Shane Mosley's thoughts on a GGG-Canelo fight

[TitoFan]

I don't think it's an even fight at all, Shane I'm guessing hasn't been in the ring with Golovkin anyways. I do think CAnelo would take the fight and that it would be competitive in some ways, don't expect his people to go for it but you never know. Lara was a very risky fight for him, he deserves some benefit of the doubt here until he shows other plans.

I think it's as much of a joke as anyone else that he holds the "middleweight" title and can make guys go below 160, but he hansn't really had an unfair advantage over anyone yet, I don't think? Can hardly spin the catch weights as an edge he had on Floyd or Cotto.

IMO, the only guys he hasn't had either a size or an "over-the-hill" advantage on are: Lara and Trout.
The rest fall into one of those categories.

Floyd? He came down to 150 or so for that, showed he was willing to go both ways with it at least. I don't think anyone was saying Cotto was over the hill either, and it's a bit unfair to just say that after the fact. The weight suited them both fine, Cotto probably couldn't have made much lower and was/is still a damn good boxer.

He was bigger than both Floyd and Cotto at fight time. Difference is Floyd overwhelmed him with his superior speed and boxing skills, pitching a shutout. Very few, if any, exchanges between Floyd and Canelo. Cotto was also noticeably smaller in the ring. In this case it worked to Cotto's detriment. He tagged Canelo numerous times... but Canelo would basically shrug them off. He imposed his size on Cotto in what was a closer fight than most people would've thought.

I might be wrong, but I just think whenever Canelo fights someone good his own size, be it GGG or someone else.... he might be in for a rude awakening. Which is why I hope GGG sticks to his guns and demands to meet Canelo at 160.

Let's be honest GGG needs to fight Lara or Trout caliber opponents. His body of work is a joke and if it were not for his closing ability he would not be anybody. Fight at least one Marque name opponent in his prime and have a successful PPV then you can make demands. Right now he has zero leverage. I do not recall Pacquiao ever getting grilled for his cherry picking to this severity and he fought past their prime guys coming off losses in last 1-3 fights or catch weights . Most fall into those categories. So you may as well discredit Pac's accomplishments as well! JMM being the lone exception.

Name one fighter who GGG has ducked at 160. ONE. The fact that this guy doesn't have too many glittering names on his resume is hardly his fault. He's the 160-pound champion.... had fought at that division since the beginning.... and hasn't said no to anyone wanting to challenge him at that weight. Why should he cave to the prima donna Canelo and go down to 155? Everybody on planet Earth knows Canelo is AT LEAST a middleweight masquerading as a LMW. Why not just go up to 160 and quit the charade? Because he's afraid he'll get the freckles knocked off his face by GGG if he does.