***** Mayweather vs Mosely IMMINENT *****

[Dan684]

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Looks like it's pretty certain that Golden Boy will be announcing the deal within the next couple of deals and witht the Press Tour to beging next week in New York, with both parties having agreed ALL TERMS.

I know may/Pac had agreed terms for Pac to go back on the drugs testing however Mosely has said earlier this week that he'd do ANY testing to make the fight happen

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[20a87]

great news!!!!

[HitmanHatton]

Yeah cant wait for this fight, the build up is going to be awesome and the fight itself should be even better.

[kosaros]

Fantastic!

I always wanted Mayweather to fight Mosley before Pacquiao. It was the next best possible result for the fans IMO once the Pacquiao fight fell through.

[Dan684]

Yeah. I just wanted Floyd to fight SOMEBODY !

I dont think anybody (whilst being realistic) could EVER dispute the fact that he has immense natural talent. Up until the last year or so you could always backup the fact that he didn't fight particular boxers and you could even give him a break for having a tune up with Marquez (Although I don't believe he needed one the shape he keeps himself in). But after the Pac fight fell through then if he didn't take either Williams or Mosely I would have lost a bit of respect for him because I want him to prove without a doubt that he is the best.

Pacquiao rising through the ranks will bring out the best in Mayweather I hope/believe

[Wickio]

Thank god, this is the news I've been waiting for. Can't wait for this.

[harvinmagler]

now this is a superfight, the 24/7's will be funny too

[HitmanHatton]

Yeah. I just wanted Floyd to fight SOMEBODY !

I dont think anybody (whilst being realistic) could EVER dispute the fact that he has immense natural talent. Up until the last year or so you could always backup the fact that he didn't fight particular boxers and you could even give him a break for having a tune up with Marquez (Although I don't believe he needed one the shape he keeps himself in). But after the Pac fight fell through then if he didn't take either Williams or Mosely I would have lost a bit of respect for him because I want him to prove without a doubt that he is the best.

Pacquiao rising through the ranks will bring out the best in Mayweather I hope/believe

I think Pacquiao is the one whos losing respect now after taking a pointless fight with Clottey.

[Wickio]

My boner is starting to settle.

Would this likely be on Sky Sports or Box Office?

[Dan684]

To be fair to Pacquiao he'd beat Cotto, Margarito was suspended, Mosely was tied up and Mayweather fight was at a standstill. There wasn't much out there for him and it's still a hard fight hopefully Clottey will actually try to force a win because there's no way he can just rest on his lorals in the way he usually does in fights

[Carnage]

Oh man, this is great news!!As much as I want to see Pac-May, I hope Mosley does him in!

[Dan684]

Won't happen

[9Ball]

Oh man, this is great news!!As much as I want to see Pac-May, I hope Mosley does him in!

I think Mayweather has Mosely's number and wins with an impressive KO inside 6 rounds. I think both fighters will impress and connect with speedy shots but Mayweathers will carry more and cause lots of damage. While Mosely has been impressive over the last few years I think Floyd will be too bigger step up.

Like Carnage though, I hope I'm wrong and Sugar Shane does a number on the fooker :lol:

[pathmanc1986]

wont believe it until i actually see floyd gloved up in the ring

[Dan684]

Mosely does not cope well with long layoffs. When he fought Cotto he hadn't fought in nearly 10 months and didn't look great and got beat. He then waited for 10 months again before fighting Mayorga and in reality if it wasn't for the late knockout he SHOULD have lost that fight, how the judges had him winning is beyond me.

For the Margarito fight he had less than 4 months off and looked superb. By May that fight would have been 15 months past and Mayweather is a complete step or two above the likes of Mayorga and is a step above the likes of Margarito who has had 1 stand out win in his career - the validity of which is seriously in doubt now.

Mayweather will break Mosely down with relative ease and punish him with his pinpoint accurate shots. Will Mosely be able to cope with Mayweathers acute counter punching and/or peculiar lead shots ? I doubt it.

