Meldric Taylor ('89) VS Shane Mosley ('99)

I just did a poll a couple days ago on 'pacquiao vs pryor' ... got some good feed back (go vote if u haven't) ... so it made me think what fights would id love to see on fighters with similar style ... this is another can't miss for me ..

both had some crazy combos .. hands speed I think leans towards meldrick and not by much ... power goes to Shane by a wider margin ... underrated defense for both fighters but both can get tagged a bit ... both mens stamina were amazing

So .. this fight is at 140 .. (I know shane has never fought @ 140 but comsidering he jumped 2 weight classes around that time ... I don't think 140 would've been a problem 4 shane) ... who do u have it for? And why?

 

I respect your choice .. but there's no way shane was in his prime @ anytime after forrest ... shane wasn't the same after the 1st forrest fight ... was shane a good fighter? Absolutely but his absolute best was lightweight shane ... power, speed, combo, and his jab mattered ... I think margo was his best win ... but that's because of the cons going into the bout ... he was a very big underdog .. and he was fighting the welterweight champ 1 fight after detroying the last guy who he lost a split decision to ... so considering the standards it was his best win but don't confuse it with his prime..

 

I went with a draw ... I see meldric winning more rounds but mosley scoring a knockdown or two .... I think it'll be a great fight with mosley throwin about 600, 700 punches and meldric throwin a good 1000 ... mosley would get drawn into meldrics fight and meldric would benifit by out working shane but he would take some shots and buckle a couple of times ... this would be and all time great shoot out

 

Taylor pre-chavez was a gym rat ... endurance wasn't really an issue until the chavez fight ... that's exactly why I chose 89 version ... he was a lil animal ... if I recall he was somewhere in the top 5 p4p

 

Thanx a lot ... I appreciate the support ... I could see it that way ... I tend to go back and forth ... both men had a 'hit u back' mentality in the ring .... taylor a bit more aggresive in that catagory ... I think mosley was a bit more of a thinker in there ...

This is irrelevant but when things start to get interesting in mosley bouts his back somehow usually gets tight ... I've heard him saying that a couple of times in between rounds ... he usually works thru it but I always asked myself ... is it bad timing or is this a product of the way the bout is @ that point in time