DID SHANE LET ANYONE ELSE DOWN?

I was pretty pissed with the guy myself. Not in the fact that he lost but rather in how he didn't press his advantage in rd 2, didn't seem to believe in himself, and really didn't seem to try very hard. It seems when Shane has a disadvantage in a fight he seems to lean on it as an excuse rather than trying to overcome it.

He also showed zero disappointment which is another thing that pissed me off. After the final bell he runs right over to kiss Floyd's ass with a big ass smile on his face just happy to be a part of the proceedings. The same guy who's insulted him for months, he goes and kisses his ass. It was shameful. It's almost like SHANE was the one fighting for a check and not for his legacy.

To be honest I wouldn't be surprised if on Floyd's next 24/7 we see Shane holding Floyd's feet while he does situps. Dude has no shame whatsoever.

 

Yeah, I ain't gonna disrespect what Mosley's done in his career but I didn't like what I saw from him on Saturday night. I expected A LOT more. For all the sh*t he talked especially. It's almost like he knew he was getting paid his money as soon as he entered the ring and knew everybody had ordered the ppv and weren't gonna get refunds so he was satisfied and decided to just go for a lucky punch. I mean, no dissing Floyd cause Floyd is a textbook fighter with great skill but how the f*ck does Shane Mosley of all people not have the ability to even make a fight with Floyd at least as tough as Oscar did? At the least, Shane should've had around 3-4 good rounds to his credit and thrown a lot of punches. But he was totally out of it after round 2. Shane was like "He took my best punch and didn't fall down, I don't have anything else to give. F*ck this! I'm just gonna get my money!"
If I knew he was gonna fight like that and not press the action, I wouldn't have aggravated the forum with so many of my Floyd-hate posts over the past month leading up to the fight.::
It should be Shane lying in that coffin in my Photoshop pic.

 

the insults are part of what got shane all that money, hes not mad, never was mad, even before the fight he thanked may for the oppurtunity, why would he be mad over some fake shit to make some money, im sure he wouldnt be mad if mayweather called him worst if it meant more money, why would he get mad because may made fun of his hair??

 

fighting for legacy is all bullshit, no one gets punched in the face for legacy, if they only offered shane 10 bucks for this fight and 10 million to fight some no name, who do u think hes fighting, i cant believe u buy into these peoples bullshit, mosely is as full of shit about the legacy and may is about its all about the money, its a balance of both, and both fighters are probly equal in both aspects

 

Round 4 to round 12 Mosley did hardly anything. First 3 rounds he did pretty good.

 

he let all those folks in the barbershop down too

 

Dude you totally missed his point. Obviously Shane wants to get paid, but the "fights for legacy" thing means that money isn't the most important or number 1 reason he's fighting. To him his standing in boxing history is much more important and yes I believe he meant it.

Why wouldn't I when it's plainly evident in the fact that he often fought the toughest challenges when he could and that he doesn't do himself any favors in negotiations. Who are you to know what drives another man?

 

agREED :kidcool:

 

You musta been watching a different fight. Shane jumped right on Floyd and tried to take him out right there and then. Floyd partly tied him up and partly stunned him witha couple vicious counters and then backed him up with calculated agression and that's why Shane didn't press his advantage.

It's easier said than done. You can't blame Shane for that...you have to give Floyd the credit.

 

Let's not forget that Mosley is PBF's co-promoter. It's another mysteriously ineffective effort by one of PBF's co-promoters, the first being ODH's oddly benign effort. If I'm G, do I really want to see my 3MM-PPV-selling-with-5-years-of-mythology-behind-him-and-the-whole-world-convinced-he's-better-than-he-is lose? I think not.

 

you probably think pac fights for the pride of his country too.

 

Both Oscar and Shane knew if they tried too hard they would pay mightily for it as in get countered to death and seriously hurt. Being they were both old and rich neither had the will to go there so instead they both posed and bounced around most of the fight. Both Oscar and Shane have been in the fight game long enough to know the price they'd have to pay to break down, hurt or stop Floyd and neither was up for it.

 

To a certain extent yeah, but I think he too fights for legacy over money. He doesn't seem to care much for it the way he keeps giving it away. Just because money rules your world doesn't mean it rules everyones. Lot's of athletes have taken pay cuts for things like better teammates and the like, not everyone puts it first regardless of what you believe.

