The legacy of Sugar Shane Mosely.
Having rewatched Mosely v Cotto AGAIN last night I saw Shane's hesitance to commit to another fight. Shane although in a pleasent mood as always seemed a little disconsolate and refused to definitively answer the question put to him bY HBO'S Max Kellerman.
This made me wonder. Should the Sugar man retire toady, what would your opinion of him be? What are your primary memories and are they fond memories or not?
For me he goes down in history as an ATG Lightweight. This may be a bit much for some people but I feel at 135 he was that good.
I'll always remeber his chin and heart, for a guy who was actually smaller than nearly all of his competition he never was fazed and apart from the Wright and Forrest fights I never saw him beaten decisively.
So.....Thoughts?
Re: The legacy of Sugar Shane Mosely.
I have no issue with watching him fight on for now. He is not as good as he once was, but he still has given a great account of himself. I like the idea he is making some good paychecks to retire with. He deserves it after being so great for the sport.
Re: The legacy of Sugar Shane Mosely.
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Originally Posted by
hitmandonny
Having rewatched Mosely v Cotto AGAIN last night I saw Shane's hesitance to commit to another fight. Shane although in a pleasent mood as always seemed a little disconsolate and refused to definitively answer the question put to him bY HBO'S Max Kellerman.
This made me wonder. Should the Sugar man retire toady, what would your opinion of him be? What are your primary memories and are they fond memories or not?
For me he goes down in history as an ATG Lightweight. This may be a bit much for some people but I feel at 135 he was that good.
I'll always remeber his chin and heart, for a guy who was actually smaller than nearly all of his competition he never was fazed and apart from the Wright and Forrest fights I never saw him beaten decisively.
So.....Thoughts?
;) Hey Donny i remember when he was i 135 pnd. ,very faster with a hard shots and also the most of his KO was in that weight and in 140 pnd he was great too , he realy was in his Prime in that ERA.....
Re: The legacy of Sugar Shane Mosely.
I really hope Sugar Shane keeps fighting a while longer, he can more than hold his own in the welterweight division.
His performance against Cotto was better than most probably give him credit for, he lost most of the middle rounds but came back strong at the end and as Kellerman said it was Mosely exerting his will over Cotto in those final rounds rather than the other way around.
We should also remember that prior to that fight he knocked out Vargas and whupped Louis Collazo.
He's still got loads to offer, even at this advanced stage.
I'd pick him to beat any weltwerweight outside of Floyd and Cotto. Guys like Margarito, Williams and Quintana Shane would have an excellent chance to beat and that alone makes me hope he stays in the division a while longer.
Re: The legacy of Sugar Shane Mosely.
Shane was definetly an all time great at lightweight noone could touch him. His hand speed and especially his bodypunching was awesome. I feel as he moved up in weight he lost his combination punching and went for one punch power instead but like Donny said ive seen all Shanes fights and only seen him dominated by Forrest & Wright but these are both awkward fighters to face. I think Mosley did look a bit hesitant in the Cotto fight but noone has pushed Cotto to such a close fight imop and the more I watch the fight the closer I score it.
Mosley will always be one of my favourite fighters not only for his style and his chin but his professional attitude, you rarley hear him dis another opponent and he always gracious in defeat. Plus he never ducked away from a challenge like rematching Forrest and Wright straight after losing to them so convincingly which not many fighters would have done.
I still wish I could have seen Mosley fight Mayweather.
Re: The legacy of Sugar Shane Mosely.
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Originally Posted by
hitmandonny
Having rewatched Mosely v Cotto AGAIN last night I saw Shane's hesitance to commit to another fight. Shane although in a pleasent mood as always seemed a little disconsolate and refused to definitively answer the question put to him bY HBO'S Max Kellerman.
This made me wonder. Should the Sugar man retire toady, what would your opinion of him be? What are your primary memories and are they fond memories or not?
For me he goes down in history as an ATG Lightweight. This may be a bit much for some people but I feel at 135 he was that good.
I'll always remeber his chin and heart, for a guy who was actually smaller than nearly all of his competition he never was fazed and apart from the Wright and Forrest fights I never saw him beaten decisively.
So.....Thoughts?
If Shane's heart is not in it I would rather see him retire....Mosley is an ATG....Best at LW but ATG in general....He has only really been beaten by 1 man in his prime years and that was Forrest who also could have been great if he was able to mentally recover from the Mayorga beating...IMO he never really did....
