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Analysis from ringside: Mayweather crucifies Mosley

International Sports Examiner | Marv Dumon

RINGSIDE - Las Vegas, NV

As predicted, Floyd Mayweather, Jr (41-0) dominated Shane Mosley (46-6) in a one-sided decision win at the MGM Grand Arena in a welterweight title showdown.

Round 1 >

Ringside view. What an entrance. Actors on stilts in costumes, with fake money being thrown into the crowd! Incredible atmosphere. People are laughing.

Floyd grapples Shane and comes out with an effective left hook. Mayweather is making Mosley pay for coming forward. Shane is throwing a reach jab into Floyd's middle section.

In this round, Mosley looks hesitant to jab, and looks aware of getting countered. Floyd is clearly faster than Mosley.
Round 2 >

Right hook by Shane clearly hits Floyd, who is now getting hit with swarming combinations. Mayweather is wobbled on the knees and appears hurt. Floyd is uncomfortable.

The crowd is very loud, yelling "Mosley, Mosley, Mosley!"
Round 3 >

Mayweather's left jab is backing down Shane, who now appears hesitant to punch for fear of being counered.

Round 4 >

Mosley is clearly getting outpointed in this fight. Mayweather continues to counter Mosley, and now has no conviction in punching. Mosley simply feinting and moving, with little punches. Mosley won the second round, Mayweather has won the rest.

Round 5 >

Mayweather throwing more punches, is boxing, and is countering Mosley. Shane looking uncomfortable. Mayweather's foot movement allows him to move away from harm. Mosley is now confused.

Round 6 >

Mayweather is simply hitting Mosley flush in the face. When Mosley comes forward, Floyd releases his right hand with unbelievable speed. Five rounds to one for Mayweather.

Round 7 >

Mayweather can fight backwards. Mosley cannot fight backpedalling. Sugar Ray Leonard was able to fight backwards. Mayweather is able to tie up Mosley at will. Tremendous grappling skills. This is embarassing. Crushing right hands from Mayweather. The crowd is loud. Very loud.

Round 8 >

A modern crucifixion. Crowd yelling "Money, Money, Money!"

Round 9 >

Floyd Mayweather simply grappling and holding Mosley to prevent any effective attack. Mosley can't do anything about it. Floyd has been in control.
Round 10 >

Nine rounds to one, Mayweather. Hitting flush with right. Crowd reacts loudly. Mosley's hands are down, he knows he is getting a beating in front of the world.
Round 11 >

Read rounds 1 - 10. Repeat. Dominance.
Round 12 >

The crucifixion is almost over. The bell rings, some people are relieved. Mayweather and Mosley embrace and smile. Floyd goes to Nazim Richardson, who refuses to look at a smiling Floyd, and refuses to shake "Money's" hand.

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Mosley keeps clear head amid chaos

Mayweather vs Mosley
By Kevin Iole

LAS VEGAS – Hardly a day goes by in which Shane Mosley’s current nemesis, Victor Conte, doesn’t release some piece of derogatory information to the media.

Conte is the founder of the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative and in 2003, he provided Mosley with two anabolic steroids as well as erythropoietin (EPO) as Mosley was preparing for a rematch with Oscar De La Hoya.

Though he passed the post-fight drug test administered to him after that fight by the Nevada Athletic Commission, Mosley later admitted to a federal grand jury that he had used EPO as well as the steroids that became known as “The Cream” and “The Clear.”

Mosley said Conte duped him and Conte insists Mosley knew full well what he was doing. Mosley has sued Conte for defamation of character.

As Mosley has prepared for his fight on Saturday with Floyd Mayweather Jr. at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, one of the biggest and most lucrative bouts in boxing history, Conte has flooded the media with information suggesting that Mosley was fully aware of what he was given in 2003.

Dealing with that mess is more than a full-time job, but it’s hardly Mosley’s only task these days.

He’s in the midst of a divorce from his wife, Jin, which could get extraordinarily nasty.

He’s been taunted, poked and prodded by just about every member of the Mayweather family, and his personal life has been put under the microscope by the media like few fighters since Mike Tyson.

In the midst of all of it, he has to prepare for the most significant bout of his life against arguably the most dominant fighter of his generation.

It would be a recipe for disaster for anyone except Shane Mosley.

Just days before the most anticipated bout of the year, Mosley is the epitome of calm.

If he loses, it won’t be because he was distracted by business dealings outside the ring.

“You have to understand the craziness that was going on around him in the days before his [Jan. 24, 2009] fight with [Antonio] Margarito,” said Judd Burstein, Mosley’s long-time lawyer and close friend. “What’s going on around him now is like a day at the spa compared to what was happening then.”

He had separated from his high-profile wife, who had taken over control of his career, in 2008. Jin Mosley is not the retiring type, as numerous boxing writers who ran afoul of her during her marriage to Shane would attest.

Fighters often speak of having to focus, but it was hard for Mosley to do that given the battles he was fighting with his wife.

“Anything Mayweather says is nothing compared to the things she said to me,” Mosley told the Los Angeles Times.

Mosley, though, put on one of the best performances of his career against Margarito, winning virtually every round before stopping Margarito in the ninth.

He’s one of those guys who lets pretty much everything slide off his back. Not too much affects him. His father said his easy-going nature comes naturally, and that it has aided in his boxing career by letting him focus all of his energies on the task at hand.

The entire Mayweather clan has taunted him mercilessly. Floyd Jr. has made fun of how Jin has controlled Shane’s career. He has taunted Mosley about what he says is a nose job and about Mosley’s new hairstyle.

Burstein said it’s pointless for Mayweather to continue because Mosley hears little of it and pays attention to none of it.

Jack Mosley advises his son to fire back occasionally, but concedes that it’s only for effect.

“You can respond to it because you don’t want something to go unanswered, like the president,” Jack Mosley said. “They advised him not to let stuff go unanswered, and so you’ve got to answer every charge, but you can do it in such a way where it’s classy. You don’t have to be derogatory and stuff like that.”

Mosley has never been one to concern himself too much with anything but boxing and preparing to box. The business deals haven’t gotten much of his interest or attention, though Burstein said that’s changed in recent times.

There’s no doubt, though, that Mosley would rather strap on his head gear, pull on his gloves and spar 12 rounds than sit in a board room discussing a business venture or face a pack of media with questions about his upcoming fight.

The ring has always been a refuge and it’s the one place where he goes where none of life’s problems can touch him. In that way, he’s very much like Mayweather.

“It’s something that’s been a part of me for as long as I can remember, just about,” Mosley said. “It’s what I love. It’s what I’ve always loved.”

In nearly every fight he’s fought, Mosley has been faster and, in all but a handful, he’s been stronger.

He’s a Hall of Famer on the day he’s eligible, even if he never wins again. And though he’s not the physical specimen at 38 that he was at 28 when he defeated De La Hoya and began his ascent to superstardom, he still believes deeply in his ability.

“He’s a great fighter, but I’m the best,” Mosley says proudly.

He has a lot of detractors. Mayweather is five years younger, perceived to be faster and better defensively.

Freddie Roach, who trains pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao and is a four-time trainer of the year, is among the many who expect Mayweather to prevail.

Mayweather’s style isn’t a good match for Mosley, Roach said, and the 38-year-old gunslinger isn’t the same as he once was.

“Everybody talks about how Shane fought Margarito, but that was the perfect opponent and perfect execution,” Roach said. “Shane grew up in Los Angeles and he has always loved it when he fought a Mexican fighter and the guy attacked him and came after him. He was always at his best in fights like that.

“He’s had trouble with boxers and guys with speed. … I’m sure his age will show a bit in this fight, because that’s something we can’t get away from. We slow down when we get older. I give Shane a small chance of winning, but I think Mayweather will put on a very good, maybe a dominant performance.”

Mosley takes all of the comments in stride. He never berates one for having an opinion and he never lets an opinion change his belief in himself.

Burstein spent much of the day with him Saturday in Los Angeles and found him to be in a great state mentally, though it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise.

“I was really pleased to see that he has exactly the same equanimity and clear head now that he had right before the Margarito fight,” Burstein said. “He’s completely calm. One of the things we’ve talked about is making sure this is a calm week. He said to me, ‘This is often the week fighters lose fights, by letting all the craziness and excitement get to them.’ He realizes it and he hasn’t been bothered one bit.

“All the Conte stuff, the divorce, Mayweather, none of it has had an impact on him at all. He’s as calm and as ready to fight as I have ever seen him.”

It’s about putting things in perspective, Mosley said. Mayweather likes to try and play mind games with his opponents, often with great success.

They’re successful because the opponents take them personally and wind up fighting with anger instead of fighting with their heads.

Few fighters have a more courageous spirit than Mosley, but he’s never fought on anger and he’s not about to now. He manages to laugh off just about all the barbs that the Mayweather clan has tossed his way because he believes it’s just an attempt to get him off his game.

