Shane Mosley will defend his welterweight title against Mayweather on May 1 on HBO PPV at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Mayweather's adviser Leonard Ellerbe said that he expected Mayweather's paperwork to be completed in the next few days with a formal announcement likely next week and the financial terms were not disclosed, but Floyd Mayweather has the option for an immediate rematch in the event he loses.
This Mosley -- Mayweather fight became possible when Mayweather became available after his agreement for a fight with Manny Pacquiao that went to ashes. Both fighters agreed to fight each other but it’s the drug testing protocol that stopped the negotiation because Pacquiao camp did not agree on Mayweather’s camp Olympic style drug testing which is not a requirement under the NSAC.
While Shane Mosley was set to fight Andre Berto but Berto’s family was affected by the Haiti earthquake so he withdrew from the fight. Then, negotiations between Mosley and Mayweather’s camp began. Floyd Mayweather has a 40 wins 0 losses with 25 KOs record in 5 division championships while Shane Mosley has 46 wins, 5 losses and 39 KOs in 3 division championships. With their impressive records, the boxing fans are sure to get an exciting fight between two great fighters.
Floyd Mayweather has only been in the ring once with a man with comparable hand speed as his own, and that was his 2006 fight against Zab Judah. Mayweather ended up breaking down Judah and winning the bout without problem – save an in-ring riot caused by a Judah meltdown. However, the first third of the bout saw Judah beating Mayweather to the punch and scoring what could have been called a knockdown.
Shane Mosley is certainly not as fast as he was when he was burning through the competition as a lightweight champion, however he still possesses very fast hands and very good timing. Mayweather is a notoriously slow starter as he waits to gauge his opponent’s tactics, and this will be the best time for Mosley to make his mark. It’s entirely possible that his speed, pressure and power prove to be big trouble for Mayweather in the early going of the fight “I'm trying to clean up my sport, That is why we are both (he and Mosley) taking random urine and blood tests.” Said Floyd Mayweather ina n interview. Sahen Mosley has agreed to undergo random blood and urine testing, as has Mayweather, Ellerbe said.
Shane Mosley has had a lay off, but putting the Marquez fight aside, Floyd Maywether has been longer. Mosley will put his punching power on Floyd in a way that he has not seen before. He should use his jab like Oscar did not do to keep Floyd preoccupied and off balance until an oppening happens and then let go with a barage of rights and lefts that are too numerous for Floyd to track with his “see everything defense”.
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