Mississippi Fight Sports Examiner | Brad Cooney
Recently I was ringside for the Gary Russell fight in Tunica, MS and had a chance to ask a lot of fans about Mayweather vs. Mosley. In attendance for the fight was the former Jr middleweight world champ Jermain "Bad Intentions" Taylor. He was there to support two Little Rock Arkansas fighters that train out of his gym. The card was actually a very exciting one, there were several competitive fights, all of which had the fans standing on their feet.
After the fights concluded, I had a great opportunity to ask real hardcore boxing fans what their thoughts were on the Floyd Mayweather vs Shane Mosley fight. I received a lot of feedback from both Mayweather and Mosley fans. Mississippi boxing fans in attendance at the Fitz Casino in Tunica, for the most part are pulling for Shane Mosley to defeat Floyd. One Mosley fan, Kevin Manship from Tupelo, MS shot straight from the hip, "Mayweather finally stepped up to the plate and in doing so he will pay the price. My man Shane is going to expose him for the fraud that he really is."
After the fights, I was listening to a conversation that the Jermain Taylor people were having about the fight. To be honest, I am not sure who the guy was, more than likely one of the corner men for Jonathan Nelson. He was old school for sure, probably in his late 70's. The old timer was elated about finally getting to see Floyd Mayweather fight a worthy and dangerous opponent, " Man it's about time! This dude Floyd been whooping up on little fellas like the big bad boogie man. Now it looks like the neighborhood bully is going to finally pick on someone his own size."
Mayweather has certainly taken a whooping as of late. The lawsuit filed by Manny Pacquiao, and the demands of blood testing only made matters worse. His legacy has taken a public beating so it was imperative that Floyd step up to the plate and fight Shane Mosley. If Mayweather loses this fight to Shane Mosley, he will surely regret pulling out of the 30 million dollar mega fight with Pacquiao. A victory for Shane Mosley positions him nicely for a run at Pacquiao. There is an awful lot at stake in this fight. At the end of the day, Mayweather finally steps up and fights a dangerous opponent. Read more on Mayweather vs. Mosley here - http://www.examiner.com/x-10947-Filipino-Sports-Examiner~y2010m1d31-He-Mayweather-got-pushed-into-this-fight-He-really-didn't-want-it--Mosley
James Branch of Southaven, Mississippi was at the fights in Tunica to see the Olympian Gary Russell fight. He's a huge Floyd Mayweather fan, and is tired of the Floyd bashing. When James saw me talking to the fans about the fight, he was eager to speak his peace, " Floyd Mayweather is the greatest fighter alive. People can hate all day on Floyd, but you know what? He is undefeated, nobody has ever defeated him, and nobody ever will. Manny Pacquiao? Man look, Manny gets his tail whooped by Floyd all day. And the little man knows he is juicing. Nobody walks from that kind of money if they got nothing to hide."
Mayweather vs. Mosley is certainly worth watching. If Mayweather defeats Shane Mosley a lot of people (even though they hate to admit it) will have to respect him more. If Mosley beats Mayweather, oh boy, it's open season, and let the hate rain down. Read more on Floyd Mayweather here - http://www.examiner.com/x-5699-Boxing-Examiner~y2010m2d1-Floyd-Mayweathers-blueprint-to-restoring-himself-to-P4P-throne
Source: Examiner.com
