Mayweather wears out Mosley, dominates in Vegas

Floyd hits harder than I thought.

I would personally love to see Mayweather move up and fight Paul Williams. He has proven his point, no one can touch him at this weight (outside of Pacman possibly). I know as a casual boxing fan this is the last time I order a Mayweather squash match. Call me crazy but if I am only gettng 1 fight for $60 I want some drama in it.

Or was he just careless in the 2nd round? I thought Mosley could have got the KO in that round if he tried harder. Also thought Mosley was going to win, until round 3 happened.

Would Pacquiao have the reach to go over the top of the shoulder roll like Mosley did in the 2nd? Obviously the styles aren’t even close, I’m just wondering when he’s looking for holes in Floyd’s game if he could even execute that kind of punch.

I think Floyd’s technical gifts would guide him to a decision. But I might change my mind on that so that’ not written in stone. But this fight tonight was never going to be close, and anybody who paid for this fight thinking they were going to get a close one is a fool. Mosley’s 38 years old. How exactly was he going to manufacture the speed and guile necessary to defeat Mayweather?

Credit to Floyd though. He’s an all-time great fighter, and this is a testament to that. I just want to cut the bullshit. There’s one fight I care about and one fight only. Anything else and Bob Arum, Mayweather, Pacquaio, and whoever else involved can go fuck themselves.

I must say I have more respect for floyd coming forward. I was surprised though to see how uneasy mosley seemed from the start. He fidgeted the entire fight. He also seemed to wear down really fast which is unlike him. I wonder if he did overtrain from the Berto fight. Just looked like Shane wasn’t prepared, was weak, didn’t give it his all, wore out extremely fast, didn’t listen to his corner, and hesitated constantly. I was expecting him to give it more given the warrior he is.

Can’t say we didn’t expect this but it’s good to see Floyd step up his game like that and fight. I wish he would do this more often and just take guys out of there. He had Shane in a bad spot a few times and should have kept going at him.

All-in all, It was a great technical battle from Floyd and the undercards were better than I expected. I guess there’s no more questions about Tigre. Still looking forward to May for what should be more exciting headliner match-ups.

But . . . .

In my mind all hope of Pac beating Mayweather was eroded round after round tonight. Floyd is too fast, to good. He will counter Pac all-night.

that was a beat-down wasn’t it – God I didn’t think Shane would get whupped like that. I thought he might get discouraged and flail, but he was just getting hurt, hanging on, surviving. I did not think Floyd could do THAT to SHane Mosley.

Take the tests Pac.

And Bayless was too active in there.

He was caught twice after that he continually beat Shane to the punch. I don’t know what Shane’s problem was. He was so in his head and it killed him. That’s what seems to happen when people are in the ring with Mayweather. I didn’t think Shane would touch him, and even then I was impressed by Mayweather’s defense. Him against Pacquiao needs to happen. I don’t know how often Manny can get to him. He’s the best defensive fighter bar none.

Just doing a little comparison, Mosley threw 507 punches against Margo in 9 round whereas he threw 457 in total against Mayweather in 12 rounds. Mayweather does something to fighters that makes them throw significantly less than normal. The total punch stats for Pacman will be interesting if Floyd and Pac ever fight.

After tonight I no longer wish to see Shane Mosley fight again. The man should retire. He’s had a great career and is headed to the Hall of Fame. He’s almost 40 and is not the fighter he once was. But that’s not why I think he should call it quits. I still think he’s a top 10 welterweight. What bother me was the post fight interview. I watched Mosley’s fights with Jesse James Leija, Wilfredo Rivera and Adrain Stone last night. The difference in speech was alarming to me. He’s starting to slur his words. I had noticed it a little in the 24/7 series. But didn’t pay it to much mind cuz I was pretty much fukked up when they came on. I know Mosley had just fought 12 rounds. I know he’s not really a natural talker. And I will admit to smoking some shiit that was pretty fukking potent. So it could just be me. But nah. The way he fought. How easily he gassed. The way he looked between rounds. Something was wrong. The post fight interview confirmed it to me. That ain’t Shane Mosley no more. It’s time for Mosley to retire.

