Mayweather-Mosley: Is Shane too old to beat Floyd?

Mayweather vs Mosley - If this fight was to have taken place 10 years ago with Shane Mlosley (46-5, 39 KO’s) a young 28-year-old and Floyd Mayweather Jr. (40-0, 25 KO’s) the older 33-year-old opponent, I could see Mosley emerging as the winner of the fight. The problem is Shane is now 38, and hasn’t fought in over a year as he comes into their May 1st fight at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. I don’t particularly care how well Mosley did against the slow Antonio Margarito in his last fight. Mosley isn’t facing Margarito on May 1st, and he’s coming off of a long layoff.

That spells defeat, anyway you want to look at it. Mayweather is the best fighter in the welterweight division, period. I’m sorry, but I think Mayweather will wipe the deck with the small Manny Pacquiao when/if they ever fight. But right now, there’s no one that can touch Mayweather, least of all Mosley. I think things are going to go really badly for Mosley in this fight. He doesn’t have the movement, the hand speed or the jab to compete with Mayweather and I think he’s going to get riddled to pieces in this fight.

It’s going to be one of those sad fights in which the old fighter gets beaten to a pulp and is made to look all of their age. Mosley is still a good fighter and I think he could beat the likes of Pacquiao, and the rest of the welterweight division. But Mayweather is a lot better than Pacquiao and a lot better than Mosley and the rest of the welterweight division. This is going to be a hopeless mismatch for Mosley. I just hope he doesn’t get beaten too badly.

I don’t want the guy to be finished completely as a fighter. I want Mayweather to take it easy on Mosley when it gets really bad late in the fight. In Mayweather’s last fight against another old fighter, the 36-year-old Juan Manuel Marquez, Mayweather dominated Marquez like he was beating a schoolboy. This is kind of how I see this fight going. I think Mosley is going to be in way over his head in this fight and unable to cope with Mayweather’s superior hand speed and defensive ability.

Mosley looked really bad in his fight before his last one against Ricardo Mayorga, getting beaten to the punch through most of the fight until he stopped Mayorga in the 12th round. Although incredibly two of the judges had Mosley in the lead at the time he stopped Mayorga, a lot of other people felt that Mosley was on the verge of losing the fight to Mayorga had he not been able to stop him in the last round. I thought the judges’ scores were ridiculous. I had Mayorga easily winning the fight. Mosley just couldn’t throw enough punches and he really undermined his own case in the fight by constantly clinching after throwing shots. That kind of thing doesn’t work when you’re fighting someone that is throwing a lot of punches like Mayorga was. 

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Floyd Mayweather represents the villain role for HBO 24/7

Mayweather vs Mosley Fight Online - The first part of the HBO 24/7 series featuring Floyd Mayweather and Shane Mosley confirmed what most suspected.

Floyd Mayweather will be reprising his villain role in the piece, while Mosley is being portrayed as some kind of modern day Rocky. Complete with a training montage in a snowy Big Bear and later on the famous soundtrack as well.

Showing himself to be as vacuous as ever, Mayweather uses a the air time to brag about his money, insult Mosley at every turn and even squeezes in a little pad work.

Whether his over the top personality is just for the cameras or just who he is is difficult to tell at times. It appears Mayweather freely flits between his several personalities without even noticing it.

Mayweather on Mosley:

"I made more money in my last two fights than you made in your whole career"

One minute polite and measured, the next vitriolic about how much he has achieved and how much money he has made. Its the Mayweather everyone has come to expect, and he doesn't disappoint for those who find his antics both repellant and yet compelling at the same time. Which is probably just about everyone watching.

Mosley is the guy everyone would like to be on a bowling team with, (watch the video) but Mayweather is the guy everyone wants to watch shooting his mouth off on camera. Although Mosley is probably a nice guy when the cameras aren't around, and Floyd's one dimensional 'Money' character surely couldn't be as obnoxious behind closed doors.

"You can have your own opinion about Floyd Mayweather. But you don't know me and before you judge me first look at your situation and look at where you at and clear your problems up before you worry about my problems because I'm ok"

This seems to be an odd statement for a man who lives to attract attention. On the one hand Mayweather seems to like the attention he gets, but at the same time resents the fact that he is the most hated man in boxing. But then you can't have it both ways.

Mayweather doesn't elaborate on which problems we shouldn't be judging him on, which makes you wonder why he would bring it up. His recent money problems seem to be the most obvious though, and presumably anyone who didn't know that will probably have looked it up by now.

The episode also showed the procedures that the USADA testing uses for testing the fighters. Far from a few drops of blood the requirements actually looked more like two vials per testing. The narrator also says that it was the third time in ten days that the testing crew had been to Big Bear in 10 days, and that should a positive test be revealed, the fight would immediately be called off.

So the results not having been made public just yet is probably not anything to worry about. Also the blood testing is perhaps more invasive than it was made out to be, neither Floyd or Shane seem to mind though and both continue with their day without any apparent soreness.

