mar 18, 2021
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    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Napoles was easily several levels above Shane Mosley. Mantequilla would outclass Shane and give him a terrible beating...much worse than what Pac gave him. Napoles tko 9 Mosley.
     
    red cobra, Mar 18, 2021
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    If I had to lay money, I'd go with Napoles but I'd be rooting for Shane, one of my all time favorites
     
    Mark Dunham, Mar 20, 2021
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  12. George Crowcroft

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    Napoles - and the other two elite Cuban welters - take Mosley to pieces.
     
    George Crowcroft, Mar 20, 2021
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    Mark Dunham Well-Known Member Full Member

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    People act like Mosley is chopped liver

    BTW, I noticed the forum participants on youtube. A lot of those guys dont get enough credit!
     
    Mark Dunham, Mar 20, 2021
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  14. ChrisJS

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    Mosley was excellent but Napoles was sublime. They are on different levels. Napoles punishing UD.
     
    ChrisJS, Mar 20, 2021
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    Any weight, though? During his stint at 135 (from '61 through '64) he was green and not yet fully churned into the masterful Butter he'd later carve out his legacy as. He was good down there, mind you - going 20-2 in that period and technically beating every man he faced, winning his trilogies with both Alfredo Urbina & Tony Pérez (ending both rivalries emphatically with knockouts in the rubber matches) - but the point is he wasn't unbeatable down there. And people are prone to forgetting what a magnificent h2h beast SSM was at lightweight, despite the brevity of his own stay and his achieving his greatest fame up at welter and junior middle.
     
    IntentionalButt, Mar 20, 2021
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