He’s more fueled by making history, by defeating a man many believed couldn’t be beaten.

“It’s nothing personal,” Mosley said. “I know for me, it’s all business. This is business and this is a competitive sport. This is our legacy on who’s the best fighter. It’s a challenge. So it’s a challenge that I’m ready to take and I’m ready to go into the history books as being the guy to beat Floyd Mayweather and the guy that beats everybody out there, the last man standing. I’m into that.”

The fire has been what has helped turn him into a Hall of Fame fighter.

But his ability to turn off the distractions hasn’t hurt, either.

Source: Yahoo! Sports

Talk of steroids gets to Mosley

Mayweather vs Mosley
BY SANTOS A. PEREZ

As much as he tries to emphasize the present, Shane Mosley can't avoid a disturbing topic nearly a decade old.

Instead of talking only about his anticipated bout with Floyd Mayweather Jr. on Saturday night in Las Vegas, Mosley also has to deal with questions regarding his ties to the BALCO performance-enhancing drug scandal seven years ago. The San Francisco Bay-area lab was frequented by athletes, many whose careers later were stained by accusations or convictions.

Although Mosley never was formally accused of using steroids, the cloud hovers over his career -- still going strong at age 38. Mayweather has capitalized on the prefight media hype, repeatedly associating Mosley with performance-enhancing drugs.

The normally mild-mannered Mosley finally objected to a media member's question on steroids during a conference call last week.

``That's just a stupid question that you asked me, because I never did that stuff,'' Mosley said. ``I never was on it really like that. I've always been a clean fighter.''

BALCO head Victor Conte has said Mosley used performance-enhancing substances before Mosley's second fight against Oscar De La Hoya in September 2003. Mosley later sued Conte for defamation, and Conte recently posted on YouTube segments of Mosley's testimony that he knowingly ingested performance-enhancing drugs.

``I don't feel that I should be condemned for something that I never tested positive for and I just told of what happened, because the truth was brought to me by the federal people that took me [to] court, that brought me in as a witness.

``It's ridiculous now that the media wants to make me the poster boy of steroids when I don't even . . . whatever, if you guys want to continue to think that or put that out there, so be it.''

For Mosley, if the issue with the BALCO ties wasn't sufficient steroids fodder, he and Mayweather have undergone unannounced Olympic-style blood and urine tests before Saturday's fight.

``It hasn't bothered me at all -- everything has been great,'' Mosley said of the tests administered to both fighters by the United States Anti-Doping Agency. ``It's actually a good thing.''

Mosley (46-5, 39 KOs) said the steroid controversy and Mayweather's constant badgering on the subject have not affected his preparation for the bout.

``I know me not reacting to his antics or whatever, that's just me blocking all that stuff out and wanting to fight,'' Mosley said. ``I don't really care about the different things that are being said. ``What matters is the fight and what happens in the fight.''

WIN FOR ADAMEK

Late Saturday, Tomasz Adamek used quickness and effective combinations to win a majority decision over Cristobal Arreola in Ontario, Calif.

Arreola (28-2) cut Adamek's distance in the middle rounds and had him on the defensive with solid power shots. But Adamek (41-1), in his third fight at heavyweight after title stints at the light-heavyweight and cruiserweight divisions, increased his punch output in the final three rounds and stayed out of trouble.

Two judges scored the bout for Adamek, 117-111 and 115-113, overriding the third judge, who had it 114-114.

On the same card, junior middleweight Alfredo Angulo scored an 11th-round technical knockout over Miami resident Joel Julio. Angulo dropped Julio with a right to the head midway through the 11th and, although Julio beat the 10-count, referee Raul Caiz still sensed a groggy Julio and stopped the bout at 1:39 of the round.

SUPER SIX CLASSIC

Denmark's Mikkel Kessler won his first bout of the Super Six Boxing Classic with a unanimous decision over Carl Froch on Saturday in Froch's native England.

All three judges scored the bout for Kessler, 117-111, 116-112 and 115-113. Kessler is now 1-1 with two points in the tournament featuring six super-middleweight fighters.

Source: miamiherald.com

Trainers' take: Age a deciding factor in Floyd Mayweather's fight against Shane Mosley

Mayweather vs Mosley
By David Mayo | The Grand Rapids Press

Mayo-column-mug.jpgLAS VEGAS -- Two boxing statesmen, both former world champions turned trainers, with a keen eye for the irreversible templates of the punch-for-pay game and the toll it takes, watch Floyd Mayweather intently. One has a vested interest in Saturday’s Mayweather-Shane Mosley fight. The other doesn’t.

Both think they see the same thing at play in the welterweight extravaganza, an experience they lived through during their own careers as active boxers.

Cornelius Boza Edwards and Roger Mayweather were world champions whose principal role in professional boxing was Hall of Fame gatekeeper, because almost anyone who beat them in their primes became an immediate candidate.

They also overstayed those primes and said Mosley, 38, is making the same mistake.

“There’s five years difference between them,” Boza Edwards said. “As we know, over the years, even with great fighters, one or two years could be huge.

“We always have this scenario. Fighting is a young man’s sport. In this fight, between Floyd and Shane, Floyd is the younger man. The reflexes aren’t the same. The quickness isn’t the same. And the other thing is, the last time Shane fought, was more than a year ago. So all those things are combined.”

Roger Mayweather trains his nephew and has an obvious bias. He also is an astute observer of boxing and a student of its history who considers Mosley a great fighter and surefire Hall of Famer, with dangerous power and a big heart.

But he also questions whether Mosley, after 52 pro fights and more than 250 amateur bouts, has enough to cope with the preeminent boxing artist of the past dozen years.

“As far as his ability, as far as his chin, everybody knows Shane Mosley is physically tough,” Roger Mayweather said. “But he had better than 200 amateur fights and nobody knows what he’s got left, until it gets to crunch time, and you find out how he responds. That’s the only way you really know.”

Boza Edwards, 54, and Roger Mayweather, 49, were stalwarts at junior lightweight and lightweight, the 130- and 135-pound classes, during the 1980s heyday of those divisions.

The Ugandan-born Boza Edwards won a world title at 130, and his 45-7 record was dotted with losses to six champions, including Alexis Arguello, Bobby Chacon and Hector Camacho. He also defeated Chacon and Rafael “Bazooka” Limon.

He went into decline after losing his title to Chacon in 1983, but didn’t quit. He won one of his last four fights, against a journeyman, and was outclassed by Camacho and knocked out in his final fight, in 1987, by Jose Luis Ramirez, who five months later became the first fighter to beat Pernell Whitaker.

He said he expects Mosley to be willing and prepared, all predicated on self-delusion.

“Great fighters have shown, over the course of history, that the mind can deceive you,” Boza Edwards said. “But once the bell rings, the reality sets in.”

Boza Edwards said he thinks Mosley’s aggression will work against him “and that’s where he’s going to make his mistake, I think, and Floyd’s going to take advantage of it and jump all over him.” He said he does not expect the fight to last the distance.

Roger Mayweather held world titles at 130 and 140 pounds and had three common opponents with Boza Edwards, although they never fought. His 59-13 record included seven losses in his last 25 bouts.

He was 38 when he last fought in 1999, seven years older than Boza Edwards was -- and more than six months younger than Mosley will be Saturday night.

“I know how good of a fighter Shane Mosley is. Remember, the guy I had beat him twice in the amateurs and twice in the pros,” he said, referring to the late Vernon Forrest, whom he used to train. “But in terms of that, when a guy’s been fighting that long, you don’t know what he’s got left on fight night. That’s when it’s going to show up."

Source: mlive.com

Shane Mosley says he's ready to unleash a mountain of trouble on Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Mayweather vs Mosley

By Lance Pugmire

Before a fight, Shane Mosley's ritual is to lock himself away from the world in his Big Bear Lake training compound.

"You have to drive all the way up here to have something to say and then I have to agree to let you in," Mosley said recently at Big Bear. "I'm up here because boxing is a mental game."

The WBA welterweight champion on Saturday faces his stiffest challenge yet in taking on unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. in Las Vegas.

Mosley is 38 and hasn't fought since a stirring technical-knockout win over Antonio Margarito in January 2009, and oddsmakers peg Mayweather as a 9-2 favorite. Mosley ignores it all.

"The boxing game is right here," Mosley said, pointing to his right temple. "Getting ready for a fight means going to war. This is the hurt business. I can't accept a thought like, ‘This might be my last fight,' or ‘I'm getting old.' "

Before the Margarito fight, Mosley heard the same concerns. He and trainer Naazim Richardson kept saying, "Don't de-fang the monster after we beat him." Then, Mosley pounded Margarito until the fight was stopped in the ninth round.

"Shutting down naysayers, I love that," Mosley said. "That's why Margarito got what he did. This is why I chose boxing. It's a one-on-one sport, and I've always believed no one can beat me one on one when I do the right things."

Mayweather, 33, "is a great fighter," Mosley added. "I'm the best in the world."

