Is Mosley shot?

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by techks, Nov 19, 2010.


  1. techks

    techks ATG list Killah! Full Member

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    Once and for all lets settle this in a poll.


    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHGC2Z42t_o&feature=fvw[/ame]


    Off topic but heres a vid I found about Shane talking about the uppercut lol. This was in Jan '09.
     
  2. cesare-borgia

    cesare-borgia Übermensch in fieri Full Member

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    yes, he should retire, he is ruining big fights for us now and is only getting hurt in the process, i dont want him the end up badly injured, so he should retire or stick to fighting slower guys.
     
  3. Hatesrats

    Hatesrats "I'm NOT Suprised..." Full Member

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    He is older there is denying that, absolutely.
    But for the type of fights he is looking for, His style could still be effective.
    (Can't fault dude for taking the Mayweather fight & being outboxed)
     
  4. rocky538

    rocky538 Lineal Champion Full Member

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    Yup, Mayweather took his soul.
     
  5. LancsTerrible

    LancsTerrible Different Forms of Game. Full Member

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    He's not shot in the sense that he can't "pull the trigger." The guy is a shell of Sugar Shane Mosley c.2001 however
     
  6. techks

    techks ATG list Killah! Full Member

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    Shane has been slipping since '05. I REALLY think he should fight guys that stand in front of him & are easy to hit. He realllllly should avoid movers at all costs.
     
  7. PanchoVilla

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    his last two fights tells it all.. nothing more to say
     
  8. Jack

    Jack Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I think he probably is shot, though I'm not certain.

    He is unquestionably years past his best though. You have to back to the first Vargas fight, to see a really good version of Mosley. Obviously people will always talk about the Margarito fight, but that was a smokescreen, against a guy who physically or mentally, wasn't there. Look at his fight against Mayorga or watch him getting outboxed by Cotto. He looked poor against an injured Collazo and the fight with Mora stunk. He had one good round against Mayweather and that's it.

    He's been done as an elite level fighter for years and the Margarito fight is almost irrelevant, because of the circumstances involved.
     
  9. darryl1914

    darryl1914 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I have said it once, And I will say it again!!! Shane Mosley is NOT SHOT!!! He's old, but not shot. Jernain Taylor is Shot, Edison Miranda is Shot, Ricardo Mayorga was Shot, Fernando Vargas was Shot. Mosley beaten by a narrow margin from a Prime Miguel Cotto, Totally outboxed by the Best Boxer in the Sport 9no shame in that many people have been). Destoyed Margarito and Chased a younger bigger fighter (Mora) who ran away from Mosley for 12 Rounds. Mosley has never been wabbled, staggered, knocked-down or KTFO. Again....He's OLD, NOT SHOT!!!!

    But I get it though...If Floyd Mayweather beats someone....he's shot. If Manny Pacquiao beats them...it's just considered an AWESOME performance. You still can't get some Pacquiao fans to admit that it was a poor, old and weak version of ODLH that Manny beat.
     
  10. Cobbler

    Cobbler Shoemaker To The Stars Full Member

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    Not shot as such, this is just how good he is without the PEDs....
     
  11. techks

    techks ATG list Killah! Full Member

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    I say stick to fighting slow guys.

    Lol, nope. The guy was coming off a year of inactivity & was about 38. As many wars as Shane has been in it's no surprise that he has looked pretty bad in his recent fights at his older age. He used to rely on atleticism to avoid shots but now that he's older those reflexes have gone. Mosley was slicker in his prime than I feel people give him credit for. Not defensive but definitely not an easy target(unless ur Forrest).
     
  12. Jack

    Jack Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Not at all. I said this in the past:

    Too many people get caught up in wanting Mayweather to lose, that they look beyond is opponents faults and hype him up too much. Mosley is exactly the same. He shouldn't have been a challange for Floyd at that stage in his career.
     
  13. Uncle Rico

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  14. techks

    techks ATG list Killah! Full Member

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    TBH, I thought he looked MUCH better in the second Vargas fight not losing a round. IMO, Mosley hasn't looked as fast on his toes since the second Vargas fight. Past the 4th tound he looked good against Collazo. Don't take credit away from Shane for beating Margarito but I do admit that Marg wasn't mentally there in the fight. Still a great win especially at his age & that point of his career.
     
  15. Jack

    Jack Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    The Margarito fight was really bizarre. He didn't have anything that night, so I can't rate the win highly. I don't know whether it was all mental or he was weight drained, like some think, but he looked awful. It would obviously be a great win if there were no questions, but I just can't accept that the version he beat, was anything close to prime Margarito. I think this even more since the Pacquiao/Margarito fight, where he showed something against a better, more awkward opponent than Mosley. He looked focused and determined. Against Mosley, he just wasn't.

    I can understand why people would have a completely different opinion than mine though.

    As for the second Vargas fight, I ignore it because of how shot Vargas was.