Floyd Mayweather can feel his abilities slipping

Pittsburgh Fight Sports Examiner | Scott Heritage

Floyd Mayweather is feeling his age catch up with him slowly but surely. At some point every fighter realizes that they are slowing down, and that they can't do some of the same things they used to be able to.

Fortunately for Mayweather even at less than his best he's still a lot better than most, and will look to prove that once again when he takes on the comparatively ancient Shane Mosley on May 1st.

Speaking to his friend and longtime go to man in the media, Floyd sat down with David Mayo of the Grand Rapids Press today, and touched on all the usual subjects. How he doesn't get the recognition he deserves, how he is more intelligent than all of his opponents and so on ad nauseam.

(Incidentally, if the only way to stand a chance against Floyd is to be more intelligent than him, then perhaps he should take on one of the Klitschko brothers, who each hold a Ph.D. and can speak four languages)


More interestingly than the usual spiel though, Mayweather and his team acknowledge seeing signs that he is slowing down as he gets older. Could this have been why he took on Marquez in his first fight back, measuring just what he had left for another run?

Ron Burgess, Pittsburgh PA: "Do you think Floyd knowing he's slowing down is why he didn't want to fight Pacquiao?"

It could well have been one of the reasons, as well as wanting to be more in control of the terms of the fight. It could still happen after his fight with Mosley though, and Floyd will only be older and slower then, so we'll have to wait and see. If the fight does happen then obviously he isn't slowing quickly enough to affect his performance. If the fight doesn't go ahead for a fresh set of problems, then this seems a lot more likely.

Jesse Elliot, Pittsburgh PA: "Do you think Mayweather has declined and if so why is he still winning?"

Well if Floyd himself is admitting it, then it's probably true. He isn't a lot noticeably slower than he ever was, but once the decline starts it keeps going. Mayweather's style of moving and pot-shotting needs him to be fast, and his speed will be the first thing to go. That being said he has never taken a lot of punishment in his career, so as long as he increases his work rate, he might still be able to win at a high level even if he gets hit more often.

Pol Canonce Barugo, Leyte Philippines: "Mayweather was placed in a very compromising situation where he was really dent on this random blood tests by going to the commission level prodding the boxing community that he really want to clean the sport but his prime motive was really on going for the edge with Manny coz he knows that the guy could stained his zero loss record. He was put in the most difficult position when the Haiti Earthquake caused the Mosley-Berto fight cancelled. He was very hesitant in the post fight interview about fighting Mosley but was forced nevertheless to fight Mosley coz he will be really 100% exposed as cherrypicking opponents.Now you can run all you want inside the ring once you face Mosley come May 1 hehehe. You will be shaken by Mosley's strong and power punch combos!"

There is a good chance this will happen so long as Mosley has the right game plan and doesn't think he can just turn up and win without careful planning. I've been reading interviews where Mosley says he intends to out-box Floyd which he frankly isn't capable of. He needs to cut down the ring and use all the same tricks Oscar De La Hoya used in his close fight with Floyd. If he can do that, then Shane's power and strength will come into play and Mayweather will find himself outgunned against someone he can't shake off.

Source: Examiner.com

Pacquiao Worldwide Army troops must let Mayweather hear it

Boxing Examiner | Michael Marley

Consider this a military directive, meaning an order, soldiers in the Pacquiao Worlwide Army (PWA).


I may only be a buck private who is tight with a buck but I've been authorized to alert all men, women and children to turn out of the public cordially invited Floyd Mayweather-Sugar Shane Mosley media tour.

Me, I plan to hit the Los Angeles leg of the publicity tour and, no, I am not bringing any rotten tomatoes.
I do think it would be great if all you Pacmaniacs turn up in New York, in Washington and in SoCal for these events.

Are you sick and tired of being sick and tired of egomaniacal Mayweather's ranting and raving?

Did it sicken you that he has thrown a blank of illegal drug use suspicion over "Ordinary Manny Pacquiao" with zero proof?

hen let Mayweather hear your vocal displeasure.

Now is the time for all good people to come to the aid of the Pacquiao Party.

Man your battle stations and get out there to let these two boxers know you DEMAND to see the winner fights the Pinoy Idol, that you will accept nothing less.

Now there will be Mayweather Mafia types in attendance along with the docile Mosleyites.

