Mayweather - Mosley
I anticipate a strategic battle with both boxers looking to counterpunch their way to victory. With each jump in weight class, Mayweather has become more cautious. His safety-first approach has limited his exposure to danger, but it has also cost him fans. Regardless, there's no reason to believe "Money" will box any differently on Saturday, especially since he is facing an opponent whose hand speed rivals his own. Mosley, on the other hand, is an aggressive fighter who subscribes to the adage, "The best defense is a good offense." Defense is not a Mosley asset, and he has never needed it to be. The WBA champion neutralizes his opposition with blazing hand speed and voluminous combinations. That will not happen on Saturday. Mayweather is probably the fastest fighter Mosley has ever faced, and he's also probably the smartest. Knowing that he cannot overwhelm Mayweather, Mosley will forego his usual aggressive style and play more of a waiting game, which is a strategy that favors Mayweather . . .
One other element to consider is Mosley's age. A few years ago when Main Events and Golden Boy Promotions promoted Fernando Vargas vs. Shane Mosley, I remember the media sarcastically joking that we should have named the fight, "Two Shot Fighters". Both fighters were past their primes and if anyone had suggested that either would still be boxing four years later most of the media would have laughed. However, after beating Vargas twice , dominating Luis Collazo, losing a razor-thin decision to Miguel Cotto, and then knocking out Ricardo Mayorga and Antonio Margarito, Mosley convinced many that the Fountain of Youth lies somewhere in Pomona, CA. Not likely. His success is more a result of good matchmaking. The one trait Vargas, Cotto, Mayorga, and Margarito have in common is that they are plodders. None of the four have quick hands or feet. (Even Collazo, an awkward southpaw, fought like a plodder against Mosley, dragging himself around the ring as if he were walking in quicksand). All of the aforementioned boxers had problems with Mosley's speed even though he was already on the downside of his career. That will not be the case on Saturday. This may be the fight that Mosley shows his age . . .
Prediction: Mayweather by unanimous decision
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