Quote Originally Posted by SweetPea
Quote Originally Posted by Scrap
Sweet youre absoluatly correct in everything you say. But I think its a bad match for Him, styles make fights. Pea is one of my ATG followed him from the Amatuers a Joy. But its a bad match
How do you think it's a bad match?
Because before I made my previous post, I thought to myself, "Maybe they're picking Shane because they think the style matchup favors him..."
But then I broke the fight down in my head and:

Whitaker is clearly better technically... I think everyone would agree on this
Whitaker is better defensively.... I think everyone agrees here too
Whitaker has faster hands...I'm sure some would argue it's even here, but I disagree
Whitaker has faster and better feet.... Mosley was never really a mover, he was always straight ahead
The only edge I see for Mosley is power, and I think Whitaker proved he could take anyone's best punch. Mosley's not going to KO someone who a prime Trinidad couldn't even KO, and I don't see how Mosley wins on points

No disrespect to Mosley, but I just always viewed him as clearly below the top tier of lightweights (Duran, Whitaker)
Whitaker is better technically, He is beter defensively. I very much disagree with his hand, and foot speed. His footwork was more efficient, and thus allowed him to cut corners Mosley couldn't but he wasn't quicker in any way except maybe reflexes, and even then I think its Mosley's lack of style that allows him to get hit so easily.