Why is Mosley so confident? One reason is Richardson, who has often formulated strategies to beat foes who appeared unstoppable. The trainer orchestrated Bernard Hopkins' upset of then-unbeaten middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik in 2008. And he devised Mosley's game plan against Margarito. Richardson also spotted the plaster-of-Paris inserts confiscated from Margarito's hand wraps before their bout.

"I'm very confident," Richardson said. "Shane prepares like a gladiator going to war. . . . I feel if we present the very best Shane Mosley, we win the [Mayweather] fight."

Richardson's main concern for Mosley is ring rust. After beating Margarito, Mosley hoped to quickly fight Mayweather or Manny Pacquiao. It didn't happen. So Mosley accepted a title unification bout against Andre Berto scheduled for January. But Berto backed out over concerns about his family in Haiti after the devastating earthquake there.

Around then, the Mayweather-Pacquiao mega-fight collapsed after Mayweather insisted on Olympic-style drug tests. So Mosley stepped into the void and accepted the strict drug-testing procedures to fight Mayweather, years after Mosley's own involvement with performance-enhancing drugs.

Mosley, before his rematch win over Oscar De La Hoya in 2003, worked with Victor Conte, founder of the infamous steroid-distributing Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative (BALCO). Conte and Mosley's ex-trainer Darryl Hudson say the fighter took designer steroids and the oxygen-boosting drug EPO. Mosley said he believed he was injecting legal vitamins, and taking EPO. Conte has publicly called Mosley a liar and Mosley has sued for defamation.

For the Mayweather bout, Mosley has followed the drug testing conducted by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. "I have to write an e-mail telling [testers] if I want to go somewhere," Mosley said.

"I actually think this is working to my favor. . . . [Mayweather] likes to go out to clubs until 2, 3 in the morning. I'm not sure he wants USADA there. Me? You know where I'm at. I'm here in Big Bear."

Indeed, Mosley is a gym rat who plays basketball and snowboards outside training and religiously works out.

"I don't care about how fast [Mayweather] is or how good his defense is," Mosley said. "I'm a boxer, a puncher. I can move. I can knock you out with both hands."

Those close to Mosley say he has the same mind-set going into this fight that he did before his first win over De La Hoya in 2000.

Soon after that breakthrough victory, Mosley fell in love with a woman he married, Jin, and they had three children. She also served as his business manager. But the burden of that pairing took a toll. The two are getting divorced. Friends of the boxer say the marriage became a toxic situation that visibly distracted Mosley and, under California's community property laws, he faces a costly divorce.

"Anything Mayweather says is nothing compared to the things she said to me," Mosley said of his wife. The pair separated in 2008.

"Look at the timeline," Mosley said, referring to his marriage. "When I was losing. When I was ready to retire. When people said I was washed up. . . ."

Mosley said more about his wife but didn't want it to be published, so he reached into a reporter's notebook, tore out a page and tossed it in a trash can.

"Now, I feel great," Mosley said. "I'm ready to fight."

Attempts to reach Jin Mosley for comment were unsuccessful.

The divorce "is like a huge cloud has been lifted," said Mosley's attorney Judd Burstein. "In the Margarito fight, you saw his freedom from the craziness."

Richardson, Mosley's trainer, also feels confident about the Mayweather fight.

"I have a guy who's about not taking prisoners, who wants to leave his opponents lying on the battlefield," Richardson said.

"So now I'm telling everyone I know Mayweather is the best of all time. Better than Ali. Better than Frazier. The best that God has ever molded. But if he's the greatest of all time and we knock him on his back, what's that make Shane?"

Source: latimes.com

Manny Pacquiao can do to Floyd Mayweather what Shane Mosley won't

Mayweather vs Mosley
Boxing Examiner | Michael Marley

Handicapping the Sugar Shane Mosley-Floyd Mayweather Jr. is child's play, really.

A kid lurching around the sandbox could figure that the smart play is to bet the younger, much faster guy.


A kindergarten student might know, to draw on college and pro football parlance, that a merely good offense will not beat a nonpareil defense.

If you can't score, if you can't punch the ball over the goal line, then you won't be lighting up the scorecard.

Mosley will score no touchdowns against the mercury like swift feet and rolling shoulders of Mayweather next Saturday night in Lost Wages.

The way I see it, albeit in a blurry manner having just survived the wet and wild New Orleans Jazzfest, Mosley won't even be kicking any field goals.

Instead, he will be swinging and swatting like a man deep in the woods who forgot to cover himself with mosquito repellent.

Bookies make Mayweather a big 9-2 betting favorite. Such a line is not posted for anyone's amusement.

I know I'm mixing metaphors here the way they mix Ramos Gin Fizzes and Sazeracs in the adult playground that is New Orleans (not to mention the slushy but jest right frozen dacquiris) but I'm not going to slip and fall as the big fight runup picks up the pace.

I refuse to drink the Mosley Kool Aid.

I remain steadfast in stating the only Man-ny on the planet who has the will, the skill and the unorthodox offense to beat Mayweather is a guy slightly younger than he is.

In fact, Pacquiao is the only Man-ny on the planet who can either outpoint or KO whirling dervish and Scarlet Pimpernel combination Mayweather.

Pacquiao can cripple the shoulder roll, make those come to a sudden stop.

Pacquiao can hurt Mayweather.

Pacquiao may make Mayweather quit, wave the white flag.

Pacquiao even has the firepower to knock Mayweather into the same location that Messrs. de la Hoya and Hatton went, into permanent retirement.

We may add that as a boxing category, alongside KTFO, getting KIPR or Knocked Into Permanent Retirement.

I've no axe to grind against Mosley or for Mayweather, you know that.

In the League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Mosley belongs. He's also a Hall Of Fame stature fighter and his career speaks for itself. The BALCO steroid escapades are a minor blemish on his siny resume, really.

But Mayweather waited until Mosley was 38 and a step or two slower than he was in younger years.

Stepping to and slamming the mainly immobile Antonio Margarito was a big achievement but now he is fighting Margo's polar opposite.

Mayweather will win this fight going away and I mean that literally.

He will always be going away from Mosley and away from danger.

The frustration level will be extremely high from the first round to the last round.

A 12 frame shutout is a genuine possibility.

Again, I like and respect Mosley. Away from the ring, he's fired managers, promoters, trainers, cutmen and had a divorce.

But Mosley has handled such breakups, including canning his own father twice, in a discreet and take the high road manner.

That counts for something in measuring Mosley the man.

But Mosley the fighter at this point?

His chances are slim and none and slim is out of town.

Slim was last seen at the airport or the Amtrak railroad station, one or the other.

Mayweather's dipping and dancing will be too much for Mosley to handle.

You think Mosley can win?

You must be that optimistic guy who entered a Mini-Cooper in the Indianapolis 500.
I know you.

Have a nice crash.

Source: Examiner.com

HBO 24/7 part 3 – Examining some of Mayweather Jr’s comments like ‘I’m from a family of hustlers’

Sacramento Fight Sports Examiner | Rick Rockwell

The third installment of HBO 24/7 has come and gone. And like the first two, Mayweather Jr provided the entertainment, fireworks, and insanity that we’ve grown accustomed to seeing from ‘Money May’. Once again, Floyd took Shane, and everyone else in boxing, to “Trash-talking 101”. Let’s examine some of “Pretty Boy” Floyd’s comments.

“Shane thinking about the fight; I’m thinking about the check. He thinking about hitting me with his power, his hard power, but we already know his a*s already hit the deck. Vernon Forrest fu*ked you up! Winky Wright fu*ked you up! Miguel Cotto f*cked you up! Money Mayweather, I’m a fu*k you up some more!”

What a surprise, Mayweather is thinking about the money. Floyd needs to make sure he’s not thinking too much about the “check” because it could cost him. If he’s too distracted, Mosley could catch him with one of those “hard power” punches that Floyd’s alluded to.

I think we can make a slogan out of Floyd’s line here:

“Shane thinking about the fight; I’m thinking about the check.
He thinking about hitting me with his power, his hard power, but we already know his a*s already hit the deck.”

Is it me or does this sound like Mayweather spent some time thinking of this rhyme?


“I’m from a family of hustlers. My father was a hustler, so the only thing I always knew was cash. What is there else to talk about? What else we need to talk about?”

Jeff Goldstein Sacramento Ca “Why does Floyd Jr always talk about money?”

Well, this could be one of the most honest things Mayweather Jr just said. I wish I had this quote for my previous article: The Mayweathers are ‘One big, old, dysfunctional, crazy family’. But, are they good for Boxing?

However, if “Money May” really wants to know what else there is to talk about, he doesn’t have to look any further than his “arch nemesis” Manny Pacquiao. The PacMan openly talks about God, the fans, the sport of boxing, helping others, poverty, and politics.

