I haven't heard anybody mention it yet, but I think a good fight for Floyd Mayweather would be "Sugar" Shane Mosely. Never mind that Mosely has had some bad luck in the last couple of years. Vernon Forrest was too big and the styles just weren't right. Winky Wright was just too big, period, for Mosely. Although I thought he lost the second fight with Oscar De La Hoya, it was competitive, and close. No, Mosely still belongs at the lighter weight, and I think the welters would be better suited for him. And despite Mayweather's overwhelming win against Arturo Gotti last Saturday (06/24/05) and looking great doing it, beating Gotti has about as much significance as Roy Jones' thrashing of Vinnie Pazienza exactly ten years ago, which is none at all. As good as Gotti is, and as exciting as he has been, he just isn’t in the same class as Mayweather, or Mosely. There is no doubt in my mind, that Mosely would have done the exact same thing if he had fought Gotti. A match between the two makes sense to me. It would be an exciting fight, and nothing short of a classic ring war. I hope I'm not the only one who thinks so!
I haven't heard anybody mention it yet, but I think a good fight for Floyd Mayweather would be "Sugar" Shane Mosely. Never mind that Mosely has had some bad luck in the last couple of years. Vernon Forrest was too big and the styles just weren't right. Winky Wright was just too big, period, for Mosely. Although I thought he lost the second fight with Oscar De La Hoya, it was competitive, and close. No, Mosely still belongs at the lighter weight, and I think the welters would be better suited for him. And despite Mayweather's overwhelming win against Arturo Gotti last Saturday (06/24/05) and looking great doing it, beating Gotti has about as much significance as Roy Jones' thrashing of Vinnie Pazienza exactly ten years ago, which is none at all. As good as Gotti is, and as exciting as he has been, he just isn’t in the same class as Mayweather, or Mosely. There is no doubt in my mind, that Mosely would have done the exact same thing if he had fought Gotti. A match between the two makes sense to me. It would be an exciting fight, and nothing short of a classic ring war. I hope I'm not the only one who thinks so!
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