Let's not lie to ourselves. Mayweather stinks out a UD.

this is how i see it as well.

mayweather will fight a very saftey first take no chances fight.

he will not engage or go macho, but will be in and out , little flurries and away .

mosely is not going to be remotley hurt, but he will be frustrated.

 

So basically you're suggesting that the only way for Mosley to win this fight, would be if he somehow managed to hurt Mayweather? I can go with that, given that Mayweather has the advantage in the speed and movement departments.

 

I think most of us, if not all of us, are aware that the excitement of this fight depends solely on Mosley. Don't get me wrong, I will enjoy this fight either way; I wouldn't mind watching a tactical bout. But the only chance we have of getting something exciting is Mosley making it exciting through effective pressure.

Anyone who believes that Mayweather is going to do anything more than occasionally pot shot from behind his fantastic guard is delusional or hasn't watched Maywether fight as a Welter Weight...

 

I think this fight will go very similar to the Judah and De La Hoya fights. Mosley will have some early success, then PBF will commence to whupping his ass.

 

My idea is that the moar someone actually pushes Mayweather the moar he'll actually hurt them. He has to inflict greater damage to keep them off. For example Hatton kept rushing forward at him, and he got a KO for that. Another example was when Marquez landed that hard overhand right to Floyd's face in the 2nd round, which Floyd didn't like, so he retaliated by putting Marquez on his AZZ.

Mosley doesn't have the footspeed to push Floyd like that, and he fights in bursts due to his stamina. He'll be extremely active then lay low. It's like he has an on and off button.

If Floyd can have an easy night he'll take it so Mayweather by UD.

 

You're right, and I hate it so much.

 

Hatton wasn't smaller, he was just good at cutting weight so he could fight at jr welter. Hatton fight night weights were often higher than Mayweathers. But anyway, I think that Mosley pushing the fight, will bring out the best in the Floyd, and will lead to Floyd landing a lot of sharp counters, and lead rights on Mosley. It won't be an al out action war, but it will be a masterpiece by May.

 

This will be a bore-fest: PBF will potshot. However, there is a chance SSM could land something decent and end the fight. I can not see PBF KOing SSM.

Betting:
PBF: SD/UD
SSM: Mid to late KO

 

Absolutely. I believe that pressure -and particularly effective pressure- brings the best out of Mayweather. Incidentally, this is exactly why I think that if he ever fought Pacquiao he would probably stop him -because Pac is the definition of an effective pressure fighter.

You have to pressure Mayweather to make him utilize his abilities at the utmost, and very few fighters have succeded at that. So, considering Maywather is content on just cruising to a decision, this is why his fights are usually not particularly exciting.

 

Hatton may have been shorter, but he was still a hesvier fighter when he was in top shape. If he was weaker, than that's his fault, but it still doesn't change the fact that he fough at at 140, but ballooned up to the 150's on fight night. Mayweather just thoroughly outclassed him becasue of speed and skill.