Quote Originally Posted by fan johnny View Post
I think the referee plays a big part in this fight. Pac is not that technically sound as an infighter and doesn't block the upper cut in the middle. Mosley will surely try to neutralize Pac's combination punching by tying him up and attempting to take advantage of that upper cut. Hatton tried this but left himself to open. If Bayless doesn't allow the clinching, Pac will be able to use his speed more effectively in tearing down Mosley's stamina. I think this is the biggest factor for Mosley in the fight.

My prediction for this fight is Mosley won't have enough bad guy in him to force the use of dirty tactics against Pac and try to go punch for punch. If this happens, Mosley goes down by the six round but not out. They quit by the 11th round if he doesn't get knocked out by then. Why? Pac emphasis has been more on power than speed training for this fight. I think we'll all be surprised as Pac steps into the ring a a hearty 152+. After this fight, I expect a lot of chatter and build up for him to face Martinez.
Agree with this post entirely.

Having watched afew Mosley fights this week my conclusions were, he is too nice in the ring and he relies on holding alot to catch his breath.

Against Floyd he was touching gloves throughout the fight. At one point Floyd punch him in the face when he was talking to him but afew seconds later he was trying to touch gloves with Floyd again. He needs to be alpot less friendly in this fight. The holding is something he has always done but it has been more evident in recent times as he has struggled with the pace due to old age. If the ref gets on his case early and forces him out of his comfort zone his entire gameplan falls to pieces. If he is able to tie Pac up I see him being relevant in the fight for longer, possibly lasting until the 8th beofre his old age takes it toll.