Tom, Pittsburgh: "I was surprised how humble Mosley seemed to be. He looked like he fit right in with the Big Bear bowling team. I was expecting him to be more of a celebrity"

Ray, Pittsburgh: "Mayweather talks all this trash and everyone hates him, The bottom line is though everyone's still paying to see him and hes getting paid"

Brian, Pittsburgh: "Yeah we get it Floyd, you're rich. Is that really all you have to say about anything? Change the disk already"

Murphy, Pittsburgh: "Heres one, why doesn't Floyd Mayweather want to fight at the cowboys stadium? Because when he tries to brag to Jerry Jones about the size of his house Jones will whip out the floor plan to the Cowboys stadium and laugh at him"

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Shane Mosley has already been tested for drugs five times

 It has been a big issue for team Pacquiao about this Olympic Style Drug Testing that Floyd is demanding which turned out to be the factor why the Pacquiao-Mayweather fight has not come into reality.

Now it is up for Mayweather vs Mosley Fight. Mosley has been tested 5 times already. Please read this article below.

World Boxing Association welterweight champion Shane Mosley has already been tested five times for drugs, according to Boxing Fanhouse. Mosley, 38, isn’t bothered at all by the blood tests for the urinalysis, and sees it as a good thing. Both Mosley and Floyd Mayweather Jr. have agreed to the United States Anti-Doping Agency testing protocols for their May 1st bout at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mosley says “I could see how fighters would not like this…But at the same time, I kind of like it. It’s truly a good thing. I think that it’s great for the sport.”

The tests for steroids and human growth hormone will continue to be randomly conducted for both fighters up until their fight next month on May 1st. One would hope that the Olympic style drug tests that Mayweather and Mosley are using for their fight be adopted by the Nevada and New York Athletic Commissions so that more rigorous testing will be done for boxers. As of now, only urine is checked. The problem that might prevent the blood testing to be implemented by the two commissions is the cost. It would likely cost more money for fighters to be randomly tested rather than having them take the usual urinalysis.

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Roach picks Floyd over Mosley

Mayweather vs Mosley Fight - MANILA, Philippines - Manny Pacquiao’s trainer Freddie Roach is predicting that Floyd Mayweather Jr. will beat WBA welterweight champion Sugar Shane Mosley by decision in their 12-round bout in Las Vegas on May 1.

If Mayweather dethrones Mosley, it will only be logical for Pretty Boy to face Pacquiao, who holds the WBO title, in a unification showdown. Pacquiao is now recognized as the world’s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter, an honor that was once Mayweather’s until he retired over two years ago. Mayweather is now back in active ring duty and itching to reclaim his throne.

“Shane’s my friend and I hope he wins but he has trouble with speed and movement and likes guys to come to him so it’s going to be difficult,” said Roach in a guest column on London’s Boxing News.

Roach, who has been involved in a word war with Mayweather’s foul-mouthed father Floyd Sr., seemed reconciliatory in remarking that “I like Floyd as a person ...out of the Mayweathers, he’s one of the better ones.”

The celebrated Wild Card Gym of Los Angeles owner said Mayweather has never disrespected him and always calls him Mr. Roach. But in anticipation of a duel with Pacquiao, Roach said it’s likely that Mayweather will turn against him in the process of hyping what is being billed as the “Fight of the Decade.”

“Floyd’s scared of my guy,” said Roach. “I let him use my gym when he was doing ‘Dancing With The Stars’ before the Ricky Hatton fight and I’ve known him since he was a little kid. He’s not a bad guy. But the only way the fight with Manny is going to happen is we go by the commission drug-testing rules.”

Roach said just like every fan, he’s looking forward to a Pacquiao-Mayweather battle. Still, he expressed doubt that it will push through “if (Mayweather) tries to bring in his own company for Olympic-style testing or any of that rubbish, the fight’s not going to happen.”

Roach, 50, said if the Mayweather-Mosley winner dodges Pacquiao, boxing will suffer a serious blow.

“Let’s face it, people want to see Pacquiao-Mayweather,” said Roach, quoted by Bob Velin in USA Today. “If the Mayweather-Mosley winner doesn’t come around, where do we have to go? We’re going to do whatever it takes to make that fight. The only thing we won’t do is to let Floyd call the shots and make the rules because he’s not that big. Any commission test and sanctioning body test, we’ll do. But we will not do private testing with a company that Floyd hires.”

The issue of blood-testing derailed plans to stage a Pacquiao-Mayweather fight last March. Mayweather insisted on Olympic-style random blood-testing even the day or hours before the fight while Pacquiao said he will agree to the examination only up to 14 days leading to the bout.

“Floyd doesn’t realize that he’s killing his own sport,” said Roach. “I get upset that some people can’t accept that Manny’s just a great fighter. Manny is one of the hardest-working people I’ve ever seen. He has a lot of distractions around him but once he comes through the gym doors, all that goes away.”

