Quote Originally Posted by Taeth View Post
I think people are focusing to much on what Mosley accomplished and aren't thinking about what he could ahve accomplished, sure he had an amazing career, but IMO if he had learned the right technical skills, Wright, Oscar the second time, Vernon Forrest, Miguel Cotto would have been no problem for him. He never learned how to effectively fight off the back foot or at range which is why IMO we saw such radical differences between his first and second fight with OScar where the range was always changing the second time. Taller guys(even if only a couple of inches) were able to keep Mosley totally at bay because he comes in predictably, but usually he is too overwhelming physically(like Manny Pacquiao) for the opponent to handle it, but Forest and Wright were able to stop Mosley from getting his offensive gears going and he couldn't adapt.
It doesn't quite work like that. It's not like Rocky III where he just brings in Apollo and in a matter of months learns to fight just like him. Also, simply learning new 'technical skills' does not mean a fighter becomes an expert in applying them, which is what it would take to outbox someone the likes of Winky Wright. The reason most world champions started boxing as kids is because it takes decades of work to be effective. It would be like saying all Trinidad had to do was learn the right technical skills and he would have beaten Bernard in the rematch.