Mayweather vs Mosley (May 1st)

[military-mind]

Shane Mosley says he is confident of causing an upset and inflicting a first defeat on Floyd Mayweather when they meet in Las Vegas on Saturday.

Mosley, 38, is the underdog for the non-title welterweight encounter, but is still predicting a knockout.

"I'll go for a knockout, but I'll be shocked to see him laying there on his back like that," said Mosley.

"The key is going to be speed and power. I'm in the best shape of my life and I'm not worried about ring rust."

Mosley, who has 46 wins from 52 fights, has not fought since a ninth-round stoppage of Antonio Margarito in January 2009, but far from being worried about his long sabbatical, he is drawing inspiration from that shock win.

"They were picking Margarito to win by a landslide, and people were worried about my health and saying he was going to retire me," added Mosley, whose WBA welterweight title is not up for grabs.



"I'm saying to you guys again, that isn't going to happen. He's not going to beat me.

"When the fight starts, I'm going to go out there, I'm going to throw some traps here and there, touch him here and there, see what's going on. I'll probably be able to tell from the first bell what kind of fight it's going to be."

While Mayweather, 33, has won most of his 40 bouts with relative ease, some observers have pointed to his split decision win over Oscar de la Hoya in May 2007 as providing the blueprint to defeating him.

De la Hoya troubled Mayweather in the first half of the fight with a stiff left jab, a shot that Mosley agreed could be key at the MGM Grand.

"It's been proven," added Mosley, a three-weight world champion. "Not just Oscar, but other fighters. Some of the southpaws fought him pretty good with their left hands. So maybe it's not a jab, maybe it's just a left hand.

"But that's just one strategy. I can't just base my fight on throwing a jab. You have to be ready for a bunch of different things, because you're fighting a special fighter."



Mayweather, who was set to fight Philippine superstar Manny Pacquiao before a row over pre-fight blood-testing derailed negotiations, said his defence would be his key weapon.

"It's that defence, you can't break through that defence," said five-weight world champion Mayweather. "It's not cool to take punches. If I was in a bunch of wars, I probably wouldn't be here giving you guys interviews right now.

"All I did was constantly beat whoever they put in front of me, I'm never going to get my just due. All these fighters they put in front of me, they've all been cake walks for me.

"I'm Floyd Mayweather - all the rest of them are just fighters."



Mayweather vs Mosley 24/7 Episode 1

[shaamboo]

This is going to be a real test for Mayweather , Mosley is a hard puncher eventhough he had a hard time fighting cotto ( lost that fight if u ask me)

Mayweather is too fast for mosley and i will give him the edge here. but this fight is a real test for may.

[1nemansquad]

am looking forward to this fight, and of course Mayweather is gona win it.

[shaamboo]

am looking forward to this fight, and of course Mayweather is gona win it.

I gurantee You it wont be a "of course win" Mosley is not a punching bag who is new to a fights like these, heck he may even win this.

[1nemansquad]

Mosley is not an easy beat but fighting May might be a step up for him. I will tell you Mosley's game plan, big hard punches, hard left hooks and the right to knock May out and that would be it. Naturally Shane is not as gifted, forever allusively evasive and as smart in ring as May, he doesn't have the quickness nor does he have pin-point accuracy of landing punches like May and on top of that; we all know the biggest asset of Mayweathers is not his quickness or accuracy but his defense. Most people might look at like he is coward but the first rule of boxing is 'hit and don't get hit' and that brought him mostly lusterless wins and a clean record.

[Mr. Yungnfresh]

The fight I wanted to see was Pacman Pacquiao vs. Money Mayweather, lakiin that semi-indhayar is too superstitious, talkin about "I won't take blood tests because I believe it's a part of me being taken away"...why doesn't Mayweather just make him take a piss-test then?! Those two dudes need to agree on some way to make it happen, cuz everyone wants to see who the real pound-for-pound best fighter is.

