Julio Cesar Chavez vs. Shane Mosley @ 135

I agree here Requiem.

Taylor wasnt just beating Chavez, he was DOMINATING him. While Mosley isnt as fast as Taylor, his handspeed would still be the deciding factor in the bout. As far as Mosley boxing off the back foot, his footspeed would still be good enough to get in and out like he often does. Granted he likes to square up and go toe to toe, but he would obviously steer away from it in this bout and even if he didnt, his chin and body would most likely hold up for 12 rounds, and his handspeed would ultimately be the difference in the bout.

I'd say Mosley from 9-3 to 7-5.

 

LMFAO@the Chavez-Mosley sparring. Chavez was taking the last ten seconds of each round seriously, nohing more. Anyone that has seen the footage could see that.

 

Mosley by wide UD.

 

No you twat! I said i have a feeling it would be something similar to Leonard and Hagler. I never mentioned Whitaker. And no i didn't, i actually i favoured Duran by a narrow decision.

 

I believe Shane @ 135 was talented enough to change his style and pull it off.

 

Great post. Owned

 

Ok dude, you win end of arguement.

 

Whe has Shane ever changed his style. His biggest downfall in fact in his major losses has been his lack of ability to adapt to his opponents style when he is losing.

 

Req your basing your post on legends and myths, not things that you have actually seen. When I watch Mosley fight throughout his career it is obvious he is not a great in-fighter. He is adequate, good even, but not great, and he is never going to be better on the inside then Chavez, Whitaker or even Cotto for that matter. He is going to do his best work tagging them as they come in. He isn't a great mover, and he isn't going to KO a guy like Chavez on the way in. If he stays on the inside with one of the best inside fighters in boxing he would get beaten. Taylor was confusing Chavez with flurries of punches in close. He was throwing in 5-6 punch combinations. Shane for the most part doesn't do this, and prefers to load up his punches. He is still a good combination puncher, but not to the extent that taylor was, and not with the workrate or the movement that Taylor had.

 

So you're telling me Shane had gym wars with the likes of Nelson and Chavez when he was a teenager? They both would have mashed Shane to a pulp if they took him seriously.

Shane might be a great gym fighter and had some great sparring sessions with others, but I just don't see him holding his own against the best fighters in the world at the time when he was only a teenager. If you believe that, then you're the idiot.

 

I'd like to hear some specifics about Shane's gym wars. I'm sure Requiem's had a close look through Jack's vast sparring video library

 

it's a bad style matchup for Chavez because of Mosley's power and physical strength at the weight...Mosley was a HUGE 135 with speed and power, so Chavez would have to take severe punishment just to land his own power in spots...if Chavez puts the money in the bank early with lefts to the body, he could wear down Mosley late...but i can't see how Chavez is going to get in without eating massive shots in combos, not 1-punch at a time...unlike Taylor, Mosley could combo with power and there's no way Chavez can take Mosley's shots the way he took Taylor's...Mosley UD or late stoppage if Chavez wants to keep eating hard shots to get close...but something tells me Chavez would be smarter than that...:good

 

Mosely by 2 wide decisions and with one judge reaching out of his ass for Chavez scoring it a draw

It would look similiar to Taylor/Chavez only Mosely wouldnt allow himself to get hit as much.

 

You just have a response for everyone who thinks Mosley would win. You made your point earlier now **** off.

 

Come on man, it took Shane 8 or 9 rounds to dispense of shot versions of Leija and Molina, I'm pretty sure Chavez could take anything Shane throws at him.