I actually think Mayweather wins this at any stage of eithers career but now I would not bet on this going past the 9th. Mayweather will be out to prove a point here and Mosely's (while commendable) desire to get this on will inevitably lead to his retirement- In my humble opinion

[kosaros]

There is no way Mosley is getting stopped - the man has an iron chin and Mayweather would never be able to stop him with his pot-shotting and cautious approach.

[Dan684]

Accumulation :good

Not saying it wont happen just that i'm expecting Mayweather to be superb and get the stoppage. Send a message out :good

[LHL]

I'm expecting a wide UD Mayweather, cant see shane closing the distance enough each round to make his mark.

[HitmanHatton]

Yeah I rate Mosley but I cant see anything other than a Mayweather win.

[alba]

Still not as good matt hatton,mayweather has bottled it

[Flea Man]

If Shane is in good nick he will win.

Floyd will find a way to worm out of it. The most overrated fighter of the past 15 years.

[Flea Man]

And also, Floyd has a piss poor workrate and is not stopping Mosley. Wen he poses on the ropes Mosley is gonna Beat the shit out of him. I know what Iscar and Schaefer have been saying but until I see them both inthering wearing shorts gloves boots and gumshields I'll remain sceptical.

[slip&counter]

Can't f*cking wait! Viva Las Vegas, Slip is on his way! Yesssssir.

This is the fight i prefered tbh much more intriguing then Pacquiao vs Floyd. I hope to see some sticking points in the beginning though like 10oz gloves and a descent sized ring. If we see a stacked deck like Shane getting 8 oz game changers, I'm gonna pick a new sport to follow like snooker or badminton...cause I know it will be another non starter.

[Little Tyson]

Absolotely lovely news, cant wait for Mosely to wipe the floor with Gayweather, I can't believe he's taken the fight to be fair, bit more respect for the ducking bastard.

[safc1990]

Oh man, this is great news!!As much as I want to see Pac-May, I hope Mosley does him in!

I'd love to see Shane knock that prick out cold but can't see it happening, Floyd around 116-112 I reckon. :-(

[icemax]

As a proven drugs cheat, Shane Mosley has no place in boxing

[Ilesey]

Accumulation :good

Not saying it wont happen just that i'm expecting Mayweather to be superb and get the stoppage. Send a message out :good

Absolutely. The myth that Mayweather is feather fisted is totally unfounded. It wouldn't suprise me if Mosely gets stunned on a couple of occassions.

[Flea Man]

Absolutely. The myth that Mayweather is feather fisted is totally unfounded. It wouldn't suprise me if Mosely gets stunned on a couple of occassions.

Who's saying he's feather fisted?

It's the speed, timing and precision that make his shots hurt. However, with his own hand problems and pithy workrate, I don't see him stopping someone like Mosley, who has been visibly hurt maybe once in his career, against Forrest who had a big size advantage on him.

I see Floyd probably doing the better work but Shanes workrate seeing him through to a points win. Floyd won't be able to coast as he always does, but his footwork should see him through as Shane is basically an athletic slugger and fairly straight-on.

All those expecting Mosley to 'do a Margarito' are way off; this will go the distance. I just see Mosley doing more and catching the judges eyes.

Floyd=Not a top 50 ATG

[HitmanHatton]

Who's saying he's feather fisted?

It's the speed, timing and precision that make his shots hurt. However, with his own hand problems and pithy workrate, I don't see him stopping someone like Mosley, who has been visibly hurt maybe once in his career, against Forrest who had a big size advantage on him.

I see Floyd probably doing the better work but Shanes workrate seeing him through to a points win. Floyd won't be able to coast as he always does, but his footwork should see him through as Shane is basically an athletic slugger and fairly straight-on.

All those expecting Mosley to 'do a Margarito' are way off; this will go the distance. I just see Mosley doing more and catching the judges eyes.

Floyd=Not a top 50 ATG

You dont half talk some bollocks, course he is a top 50 ATG, Floyd will beat Mosley aswell and I cant wait to hear your excuses when he does.

[Flea Man]

You dont half talk some bollocks, course he is a top 50 ATG, Floyd will beat Mosley aswell and I cant wait to hear your excuses when he does.