Let's keep it clean keep it safe.

But don't hold your tongue

Let Mayweather and his band of brigands know you deeply resent how they've thrown mud over the Pacman.

Give Oscar "Reputation" De Stroya the big Bronx cheer he richly deserves. Tell Richie Rich Schaefer he's been yodeling in the wrong canyon.

One final note and this comes from General Hermie Rivera himself: Deserters will be shot on sight.
With paintballs only but shot nonetheless.

MAYWEATHER MOSLEY MEDIA TOUR


TUESDAY, MARCH 2 - NEW YORK CITY PRESS CONFERENCE

Where: NOKIA Theatre Times Square
1515 Broadway (Corner of 44th & Broadway)
Times: Doors Open - 11:00 a.m. ET
Start - 12:00 p.m. ET
Details: Tickets are necessary, but free of charge. Go to www.ticketmaster.com and search for Mayweather and/or Mosley.


WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3 - WASHINGTON, DC PRESS CONFERENCE
Where: Lincoln Theatre
1215 U Street NW
Times: Doors Open - 11:00 a.m. ET
Start - 12:00 p.m. ET
Details: No tickets necessary. First-come, first-served.


THURSDAY, MARCH 4 - LOS ANGELES PRESS CONFERENCE
Where: NOKIA Plaza at L.A. Live (Outdoor Event)
800 West Olympic Blvd.
Times: Arrival - 12:00 p.m. PT
Start - 1:00 p.m. PT
Details: No tickets necessary. First-come, first-served.

Source: Examiner.com

Hurting power of Pacquiao puts Mayweather in fear of KO

Boxing Examiner | Michael Marley

Joshua Clottey trainer Lenny "The Locksmith" DeJesus does not buy the notion that Floyd Mayweather put the kibosh on fighting Manny Pacquiao because of a disagreement over random blood testing.

DeJesus, 64, a veteran of 75 world championship bouts dating back to the 15 rounds or less era, told me Wednesday he is convinced Mayweather dodged fighting Pacman out of simple fear.

"It's two things with Mayweather," DeJesus said from the Clottey training camp in Fort Lauderdale. "One thing is his precious undefeated record. Floyd doesn't want to lose that. Let me be blunt, I think he rejected a Manny fight because he wants to make sure he stays undefeated and because he's worried that he could get knocked out.

"If not for those worries then, why wouldn't Floyd take the fight and, whatever happens in the fight, he goes to the bank laughing with $40 million?"

DeJesus thinks Mayweather should not worry so much about protecting his unbeaten status.

"Fans don't care about all that. Sugar Ray Robinson, Muhammad Ali and Wilfredo Gomez, who I worked with, they all lost but they came back to win. I just think Mayweather had an eerie feeling that Manny Pacquiao could take him out. Like Joe Louis said, you can run but you can't hide and he could run against Manny all night.

"Floyd could be jumping around like a jackal but somewhere in the fight he would feel Manny's power and that's what boxing is all about, hurting power. That's the game of boxing."

DeJesus injected a little humor into the situation.

"I thank three people for Joshua getting this (March 13) bout against Manny," DeJesus said.

"First, I thank Freddie Roach for taking the fight. Second, I thank Manny for taking the fight. Third, I've got to thank Mayweather for not taking the fight."

Veteran trainer, former six bout Pacquiao cutman Lenny DeJesus preps Clottey for March 13 (Top Rank/Chris Farina Photo)

DeJesus worked six different bouts in Megamanny's corner as a cutman when promoter Murad Muhammad was handling the fighter but then got cut adrift when Shelly Finkel and Gary Shaw moved in on Manny and Murad walked the promotional plank.

"I feel good, I feel confident about this fight," DeJesus said. "I like Freddie Roach, we go back to when he was the bucket boy for Eddie Futch. Freddie hit the jackpot with Manny in a way I never did with one fighter.

"But we'll see in Dallas, at the end of the day, who's done the better job of preparing his fighter, me or Freddie. Joshua didn't have that extra oomph he needed to beat (Miguel) Cotto but I was in a different role then.

"The (training camp) environment wasn't right for that fight but that was then and now is now."

And Fight Night at Cowboys Stadium is inching closer.

