Interesting article on Shane Mosley

Ok, I have no problem with him being labeled as the top WW. But why should a guy like Pac fight Mosley over Cotto? Why should Pac or Mayweather fight Mosley instead of eachother? Yes, Mosley did beat Margo. But shouldn't you have a high profile in order to demand high profile fights? Anyway, Shane is doing the right thing now, which what's important. If he beats Berto, he'll probably get a fight with Mayweather provided Mayweather beats Pacquiao.

 

Bladerunner, I know you like to talk about Mayweather, but the world doesn't revolve around him. This article pertains to Shane and why he's failed to land the big money fights as of lately. A big reason for that is because he's failed win many high profile bouts as of lately. Besides his win against Margo(which was on regular HBO), you have to go back to 2003 to find another high profile win for Shane.

 

Kirk, Collazo is a second tier fighter. You know that. He's a nice fighter, but he has no following, and is not an elite level fighter. I thought he fought a draw with Cotto, but he still lost. A loss will almost never help your career. The Margo win was impressive. If he beats Berto, he's in line for a shot at Mayweather. However, it's perfectly understandable that Pac and Mayweather have passed him over considering his lack of high profile wins which has resulted in Shane being a relatively poor draw.

 

Agenda or no agenda, my posts on Shane in this thread have been objective. We all know you don't share the same objectivity with fighters you don't like. Shane is a good fighter, and he's accomplished a lot in his career. However, he has failed to land the big fights as of lately. There is a reason for this. You have to look no further than the fact that HBO doesn't even consider him PPV worthy anymore. The fact that he went 6 years in between wins over elite comp. is a big reason for this. If you dissagree, that's fine. But don't simply dissmiss it due to your own personal bias.

 

How about the fact that Cotto beat Mosley and is a bigger draw than Shane? What about that?

 

Bladerunner, I have clearly mentioned that Shane would be in line to fight Mayweather should they both win. However, give me a realistic reason of why either Pac or Mayweather should fight Shane instead of eachother?

 

So you think it's reasonable for Pacquiao to take less money to fight a guy that lost to the guy he ended up fighting? The whole handwrap situation changes everything as well. I think Margo was clean in the Cotto fight. However, many don't feel the same way. Therefore, it's easy for them to dissmiss Cotto's loss to Margo. Hell, according to your logic, shouldn't Pac be fighting Mosley now instead of Floyd?