Let Bar Stool historians pick tonights fight !

You are a mong.

 

Mosely will do it, I going for the underdog here, I may be proven wrong, but Mosely has proven people wrong in the past.

He might pull the upset.

 

I Favor mayweather by a clear UD, footspeed and movement will be the key for me, I think floyd will be able to time shane then move before mosely is fully set.

The interesting moments will come when shane gets mayweather on the ropes. In the middle of the ring floyd should be favoured but when he is on the ropes and shane goes to work thats when this fight could get very interesting

 

So you think Mosely is going to batter mayweather's face into a swollen mess with his jab but lose 9 out of the 12 rounds?

 

I'm rooting for Mosley, betting on Mayweather...with a slight straddle for a Mosley knockout. I say Mayweather drops three or so rounds if Mosely can't press him enough to respond hard, then outboxes him the rest of the way. I'll never be happier to lose a bet than if Mosely gets him.

 

It should be billed as Mosley vs. Mayweather IMO.

Let's break it down:

Mosley is 5'9" with a 74" reach

46-5 (39) 1NC overall and 16-5 (12) in World Title Fights. No KO losses

He's won 6 World Title Belts (7 if you count the IBA) in 3 weight divisions (he skipped JWW btw).

IBF LW 9-0 (8KOs)

2x WBC/WBA WW 6-2 (4)

WBC/WBA/IBA JMW 1-2


Mayweather is 5'8" with a 72" reach

40-0 (25) overall and 18-0 (10) in World Title Fights.

He's won 6 World Title Belts (8 if you count the IBA and IBO) in 5 weight divisions.

WBC JLW 9-0 (7)

WBC LW 4-0 (1)

WBC JWW 1-0 (1)

IBF/WBC WW 3-0 (1)

WBC JMW 1-0


Common opponent:
Oscar DeLaHoya-

Mosley WSD12 in 2000 at WW and W12 in 2003 at JMW

Mayweather WSD12 in 2007 at JMW

Mosley fought the better version of DeLahoya both times. I had Mosley up by a point vs. DeLaHoya in their first fight. I had DeLaHoya up by a point in the rematch.

I had DeLaHoya up by two points vs. Mayweather.


Other close/questionable fights for both:

Mosley-

Mosley L12 x2 Forrest- Forrest clearly won the first fight but it must be noted that an early accidental headbutt had Mosley seriously hurt. Forrest was able to take advantage of this. The rematch was closer and could have went either way.

Mosley L12 and LMD12 Wright x2- Wright clearly won the first fight but the rematch could have went either way.

Mosley L12 Cotto- Close fight that could have went either way.

Mayweather-

Mayweather W12 x2 Castillo- Close fights that could have went either way, a stronger case can be made for Castillo in the first fight.

Thoughts?

I'm taking Mosley by late round TKO. I know it's a long shot but WTF?

 

I won´t be able to watch it but I hope Mosley wins. I favour Mayweather to win a clear UD after struggling in the early going though. Hopefully Mosley proves me wrong.

 

I'm picking a split decision with arguments for both sides. I think/hope Mosely has the capacity to give much more trouble than many of my comrades in here think.

 

I would'nt be suprised to see Mosley could get a Vegas decision here as Mayweather is now a major obstacle too making a global superfight with Pacman which HBO/MGM & everyone of us are gagging for. So Mosley/Pacman gets the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ machine back up to full speed as that fight is made in a heartbeat & will generate Global Zillion's & freezing out Mayweather in the process regardless of the Mosley re-match clause.

If i was an HBO executive or anyone connected with the Vegas gravy train i'd want to **** Mayweather off out of it & Vegas is the place to do it so look for the UD/SD going to Shane & just think of Leonard/Hagler for a prompt:smoke

 

I have a horrible feeling that this is going to look like Leonard-Duran.
































































The third fight.

With Mayweather playing the part of Leonard (who, like Floyd, is 33 at the time) and Mosley playing the part of Duran (who, like Mosley, is 38.). I pray that this fight doesn't turn out as horrible as SRL-Duran III did but I honestly think this fight is going to play out just like it. There's a big parallel between the two fights. Like Duran, Mosley wasn't looking too hot two fights ago, but then the very next fight, like Duran yet again, he delivers a classic performance. All of a sudden, Shane is rejuvenated, much like Duran was when he won a slugfest against Iran Barkley.

Now, in Floyd's case, in his last fight, like Leonard, negotiates a catchweight bout with a Marquez that gets massive mainstream attention. The only difference here is that Floyd won his fight by a shutout whereas Leonard came off a disputable draw against Thomas Hearns. His fight with Shane Mosley is also getting a lot of press.

My prediction: Mosley, just like Duran, will be looking to force to fight, but, like Duran, has "legs of stone" at 38 and isn't going to catch Mayweather, who, just like Leonard, isn't going to brawl with him. Sure, Shane is still fast with his hands, but what good is that when you don't have the legs to track down Mayweather? I hope I'm proved wrong, but I see a horribly boring unanimous decision for Mayweather, and the crowd might yell out "BULL****!" in the 11th and 12th rounds.

 

I don't think Mosely will be that inept, but time will tell.

 

I'am with yer on this big time!!

If Shane don't get old overnight then he'll deff put the squeeze on Floyd & his work-rate will see him bank the rounds regardless of Floyds superior counters & he ai'nt getting any younger himself, this could be the one where he's pushed & punished all the way.