You're the one talking shit.

Where's your top 50? Would you rank him over say, Holman Williams? Michael Spinks? Mike McCallum?

Because those are the guys that loiter around 35-50 on my list and I can safely say Floyds resume is nowhere near that level.

Weight jumping is only impressive if you're fighting the best in the division. A skillset is only awesome if its been tested against someone who can test it.

I can only guess you're not very well versed in Boxing History.

[FLINT ISLAND]

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Looks like it's pretty certain that Golden Boy will be announcing the deal within the next couple of deals and witht the Press Tour to beging next week in New York, with both parties having agreed ALL TERMS.

I know may/Pac had agreed terms for Pac to go back on the drugs testing however Mosely has said earlier this week that he'd do ANY testing to make the fight happen

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Mosely would test Floyd greater than Manny Pac would - my own personal belief.

Styles make fights, etc.

And the fact that Mayweather clearly has a bit of fear of facing Mosley - knows he is a real threat.

[FLINT ISLAND]

Just one issue bothering me:

After the Manny Pac fight fell through how dare Mosely push into the front of the queue to fight cock head Mayweather:

We all know it was Matthew Hatton who was next in line :nut:nut:nut

[Flea Man]

You dont half talk some bollocks, course he is a top 50 ATG, Floyd will beat Mosley aswell and I cant wait to hear your excuses when he does.

Also, on 'excuses', I have already laid out the gameplan for Floyd to win, exploit Mosleys lack of movement and outmanouever him, being judicious with his punches and landing the cleaner punches. I just think Mosley can win with his workrate, effective pressure and own speedy jab to set up combos which might only glance off Floyd but will catch the eye of the Vegas judges.

I'm not a hater as some may purport me to be; just a realist. Floyd is NOT a top 50 ATG, not at the moment anyway. If he beats Mosley then Manny and retires, I'd have no worries putting him in the top 30 fighters of all time. He would've proved his skillset then, which at the moment consists of B-level (Corrales, Castillo, Judah) washed up fighters (De La Hoya, and no I don't consider that one of Pacs best wins either) or smaller men (Hatton); basically, people that can't test him as much as the fighters who Floyd skipped over.

Put it this way, Mayweather ain't the one who's being avoided.

[FLINT ISLAND]

Mayweather is a bitch

Hagler
Hearns
Ray Robinson
Ray Lenoard
etc
etc

Real all time great fighters

Floyd for all his talent - has not shown true greatness - like those guys did.

He avoids people for a start -

[FLINT ISLAND]

Roy Jones Jnr in his prime - - - - - - way better fighter than Mayweather.

De La Hoya beat Mayweather in my book.

[Flea Man]

Roy Jones Jnr in his prime - - - - - - way better fighter than Mayweather.

De La Hoya beat Mayweather in my book.

yeah because although Roy took some easier touches than Floyd even, he did beat Toney and (just before purple patch) Hopkins, as well as fighting an old but still decent (judging by his performances against Toney) McCallum.

And wiped out Virgil Hill, who had some decent reigns at light heavy.

[FLINT ISLAND]

yeah because although Roy took some easier touches than Floyd even, he did beat Toney and (just before purple patch) Hopkins, as well as fighting an old but still decent (judging by his performances against Toney) McCallum.

And wiped out Virgil Hill, who had some decent reigns at light heavy.

Lets not forget the small matter of becoming the first middle to heavy champ in over 100 years.

Ok - it was a paper heavyweight champ - Lennox Lewis was the real champ.

But he beat the man - who David Haye faces next.

And Jones beat him 7 years ago.

[Boro chris]

I think Pacquiao is the one whos losing respect now after taking a pointless fight with Clottey.


:huh Pac-Clottey is an excellent fight.

However Mayweather-Mosely has trumped it no doubt.

[sg85]

Mosely does not cope well with long layoffs. When he fought Cotto he hadn't fought in nearly 10 months and didn't look great and got beat. He then waited for 10 months again before fighting Mayorga and in reality if it wasn't for the late knockout he SHOULD have lost that fight, how the judges had him winning is beyond me.

