Mosley is years past his best

People will say this is an excuse after the fight, but I'm saying it before and will bump this after the fight is done. If Mayweather beats Mosley, it shouldn't be considered more impressive then if he'd beaten Clottey, Margarito, Berto etc..

Mosley just isn't a great fighter anymore.

I've always been a Mosley fan because if his style and attitude outside the ring but it's plain to me that in recent years, we have seen a huge decline in his ability.

He looked decent against Collazo but was struggling until Collazo hurt his hand and from that point, Mosley took over but it was not an easy fight. By doing the simple things, Collazo managed to puzzle Mosley, though he showed he could adapt well. The fight against Mayorga was horrible and Mosley looked poor until the 12th round. In the Cotto fight, Mosley was outjabbed, outboxed and many wrote him off after the fight.

The only other recent fight to mention? Margarito. It was obviously impressive but Margarito wasn't there that night, being over friendly and he didn't fight with any ferocity. He looked like a man who had given up and, assuming he had cheated in the past, maybe he knew he couldn't win? There is a question mark over Margarito's victories which also means there are questions about Margarito as a fighter. I think we all agree that on that night against Mosley, he did not look like a top 10 welterweight.

The positive thing for me, as a Mosley fan, is Richardson. I don't think Mosley would have won as convincingly under his dad against Margo and Richardson is a good enough strategist to help Mosley disrupt Mayweather.

He still has good speed and power but his body and foot movement is not what is was. I just don't see it being a close fight once Mayweather finds his rhythm.

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I think Berto would have put up a very good fight. I don't think a win is too unrealistic either, despite how they looked against Collazo. Mosley just may have struggled with the guys speed and combinations.

There's nothing in Mosley's recent history, outside of the disputed Margarito fight, that indicates it would have been one sided.

Clottey is probably a bad styles match up for Mosley, but I think he does better against most welterweights. I'd imagine Clottey would give Mayweather a tougher fight and if both men fought Cotto, Williams and Berto, I think Clottey would do better than Mosley.

 

I think that's his only chance, personally.

He needs a PERFECT strategy to win. I'm glad his team are talking about versatility because otherwise he'd just get figured out in no time. Even with Sir Alex Ferguson, Burnley wouldn't beat Barcelona though.

Sadly, I think the tactics Richardson gives Mayweather, will make it a stinker.