Does this enhance Floyd's legacy? Serious question. If Shane were to actually beat Pacquiao (which I don't see happening to be honest) would this put Floyd's win over him (Shane) in a much better light? Naturaly it wouldn't justify Floyd not fighting Pacquiao...but surely it would prove that Shane wasn't the "soft touch" as many here have suggested considering that the Mayweather fight would have been sandwiched between Shane dominating and stopping steel chinned Margarito (who neither Pacquiao or Cotto or Cintron could stop) and beating all-time-great Pacquiao. Naturally it could be a moot point if Pacquiao dominates Shane as expected, but what if? Thoughts?
Agreed. If Pacquiao absolutely destroys Shane..Floyd's going to have to do something else in order to leave the sport with an impressive win...even though it could be argued by us Floyd fans that Mayweather took all of the fight outta Shane. :crafty:
With the few upsets of late, could mosley v pacquiao be another upset. Interesting to find out. Can't see it happening tho.
I don't know... if we;re going to argue that Shane beating Pac enhances Floyd's legacy, then doesn't Shane's subpar showing against Mora somewhat detract from it? I know it's commonplace to pick and choose the moments that make a fighter look better or worse. But you either leave it all in, or just take each fight for what it's worth. Regardless of what happens on May 7, Floyd beating Shane and the manner in which he achieved it was a quality achievement. Sure, there are asterisks to be applied. But the bottom line is that in the wake of Floyd-Pac not happening, each sought Top 5 opposition as an alternate, and won with room to spare.
He was dominated by Forrest and Wright when he was younger and better. It's not new territory for Shane. I doubt the Mayweather loss will affect his psyche at all, especially as he was a big underdog to start with.
I was going to say exactly the same thing. PRIME Shane has been completely dominated before, it's nothing new for him. So no Sly, you're clutching at straws. Shane got a boxing lesson and nothing more, he wasn't viciously beaten physically or mentally, that fight took nothing out of him.
fair enough. This thread is really about gauging everyone's opinion. I'm not preaching any doctrines.
It was a big ego check for balco Shane. Calling out a guy claiming hes scared then getting bitch slapped and humiliated.
Fair enough. To answer the thread, I guess to some extent yeah, it would have to enhance Floyd's resume, but not as much as Shane's himself :: However, like someone else mentioned, the enhancement from a win over Pacquiao would be nullified somewhat by getting a draw against Mora, unless he gets another good win, like Ortiz etc. And while Shane is pretty shot, he's not totally shot, and I think it's fair to say Floyd would have beaten any Mosley (though the one that beat Oscar would have made it much closer, no doubt). And let's just say hypothetically Mosley sparks Pacquiao with 1 punch (which although unlikely, IS possible I guess), it doesn't have much bearing on Pacquiao against Floyd, so even if Shane somehow wins, it doesn't automatically add Manny's name to Floyd's hypothetical resumé :kidcool:
NO It would make Floyd a bitch for sitting around, not fighting (women don't count), while Shane actually got in the ring and did something that Floyd should have done. Yeah, we know that Shane isn't as old/shot as some people say he was going into the Mayweather fight. But most people consider it a quality win for Floyd anyway, dominating a top WW and future HOFer like that.
Count me out of that quarter. I'd call it a solid win, & I still recognise Mayweather as the current WW Champion as a result of that night, but he doesn't fool me for one bit in regards to how good Mosley was(n't). Mosley was almost a full decade past his peak. I'll pass on this one as anything which legitimately adds to Mayweather's (nowadays, diminishing) legacy.
