Overview of last night's beatdown

Mosley - Many will say age caught up with Mosley. I call bull****. Mosley was the same fighter we've seen the last 5 years or so. He was jittery, didn't move his head, had no jab, and tried to load up with big shots. When you're fighting a guy like Mayweather, that will get you beat up. Mosley was completely confused and dejected. Mayweather had an answer for everything he tried, and even bullied Mosley around the ring.

Mayweather - Great performance by Mayweather. As usual, some will completely dismiss this win. Mayweather did what he was supposed to do. However, he did some things that let me know that he's still near the top of his game, and in some ways, better than ever. He made an "A" level fighter look like he didn't even belong in the ring with him. This guy is a true student of the game. Before the fight, he said he would press the attack, he said guys just fight to survive against him, and he said Mosley has stamina issues. Many snickered at these comments, but all three rang true on Saturday.

The corners - Roger was his usual self. He cursed every round, he stayed calm, and he gave some good tactical advice. Richardson proved why trainers get overrated. "Super trainer" was just as lost and desparate as his fighter. Allegedly, Richardson has been devising a plan over the last several years to beat Mayweather. He found out last night, that there is no gameplan to beat Mayweather. You just have to let your fighter be aware of certain tendencies and hope that he's good enough to beat Floyd.

Commentators - Merchant was a disgrace. He took numerous shots at Mayweather before, during, and after the fight. You would think that Mayweather was an overhyped media creation who hadn't fought anyone had you listened to Merchant. Steward was better, but still couldn't help but take subtle digs at Mayweahter. Lamply was only guy who seemed interested in actually giving the guy some credit. Not many top level fighters would be treated like that by the commentators.

 

Of course Mosley is out of his prime. However, a past prime Mosely beat the hell out of Collazo, pushed Cotto to the brink, knocked out Mayorga at 154, and destroyed Margartio. So even though he's passed it, he still has his power, and he still has what it takes to compete against top level fighters. Given this, it's astounding that he wasn't even competitive against Mayweather last night. This is the 3rd time Mosley has been dominated. The first two times were against much bigger guys. For the first time, a smaller guy bullied him around the ring. That's something that you just can't overlook.

 

Pacquiao is being backed into a corner, and is running out of escape routes. More people are starting to ask why he doesn't want to take the test if he's clean. His promoter and trainer, see the huge dollar signs and will push this guy to take the fight.

 

You can believe that nonsense if you want. I'm just going to tell you that it's simply not true. Mosley didn't get tired until the later rounds. He was frutstrated in the middle rounds. There is no gameplan to beat Floyd because he can fight in so many different ways. How he fights is tailored to his opponent. Any trainer who doesn't realize this is doing their fighter a disservice. Against Mayweather, a trainer needs to focus on his fighter's strengths, make sure he comes into the ring mentally and physically prepared, and make him aware of any tendencies that Mayweather may have. Outside of that, it's up to the fighter to do what he does best.