Mosley is still a top 10 welter. It’s the interview and word slurring that bothered me. Early warning sign. If I would see him in person i would tell him straight out to his face. “You need to retire champ. It’s over”. Shane is one of them fighters I would hate to see end up like Meldrick Taylor. Ricky Hatton? Edison Miranda? I could care less. Hell I would tell Hatton to his face he still got it and can easily win a title at 168. To give it a go. “What they say you slurring your words Ricky? Nah man. They hating on you. Don’t listen to them. You just tired from eating so much. You the man. Chad Dawson ain’t got nothing on you. Go get him champ”.

I was hoping Mosley would have retired a few years ago. Of course that means we would have missed out on seeing the Margarito fight, but at the same time, sticking around can only have hurt Shane in the long run. He’s showing worrying signs of the accumulative effects of his lengthy career, and even if he never fights again, I worry what condition he’ll be in 20-30 years from now.

He immediately recognized floyd to be the stronger, better conditioned of the two, And more importantly, recognized that Shane looked the opposite. Not sharp or crisp with his punches. Not coordinated. In fact, he was getting old as we watched.

Shane was tight. He gassed even after Round two. By the 6th, he looked lost. Clueless, puffy and tired. Roger May and ellerbe pointed it out but i’m sure floyd already noticed.

Floyd was brilliant tonight. he made Mosely look like Joe Calzaghe made Roy Jones feel. Old. Props to Floyd for beating this Shane Mosely. I say this to distinguish him from the SSM that took ODLH’s 0 and electrified the boxing world a decade ago.

Now, I ask: why if you are that talented have you left yourself so few defining opportunities. Sure Manny is terrific but he also is a small man maxing out at welter. A fight in which floyd is sure to be the favorite.

Is it possible that a man so gifted had shortchanged not only us..but himself…in never fighting the fights in their time that might truly have defined him.

Floyd deserves all the praise due him, really. Once again, allow me to reiterate, I’m no fan of his, but Floyd Mayweather is one of the most intelligent, fundamentally perfect fighters I have ever seen. I’ve seen few fighters who can gauge, execute, adjust, and then execute again like he does. He may be an ass outside of the ring. But in training and in the ring, he’s a consummate professional.

As for Shane, a couple things: First, I think him hurting Floyd in the 2nd was the worst thing that could have happened for Shane. It brought out all his bad habits — wild, lunging shots, tightness, etc. Secondly, I have to say, this is one of the worst versions of Shane I’ve seen. Why in the hell was he keeping his left hand so low when he knows that Floyd’s pet punch is that laser right hand? Also, he completely abandoned the jab after the 2nd a punch that he was landing with in the 1st round. After he hurt Floyd, Shane just went into brawler mode. He looked gassed pretty early too. And I must say, he did look his age in this one. Or that could just be Floyd having much better reflexes.

I have to agree with Battle Axe. Shane buckling Floyd in the 2nd gives me hope for Manny. I think Manny hits at least as hard as Shane does, is twice as fast at this point, is a southpaw and fires in much better combination at this point too. I’ll call it right now, I think Pacquiao at the very least drop Floyd.

Anyway, Congrats Floyd. I’m still not a fan of yours, but you’re a great, great fighter.

Mayweather deserves a lot of credit for the 2nd round. He didn’t panic at all. He took the punch pretty well. Held and grabbed a little. Fought back some. Cleared his head. And it was back to normal. I like that he didn’t deny getting stun by the punch afterwards. Gave a great answer. Sometimes that happens

I might not know what i’m talking about but pacman vs mayweather needs to happen. I didn’t see the fight tonight. but i saw mayweather vs hatton and pacman vs hatton. what a contrast!!! hitman got killed in there vs pacman. The promoters in boxing have to make this happen. Like I said i like mma. But i would gladly pay to see pacman vs mayweather!!!

(ps never saw the fight tonight. mosley’s old. I saw i UD all the way for mayweather)

He is faster, more aggressive and far more conditioned than Shane at this point. Hatton and Oscar could hit Floyd. Manny will too.

