{"id":1709,"date":"2010-03-18T00:01:04","date_gmt":"2010-03-18T05:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ringsidereport.com\/?p=1709"},"modified":"2010-03-18T00:01:04","modified_gmt":"2010-03-18T05:01:04","slug":"floyd-%e2%80%9cmoney%e2%80%9d-mayweather-vs-sugar-shane-mosley-the-war-begins-to-heat-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=1709","title":{"rendered":"Floyd \u201cMoney\u201d Mayweather Vs Sugar Shane Mosley: The War Begins to Heat Up"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>By Gina L. Caliboso<\/strong><\/p>\n

And so it begins \u2013 some much needed hype before a big fight.\u00a0<\/p>\n

On May 1st, you can bet that both Sugar Shane Mosley and Floyd \u201cMoney\u201d Mayweather will be ready to exchange punches.\u00a0 Sorry, I mean to report that earlier as both Mosley and Mayweather had a bit of a scuffle in a press conference held in New York.\u00a0 There was definite shoving involved, a stare down, and later, as Mayweather quipped, \u201cOur noses touched, but between two men, you know it\u2019s all about the ladies \u2026 and then he grabbed my hands.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

So, it\u2019s hype before the hype.<\/p>\n

As my colleague Brian Wilbur stated in his Mailbag, boxing is currently going through a bit of a hiatus (until March 13th anyway).\u00a0 Boxing can use some drama now because of the whole superfight fiasco. But don\u2019t get too excited here fight fans, I\u2019m sure it\u2019s going to be the first of many back and forth verbal barrages between the two fighters.\u00a0\u00a0 I\u2019ll be watching HBO\u2019s acclaimed 24\/7 series showcasing both training camps in anticipation (or hype) of the fight.<\/p>\n

Sugar Shane Mosley, 46-5, 39 KO\u2019s is one of my all-time favorite fighters.\u00a0 I always admired his strength, stamina, and speed.\u00a0 Mosley has a solid chin and has always shown up to fight \u2013 no excuses, no talking about how good he is.\u00a0 Mosley is just good, period.\u00a0 He has never taken time off from the sport of boxing and I always awaited the announcement of his next opponent.\u00a0 I rooted for him when he fought his battles against Oscar De La Hoya.<\/p>\n

When Mosley is on, he is on and he fights like he wants to win every time.<\/p>\n

But then there was the period of his fight career that had a shadow of doubt about where he was going in boxing.\u00a0 In 2002, Mosley suffered what seemed to be a string of losses against strong and worthy opponents.\u00a0 He lost twice against the late Vernon Forrest in 12 round unanimous decisions.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In 2004, he suffered the same record against Ronald \u201cWinky\u201d Wright.\u00a0 In the first bout against Wright, he lost in a 12 round unanimous decision followed up by a 12 round MD later in November.\u00a0 I thought he seemed to be on a straight path to retirement, but even with these losses, he never stopped challenging his ability.\u00a0 He continued to take fights against such talented fighters as Fernando Vargas and Luis Collazo.\u00a0 Mosley\u2019s last loss came against Miguel Angel Cotto in 2007 via another 12 round unanimous decision.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In 2008, he fought against the volatile Ricardo Mayorga.\u00a0 But he handily defeated Mayorga with a 12th round KO.\u00a0 Mayorga, who is now on an MMA path, absolutely scared me because you just never knew what to expect from him as a fighter.\u00a0 Finally in 2009, he fought against Antonio Margarito for the WBA Super World Welterweight title and defeated him with a 9th round TKO.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s amazing to think that with such a string of notable victories and losses, Mosley is considered the underdog against Mayweather.\u00a0 But let\u2019s move on to Mayweather.
\nFor Floyd \u201cMoney\u201d Mayweather, 40-0, 25 KO\u2019s, there\u2019s no mistaking Mayweather\u2019s speed and defensive ability.\u00a0 His tight defensive stature reminds us of Sonny Liston and even Arthur Abraham.\u00a0 It\u2019s a peek-a-boo, a guard the chin with your shoulder defense and it\u2019s always worked for Mayweather.\u00a0 Mayweather moves in out with his speed and always connects in a flurry.\u00a0 Although 6 years younger than his opponent and perhaps rested from his retirement, Mayweather has always stayed in tremendous shape so his stamina has never been a problem.\u00a0 It\u2019s going to be a fight of speed versus super speed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mayweather\u2019s fights have gone through 10 rounds or more which is testimony to his stand and fight ability.\u00a0 Because of his strong defense, he hasn\u2019t had to take a punch, but he will trade \u2013 in and out \u2013 and more than likely his opponent will feel the full extent of his punches. I actually get a little bored watching Mayweather because of his defense, but I don\u2019t question its effectiveness.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been criticized that Mayweather chose fighters that serve as perfect counters to his boxing ability, but much like Mosley, he didn\u2019t exactly pick fighters that didn\u2019t have a bit of punching power to them.\u00a0 I was rooting for Juan Manuel Marquez because he isn\u2019t a weak fighter by any means.<\/p>\n

If you look at Mayweather on paper, he smartly chose a fighting schedule that was never more than 2 to 3 fights a year, and by his own admission, in his retirement, he never stopped training in the gym.\u00a0 But, it\u2019s also no mistake that his fights have gone on for 10 rounds or longer, he also hasn\u2019t been knocking them out with a KO punch either (Boxrec.com shows Mosley with a KO stat at 75% versus 62.5% for Mayweather).\u00a0 His last TKO came against Hatton in the 10th round \u2013 back in 2007.\u00a0 There will be no KO in this fight.\u00a0 It will go 12 rounds by split decision.<\/p>\n

I love the underdog and in this case, Mosley is the underdog.\u00a0 But I expect a good fight from both fighters.\u00a0 Mosley is the perfect foil for Mayweather because they can evenly match and exchange on speed and power.\u00a0 Both fighters are going to be dragged down to a degree as the fight may be dubbed as the fight that happened because another fight didn\u2019t happen.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As both Mosley and Mayweather represent the best of the welterweight division, it\u2019s going to be a battle \u2013 one that both fighters may come away as the rightful and well deserved opponent for any bout with Manny Pacquiao.<\/p>\n

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