“Everybody know you got a birth date and you got a death date, so, you know, while you’re here, you know, you live life to the fullest and just be thankful for everything that you got and if you can turn any situation into a positive situation, that’s what you should do.”

Mayweather vs Mosley
In all honesty, this is some “deep” stuff here. I truly wish I could believe Mayweather’s sincerity. But, even if these words are “hollow”, you should live life to the fullest. Be thankful for what you have and the relationships you have. And, when in doubt, do the opposite of what the Mayweathers do. (sarcasm)

“Shane wants to be me. He wants to live in this lavish house. He wan’t to be fly like me, drive fly cars, have pretty watches, hang in Dubai. Like I told Shane, we’ll get you a job. You know, I’ll let you hold my feets while I’m doing sit-ups. Something like that. You’re a*s is mine, boy”

There are a lot of people out there who do want to live the lifestyle of “Money May”. Unfortunately in America, this lifestyle has been branded as “The American Dream”. However, I really doubt Shane Mosley wants to be like Floyd Jr. If anything, Shane can go back to doing commentary on fights if he needed a job like Floyd says he does.

Source: Examiner.com

“Money, Bragging rights, or is it, just the timing is right”

Mayweather vs Mosley
By Gary Todd
PhilBoxing.com
Sun, 25 Apr 2010

1st of May, M.G.M. Grand, Las Vegas.

When Shane Mosley stepped through the ropes to ruin Floyd Mayweather’s post fight celebrations, on the night of his comeback fight against Juan Manual Marquez, did he think he would say enough to entice Mayweather into a showdown, sometime down the track? I would say no. No doubt, Mayweather was pissed, but he would get over it. Anyways, he had come back to fight Pacquaio, not Mosley. It was all about the Filipino, the fight, his own legacy, and the millions he could make along the way.

With the Pacquaio fight on hold, who else could he fight? Margarito, Cotto?

Mosley was like a mosquito, who bit in to him, which gave him, an itch he had to scratch.

At 39 years old, Mosley has done it all, with massive fights against Oscar De La Hoya, in 2000, and 2003, he has won multiple world championships in 3 weight divisions. He was a boxing superstar. Shane Mosley [Won 46. Lost 5. with 39 wins by way of ko.] He has had a great career.

When Mosley stepped through the ropes to sting Mayweather, he looked like a desperate man. A man with no place to go. He couldn’t fight Margarito, or Cotto.

Since 2000, after the De La Hoya fight, at welterweight, Mosley has lost in big fights to Vernon Forest, and Winky Wright, and Miguel Cotto, and he has beaten De La Hoya, Fernando Vargas, Luiz Collazo, Ricardo Mayorga, and Antonio Margarito in his last outing in January, 2009.

When I watched him in New York against Cotto, I thought I saw him grow old in the ring that night, and I hoped he would retire.

Cotto beat him up to the body and won the fight with his jab.

As Mosley was recuperating from the Cotto fight, Mayweather had taken Ricky Hatton to school, with an unbelievable display of power and punching perfection, knocking him from pillar to post in the 10th round.

After 39 fights, and dominating in every weight division since 1996, he announced his retirement to the stunned media, straight after the Hatton press conference. As he left the room, I asked him if he would be back. He didn’t say a word, just smiled, and winked at me.

Mayweather didn’t need to come back. “Money’s” got plenty.

With this fight just one week away, the works been done, the media and the fans have had a tremendous build up, even likening the fight to the legendary fights of Hagler v Hearns, and Leonard v Duran. Me, I wouldn’t go that far. If this fight was fought in 2006, then maybe?

THE FIGHT.

Mosley is a slow starter, which could be a big mistake for him against Mayweather. If he does that, Mayweather is a master of slowing down the fight to his tempo, then raising it, while countering as he needs to. The double jab will be a big factor in this fight, as I see Mayweather fighting long, with the full jab coming in, followed with the left hook. Mosley drops his right hand, way too much, leaving himself open to the hook. I feel Mayweather will also go to Mosley’s body and just box and move all night.

For Mosley to win, he has to start fast, pressurize Mayweather, and throw his half jab, then straight right hand, wide left hook, then try and land the power punching over hand right. If he can do this, he could win this fight.

A lot of people are talking about the two fighters speed, and power, and how they will each react to it.

MY PREDICTION.

For me, this fight will be decided on not just speed, and power, but timing, and while I agree, both fighters have speed and power, only one of them still has timing and that’s Floyd Mayweather Jnr. This fight is about money, bragging rights, but for me, it's about the timing is right. Mayweather on points.

Source: PhilBoxing.com

Mayweather eager to pad his legacy

Mayweather vs Mosley
You need not be a boxing fan to know that Floyd Mayweather Jr. is a special talent.

Just look at the record, and pay attention to the right side of the ledger.

Mayweather is 40-0, and that 0 looms bigger and bigger with each fight the 33-year-old, six-time world champion takes on. But as he prepares for what many believe is his biggest test yet when he faces Shane Mosley on Saturday in a 12-round welterweight showdown at the MGM Grand Garden, Mayweather's focus isn't on perfection.

"I don't think about the 0," Mayweather said. "I think about winning. Everything takes care of itself if you win."

Several fighters went through their careers unscathed, most notably heavyweight Rocky Marciano, who was 49-0 during a career which spanned 1947 to 1955. More recently, super middleweight and light heavyweight Joe Calzaghe left the sport 46-0. However, Calzaghe, who retired in 2008, is considering a return to the ring.

Yet Mayweather, a student of boxing history, claims he's not obsessing over finishing his career without a blemish.

"Of course it's a great thing to be undefeated," Mayweather said. "But I don't consciously think about it when I'm preparing for the next fight."

His father, Floyd Mayweather Sr., said: "No one wants to lose their 0. I'm sure he thinks about it, and it motivates him. Fortunately for my son, it's so far, so good, and I don't see anyone taking that 0 away from him."

His son is quick to point out that some of boxing's legendary figures did not go undefeated.

"Sugar Ray Robinson lost. Muhammad Ali lost," Mayweather said. "They're still great fighters, aren't they?"

On the HBO reality television series "24/7," Mayweather recently boasted he was better than Ali and Robinson. He stood by his statements of a week ago.

"Why not?" he said. "I take my hat off to them. I've got respect for Sugar Ray Robinson. I've got respect for Muhammad Ali. But I'm a man like they're men. I put on my pants just like they put on their pants. What makes them any better than I am? Because they fought a thousand fights?

"In my era, it's totally different. It's pay per view now, so things change. It's out with the old and in with the new. Like I said, Muhammad Ali is one hell of a fighter. But Floyd Mayweather is the best. Sugar Ray Robinson is one hell of a fighter. But Floyd Mayweather is the best."

Mayweather likes to say about his legacy that 40 fighters all had a game plan to defeat him and none have succeeded. He doesn't see why 38-year-old Mosley, who is 46-5 with 39 knockouts, would be any different.

"Shane's talented," said Mayweather, who has 25 knockouts. "But I'm gifted. God-gifted. I don't have to shut nobody up. They can say what they want to say. I fight for me and my family."

And his legacy.

Mayweather is considered one of the greatest defensive fighters of all time. His ability to avoid getting hit and effectively counterpunch has allowed him to remain perfect in the ring. His recent 21-month hiatus from boxing didn't seem to hurt him. He was flawless in beating Juan Manuel Marquez on Sept. 19 at the Grand Garden.

But Mayweather has had a couple of close calls during his 15-year career. His 2007 win over Oscar De La Hoya was a 12-round split decision. His rematch against Jose Luis Castillo in 2002 that he won by unanimous decision had him winning by just two points on two of the judges' scorecards.

Yet he remains undefeated, and he doesn't allow thoughts of "What if?" to creep inside his head.

"I take every fight seriously," Mayweather said. "Shane Mosley is a solid welterweight with great accomplishments. But I have been fighting these kinds of fighters my whole career without much appreciation. No one gives me credit for who I have fought during my career.

"From early to now, look at the opponents I have faced and see where they were when they faced me in the ring."

But when Mayweather was asked to rate his best performances, he declined.

"I don't rate myself," he said. "I just go out and do my job. I'm a harsh critic of myself. I always think I could have done better."

Yet he believes facing Mosley on Saturday will grow his legacy rather than merely preserving it.

"Every fight at this point is about enhancing it," Mayweather said. "I've done a lot of things in this sport. I've done a lot of things that a lot of fighters weren't able to do in this sport and didn't do in this sport.

"Shane Mosley's been around this sport for a long, long time, and he's done some things in this sport. I think with Shane Mosley, it's going to enhance my legacy."

Source: lvrj.com

Mayweather Jr vs. Mosley: What Happens if Random Blood Urine Tests Failed

Mayweather vs Mosley
By Leo Reyes: One week before Floyd Mayweather, Jr and Shane Mosley collide at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, no announcement by the regulating bodies on how they will act if one or both fighters are found positive of steroids or performance enhancing drugs.

