Floyd Mayweather (version that fought Shane) vs PRIME Shane Mosley!

Let's see who knows boxing.

I say Floyd wins again, closer for sure, but he still wins 8 rounds. Difference in class.

 

That right hand Mosley landed in round 1... let's just say it lands A LOT more frequently if it's prime Mosley.

Floyd gets his ass kicked.

 

its not that simple though. It wouldn't land a lot more frequently as Floyd is elusive and Mayweather shows that he adapts so if it landed early it wouldn't land again

 

Mosley via split decision.

Closer fight. Floyd does a lot of the same things he always does, only this version of Mosley won't fade after 2 rounds. Mosley also worked the body a lot more effectively than he did by 2010.

He'd hurt Floyd a few times and that's what ultimately edges it on the cards for him.

 

You're doing your boy a bit of a disservice to bring up the 2010 version. Floyd himself was past his physical prime by then.

You should reference the circa 06-07 Floyd who was still in his physical prime.

I think the 2010 Floyd would have MUCHO problems with prime Mosley's speed.

 

I'm using the 2010 version to give Shane a chance and make it interesting. A prime Floyd beats any version of Shane pretty easily.

 

A prime Floyd had issues with Judah's handspeed.

What's funny about Shane and Floyd is this: Shane beat a PRIME Oscar more convincingly than Floyd beat a graveyard Oscar.

Your Floyd cock licking knows no bounds.

 

PR you're my boy and all but man, the difference in boxing ability and elusiveness is huuuuge. Shane's fast hands would be rendered useless against a moving sharp counter puncher with an authoritative jab and swift lead ring hand counters.

Hand speed means nothing unless it is accompanied by boxing acumen and quick reflexes in the counter.

Consider the styles, no way can Shane win this one

 

2010 floyd has a better chance than a younger one; much physically stronger.

 

It wasn't just Judah's hand speed my friend it was his southpawedness. Floyds shoulder roll defense is designed to block orthodox attacks not southpaw. That's why after a few round he forsook the shoulder roll and went after Judah behind a high conventional guard ( watch it again and be educated).

Yeah yeah, Shane beat Oscar blah blah blah. Oscar fought a dumb fight against Shane, an overconfident fight. He had no gameplan other than to try to knock out the supposedly smaller fighter ( much like Leonard vs Duran in Montreal).

Besides when Floyd fought Oscar, it was floyds first fight at 154lbs and he had only recently moved up from 140..and besides that everyone has a bad night every now and then and Floyd still won 8 rounds and I only had Shane winning 7 rounds vs Oscar

 

Yeah I'd still pick Floyd, he's just better

 

I can see Floyd winning. But I can also see him getting hit more. And with excessive holding and moving, he could easily turn off the judges, especially with Mosley's punches doing the damage.

Floyd is great. But 2010 Mosley is a far cry from 99-2000 Mosley. I see a close fight either way. I doubt it's one sided.

 

Id pick mosley, but without much confidence

 

Mosley kicks Floyds ass for the exact same reason Sly underrates Mosley. He was a 'speedy slugger'. He's a bigger better brawler than Floyd and he has the pure speed to bring the fight to him. Floyd would have to be super mobile and keep the fight in the center of the ring. He never really seemed to have that level of mobility at the higher weights. He'd have to fight Mosley like he fought Canelo and the difference in foot speed alone between Canelo and Mosley makes it a different fight.

 

nah, he'd have to fight Mosley exactly the way he fought him when they actually fought: stand right in front of the motherfucker and counter his ass to death. Same Strategy would work against the younger Mosley. Remember Forrest thoroughly outboxed a prime Mosley. Mayweather is a better boxer than Forrest. Shane simply can't handle a competent boxer.

 

You don't think Forrest and Floyd have stylistic and physical differences? Lmao.

When Floyd is comfortable standing right in front of someone it's usually an easy fight. But he wouldn't be comfortable in front of guys like Mosley or Trinidad. That Macarena shoulder roll wouldn't be a go-to move unless he wanted go-to sleep. He'd have to be a mobile nearly inaccessible boxer from start to finish and the only time he really did that at these higher weights was against a notably slow-footed stubby opponent in canelo.

You saw what happened to an older Floyd against Maidana when his opponents hand speed, aggression and "dps" over flooded Floyds defense. He pretty much had to just ride it out until Maidana slowed down. Floyd was past prime but prime Mosley was two or three levels better than Maidana and the same concept applies. And old Mosley hurt him a lot more than young scrubby Maidana.

 

I agree with this, Oscar's goal was to erase the horrible Tito criticisms he had recently went through prior to the Mosley fight and it cost him dearly. Oscar with a game plan would beat Mosley more often then not IMO. I also agree Mosley sucks against skilled top level boxers and Oscar could box and had the kind of jab that would give Mosley fits. If anything the only reason Mosley beat Oscar both times is simply because Mosley had better stamina. Oscar's biggest issue was fading late, and Shane always kept the fight just close enough to capitalize on that in the later rounds.

 

As for this fight, I honestly don't know. If old Shane could hurt kinda old Floyd I don't see why a prime Shane couldn't. Only difference is this version of Shane was a great finisher and really tried to hurt his opponent. So if Shane hurts Floyd I say he stops him, but that's a big if. I say this fight is a toss up, but in a vacuum I'd pick Floyd. Shane just sucks against great boxers and always has.

 

I think Floyd would have way too much trouble keeping Mosley off of him...

 

Mosley was a spurt fighter, a boxer mover counterpuncher like Floyd would feast in a spurt fighter. Some of you act like Mosley was some sort of pressure fighter like Chavez or a swarmer like Pryor. He was neither. He was a spurt fighting slugger that would pose and pivot and act cool. Floyd eats him for breakfast every day of the week

 

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When I read your opinions on fighters I sometimes wonder if you got one of those Men In Black pen things waved in your face before you posted

 

Shane would pose, pivot, do a little drumroll then beat Floyds ass.