As for my memeories of Mosley...all of them good...Shane has always been a true gentleman...a great face for the sport...his speed was fantastic...his power at LW was dangerous....I always said I would have loved to see a prime Mosley at LW go against Mayweather at LW...IMO Mosley not only beats him but KO's him
Re: The legacy of Sugar Shane Mosely.
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Originally Posted by
hitmandonny
Having rewatched Mosely v Cotto AGAIN last night I saw Shane's hesitance to commit to another fight. Shane although in a pleasent mood as always seemed a little disconsolate and refused to definitively answer the question put to him bY HBO'S Max Kellerman.
This made me wonder. Should the Sugar man retire toady, what would your opinion of him be? What are your primary memories and are they fond memories or not?
For me he goes down in history as an ATG Lightweight. This may be a bit much for some people but I feel at 135 he was that good.
I'll always remeber his chin and heart, for a guy who was actually smaller than nearly all of his competition he never was fazed and apart from the Wright and Forrest fights I never saw him beaten decisively.
So.....Thoughts?
The fact that Mosley could fight even with a fighter like Cotto at his age speaks volumes how much of a great fighter Mosley is. Nice guy outside the ring and a hell of a fighter inside the ring. He had one of the quickest hands i've ever seen i would have loved to have seen Shane Mosley vs Meldrick Taylor can you imagine the speed of the combinations in that fight wow is all i can say. I also think Mosley has one of the best chins in modern day boxing, he was for certain one of the best Lightweights in history i even think he could of beat the legendary Roberto Duran at Lightweight.
Re: The legacy of Sugar Shane Mosely.
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Originally Posted by
hitmandonny
Having rewatched Mosely v Cotto AGAIN last night I saw Shane's hesitance to commit to another fight. Shane although in a pleasent mood as always seemed a little disconsolate and refused to definitively answer the question put to him bY HBO'S Max Kellerman.
This made me wonder. Should the Sugar man retire toady, what would your opinion of him be? What are your primary memories and are they fond memories or not?
For me he goes down in history as an ATG Lightweight. This may be a bit much for some people but I feel at 135 he was that good.
I'll always remeber his chin and heart, for a guy who was actually smaller than nearly all of his competition he never was fazed and apart from the Wright and Forrest fights I never saw him beaten decisively.
So.....Thoughts?
He had a very underrated chin. Only knocked down once and then he was only discombobulated after the butt. Unbelievably fast and I only became aware of him when he was a welter. First ballot HOFer.
Re: The legacy of Sugar Shane Mosely.
HIS LEGACY WILL CRASH AND BURN ONCE JUDAH GETS THROUGH WITH HIM...LOL
JKJKJK hes great wish i was able to watch him in his prime (i wasnt a fan of boxing back then)
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Judah is on a different level than Mosley, he's never been good with right jabs..
Mosley is just the poor man's Oscar De La hoya
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Karas
Judah is on a different level than Mosley, he's never been good with right jabs..
Mosley is just the poor man's Oscar De La hoya
Uhhh.... what?
Re: The legacy of Sugar Shane Mosely.
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Originally Posted by
Karas
Judah is on a different level than Mosley, he's never been good with right jabs..
Mosley is just the poor man's Oscar De La hoya
The poor man's De La Hoya?.....And you smoke what?..:rasta:....Mosley is and was a better fighter then DLH.....the only thing Oscar has over Shane is a left hook....
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Mosley is a great fighter, I love re-watching Mosley/ DLH 1! His fight with Cotto proves he's still got a lot to offer. The Judah match-up is intriguing to me... both guys have huge talent but Mosley has lived up to his potential. There are still some hugely exciting bouts available for Mosley in the future!
Re: The legacy of Sugar Shane Mosely.
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Originally Posted by
Karas
Judah is on a different level than Mosley, he's never been good with right jabs..
Mosley is just the poor man's Oscar De La hoya
Bad rep for a terrible post one of the worst i've ever seen.
Re: The legacy of Sugar Shane Mosely.
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Bilbo
I really hope Sugar Shane keeps fighting a while longer, he can more than hold his own in the welterweight division.
His performance against Cotto was better than most probably give him credit for, he lost most of the middle rounds but came back strong at the end and as Kellerman said it was Mosely exerting his will over Cotto in those final rounds rather than the other way around.
We should also remember that prior to that fight he knocked out Vargas and whupped Louis Collazo.
He's still got loads to offer, even at this advanced stage.
I'd pick him to beat any weltwerweight outside of Floyd and Cotto. Guys like Margarito, Williams and Quintana Shane would have an excellent chance to beat and that alone makes me hope he stays in the division a while longer.
Bilbo, you are a wise old hobbit. I agree 100%.