You probably think Tito and Cotto don't fight for their country at all but only money.

 

The old timers must be laughing about this. Why the massive inquest over how an inactive former-juicer who is 38 couldn't pull the trigger?

 

Mosley did look like a guy that wanted to cash out in the end .I'm not mad at him though,he's an old man that was unable to give his all anymore.

 

i'm not sure what else Mosley could have done
its not like he quit or stopped trying completely

 

you might be right. i still thought ODH beat PBF. i just think he could've made it convincing if he'd used his jab more. i don't think he needed to press the issue anymore than he did.

as for Mosley, he just looked like absolute shit in there. and I've seen him take two to land one before. i'm sure as he got tired he began to worry about getting knocked out. but honestly, i wouldn't say he took his foot off the gas because i don't think it was ever there.

 

Exactly. It's not like he had many more gears to go through. He is 38 and old. I mean, it's not like Floyd and the rest of us didn't know this.

 

I guess I just didn't expect such a dramatic drop off. I've never seen Shane scared of someone like that, and bitching to the ref continually. Then when Floyd hits him when he's talking you can see he was embarrassed and that's why he made a big deal out of it.

 

Floyd knew it... but I'm not mad at Floyd either.I think he did the right thing throwing the extra drug test at Pacquiao and taking the Marquez and Mosley fights.I honestly think he wasn't ready to take on the good prime fighters out there yet.

 

Yep. This isn't exactly rocket science. But there will always be folks who refuse the truth because it doesn't work for them.

 

no. it's not like we've never seen mosley dominated before.

 

I was extremely disappointed in Mosley. Looked great in the first two rounds - had the P4P king on his way out. All credit to Mayweather for surviving that...but for the rest of the fight Mosley got into range and and did NOTHING. Just stood there in range, over and over again, letting Mayweather get off first. Then with the constant touching of gloves and looking like he was pissed off at something...one time that got him busted right in the mouth. Guy talks all that shit on you and he's even talking at you during the fight and you're touching gloves with him every chance you get? Running over to him after the fight to congratulate him like he's treated you well? Give an interview with an ear to ear grin after a horrible fight and possible blown opportunity?

Nazim Richardson was giving him what seemed to me to be perfect advice. Don't stand there looking for a perfect opening because that doesn't exist. Punch with him. Wake up. Yet he didn't change his approach to the final bell. How about hunting him down and throwing punches till you can't lift your arms?

I don't know how more of you aren't upset...spent $55 to watch a guy get the chance of a lifetime and just blow it for the next ten rounds by not letting his hands go at all. I'm not saying he should have or would have won, but go for it. Everyone's all happy about how many PPV buys that fight did...to me that just means that 2 million people watched a completely uneventful 10 rounds of boxing.

 

I was very disapointed


i said I thought Floyd would most likely get a UD and dominate Shane.. but I hoped that Shane would pressure and hopefully land something and hurt floyd

i just couldn't believe how terrible Shane looked

I realize Floyd is a master and I am a fan but I've always been more of a fan of Shane, i always loved his attack and how he trys to take people out and also he hardly ever looks tired

the other night he looked spent and had NO snap on his shots!

 

He didn't seem prepared to gamble...to take shots, in order to land shots. He's not only not used to missing that much, but he's not used to being punished each and every time he does. He didn't have the hunger.

Take nothing away from Floyd though, i think this is right up there with his best performances. I didn't expect him to out-fox Mosley to that extent.

 

That's exactly what I'm talking about. Floyd talked mad shit on him and you'd have thought Shane couldn't wait til the fight started so he could kick Floyd's ass. Instead it seemed like he couldn't wait for the fight to end so he could go over and be Floyd's buddy. It was pathetic and Shane let down his team, his trainer, his fans, and his family.

 

There people I've come across who thought Shane took a dive and the way Shane was acting after the fight didn't help either.

 

the expression "birds of a feather flock together" comes to mind

 

thats the thing. mosley is old, inactive and certainly not close to his peak.

however, other than the bouts against forrest there have never been any fights in the career of mosley where he was as offensively inept as saturday night. and in the rematch he did not receive the consistent thumping as he did against mayweather jr.

 

I dont know why he thinks he can be Floyds buddy. Floyd barely knows who the fuck he is.:nono: