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'Talking Boxing with Billy C' Staff Predictions for Mosley vs. Mayweather By Dave Wilcox PhilBoxing.com Tue, 27 Apr 2010 This Saturday night, The MGM Grand in Las Vegas will host the highly anticipated ?Sugar? Shane Mosley vs. Floyd ?Money? Mayweather welterweight showdown. This clash of future hall of famers has been ten years in the making. Mosley hasn?t been in the ring since his stunning upset over Antonio Margarito over a year ago to snatch Plasterito?s welterweight strap. Mayweather came back from his short retirement a few months back to man handle the smaller and older Juan Manual Marquez. When the mega fight between Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao fell apart, Mayweather took the next best thing when he signed the dotted line to take on ?Sugar? Shane. The staff from The ?Talkin Boxing with Billy C.? Radio Show has their predictions for this huge event. 
Emily Harney- The ?Queen of Boxing?: I would love to see Mosley be crafty enough to get around Mayweather?s defense, however I believe Mayweather?s speed and youth will get the best of Mosley.... So I have to say Mayweather by decision (even though he deserve an ass kicking for standing up "Chile" from TLC on her reality show Sunday night on VH1! LOL) Amy Green- The Woman?s Boxing Report: Mayweather by decision. Mosley will make it challenging for Floyd through the first part of the fight, then Floyd will pull out ALL the stops of his skills- speed, angles, defense and more defense to win. That being said, let me go FURTHER out on a limb here and say when Floyd does defeat Mosley, the talk with all the "Big Boy" sportswriters will be "Mosley was too old; the Margarito fight was his last good fight and that took it out of him...etc." Not that Floyd did indeed beat the tough opponent he finally needed to. John Robbins-Canadian Correspondent: Mosley Vs Mayweather is by far the greatest Super Fight Boxing Match-Up in a very long time; so good a match-up in fact that I'm really torn between both fighters, two of my all time favorites in the ring, and it's very tough to pick a winner. The difference in this fight very well may be Nazeem Richardson, Mosley's trainer, as Sugar Shane looked incredible, and his body attack ruthless, in disposing of Antonio Margarito with Richardson now watching his back from the corner. But Floyd Mayweather is possibly the purest boxer of the modern era, and is defensively sound enough to put him alongside the sport's all time greats. No Doubt! In such a close match-up, I gotta go with the tried and true pure boxing skills of Mayweather, presuming he survives Mosley's attack, and I am picking Floyd "Money" Mayweather to win by decision over "Sugar" Shane Mosley! Joe Santoliquito-Managing Editor for Ring Magazine: Shane Mosley W 12 Floyd Mayweather: Shane will be fighting for his life. He knows a loss like this will restrict him to gatekeeper status, back to where he was not that long ago. I also believe Mosley can hurt Floyd. We'll see what Floyd is made of. I'm not ready to give up on Shane Mosley just yet. Dave Wilcox-West Coast Correspondent: I pray to the Boxing gods that Mosley pulls this out, but alas, I have to shoot straight and admit that Mayweather will win. Mosley will come out fast and this will be close for about seven or eight rounds. In the championship rounds, Mayweather will have figured out Shane and pull away late for a close, but unanimous decision win. Martin Mulcahey-Maxboxing.com: In terms of combined boxing I.Q, there isn't a better fight that can be made without Bernard Hopkins. Mosley has two disadvantages that are hard to ignore. He enters the ring off a year-and-three-month layoff. At 38 Mosley is five years older, and has more hard miles on his boxing odometer. However, Mosley is the more fluid offensive force and Vegas tends to reward offense over ring generalship. This fight comes down to legs, and that is where Mayweather positions himself for victory. Timing issues will limit Mosley, allowing Mayweather to create the distance needed to counter and land between Mosley's combinations. Mayweather is an exceedingly accurate puncher and slower foes like Cotto and Margarito showed Mosley's defensive reflexes are dissipating. Early rounds set the pace, and can shape judge?s opinions. I like Mayweather to win the opening rounds and a close unanimous decision. Our fearless leader, Billy C. has his opinion as well: The big question is, how good IS Floyd Mayweather Jr.? I think that despite his age, Shane Mosley will represent a legitimate test for Floyd Mayweather Jr., the self-proclaimed "Best Fighter of All Time". Mosley will be the biggest, strongest and fastest opponent Mayweather has ever faced. Floyd will be the best defensive fighter that Sugar Shane Mosley has ever faced. Both fighters are smart and both know