Mayweather has accused Pacquiao of taking performance enhancing drugs or steroids to maintain his speed and power while moving up and down different weight divisions. But what Mayweather failed to appreciate is the scientific conditioning program that Pacquiao undergoes in invading higher weight classes.

Since Pacquiao contracted conditioning coach Alex Ariza for his assault on the WBC lightweight title held by David Diaz in 2008, he has been unstoppable. With Ariza in his team, Pacquiao has won three world titles in two years – lightweight, lightwelterweight and welterweight – to add to his collection that now lists seven championships in different divisions.

So far in his career as a trainer, Roach has worked with 27 world champions. Pacquiao is No. 1 in his list of clients.

“I think I have the best fighters in the world, that’s why I’m the best trainer,” he said. “When the bell rings, I sit down and they fight. My key to success is hanging out with good fighters. I’m probably having more fun than I ever had in my life.”

Roach said there’s no short-cut to success and it’s all about working hard.

“I know my job but when they get in the ring, I sit down so I give the credit to them,” he continued. “But I like getting the Trainer of the Year award which the Boxing Writers Association of America awarded me for the fourth time recently because it’s named after my trainer and mentor Eddie Futch so it’s a great honor. Training fighters is all I do. I don’t have time for anything else.”

Boxing writer Bert Randolph Sugar said, “Freddie Roach is up there among the all-time greats. Like a jockey with a racehorse, a trainer is known by the productivity of his fighters. And Freddie’s done one hell of a job.”

Pacquiao is Roach’s prized trophy. Together, the team is unbeatable in pro boxing today. - By Joaquin Henson

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Selling the Mayweather vs. Mosley Fight

The Floyd Mayweather vs. Shane Mosley May 1 fight in Las Vegas is "historic" according to the hype. That was made clear at the fight's press conference in Los Angeles on Thursday when various promoters likened it to Ali vs. Foreman or one of numerous Sugar Ray Leonard classics.

And they said it with a straight face. Among those spouting the hyperbole was the president of Golden Boy Promotions, the home of Sugar Shane Mosley and a former fighter himself. You might know him, Oscar De La Hoya? He lost to both of the contestants in this mega-fight and now promotes one and has an interest in the other if and when he fights Manny Pacquiao.

As if that weren't enough, De La Hoya and his fellow exec at Golden Boy, Richard Schaefer told the assembled crowd (the presser was open to the public) that this kind of fight only comes along once in a generation. But it wasn't over yet, not even close.

De La Hoya announced that

"You have the two best fighters on the planet today fighting on May 1."

That's where the cringing started and the crowd didn't react as I'm sure he had hoped. No one booed or threw things but there was no particularly positive reaction either. Among the assembled media we looked at each other and just rolled our eyes.

The elephant in the room was the name that was never spoken: Manny Pacquiao. Even Floyd Mayweather must have felt obliged to make some reference to why he was fighting Mosley in Vegas rather than Pacquiao in Dallas next weekend.

Mayweather is a crusader now. He's fighting for truth, justice and clean boxing. He gratuitously threw out the following,

I'm trying to clean up my sport", Floyd said. "That is why we are both (he and Mosley) taking random urine and blood tests.

The stated goal of the promotion companies is to sell three million pay-per-views for this fight. That would blow away anything numbers Pacquiao has pulled in for his bouts and surely will be used in any new negotiations between the Mayweather and Manny camps. Maybe they are thinking of trading the demand for blood testing for a larger share of the gross revenue rather than the 50/50 split.

To accomplish the PPV goal the hype and talking points were added to the Procter & Gamble-like marketing plan outlined by Schaefer. Pay-per-view discounts are available with the purchase of six and twelve-packs of Tecate beer and De Walt power tools sold at Home Depot. They've already got a soap opera up and running so why not use consumer products to sell it. Hey, it's historic, right?

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Face Off: Mayweather vs Mosley on HBO

The replay of the 12 round unanimous decision win by Manny Pacquiao against Joshua Clottey will be aired by HBO on last week’s super welterweight fight between Manny Pacquiao vs Joshua Clottey at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT.

Right after the replay, HBO will show "FACE OFF: MAYWEATHER VS. MOSLEY", an eight minute special featuring a compelling intimate interview by Max Kellerman of both Mosley and Mayweather, who will be seated facing each other.

I know that this will be an exciting and intense interview which was taped during the now famous Mayweather vs Mosley press conference promotional tour to hype up their super mega fight taking place May 1, 2010 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, which will also be televised on HBO PPV.

The Face Off segment will also be available at HBO.com starting March 29, and at HBO ON DEMAND beginning April 5.

Lets us watch and see these two brave fighters facing each other in the same ring and will prove who among them will rejoice the victory. This is the Mayweather vs Mosley Fight!