For the Margarito fight he had less than 4 months off and looked superb. By May that fight would have been 15 months past and Mayweather is a complete step or two above the likes of Mayorga and is a step above the likes of Margarito who has had 1 stand out win in his career - the validity of which is seriously in doubt now.

Mayweather will break Mosely down with relative ease and punish him with his pinpoint accurate shots. Will Mosely be able to cope with Mayweathers acute counter punching and/or peculiar lead shots ? I doubt it.

I actually think Mayweather wins this at any stage of eithers career but now I would not bet on this going past the 9th. Mayweather will be out to prove a point here and Mosely's (while commendable) desire to get this on will inevitably lead to his retirement- In my humble opinion
:thumbsup Brilliant assessment, cant argue with one bit.

[BoroBoxing1]

Hasnt Shane Mosley got a tooth ache any more.

[kosaros]

According to the general it is confirmed for May 1st.

The first super fight of the decade :happy

[antcull]

If Mosley is anything close to what he was a year ago this will be Floyds hardest fight to date, all depends on what the layoff has done to Shane.

I reckon Floyd will take most of the early rounds with Mosley finding it tough to figure him out but he will start landing and hitting PBF harder than hes ever been hit before.

I predict a controversial SD win for Floyd. Great fight :happy

[ishy]

How much should we look into the Floyd-Judah fight? There were a few moments in the first few rounds where Floyd looked uncomfortable. Mosely's not a southpaw but he's got speed and better ring smarts than Zab.

[kerrminator]

Zab is a very fast fighter who always starts quick but I didnt think Floyd was in trouble at any point. He did touchdown with a glove though but it was more because Zab rushed him rather than hurt him. Shane is a great fighter but Floyd will be too good for him. Shane always looks good against guys like Marg (comeforward fighters) but he has always had most trouble against boxers.

Floyd on points written all over it

[Flea Man]

Mosley has a great tactician in his corner, and let's not forget Floyd flapping it when confronted with Mosley before.

I won't believe it's signed until I see pictures from a press conference.

[Mandanda]

Let's get it on!!!!
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[john b]

Will Floyd be able to cope with shanes power punching and his fast combinations.

[TFFP]

This fight isn't exciting me that much. I'm not feeling much threat from Mosley like I did from Pacquiao or somebody like Paul Williams. Mayweather will win this comfortably.

[kerrminator]

Mosley has a great tactician in his corner, and let's not forget Floyd flapping it when confronted with Mosley before.

I won't believe it's signed until I see pictures from a press conference.


I assume you havnt seen the infamous toothache clip where Mosely makes any and all excuses to hide from a fight with Floyd (who called him out)

[ishy]

Change the thread title!!! Fight is signed and sealed!!!

Bring on May 1st!!!!!!!

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[safc1990]

Come on Shane. Please.

[HitmanHatton]

Come on Shane. Please.

I think Floyd will win and I want Floyd to win, big fan of his, I cant wait for the build up and the 24/7 series if there is one for this fight.

[slip&counter]

The conventional wisdom is to go for Mayweather comfortable points win. However i think this is a better, more competitive fight then Pacquiao vs Mayweather, which would've been interesting for the first half but then Floyds computer like reading would've decoded pacquiao's game...Manny walks into to many right hands of the roll and gets stopped late....lets face it even though Manny's improved alot he still lunges into punches and has the same predictable combinations, which is bad news against a master counter puncher like Floyd.

With Shane its slightly different because he's more physical, can match or better Floyd's athleticism and more importantly can change the fight with one punch...oh then you've got the Nazim factor, which maybe people are putting to much emphasize on because Mosley beats Margarito even with Jack in his corner IMHO he just gets hit a lot more so i don't know how much that fight tells us, but at least he'll be coming in with a strategy and not just to brawl with speed, btw how good is the 24/7 gonna be cuz Naseem can talk greasy with the best of them, he just does it with more class then foul mouth Roger.

Salivating already...can wait!