how to control the ring during a high profile fight. I think Floyd will try to feel out Mosley in the early rounds and rely on his defensive skill to put him in a position to score big with counter-punches consisting of multi-punch combinations during the late-middle and later rounds and squeak out a close decision. Mosley has been in the business for a long time. He has fought the best. He is a thorough fighter. He knows what Mayweather wants to do. He also knows that his best shot at beating Floyd Mayweather will be early in the fight. He will need to be aggressive, let his hands go and hope to catch Floyd early. I see Sugar Shane Mosley come out strong from the first bell. I believe that his speed and punching power combined with an aggressive approach will pay off. I think he will overwhelmed the over-confident Mayweather and not only catch him with several hard shots, Sugar Shane Mosley will STOP Floyd Mayweather Jr. before this fight can go to the scorecards Some friends of the show also wanted to chime in: Bobby Czyz-Former World Light Heavyweight and Cruiserweight Champion of the World: Even though I felt Castillo, in their 1st fight, made Mayweather look bad (there could have been a reasonable argument that Castillo won in a very boring fight ), I don't think Mayweather has ever looked bad in any other fight. I think Mosley is just too old now & cannot match the speed of Mayweather, which has been the key to most of Mosley's victories. I think the fight should go deep in rounds & probably even a decision, with Mayweather getting the nod. I am a big fan of Sugar Shane & want to see him do well but, once again the speed and accuracy of Mayweather is almost machine-like. I haven't been watching the fights, like I used to, after my bad car accident but, that is the way I see this one. Take care, Bobby Elmo Adolph-Well respected retired Boxing referee: I like Shane! I have a lot of respect for Mayweather but Mosley has been in the ring with a lot of very good fighters and has been victorious. He is excellent with his defense and counters better than any one Mayweather has faced. Barbara Pinnella-Editor of Mop Squad Sports Boxing: Hmm, well, I'd like to say that it will go the distance, but I don't really believe that. I do think that Mosley will be a tougher opponent than many might think. Do I think he can beat Mayweather? No, I don't. At 39 years old and one fight almost a year-and-a-half ago, it's tough. Yes, he did beat Margarito in that fight, but I don't feel that's enough to be the first one to defeat Mayweather the Mouth. And while I would like him to get the victory, if it is at all possible, the fight that most still want to see is Floyd/Manny, not Manny/Shane. I'd have to say Floyd by, unfortunately, KO. Mike Hanson-Loyal listener and Boxing Writer: I expect Mosley to win the first 3 or 4 rounds and then Mayweather will figure him out and dominate the last half of the fight. It will probably be a split decision win like the De La Hoya fight with Mayweather actually winning around 8 rounds like he did in the De La Hoya fight. Mosley needs a huge start to win this fight ... I'll be rooting for him. Brett McCauley-Loyal listener and Contributor: My prediction is Mosley UD 12. Just from watching 24/7 series so far, it looks like Nazim has a game plan for Mayweather and is working overtime on it. I would love to see a KO but that is unlikely. Rusty Rubin-Managing Editor and Founder of Ringsports Magazine: Mosley hangs tough and makes a fight of it till the later rounds, where mayweather dominates and wins by decision...RUSTY Dave Murphy-Boxing Historian: Mayweather by comfortable decision, 8-4. What appeared to be Shane bathing in the Fountain of Youth 16 months ago was a mirage. Armando Cabrera- www.boxingletstalk.com: I am picking Mosley to win. Darryl Macias- Host of ?Talkin Boxing with the West Coast M.O.B.: The fight is Mayweather's to win or lose. If Mayweather is disciplined it will be an easy fight for him. The only thing that will change the course of fight is if Mayweather gets cut, then he will have to fight a warrior?s fight. This would give Mosley the opportunity to win. The only other way Mayweather can lose is if he tries to fight mano a mano like Sugar Ray Leonard did against Roberto Duran in Montreal in 1980. The results will be same as they were for Leonard. There are our picks, what?s yours? Send your picks and comments to Billy C. himself at billy@talkinboxing.com Don?t forget to tune in to the ?Talkin Boxing with Billy C? Radio Show. It runs LIVE five days a week and for two hours a day. If you don?t have a local radio affiliate, go to www.talkinboxing.com and catch the podcast anytime and get all info on the show. Thanks and keep punching. Click here to view a list of other articles written by Dave Wilcox.  |
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