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Quote Originally Posted by hitmandonny
Quote Originally Posted by The Rookie Fan
Quote Originally Posted by hitmandonny
And for me any version of shane would have beaten Trinidad...
It baffles me every time I hear/read this
The quote "every time i read this" implies that you hear this hypothesis on a regular basis.
The reason for this is simple; it is a commonly held belief that Shane is better than Felix.

The easiest and most obvious comparison that can be drawn is common competition; DLH.
In reality Oscar beat Felix, (incredibly close i no and i do realise the judges decision was final,) but Shane beat Oscar comprohensively. The difference between the two fights was that oscar was in gear for the entire fight with Shane, he didn't lay off at all.

After that point it's entirely specualation, but from my point of view, shanes speed athleticism and skills were too much for the good-but one dimensional Trinidad.
Ah yes, the DLH fight, I remember. Look, DLH did a great job on that fight, he boxed Tito in a way he had never boxed before or since. It was in many ways his best performance in the ring for at least 8 or 9 rounds. You already know who I thought won that fight so I won't discuss it here.

Thing is Mosley does not fight like DLH fought Tito. Contrary to popular opinion, Mosley is not and never was a great boxer. He has always been a brawler. Yes he is fast, athletic and can punch but he is not very defensive minded. He would get hit and get hit often by one of the most accurate and precise punchers in the game in Trinidad (not to mention he was also the biggest puncher in that weightclass). I just don't see Mosley ever beating Trinidad, especially not the Trinidad that dominated the 147 lb division in the 90s.
Mosely's chin can never be underestimated, as the fight never happened we can never say with 100% certainty that either fighter would have won. However with 99% certainty i can say that Trinidad would not stop shane Mosely, furthermore in my view that is the only way trinida would have beaten Mosely. The volume of punches that Mosely throws in comparison to the one-three shot combos Felix threw for me would see Shane winning a UD