What's so SPECIAL about Shane Mosley Anyway?

*****s in general are much smarter than fliptards, but that ain't saying much, is it? :yep

 

135 version of Mosely was a ****ing wrecking machine.

He took huge risks in his career fighting pretty much everyone. People argue that so and so has a great resume but i have to say Mosely has a massively underated resume.

He fought Forrest and Winky when nobody wanted a piece of them. You will notice both of their names absent on De la Hoya's much lauded resume(still awesome don't get me wrong).

 

Great post.

Given extra points because I've always loved that user name.:good

 

I thought i was just stating the obvious!


Thanks yeah i was surprised no one had it before me.

 

Darryl's still here...he posts under Phat_Ass_Dude.

 

Mosley is a pretty unique boxer. . . He developed his own style, self-entitled "power-boxing", in which he was essentially a puncher masquerading as a boxer/puncher. . . Not a very high punch output, but each punch was thrown with spiteful intent. He definitely had a unique blend of speed, and power, coupled with a fun style to watch.

At 135 he was an absolute monster. . . No telling how many more wins he could have piled up there, before being drawn into a money fight with Oscar. . .

Lets break down his career post 135:

DLH 1: Close, but clear victory for Mosley. . .
Solid wins, over solid, top 10 type guys like Diaz, Stone, and Taylor. Ultimately these guys just had skill levels comparable to upper-echelon type journeyman, though. Still solid contenders.
Vernon Forrest 1 and 2: What can ya say? Forrest came out and whipped his ass form pillar to post. . . PUNISHED Mosley. . .
DLH 2: Probably the lowest point in Mosley's career; not only did he use roids, but he got soundly outboxed by Oscar, and god knows how he god that decision.
WInky Wright 1, and 2: Mosley's kryptonite part deux. . . As opposed to a rangy puncher, he got his ass whipped by a rangy boxer with the one of hte best 1-2's of his era. . . Also with one of the tightest defensive guards of his era. No shame here, considering Wink was natural 154, and Mosley is useless at the weight.
Vargas 1, and 2: Mosley proves where he belongs at 154 with these solid wins. . . He'll pretty much always beat a guy who is a brawler first, boxer second, and can't match him in the speed department.
Back to 147 against Luis Collazo: Absolutely shuts down a solid boxer/puncher. Once again proving he is world class.
Miguel Cotto: This was perceived as Mosley's "last stand". . . Left it all in the ring, and just got slightly outpunched by a world class boxer/puncher who was younger, and hungrier than Mosley. VERY close fight, though. Once again,, just can't deal with a solid jab, though.
Mayorga: Close fight, but Mosley saves his shot at another money fight with the last second KO. . . Proving his punch is still very much there at 147.
Margarito: BACK ON TOP! *or so most thought*. . . Really, just exposed Margarito as useless without his plaster. . . ANd showed he'll ALWAYS be able to beat a face first brawler who isn't as fast as him.


Mayweather, Mora, and Manny is still recent - you all know. . .

 

****, really? I never made the connection.

 

Nice post, well thought out. But I'm going to be a ***** and point out that you skipped his Collazo fight

 

Lol. . . Yeah, don't expect anybody to read that. . . Basically this: Mosley had a unique style. . . Rare blend of speed/power, especially at 135 where he was a monster. At 147/154 his kryptonite was: Outside, rangy puncher with better power, or a very solid boxer/puncher with an incredible jab, 1-2, and high-guard.

Proved he's world class, but not quite that "special" world class boxer. . . Definite Hall of Famer.

 

I squeezed it in there! Lol, it was just hard to see. . .

"Back to 147 against Luis Collazo: Absolutely shuts down a solid boxer/puncher. Once again proving he is world class."

Thanks for the props, though man! Also thanks for reading my post! I put a lot of thought, and effort into it!

 

Sorry!


I re-watched Mosley - Mayweather last night; and realised just how big the difference was between that, and the Sugar who fought ten years earlier with Oscar :-(

 

You're going to be a ***** as long as you refuse to try a sloppy joe!

 

You picked the Bulls! :tong

They look horrible :-( I'll stick to British delicacies; Fish and chips, Sweet and Sour chicken, Tandoori chicken, etc :yep

 

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Yeah, his style of typing is a dead give away, but this made it even more unquestionable to me...

Pretty sure his alt was created around the same time he got exposed.