Mosley should be the favourite

Or...

Floyd will easily outpoint a fighter who was schooled against a less than skilled Mayorga and whose only victory of note in recent years has come against a fighter who knew he had impending questions to answer straight after the bout in relation to loaded gloves.

Or, more likely...

Floyd will drop a couple of rounds early doors as Mosely is active and lands a few jabs. Floyd figures out his opponent and the tide begins to turn from around round four. Shane begins to tire as his output has been much higher than in previous bouts, Floyd turns it on to win the last four rounds fairly convinvingly winning the fight by about 7 rounds to 5.

 

Floyd. 9-3.

 

You don't seem to understand how the oddsmakers opperate. They have to set the odds in a way were it will entice people to bet pretty evenly on both fighters. If they make Mosley the favorite, everyone will put their money on Mayweather. Now if Mayweather winds up winning, the oddsmakers will lose a ton of money. They're not in the business of losing money.

 

What lanky jab?

Mosley had a 7" reach advantage over Cotto, and Cotto was still jabbing the hell out of him.

Also I agree that Mosley did look much improved over Margarito, but you have to give it some time. One fight against a come forward "I block punches with my face and move slower than a sloth" fighter isn't the same as Mayweather.

 

I didn't say you did. I simply pointed out that the oddsmakers would be stupid to make Mosely the favorite as too much money would be bet on Floyd if that happened. When you place a bet, the bookies take a specified percentage. Therefore, if money is bet evenly on both sides, they'll pay out as much as they're taking in and will make money off the percentage. However, if too much money is laid on one fighter, they run the risk of paying out a whole lot more money than they take in from losing bets as well as the percentage.

 

I wish it were true. But, Mosley will be the underdog, will most likely lose but force some fight out of Floyd. He'll lose a decision, maybe even closer than some expect.

 

Since when MOsley have a good jab?

 

If you think Mosley is the "favorite" then lets bet, what kind of odds are you gonna give me on Floyd?? :think

 

Floyd by boring UD. He'll make Mosely miss and counter, again and again. Mosley will get frustrated and try to swarm Floyd, but Floyd will evade the shots and counter effectively. Floyd's too young, too fast and too good defensively for Shane at this point.

 

You're still not getting it. These guys aren't pyschics and neither are you. You can spout whatever rhetoric you want, but there is definately a real risk of Mosley losing. If you're so confident that their isn't a risk, then take all of your money and bet it on Mosley.