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[EAlbian]

Didn't see the fight yet but have read plenty about it. Curious to hear what everybody has to say in a comparison of the two fights. Who wins if they fight? Does this have any bearing on the outcome of the potential match-up? Here are the punch stats.

Mayweather

208 / 477

44%

Mosley

92 / 452

20%

(VS)

Pacquiao

224 / 727

31%

Mosley

66 / 330

20%

[caneman]

Mayweather did. The Mosley in the ring looked MUCH better against Mayweather than the version that showed up on the weekend. Mayweather beat him in betterb fashion as well IMO.

I agree! Yet SSM's face looked worse after the fight with Pac...not that it means much!

This post has been edited by caneman: May 9 2011, 05:10 PM

[mexi-cutioner]

Other than his 2nd rd. hurrah vs. Mayweather, Mosley looked washed up in both fights. there honestly really wasn't much to compare they were equally shitty.

[Snoop]

You can't fully compare the two because there were two different Sugar Shanes at different points of his career. Floyd fought a Shane coming off a massive win against Margarito, the then recognized WW Champ of the world. Pac fought Shane coming off a draw against Mora, the guy that won The Contender.

[mexi-cutioner]

You can't fully compare the two because there were two different Sugar Shanes at different points of his career. Floyd fought a Shane coming off a massive win against Margarito, the then recognized WW Champ of the world. Pac fought Shane coming off a draw against Mora, the guy that won The Contender.

KINDA coming off a massive win against Margarito...I mean, the Mayweather fight was like nearly a year and a half after that win. That unnecessarily long layoff was a big momentum killer for the already aging Sugar Shane

[jvo1800]

Shane showed up to fight Floyd and just got outclassed all night long, idk what the hell Shane was doing in the ring vs Pac....that was just a disgrace to boxing. This is why im still waiting on someone to explain to me how Pac's resume is stronger than Floyd's because all he's doing is fighting the same fighter as Floyd, BUT by the time they get to Pac they are already beaten mentally and physically or drained. Somebody please explain this to me.

[mexi-cutioner]

Shane showed up to fight Floyd and just got outclassed all night long, idk what the hell Shane was doing in the ring vs Pac....that was just a disgrace to boxing. This is why im still waiting on someone to explain to me how Pac's resume is stronger than Floyd's because all he's doing is fighting the same fighter as Floyd, BUT by the time they get to Pac they are already beaten mentally and physically or drained. Somebody please explain this to me.

Because Pac's legacy isn't solely based on what he's done after Delahoya...

[The Original MrF...]

Give Manny some credit. I think he beat the same Mosley that appeared in the Mayweather fight. The difference in the two fights was that once Mosley got rocked in the Pacquiao fight, he mailed it in. Against Mayweather he just got tired because he expended all of his energy trying to have a repeat of the second round. In each situation, it was the guy across the ring from Mosley that made him do what he did to lose the fight.

Manny and Mayweather used their individual skill set to beat Mosley. Manny iis by far the more explosive guy and it appeared that way. Mayweather is much better at thinking his way through a fight and his fight showed that. Its just a matter of what we fight fans like. I prefer a more explosive guy. A guy who goes in and throws accurate punches in bunches. I'm sure there are many of you who prefer a cerebral, boxing match. No shame in either preference. Thats what makes Manny vs May a good matchup. Who's will will conquer?

[The Original MrF...]

Shane showed up to fight Floyd and just got outclassed all night long, idk what the hell Shane was doing in the ring vs Pac....that was just a disgrace to boxing. This is why im still waiting on someone to explain to me how Pac's resume is stronger than Floyd's because all he's doing is fighting the same fighter as Floyd, BUT by the time they get to Pac they are already beaten mentally and physically or drained. Somebody please explain this to me.

Manny fought Oscar, Hatton and Mosley. Mayweather ran from Margarito. He never fought Cotto or Clottey who were all top contenders around his weight class. He opted to retire rather than fight the winner of Cotto/Margarito. He did fight Juan Manuel Marquez though after Manny beat him and softened him up... Your logic works both ways...

[The Original MrF...]

Please. You seriously think that was the same Mosley? Mosley's legs were absolutely shot. He was stumbling around the ring with spaghetti legs even when he wasn't getting hit. I honestly can't see how someone could possibly think that both versions were the same. That's not to say that the one that fought Mayweather was great, but it was MUCH better than the one that showed up on the weekend.

I thought his legs were fine, until he got hit and knocked down early in the fight. Dude went into straight survival/panic mode. He wasnt hit like that against Floyd. The Floyd fight was just a year ago. It wasnt like he took a lot of damage in or after the Mayweather fight. He moved and looked similar, until he got hit with something he didnt like.