But I do think Floyd is more confident in his body and at this weight. He will be a prohibitive favorite. Manny on the other hand has a n almost religious preternatural calm. He may lose….but not because he’s tight.

Manny is a southpaw and a great athlete. He can avoid punches. Shane did quite a bit even after he looked lost.

But he hasn’t faced Manny’s left. It’’s not slow…nor does he stop throwing combinations when he has his man in trouble…..

Not for nothing, but Manny would have finished Shane tonight

Floyd smacking a distracted …and at that moment foolishly unprofessional Mosely…with a left and a straight right was both smart and right

The rule is protect yourself at all times….not do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Just because it seemed unseemly doesn’t mean it was

This fight went exactly how I expected it to go. Mayweather is a notoriously slow starter in the first couple rounds and Mosley used that to his advantage to pepper the body and finish with head shots. I don’t even think Mosley ever truly really hurt Floyd all that much in the second round. The main shot happened to be a glancing blow off the left ear. It just threw Floyd’s equilibrium off, that’s all. From then on, it was all Floyd. He put rounds in the bank using his vastly superior speed, conditioning, and defense. I told everyone where I was watching the fight that Mosley’s lack of heart and boxing mind would be his undoing in this fight. He mentally checked out in the fourth round. His heart left him in the sixth. Shane was gassed after four rounds, which was probably the byproduct of trying to knockout Floyd in the second. He shot his wad.

I already heard the Floyd haters come out and say what I knew they were going to say. Shane’s 38. He came off of a long layoff and over-trained due to the Berto fight getting cancelled. He was too slow for Floyd and didn’t have good enough defense. And if Floyd was dominating then why didn’t he knock Shane out? It’s all the same excuses with the Floyd haters. Yet they overlook that Pacquiao couldn’t finish a clearly outmatched and outgunned Clottey or that Oscar was about 36 when he fought Pacquiao or that he fought a mentally weak Cotto. Shane was the best boxer either of them has faced. Hands down. And Floyd wrecked him. Big time.

And there’s no way in hell Manny Pacquiao will beat Floyd Mayweather. Let’s just clear that up right now. There’s one reason why and it’s the biggest reason of all. You ready? Manny’s power does not translate to 147. It doesn’t move up with him. He loses it. He just becomes a volume puncher at 147 and that’s not enough to beat Floyd. Anyone who thinks Manny would beat Floyd is either a (a) Floyd hater, (b) Manny lover, or © delusional idiot. That fight would play out just like Floyd-Hatton. So don’t even think it’d be close.

Floyd is the greatest boxer I’ve ever seen in my lifetime. Hands down. And he’s, very clearly, the #1 pound-for-pound boxer in the world.

And you think being 38 has nothing to do with that. Watch Shane fight the year you were born and tell me that was a prime Shane Mosely.

again impressed many of us true boxing fans with his technicality, ring smarts, and overall God-given ability to control the fight, even when he was ROCKED in the second round. I truly believe now that Money May has one of the best chins in boxing. Proof being in the second when he got rocked by Shane’s straight and still managed to yank Shane’s arm and hold it against his ribcage to prevent the dude from ripping him up some more and the clinch right after he got blasted the second time. BUT I do believe Pac would tear Floyd with his uncanny ability to throw punches with extreme velocity in angles Mayweather can’t ever predict even with that unbelievable defense of his. It’s all about being unpredictable if there was ever a game plan to beat Floyd, and that happens to be one of Manny’s top skills. I truly cannot wait until these two box it out.

pretty much what everyone thought it would be. no surprises.

i think it was the end of round 5 or 6 when the camera follows him back to his corner and he looks like his dog just got ran over by a truck.

shane was pretty terrible from the 3rd round on. i mean really terrible.

dlh is now saying that floyd now is “dictated the negotiations” now for a manny fight. in other words, its not happening.

I thought the fight would be closer but I’m not that surprised. Mosley beat Margarito, one who has zero defense and that was 15 months ago. Obviously Mayweather has the defense to not get hit, except for the second round that is.