Undefeated American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr will face fellow American boxer Shane Mosley on Saturday in what appears to be the biggest boxing event of the year.

But with barely a week left before fight night, no test result, whether positive or negative, has been made public about the controversial blood and urine tests that Floyd Mayweather Jr has initiated in the guise of cleaning up the sports.

When will the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) release the findings of the test? Will the agency withhold the test results until the night of the fight? Or will they allow the fight to take place and deal with the result later after the fight?

No details have been made public so far by the anti-doping agency.

But the bigger question is, what if one or both of them are found positive of steroids or performance enhancing drugs? In the case of Mosley he admitted having used drugs at some point of his boxing career. Boxing fans say Mayweather Jr may have done the same before.

So what happens now if they are found positive? Will they abort the fight after their promoters collected millions of dollars in ticket sales and pay-per-view subscriptions? Good if the tests will come out negative of steroids or performance enhancement drugs so there will be no problem at all and the fight should continue.

It would appear at this time that both camps have assumed that they will pass the tests despite insinuations that they used drugs at some points in their boxing career

The Nevada Sports Athletic Commission (NSAC) has not been vocal about the on-going USADA blood and urine tests being done on Mayweather Jr and Mosley. Again the question is paused: What happens if USADA says one or both boxers are found positive of illegal drugs? Will NSAC still give its approval seal for the fight to take place on Saturday?

There are so many questions to ask the regulating agencies with regards to the timing of the drug tests announcement results.

Unless these questions are properly addressed, the public will continue to ask questions and doubt the credibility of the sports regulating agencies.

A very respected sportswriter in one of his columns said:

We’ve heard numerous times how Mayweather Jr is “saving” the sport of boxing with his “drug crusade”. But if he’s truly “saving” the sport then why haven’t we heard any tangible details about his drug tests? If he’s truly on a “drug crusade”, then why haven’t we heard how many times he’s been tested before the fight with Mosely?

As of today, I have been unable to find any credible sources that tell how many times Floyd Mayweather Jr has been ‘randomly’ tested. In fact, Floyd’s own adviser Leonard Ellerbe doesn’t even know:

Source: theboxinghistorian.com

Mayweather Mosley 24/7 Episode 3

Mayweather vs. Mosley 24/7 Episode 3 Recap

Mayweather vs Mosley
Published: Apr 24 2010 by: Jake Emen

Third Episode of Mayweather vs. Mosley 24/7 HBO Reality Series: Recap & Highlights

Episode 3 of Mayweather-Mosley 24/7 aired on Saturday evening for the first time, right before all of the great fights that were to follow on both HBO and Showtime. All of them are of course a great appetizer to next week’s main event, the stellar welterweight battle between Floyd Mayweather and Shane Mosley. Check out what happened in Mayweather vs. Mosley 24 7 episode 3 right here.

As the third episode of Mayweather vs. Mosley 24/7 begins, Mayweather talks about how Vernon Forrest, Winky Wright and Miguel Cotto all “fucked you up”, of course Mayweather wants to do the same. He then goes on to say that Shane disrespected his father Jack last week, but now he is closer than ever with his uncle and father. Floyd goes on some spending sprees, while we instead see Shane at his camp doing some road work and focusing on nothing but the fight.

We see Shane, Naazim Richardson, Rock Allen and the rest of the camp going to work in the gym. Everybody is talking about how Shane is the guy to talk down to Mayweather. Then some Gang Starr comes on – rest in peace to the fallen rap icon – as he sings the lyrics that no man is invincible. We go back to Mayweather’s camp on Monday, and now he’s all business, hard at work and in his element. He says Shane is good at what he does, but Mayweather is great at everything he does.

Floyd’s dad Floyd Sr. is now around camp all of the time now, and while he realizes Roger is the trainer he of course still wants to be involved and provide his input. Needless to say, he’s extremely confident in Floyd’s chances next week. Floyd Sr. says that Shane will be ready, but Floyd Jr. is too fast, too smart and too quick for Shane to beat him. At 6pm Mayweather leaves the gym, and he’s surrounded by his massive security crew. He mentions what happened to Arturo Gatti and Vernon Forrest as reasons why he opts for the protection, because you never know.

Back in Big Bear, we see Shane’s “1 man army”, from the streets of Harlem, who has been shot and stabbed and is now a reformed Muslim. He’s been with Shane for 10 years and he says that everybody knows that you cannot mess with him as a result. Shane has his personal chef around, and she talks about the meals she prepares, red meat, fish, starches, a couple of vegetables per night and so forth. Shane’s camp talks about Manny Pacquiao and Freddie Roach, and Naazim says that people hate on them because of how well they are doing their job. He then makes a quick joke about Pacquiao and how badly he sings, but to further his point that he has to be a bad man to be able to get away with that. The camp in Big Bear with Mosley is very close, and it’s all family between Richardson and his crew, and Mosley and his son as well.

Back in Vegas during Mayweather Mosley 24 7 episode 3, we’re hanging with Uncle Roger. He’s tending to his garden, and we hear how he’s been struggling with diabetes for 2 years. Prior to his diagnosis, he didn’t know anything about it, and he was shocked at what the disease could do. He sees his nurse for shots twice per day. He says that he accepts going through all of that because he wants to see his kids grow up. Roger says his greatest contribution in life is having his child, and raising him.

Floyd says he’s proud to have Roger on his uncle, but he’s worried about him as he gets older and can’t move quite as fast. But still, Floyd says he’s a great trainer and one of the best out there. In addition to Roger’s illness, Floyd Sr. has been sick for the past 8 years with sarcoidosis, but Floyd says it’s all about living life to the fullest and making a positive out of the negative.

Back at Camp Mosley in Mayweather vs. Mosley 24/7 episode 3, we take a look at Naazim Richardson and his spirituality and his beliefs. After coming back from the stroke, he says there is nothing that could not convince him about the power of God and his beliefs as well. A large snow storm moves in, and the camp relaxes together. Mosley talks about how important everybody is to him at the camp, and thanks everyone for being there. In turn they say thanks for having him, and they read some prayers and chapters, including one talking about the problems with those who insult other people. Naazim says Shane Mosley is a really good person who just happens to know how to fight. Richardson says Mayweather is embarrassing and shameful to everybody, from the way he acts and represents himself.

Right on cue, Mayweather is talking about how he fights for Mayweather. “I’m in the check cashing business,” Mayweather says, and he says he doesn’t fight for his legacy or anything else, he fights for money. He says he doesn’t care what Shane is talking about, “he’s broke, Fuck Shane”. “Shane wants to be me… wants to be fly like me…” Mayweather goes on and on. Shane says, just tune in May 1st and the world can see who the best fighter is… it will be him.

Thanks for checking out the Mayweather vs. Mosley 24 7 episode 3 recap. The fourth and final episode is next Friday evening at 8:30 pm, the night before the fight. It’s just a week away from fight night, and then we can finally see for ourselves how the big fight plays out. Next Saturday night come right back here to ProBoxing-Fans.com for Mayweather vs. Mosley results, presented with a live round by round blog.

Source: proboxing-fans.com

Mayweather and Mosley both looking for a knockout, can either deliver?

Mayweather vs Mosley
Pittsburgh Fight Sports Examiner | Scott Heritage

Amongst all the usual pre fight talk, both Floyd Mayweather and Shane Mosley have mentioned that they will both be looking for a stoppage on May 1st.

The bookmakers and most fans believe a decision is a much more likely outcome, regardless of the winner.

For someone usually regarded as being a safety first fighter though, Mayweather has a decent amount of finishes to his name.

While his lack of aggression has held this back somewhat, he does have heavier hands that you might think from the way he fights. Floyd also has the speed and skill to make his opponents momentum work against them as they try to close the distance. For a perfect example of this, just watch the Hatton fight.

Speaking on a conference call yesterday, Mayweather said of himself and Shane:

"I think that he's a fighter that always worries about landing one big shot. He's worried about who is extremely strong and I worry about being smart and winning. So we approach fighting in two total different ways, always"

In the past Mayweather was known to suffer from brittle hands, although Leonard Ellerbe has said that since his return from retirement, these problems no longer affect him. How much the problem hindered his ability to finish fights in the past isn't clear, and the Mayweather camp is eager to play down any problem he might have had.

A lot of people tend to think that Mayweather won't have the power to finish a genuine welterweight like Mosley, and in this case I tend to agree. Despite his 5 losses Mosley has never been stopped yet, and he's been in against more dangerous punchers than Mayweather. More skilled fighters is another matter, but in terms of power alone, Mosley's chin is top notch and he shouldn't have too much to worry about from Floyd.

Mayweather himself possesses a decent chin at the very least, although he very rarely gets caught cleanly anyway. At times he has appeared to show flashes of vulnerability, although at least some of these were merely ruses to lure his opponents in. How well he handles Mosley's power is one of the intriguing unknowns of the fight.

