Anyone else not that excited about Mayweather vs Mosley?

boxon123 · Jan 23, 2010

WiDDoW_MaKeR said: ↑

Not a knock on either guy here, it's just that I don't think that Mosley is anything close to being as good right now as people are making him out to be. The Margarito fight was just tailor made for him to look great in. Margo is just so slow, and his defense is so awful that Shane was able plant his feet and just launch haymakers that found their mark over and over again. We all know that Floyd isn't going to engage Shane, or stand in front of him like that, so Shane isn't going to look anything like that. What we are going to end up with is Mayweather always on the move, counterpunching... as this slower version of Shane is forced to pursue in an uncomfortable manner and be limited to throwing one punch at a time as we have seem him do time and time again over the past 5 years.

Now considering the fact that Mosley is now another year older, and inactive for that year as well... at 38 years old I am just not excited for this fight. Don't get me wrong, I am sure that I will watch it... just because I love boxing and anything can happen, but I don't expect any magnificent fight. Unless Mosley somehow turns back the clock about 10 years, I don't see him being quick enough, or staying busy enough to keep up with Floyd and Floyd will win a decision.

This certainly isn't a bash on Floyd, so don't take it that way. Other than Pac, obviously... I think that fighting Shane is the fight out there that people want to see the most. So, I definitely don't blame Floyd for going with this fight, because the fans are asking for it. I just think that boxing fans are fickle and put too much weight into each performance. They all still have Mosley vs Margo burnt into their brains and don't really seem to be able to look past that great style match-up and look at Mosley over the last 5 years or so (actually nearly 8 years now)... he hasn't been anything close to his best.
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wHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF the boxing Commission turned up 20 minutes before the fight and demanded a blood sample (random enough for everyone) ? On your point of Mosley being passed his best ,as we know sometime old fighters have one last great fight in them.I think that is what happened in Mosley's last outing. Remember Thomas Hearns Flogging Viril HIll?

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