As for the fight on Saturday night, it's gonna come down to Sugar Shane's strength vs the Pretty Boy's speed. In the end, I give it to Mayweather by knockout cuz Shane Mosley is past his prime and can't throw haymakers like he used to. Mayweather's too quick for him and his footwork makes him a problem in the ring...plus I think he especially wants to knock Mosley out after what happened between them after the Mayweather-Marquez fight. At the same time though, Mayweather ain't looking past Mosley and knows this could be his hardest challenge yet, which is probably why he put a rematch clause into the contract if he loses. We'll see though, if Money brings his A-game, it's a wrap for old man Mosley.

[*Nobleman*]

Money mayweather all day. His defence is immaculate and probably the best ever. Mosley is pass it in my opinion, yes good win against Margarito, but mayweather is no margarito.

Have you guys seen the mayweather vs mosley 24/7? Mayweather is a pure entertainer, made me lol the whole way through

[Uganda]

Black power!

[SomeGuy]

This fight is not Maywheather's test. The freak has nothing to prove. In fact, it is Mosley who has to prove if he has any gas left in his tank. I watched how he knocked out Margarito in january 2009, which was not that far.

But then, This fight comes down to attack, big right , and left hook from one side--Shane VS defence , speed, and accurancy from other side--Mayweathe. It will be very interesting. However, down to wire, I guess, like many of you predicted, Mayweather will win.


SomeGuy

[Air Canada]

I want Mayweather the arrogant motherfucker to get whupped. He's been talking too much trash lately and for that i want him to lose for the first time now. How the fuck can he say he is better than Mohamed Ali? Mohamed Ali was the greatest and he had the heart of a Hawiye, fighting everyone regardless of their size. Mayweather is running away from Pacquiao and he is saying he is better than Ali? Mohamed Ali is a legend and untouchable and the greatest athlete the world will ever see.

Having said that, no doubt about it Mayweather will win easily. Mosley is too old and i think he knows he can't beat Mayweather right now but all he wants is big pay cheque.

[ModerateMuslim]

Mohamed Ali was the greatest and he had the heart of a Hawiye

hawiye, as a clan, collectively, has proven to a cowardly clan willing to prostitute itself to the kuffar over and over again (e.g. italians yesterday and ethiopia today).

*to be fair, this is no something exclusive to the hawiye clan, all somali clans, without exceptions, are in the same boat. disgrace

[shaamboo]

First of all Let`s keep Foking qabiil out of this people

Back to the topic, Sure Mayweather`s Has a great Speed and defence . However Mayweather had never boxed someone like Mosley, He is refusing and trying to find all excuses of the book just to avoid Pack man. May lost my respect the day that he refused to take on pack man period!

Mosley is hungery and has a lot to gain from this fight So he will come strong and attack and all he needs is that ONE punch, and Mayweather needs to make a statement ( that he is not avoiding Pack man`s speed ) but needs more money.

[1nemansquad]

shaamboo, you know what you left out? Mosley stands too upright, has a backhand slap of a jab that is useless, also he swings too much; you can't swing aimlessly against Floyd and without an effective jab you wont be able to trouble or at least put of his game plan so all we're going to see is spoiling tactics, jabs to the stomach, straight-left pot-shots and clinches, Floyd by unanimous decision. End of story

[Air Canada]

Someday soon, Mayweather is going to retire from boxing having made the most money and taken the least punishment. The only guys who troubled him in his boxing career are Zab Judah, De La Hoya and Hutton...the rest he walked all over them without taking much punishment.

This guy is maybe not one of the most exciting fighters to watch but he is a ring general. He always sticks to whatever game plan he has and never gets carried away when he gets in the ring.

Wacalka his left hook is so powerful if he hits any fighter cleanly, they will sure go down and never get up.

Eventually, him and Manny Pacquio will fight (most likely after this fight) because there is too much money on offer and they can't ignore that. And I think he will also beat Manny.

[shaamboo]

1man i said he may win , and if he wins it wont be a walk in the park. we will see it tomorrow nite!

Air , You are partially right ,was not on the top of his game and if you have noticed that was his last fight and went to that fight with a retirement on his mind.

The ONLY Real test for him was Judas , There is a reason why may is avoiding the flippino guy ( other then the money)