Of the pair Mosley has taken a lot more abuse over the years, and is also coming into the fight having been inactive for over a year. Whether either of these factors will play a part is not too likely, Mosley is about as durable as they come. I wouldn't be surprised if Mayweather scored a knockdown or two, but the chances are that both fighters will make the final bell regardless of who gets the decision.

Jean, Pittsburgh: "Why is Mayweather talking about a knockout when he never finishes anyone?"

Part of it might be just to sell the fight, although if Mayweather is letting his punches go more these days and is willing to take some more chances it could happen.

Craig, Philly: "Neither is getting a knockout, Mosley is too tough and Floyd is too fast. Whoever wins, they're winning a decision"

Source: Examiner.com

Mosley, Mayweather being opposites is big part of draw

Mayweather vs Mosley
By Bob Velin, USA TODAY

Shane Mosley and Floyd Mayweather, who finally meet in the ring May 1 in Las Vegas, are as different as night and day or salt and pepper.

Their welterweight mega-showdown (9 p.m. ET, HBO pay-per-view) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena promises to be a contrast of styles and personalities.

A look at a few points of difference between 38-year-old Mosley (46-5, 39 KOs) and 33-year-old Mayweather (40-0, 25 KOs).

•Offense vs. defense: Mosley is an offensive fighter, a skilled power puncher who comes to fight. He has been involved in several all-out brawls, most recently his welterweight title victory against Antonio Margarito, in which he pounded Margarito into submission in the ninth round. He also brawled in his fights against Oscar De La Hoya and Fernando Vargas. Mosley's defensive shortcomings can leave him vulnerable to counterpunching, which is one of Mayweather's strengths.

Mayweather is skilled at avoiding getting hit. His only stoppage since 2006 was a devastating 10th-round knockout of Ricky Hatton in December 2007. His quickness is hard to match, though Mosley says Mayweather will meet his match on May 1.

Mayweather admits his fighting style is 180 degrees opposite of Mosley's.

"We're totally different," Mayweather said Thursday during a conference call with news reporters. "He's a fighter that always worries about landing one big shot. He worries about who's extremely strong. And I worry about being smart and winning.

"Shane maintains a low level with wide shots and not using a full jab. I use a full jab. When I shoot my shots, I look at my opponent, look where I'm punching. When Shane punches, a lot of times he closes his eyes. We're two totally different fighters."

Any similarities? "Yeah, we're both fighting May 1st," Mayweather says with a chuckle.

•Trash talking vs. quiet confidence: Mayweather's bombastic, braggadocio style has made him a favorite on HBO's reality series 24/7, which debuts its third of four episodes Saturday at 8:30 p.m. ET. On episode 2, Mayweather said he's better than Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray Robinson.

Mosley says he thinks Robinson was the best, but it's not his call. "It's not for myself to tell everyone that I'm the greatest," he says. "When people start deciding that Sugar Ray Robinson is the greatest, or Muhammad Ali, the people have spoken.

"You're not just tooting your own horn and saying, 'Oh, I'm the greatest.' "

Source: usatoday.com

SUGAR SHANE MOSLEY CONFERENCE CALL TRANSCRIPT

Mayweather vs Mosley
PhilBoxing.com
Fri, 23 Apr 2010

An MP3 of this call is available. Please click HERE to listen and download.

Kelly Swanson
Joining us on the call today, we have the WBA Welterweight World Champion. He has compiled six World titles and has ruled three different divisions, that's Sugar Shane Mosley himself. Also joining us is Judd Berstein, representative of Shane Mosley, and Richard Schaefer, Chief Executive Officer of Golden Boy Promotions. So without further ado, I'm going to turn it over to Richard to get started.

Richard Schaefer
Thank you, Kelly and before I'm going to introduce Shane I'd just like to give a few updates and comments as it relates to the promotion.

We have 11 days, 6 hours, 54 minutes to go for the fight. The Who Are You Picking? Campaign is in full swing. You will see in the coming days the major websites here in the United States up with banners on their sites where people can vote. CNN, USA Today, ESPN, Spike, People Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, Univision, Yahoo! and The New York Times will all have polls, most of them on their front pages, where people will be able to vote. Some of those sites actually are up already and I just wanted to give you a very quick update.

For those of you who were on the call last week, remember on the whoareyoupicking.com site, which is the Micro site for the fight, last week we had Floyd Mayweather ahead, with 47% of the people voting for him to win the fight and 43% for Sugar Shane Mosley. Well, it's interesting, that tightened considerably. Mayweather now is only leading 51% to 49% against Shane Mosley.

Interesting as well, on the ESPN site, which just went up yesterday with the poll, it's reversed; 51.4% are picking Shane Mosley to win the fight against 48.6% with Mayweather. I think the general sports fans are clearly favoring Shane Mosley.

On Spike, a very urban site, an interesting picture there as well. Sixty-seven percent of the people think that Floyd Mayweather is going to win the fight versus 33% for Mosley. So, we actually are going to give daily updates on those polls so you guys, media members, you don't have to go and log on all of these sites, but we will send out daily updates because I think it's really fascinating to see on how the various segments of the population here in the United States are picking their guys, so we're really excited about that.

The fight is virtually sold out. A few tickets left, only $600 and $1,250 tickets are left. The $1,000 are sold out and all other categories as well. As a result, we are now going into closed circuit. We are starting with the closed circuit seats tomorrow at $50. We will initially make about 25,000 seats available in the various MGM Mirage properties. So if you do plan to go to Vegas and spend the Cinco de Mayo weekend in Las Vegas, a great fight weekend here, then go, tickets are available for $50.

Other than that, the movie theaters are tracking tremendously well as well and getting a lot of calls from people who have actually seen the spots and the promotions in the movie theaters. They think that they will have a tremendous, tremendous turnout. On about 12,000 screens across the United States the fight is being promoted and it will be in about 600 screens where the fight will actually be shown. They're going to be movie theaters in all states.

That's that and now I'd like to acknowledge and see if he would like to say a few words, Shane Mosley's advisor and attorney as well, Judd Burstein. Judd, would you like to say a few comments?

Judd Burstein
I have nothing to say. Shane can say it all.

Schaefer
Great. It is a pleasure then for me to introduce to you truly one of the greatest fighters of our generation. With a record of 46 and 5, 39 KO's, he's the current WBA Welterweight Champion and has during his 16 year career, compiled six world titles, has ruled the Lightweight, Welterweight and Junior Middleweight division, and is really a man who knows how to perform in the big events. He lives for those big events. Many of those big events, many of those big victories were coming from the MGM Grand, which some people call Mosley's Greatest Moments, MGM. And it really is a pleasure and an honor for me to introduce to you my good friend and partner in Golden Boy, Sugar Shane Mosley.

Sugar Shane Mosley
Thank you. Thank you, Richard. I just want to say that I'm happy that the fight is taking place and I'm happy with the training camp that we've been doing with Naazim Jameson and all the sparring partners, Karl Dargan, Rock, Mike Sharp and Eloy Perez and a few others. I'm just happy and excited to show my stuff May 1. It's going to be very exciting. I'm in great shape. I'm in tremendous shape and I'm ready to take on Mayweather.

Schaefer
Thank you, Shane. We are going to open it up now for the media members for any questions. Operator, please?

Q:
You mentioned that Karl Dargan and Rock, that you're sparring with them. They've been a little bit inactive lately, but I was just curious of your impressions of them as they're both Naazimm's relatives obviously, son and nephew.

Mosley
This camp has been like a family and I'm happy to have all of them contributing. They have great backgrounds, and Naazim Richardson trains them. Karl Dargan is very fast, a little taller than Mayweather, but has very fast hands. I think that a lot of it is the reaction time that I'm dealing with when I work with Karl Dargan to emulate Mayweather. We try to figure out different ways and different strategies of attacking.

Q:
One other question is, is all the stuff that's popping up now that Victor Conte is sending out, is that any kind of a distraction to you?

Mosley
haven't really heard anything about it and I don't choose to even talk about it. That's been 2003 when that type of stuff happened, so.

Q:
Shane, what would a victory over Floyd Mayweather, Jr. do for your legacy?

Mosley
I think a victory would do very good. It gives the people a chance to see that Sugar Shane really means business when he gets in that ring and fights. I rise to the occasion at every big fight. It's going to be great.

Q:
One other thing. On the second 24/7, and I don't know if you watched it or not because you said you didn't watch the first one, Floyd is saying he thinks he is better than Ali, better than Sugar Ray Robinson. Do you think he is perhaps overstating that a little bit?

Mosley
I think that you can't say who was the best fighter. I think Sugar Robinson was the greatest. Everybody has their own opinions about different fighters and what they can do and their ability. I think that it's important that it's not for you; it's not for myself to tell everybody that I'm the greatest, it's for your guys to decide that. So when the people start deciding that Sugar Robinson is the greatest or Muhammad Ali is the greatest, it's the people that have spoken. You're not just tooting your own horn and saying, oh I'm the greatest. A lot of the people believe that Sugar Robinson was one of the greatest so I guess he's one of the greatest, him and Ali.