Source: Examiner.com

Floyd Mayweather Jr. threw away 50 million dollars based on a ridiculous hunch

By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo
PhilBoxing.com
Thu, 25 Feb 2010

I’m sure you’ve heard it plenty of times before. It started from Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s camp down to Teddy Atlas and now the die-hard Mayweather fans and brownnosers. And the question goes, “Why would Manny Pacquiao throw away 50 million dollars over some blood tests?”

Usually that question is followed by a statement pointing out that if any person would be offered a huge amount of money to do his job and turn it down over some blood tests that there is something wrong with that person. And the prestige goes, “So why won’t Pacquiao just take the tests?”

Order in the court of truth! Judge dSource is now presiding over this case that has been blown out of proportion in the court of public opinion and press manipulation.

Let’s lay down facts shall we.

It’s been several months since Floyd Mayweather Sr., the convicted drug smuggler, former trainer of Money Mayweather, first made his steroids accusations public and yet Team Mayweather has failed to proved any form of tangible proof that would implicate Pacquiao other thank Roger Mayweather’s Philippine history lecture on how bullets used to bounce off Filipino soldiers 500 years ago because they were on a drug called A-Side Meth. And I quote in the exclusive I first published at the Examiner, Roger said “they (the Filipinos soldiers) weren’t even dying.”

Pacquiao has no ties with the people Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were connected with. No history of any failed tests that were administered by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. The same tests and commission that caught fighters like Fernando Vargas riding dirty. I repeat, there’s been no evidence of Pacquiao’s doping, no connections with shady people and nothing except a Roger Mayweather fictional tale. I say fictional because America didn’t even exist 500 years ago so how in the world will they try to invade the Philippines on top of drugs causing bullets to bounce and people not dying? Must be watching too much of that Twilight crap Roger.

But there’s much evidence on the fact that Pacquiao has had a history with blood tests and felt weak afterwards. I have written at length in the past on that topic, you can click this link if you want to read it.

And so the real deal is, Floyd Mayweather Jr. turned his back on 50 million dollars because of an urban legend from Uncle Roger? Okay, let’s incorporate all their other baseless assertions like Pacquiao’s getting bigger and him not getting knocked out by Cotto and saying he is knocking out people since he climbed upwards of 130. Fact is, Pacquiao was knocking people out before he turned 130 and that his overall weight gain in the past 5 years is about 4 pounds. Again you want to read facts about that,

So who turns his back on 50 million dollars based on baseless hunches and made up rules and demands not being given in to? If you were to be paid a lot of money to work at a place where there are baseless rumors about, would you walk away from it? And the prestige: “Why won’s Floyd just fight Pacquiao like he did everybody else?” Again, I got 3 letters for you.. K.. F.. C.

Source: PhilBoxing.com

If anyone can beat Floyd Mayweather Jr. it's "Sugar" Shane Mosley

By Jason Snowden

If anyone can beat Floyd Mayweather Jr. its Sugar Shane Mosley

In response to a recent article posted claiming that Manny Pacquiao is in fact the main man with a chance of taking that precious “O” off of the Pretty Boy, I would like to say I disagree, I believe now and always have believed that Shane Mosley poses the biggest threat to Mayweather's perfect record.

Stylistically, Mosley matches up much worse for Floyd than Pacquiao. Manny Pacquiao is blessed with good hand speed, knock out power and incredible stamina. On the downside you don’t have to watch many of the Pacman's fights in order to see just how much damage he seems to absorb even when he wins, so it is safe to say he is not the most difficult man to catch.

Manny Pacquiao has a questionable defence which was exposed in his fights with Morales and Marquez, Pacquiao deals particularly well with come- forward fighters with equally aggressive styles, i.e. Miguel Cotto and Ricky Hatton. He, however, struggles most with counter punchers with a good straight right hand, and intelligent fighters.

My point is that Floyd is the best technical fighter and pure boxer on the planet, if anybody can expose kinks in Pacquiao’s defence and give him a boxing lesson, it is certainly Floyd.

Sugar Shane Mosley on the other hand is different. I believe this is a much harder fight for Floyd. Shane is bigger, stronger and most importantly, technically he is much better than Pacquiao.

I personally cannot wait to see Floyd take on Shane. Roll on May 1st.

Source: braggingrightscorner.com