Mosley's reach could be a determining factor

Massive reach? Sure he has the reach advanatge but it isn't massive. Shane is 74 and PBF is 72. This ain't PBF-Williams where the reach would be massive. Not only that Shane doesn't fight tall he doesn't work behind a jab if anything he gives up his reach. On paper his reach looks good but in reality it's not much of a factor at all.

 

How is reach an intangible when it's something you can measure?

Also, I don't think Mosley should play the outside boxing style with mayweather, his best chance seems to be to bully mayweather around inside and establish his power hooks.

 

I dont know man. Im not one of those guys that says or thinks PBF is feather fisted. I actually think he has very good power but in order for PBF to KO Mosley he will have to take alot more risk than just waiting for Mosley to lunge in. Mosley is no Hatton and will not go down from a check hook. That chin is granite and PBF wont take the risk even if Mosley offers him the opportunity. PBF would have to fight completely different than he has shown in his past 40 fights to get that KO.

 

Mosley's my fav fighter but when has he ever outboxed someone? He likes to do bodyshots and let his hands go.

 

Cotto has power. Forrest had power. Wright has power. Power is the only thing that is proven to have beaten Mosley in the past. Mosley has outboxed everyone except people who had more power than him.

 

He outboxed DLH, Mayorga, Margarito, Vargas, and many many others. The fact that he knocked them out doesn't change the fact that he outboxed them before he did.

Mayweather cannot be compared to any of the fighters who beat Mosley. The fights who beat Mosley have all beaten him with power. Either Mosley couldn't hurt them (Wright), or Mosley was hurt by them (Forrest, Cotto). Mayweather does not have the power to back Mosley off of him or even make Mosley think twice about letting his hands go.

 

Beat him with power? Have you ever seen Winky-Mosley? Winky beat Mosley with his jab.:deal Mosley has always strugggled with boxers where have you been?atsch

 

Mosley beat ODLH in a close toe to toe battle. Not by outboxing him.

When Oscar decided to BOX, he beat Mosley in most people's eyes.

Mayorga and Vargas were shot.

 

Reach will help him land pot-shots if he has a point-wining strategy some rounds. Also he'll be able to reach his face easier over the top instead of having to try and climb over that shoulder like a midget, height also helping there. It just increases the likelihood he'll land some good speedy shots from a distance.

 

I think people are sleeping on Shane and his warrior mentality. That reach could allow him to:

--Get off first
--Land after being pot shotted

Both of those will require tremendous stamina on SSM's part to keep up, but they are possibilities.

I hope FMJ smashes him though just to rub it in PEDquiao's face.

 

yup

 

He used his reach during the Margo fight, and he switched it up on Margo in the same round he would use his length by then at times smothering Margo.

Do you guys actually watch the fights you say you watch?

 

Real quick Pimp.....was Winky fighting off the backfoot or was he pressuring behind a high guard and forcing Mosley's to wear himself out?

That is what I thought.

The jab was the punch of choice but it was not the determining factor. Winky's size and ability to absorb Shane's shots and use Shane's lack of strategy against him.

Shane needed to understand in that fight he could get worn down and that he may not be able to wear Winky down.

He understood that about Margo because Naz made sure he did. Shane could have gotten off first against Winky, then slipped inside to make Winky fight without his jab on the inside.

But instead Shane did what......would throw combos then try to move away.

Who does that sound like?

You guessed it Cotto. The only difference between Winky and Margo is one is a good puncher for his weight and the other uses a highguard to minimize punishment he takes over fight.

But both pressured, but Shane used different tactics in both fights. One he lost and one he won.

Ponder on that **** a moment. It was tactics that won and lost shane those fights.

 

Mosley couldn't hurt Winky. He was out outmuscled.

 

pssst ya ****ing right , he could win on points but ko pssst