Q:
Judd, obviously we've all, and I'm sure you've seen the YouTube stuff, I just want to ask you just a basic question, if I may. I know I can hear you in the background objecting to the form of the question. I believe that was you. It did seem like the person asking the questions had some difficulty forming his questions. Do you think that that defamation video made Shane look bad or do you think it made the questioner look bad because he didn't know how to form his questions?

Burstein
Well, first of all, I'm going to answer it quickly, but the real answer is there's no point in talking about this. This was 2003. Shane will be victorious in court and that will answer all the questions. The whole thing about the Conte video was not more a) it was he couldn't ask questions; but b) that Conte edited it and took it out of context. But there's nothing more to say about this.

Q:
Do you feel at all like you're disrespected by fans and the media or do you feel like people put you on an even footing with Floyd?

Mosley
I don't know. I mean I really don't get that stuff anymore. I haven't really been looking into the media and seeing what they've been saying. I don't know really what's going on. I try to keep myself away from it so I can be focused on the fight and that's my main importance right now is just being focused on the fight and being the best I can be when I get to the ring.

Q:
Do you feel Floyd is with all the trash talking that he's doing is trying to goad you into distraction before the fight and maybe anger? Does that stuff anger you or do you not even pay attention to it?

Mosley
At this point, I'm not angered by it. I'm just trying to go to the fight and be the best I can be in the fight. Right now at this point, we're getting ready to fight now.

Q:
Floyd, Sr. has said that he had heard you've been getting beat up by your sparring partner. How do you respond to something like that?

Mosley
I don't know how he can hear that unless he has some kind of spy inside the gym which I don't know of. No, I've been working good. I'm working diligently and I'm working real good and the sparring partners have been giving me good work. It's great.

Q:
One last question. Do you feel 100% healthy and ready to go for this fight?

Mosley
I'm 100% healthy. I'm ready to go. I'm ready to fight and show the world I'm the best fighter.

Q:
Obviously they're saying you don't want to talk about any of this with Conte which is fine, but drug testing is a huge part of this fight. That's one of the reasons you guys made it such a big deal when you all agreed to Olympic drug testing for it. Two thousand three is a long time ago, but can you say since then how you have felt differently in fights? Can you tell a difference from that night to how you fight now or recent fights from when you didn't take that stuff? I mean what did it do to you as a fighter to come off it and then try to get back to just 100% of yourself and how you feel now when your in the ring compared to then.

Mosley
That's just a stupid question that you asked me because I never did that stuff. I never was on it really like that. I've always been a clean fighter. Actually, I feel good and I've been feeling good. I've been knocking around everybody since 2003 and before 2003. I don't feel that I should be condemned for something that I never tested positive for and I just told the truth of what happened, because the truth was brought to me by the Federal people that took me court that brought me in as a witness. They brought me in as a witness and the truth was revealed to me there, that this man that I'd seen one time in my whole entire life, before going to deposition and that's the second time I've seen him. It's ridiculous. It's ridiculous now that the media wants to make me the poster boy of steroids when I don't even .... Whatever, if you guys want to continue to think that or put that out there, so be it. So be it. You guys know the truth.

Q:
How are you doing guys? I appreciate your taking the time. This is for Shane. I'm doing a story to tell the people of Philadelphia a little bit more about your trainer and brother, Naazim. I just wanted to get a sense. Someone's who's been in this sport for so long, what can a guy like him come in and what has he been able to do for you either in the gym or in the corner and what's it like working with him? What's his personality like? Is he a hard ass? Does he make you laugh? Just kind of an insight to his personality as a trainer.

Mosley
Naazim is all of the above. He's hard on me and makes sure that I'm prepared physically, mentally and especially, all different ways to be prepared to enter the fight. I think that's the difference, is being prepared. He's 100% in the game. I'm fighting and he's fighting as well. He's not fighting with his fist and hands, but he's fighting with his mind which is a good thing. I'm happy and pleased with everything that's going on in my camp.

Q:
Anything specifically different or are you doing anything differently?

Mosley
I'm not sure I'm doing anything differently. I think that he brings me back to all the movement and keep myself sharp and mentally sharp and sound. The punches that he's having me do, I'm throwing very well and sharp. I'm ready to go.

Q:
What's he like to work with?

Mosley
He's a great trainer. I think he's one of the best if not the best trainer right now today in this era. I couldn't ask for a better person, a better friend and a better trainer in my camp right now.

Q:
I wanted you to recount that little incident. I think you talked about it when you guys were sitting down on that faceoff about the time Floyd came to you and said something like, "I want to be just like you one day," something like that.

Mosley
Yes, it was something at, I think he was just out of the Olympics and he was maybe 2-0, 3-0, something like that. I came to his dressing room and I was telling him that he's a great fighter. He looks good and he was going to be a world champion one day. I said you're going to be World Champion one day. You look real good. And he's was like "Oh man, thank you." Basically he was just saying, "You're doing good, too." I think I was the Champion then or I was getting ready to be the Champion. He said, "Hopefully if I can be just like you, it will be great if I can win a title and all that stuff." So we were both giving each other props and stuff about how good we were. That was it. He just wanted to have the accomplishments that I had accomplished in my professional career. He said if I can have those accomplishments then I'd be happy too, if I can be like you and have all the accomplishments that I have. I don't know if was like being exactly like me per se, but just the accomplishments and everything I've done in my boxing career at that time, he was impressed with and he let me know that then.

Q:
How much do you think that his intimidation tactics are part of his getting to another opponent and how much do you think you have frustrated him by not reacting to any of that?
Mosley
I'm not really sure. I know me not reacting to his antics or whatever, that's just me blocking all that stuff out and wanting to fight. I don't really care about the different things that are being said. That doesn't really matter. What matters is the fight and what happens in the fight. So that's my whole interest and I kind of block all that other stuff out.

Q:
And one last question. You had a series of fights at 154. How do you think having fought heavier opponents, bigger opponents, how do you think that will translate into a fight where you're fighting a guy that's mostly a speed and defensive guy?

Mosley
Well, I think it might be a little different. I know it helps with the power aspect. I should be able to walk him down, a little stronger or better and do different things. I feel good about being in a ring with bigger guys. Both bigger and smaller; I've been in the ring with both sizes.

Q:
Okay. And what's up with the tattoo on your shoulder?

Mosley
I've had it for about eight or nine months now. I was going to have it before the Berto fight. It's a warrior, you know. It's a Maori warrior tattoo that shows what type of fighter I am. When I get in the ring, I'm a warrior and I want the people to see that.

Q:
Shane, obviously this has a chance to be the biggest fight of the year in 2010 and a lots being made of it. There's a lot of coverage. Is it the biggest fight at this stage can you say that you've ever been involved in and if not, what was?

Mosley
Well, I think at this point it will be the biggest fight. You have a lot of viewers watching it. It's a fight that the world wanted to see. So it's a big fight. It's a very big fight and I'm excited to have this fight.

Q:
It's bigger than fighting Oscar the first time?

Mosley
The first time I fought Oscar it had its own significance and it took me where I am today right now to be able to fight this type of mega fight. But it is definitely a big fight. Fighting De la Hoya the first time was a real big fight. There was a lot of people there at the fight and there was a lot of big expectations, but this is probably I can say right now, one of the biggest fights.

Q:
And to follow up real quickly on a question from earlier about Mayweather's intimidation tactics. Obviously, you've had your fair share of things to say about your going to knock Mayweather out and some of his rhetoric and his talk really ramps up when it gets to fight week and he gets to see you face to face. How do you deal with that? Do you address it? Do you let it drop? Do you pick your spots? What do you do?

Mosley
Well, I guess it depends. As it comes, you pick your spots and maybe check them a little bit here and there and get him back to thinking. But at this point, it's time to fight now. At this point, we've done a little talking and this and that, but now it's fight time now and now we're getting ready to show what we can do.

Q:
As you've been on the outside watching that over the years, do you think it has worked against certain guys?

Mosley
I think so. I think a lot of the press and media and just the whole event of all that can kind of distract a fighter but at this time, I just try to be; like I said, I just try to just think about focusing on the fight. Now it's getting close to the fight and we need to worry about the fight instead of worrying about what people are saying about us.

Q:
Shane, just a couple things. First of all, I want to clarify are you defending your WBA title in this fight? Is that up for grabs?

Mosley
I don't think so.

Schaefer
No, actually I can answer that for you. It looks like the fight will not be for Shane's WBA title, however Shane will be; I mean Floyd is not fighting for the WBA title, but Shane is.

