These sponsors better get the dream fight back on track, its a shame.
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I hope Mosley wins this if it goes down since Mayweather pussied out of the Pacquiao fight.Comment -
We now have a chance for the best of both worlds...I've said before that Mayweather/Mosley is the REAL fight..if this one happens and I hope it does, IF Mayweather wins (he may not, finally fighting A TOP CONTENDER in his own weight division) then we'd definitely get a second chance at him with the Pacman. If Mosely beats his pussy-ass (I sooo hope he does) the Pacman/Mayweather fight never happens and that would be just fine with me. I'm tired of watching Mayweather run the marathon in the ring with smaller opponents.Comment -
IF mosley beats mayweather, then the pac-man v mayweather huge pay day is lost forever and i don't think mayweather will risk that. guys, i will be VERY surprised if mayweather risks losing a huge payday down the road w/pacman by stepping in the ring w/mosley right now who can beat him and take everything away for down the roadComment -
Yeah I'm sayin it,,,PACMAN BEATS CLOTTEY...Mosely would have beaten Berto and we're back at the beginning except Mosley is a year older. I agree the same money won't be there for a Mosley/Mayweather fight as there would for Pacman. I am also saying that Mayweather's stock goes up a bit with a win over a guy like Mosley and then the Pacman/Money fight happens anyway and maybe grosses even more. As a fight fan,,, i would rather see Mayweather fight someone in his own size. If Mayweather fights and beats PACMAN people will still say , how many divisions/weight-classes should Manny really try to dominate. Others will say, yeah he won, against another LITTLE guy. Of course the BEST scenario would be for the LITTLE guy to knock his runaway-ass out and shut his mouth once and for all. I just want him to have to go through Mosely first and I'd be just as happy if he lost to Shane. Well, almost as happy.Comment -
Exactly!!!!! but even that fight doesn't generate the cash that Pac/Mayweather would....and Ive said it before..I think Mosley has a serious chance to beat Mayweather.Comment -
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Done deal it is. Booked 2 Suites at the MGM Grand for May 1st. Next week is the presser in NY to make this baby official. Why cause so much fuss..The fight is happening and all you can do is sit there and pout.Superman_Punch, are you serious w/posting what DLH said? YOU said the fight was a "done deal" according to your "GB source" on jan 21, which was 5 full days ago, saying that the fight would be announced in a couple of days, and in this short video, DLH says "it's going great, the fight is in negotiations, various camps are working extremely hard to make the fight happen"
that's MUCH different than being a "done deal" with the english that i speak, pal
your sources are GARBAGE and are COMPLETE FRAUDS.........FAKES
....... Shane's going back to camp in late Feb,March so we'll be visiting his camp. I'm a big Shane supporter. Been down with him since the early days @ LA Boxing Club on Grand. I like his chances and think his style can cause problems for lil Floyd.
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Agreed Shane brings body punches and pressure. I think he is more then a live dog. I expect this fight to do about 1 mill PPV. Maybe more depending on the quality of the undercard. Floyd needs a good dance partner to sell PPV. He's making 10mil for this fight with a PPV %. He's come a long way from his days of fighting Sharmba Mitchell @ the rose garden in front of 2k folks.Comment -
i won't believe the fight is gona happen until i hear the official announcement, i'm not trying to be a pessimistic asshole, i'm just trying to be a realist when it comes to anything mayweather is involved in anymoreComment -
Pac still running his steroided mouth. I guess he needs some months to detox from that garbageComment -
according to this espn article, it's still NOT officially signed. i won't believe that fukk-weather wont mess w/shane and play gms about the fight until it is actually signed by both fighters, esp the fukk-weather side
Updated: January 30, 2010, 2:09 AM ET
Mosley, Mayweather reach terms
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Shane Mosley and Floyd Mayweather Jr. have agreed to terms for a welterweight super fight, Mayweather adviser Leonard Ellerbe said Friday.
Although the contracts are not signed, "all of the deal points have been agreed to," Ellerbe said. "We still have to put pen to paper, but everything is agreed to. It's with the lawyers. Shane is a great fighter, one of the best of his era, and so is Floyd. It's going to be a great fight. It's a fight fans have wanted to see for a long time."
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Assuming the paperwork is signed, Mosley will defend his welterweight title against Mayweather on May 1 on HBO PPV at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Ellerbe said that he expected the paperwork to be completed in the next few days with a formal announcement likely next week.
The fight came together after an unexpected turn of events.
First, Mayweather became available for a fight three weeks ago when negotiations with pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao disintegrated. They had agreed to all terms for a March 13 fight that loomed as the biggest in boxing -- except for a drug testing protocol.
They had agreed to random urine testing, but Mayweather also wanted random blood testing, even though that is not required under the rules of the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Pacquiao agreed only to three blood tests, but none within 24 days of the fight, and the third one immediately after the bout.
Mayweather has alluded to Pacquiao using performance-enhancing drugs, even though he has never produced any evidence, and Floyd Mayweather Sr. has outright said he believes Pacquiao uses.
The rancor over the drug testing issue caused the fight to fall apart and Pacquiao moved on. He will defend his version of the 147-pound title against former titlist Joshua Clottey on March 13 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Then Mosley became available two weeks ago. He was scheduled to meet Andre Berto in a title unification bout at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on Saturday night. However, Berto, a Haitian-American, withdrew from the bout after eight members of his extended family were killed in the earthquake in Haiti.
Immediately after the cancellation of Mosley-Berto, Mosley and Mayweather -- the former welterweight champ and pound-for-pound king until giving up the mantle during a brief retirement -- began negotiating.
"The negotiations were very cordial and went very smoothly," Ellerbe said.
Mosley has agreed to undergo random blood and urine testing, as has Mayweather, Ellerbe said.
Mosley has admitted to using PEDs and was connected to the BALCO scandal. Although he publicly denied using PEDs for years, Mosley admitted during grand jury testimony, which was later released, that he used designer steroids "the clear" and "the cream" and injected himself with EPO, a blood oxygen enhancer, during the lead-up to his 2003 rematch with Oscar De La Hoya. Mosley said he took the steroids unknowingly.
"Floyd only wants to be sure of an even playing field no matter who he fights," Ellerbe said.
Mayweather (40-0, 25 KOs), a five-division champion, and Mosley (46-5, 39 KOs), a three-division champion, have seemingly been on a collision course since the late 1990s, when Mosley was lightweight champion and Mayweather was junior lightweight champion.
Although their careers took different paths, talk of a potential fight heated back up in 2006 after Mosley's two knockouts of Fernando Vargas, but talks never got too serious.
However, Mosley stepped up his call for a fight with Mayweather, 32, last year after Mayweather ended his 18-month retirement. After Mayweather easily beat lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez in a lopsided decision in September, Mosley crashed his post-fight interview in the ring and called him out to his face.
It didn't look like Mosley would get the fight because two months later, Pacquiao knocked out Miguel Cotto and talks began for Pacquiao-Mayweather.
Mosley, 38, hasn't fought since last January, when he upset Antonio Margarito to win his title via ninth-round knockout.Comment -
great news. now i can officially start saving to go. even though i know i wont end up goin.
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Mayweather wins againComment -
how will the betting publice drive this line? Id love a bette price on floydComment -
They definitely will not be on Sugar ShaneComment -
shane will train harder for this fight than he trained for the hated vargas, that's how much shane wants this winComment