Q:
Okay, that's kind of what I thought. I wonder Shane, I know this is a business, but the guys that get in the ring and do the fighting like to have belt fight to win titles and certainly in the instance of you against Floyd, arguably the two best welterweights in the world fighting for a lot of money, but pride as well as for maybe the championship of the world and you seem willing to do and I've heard a lot of comments from Floyd where he talks about well, the belts just collect dust and this and that. What is your take on that sort of attitude where I know you're a guy that likes to fight the best guys and obviously wants to earn a lot of money doing it, but also I know takes certain pride in being champion. What do you think that says about Floyd where he has just this cavalier attitude where he at least publically says he doesn't really give a darn about it?

Schaefer
No, you know my opinion about the subject. I think at that level, it really depends on the fighters. I think boxing is a sport of champions and it is the belt and it signifies the champion and so I think really at that level it is up to the fighters. Some fighters want to fight for a belt, others don't. I think it depends on the fight and it depends on the circumstances. But let's see what Shane has to say.

Mosley
I don't know what to think about that. I think he should want; I mean everybody grows up wanting to fight for a belt and want to be world champion and for them to just dismiss it like oh, I'm bigger than the belt, I don't know. That just doesn't seem like he's in the sport for the sport. He's in it just for the money, which is good if he wants to do that. If he wants to fight for money, to each his own, but I love the glory, the legendary status of being a champion and winning belts and being the best guys out there. If he did that, the money is going to come regardless.

Q:
One other question for you about Floyd. He has stated, as has been discussed in this call, he's the greatest fighter of all time, better than all the Ali's and Sugar Robinson's as we've covered. And then you look at his resume and he was the welterweight champ of the world when he beat some guys that he beat and then of course gave that up when he retired. But there are a lot of people, myself included, who have criticized the level of his competition particularly since he's come out of the Lightweight division. When you look at his resume, do you think he has any real resume as a welterweight that by beating you, that would be clearly by far and away his best welterweight victory to do that?

Mosley
I always say that the best fighters, you have to let the people decide that. You can't be the one to say oh, I'm the best, I'm the best.

Q:
But what do you think of his resume as a welterweight so far?

Mosley
As a welterweight, he hasn't fought another top welterweight and I'm the first one that's he fought that's world champion so it makes the fight a big fight. All the other guys have not really been the best, if you will. There are a lot of great welterweights out there that he could have chosen to fight instead of fighting the ones that he fought. The guys coming from ...-47, 35-47, so like I said we'll see what happens in the fight.

Q:
Hey, Shane. I appreciate your taking my call. I just had one question. I image you're going to want to put a lot of pressure on Mayweather and I was just wondering how you plan to deal with that ... right hand of his?

Mosley
Well, that's what's being worked on, different things like that. So, hopefully, we'll implement that into the fight when we fight him.

Q:
Okay, so you're keeping it a secret?

Mosley:
I'm supposed to.

Q:
Strategy wise, you guys are both incredibly fast fighters and I'm curious of your perception of Floyd's speed. Do you think you're as fast as Floyd at this point in your career and how are you going to counter that speed?

Mosley
Well, I think I'm as fast as any fighter out there and especially Floyd. I'm one of the fastest. I've always been quick. We'll see when we get in there. I've never been in the ring with Floyd so I don't know how to answer that, how I'm going to counter. I'm just going to do what I do best as Sugar Shane Mosley.

Q:
I mean when you watch the tapes, what's your perception of his speed?

Mosley
I think he has good hand speed, but I think my hand speed is good, too. I don't know if I'm going to be faster or I'm going to be slower. I have to get in the ring and see. I believe I'm faster. I believe that I'm going to have the advantage in the speed, but we'll see.

Q:
It seems like you and Naazim have two have very different personalities, but you both have the same understanding of the sport. I just wanted to know like how it was when you two first started training together, like how long it took for you two to gel and what your thoughts are of him as a trainer compared to everyone else you've been with in your career.

Mosley
I think he's a great trainer. I think he's the best trainer, one of the best trainers that I've worked with.

Q:
You had it right the first time. He is the best trainer in the sport.

Mosley
Yes. It's been great working with him. Right from day one, we gelled perfectly because we had the same philosophies about boxing and different things. We worked great. Right from day one it was a great match.

Q:
To me, from my own experience with Naazim, he seems to be the most honest guy out there. He'll always tell you what's on his mind, never in a disrespectful manner, but he's not going to sugarcoat anything. Has that caused any problems in training? I know some guys they tell you what you want to hear and Naazim tells you what you need to hear. Do you feel like his take is more refreshing than what most others are willing to tell you?

Mosley
I think so. I think him giving me his honest opinion on what he believes and what he feels makes it that much better when we get into the fight. We understand each other. I know what he's telling me is the truth and it's not I just can't just guess and say okay, well can you sugarcoat it a little bit for me? I know that he's telling me the truth when I get into the fight or when I'm sparring or whatever. Whatever it is, he's going to give me his honest opinion and I'm happy with that.

Q:
Does that give you more confidence once you step into the ring? I mean I know it's only the one fight with him, but this will be your second.

Mosley
It'll definitely gives me more confidence definitely since I've been to the ring. I know that I definitely need to do the work. All the good work for this fight I've done, the training and different strategies and moves we did, I know that I'm ready and prepared for the fight. All I've got to do is just execute.

Q:
Good, good, good. I'm not sure exactly how to ask this, but the fight is being portrayed by some people as sort of a good versus evil, although I think evil is a little bit strong. Does that seem appropriate to you? That would be my first question.

Mosley
Good versus evil? I don't know. I don't really think so. I think that Floyd just acts out because of that's just being himself. But you know, probably outside of the fight, you probably could see some good qualities Floyd has. He can charm up a little bit and be more friendly or whatever. It's just when the fight happens, he just starts getting a little crazy and starts going back to the things that he's used to doing. But, I don't know if you'd say good versus evil. But it's just going to be a great fight.

Q:
You sort of answered my follow-up. I believe you told me that you don't really think he's such a bad guy. It's just sort of stuff that he says.

Mosley
Yes, some of the things that he says, it's bad and it reflects and looks bad on him when he says the different things. Some of the things he says I don't really think he means. He just kind of says it to get a reaction out of you to see what happens and see what you do and that's probably part of his plan or his strategy before the fight. It's like fighting before the fight. He'll just say what's on the top of his head and just get a reaction out of you. If he gets a reaction out of you, then he's done a good job, he's won. So, I don't perceive him as being a real, like an evil person. That's just sometimes his nature.

Q:
Okay. So last thing. So one on one, when you've run into him over the years, you guys have been fine with each other?

Mosley
Yes, we see each other like I said on the basketball courts or I might see him out and about. We're fine. There's no problems. I see like his family members, Roger and Floyd, Sr. and a few other guys. I don't hate any of those guys. We have a job to do right now and it's competitive. It's a competitive sport. We want to know who is the best and I'm here to get in there and show that I'm the best.

Q:
I just wanted to ask and sort of follow-up on that last question and then I have another question. Do you think after this that you and Floyd will have any kind of relationship? I don't know if you guys had any kind of relationship previous to this, but can you see yourself maybe having any kind of relationship with him whether it's a professional relationship or whether it's a personal relationship or being friends or hanging out or anything like that?

Mosley
Yes, of course. It's nothing personal. I know for me, it's all business. This is business and this is a competitive sport. This is our legacy on who's the best fighter. It's a challenge. So it's a challenge that I'm ready to take and I'm ready to go into the history books as being the guy to beat Floyd Mayweather and the guy that beats everybody out there, the last man standing. I'm into that. So, when I say that, I mean yes definitely I'll be there. We can be friends. We can go to dinner, whatever after the fight. It's all good. The families can get together, all that. But for now, I guess we're enemies.

Q:
Okay. And the second question, how disruptive has just the Olympic style training and having to let these guys know where you are 24 hours a day and just sort of opening up your camp to the testing, has that been a disruption for you or has it thrown off what you normally would be doing in preparation?

Mosley
Actually, no. Actually, I like the fact that they come all the time and I learned a lot of different things about different things to do. Different things that, if you will, just eating natural and normal foods without taking any of the vitamins. Taking a bunch of vitamins is a good thing for your body. I feel good. I feel great. This has actually been a breakthrough. I like it.

Q:
Okay. You mean say like if you had the sniffles or you have a cold, most people would just like reach for the Tylenol Sinus or whatever. You can't just reach for that. You have to sort of find out whether it's okay to take something for the sniffles or sinus infection or cold or whatever, right?

Mosley
Yes it's been educational, but you can take Tylenol or some other things if you get the sniffles. But there's other things to take that's natural that you can use that you can take too as well. It hasn't bothered me at all. Everything has been great. I love the fact, like I said, it's been like a breakthrough for me with this USADA thing. It's actually a good thing.

Q:
Now have they said how far up to the fight that they're going to keep testing?

Mosley
I don't know. I'm fine with it. All my testing has been real quick. I did like five of them already and everything is good.

Q:
Okay, five tests. How many for blood?

Mosley
I did three for blood and five for blood and urine.

Source: PhilBoxing.com