Ellerbe: We'll look to Mosley if Pac crumbles

[Rantcatrat]

Feel free to bash me to bits, but Floyd will never fight Shane. He scared of Shane. This is just to psych up the Pac Camp.

If Floyd is scared of Mosley, why did he call him out a couple of years ago?

I do agree that this is just a negotiating ploy though.

I don't think Floyd is afraid of anyone, but he has had a few chances to fight Shane since the calling out and hasn't taken them. Floyd views Shane as the riskiest opponent (other than Paul) out there for him and if he can make the same amount of money fighting a less risky fighter, why fight Shane? He could have fought Shane instead of Marquez and it would have been a much bigger fight, legacy wise and money wise (although less so on the last point). He could have fought Shane after fighting Marquez and fought Pacquiao afterward, but instead he dismisses Shane and waits for Pacquiao. The reason isn't fear; the reason is risk/reward.

It is reasonable to think that PBF will fight Pacquiao and if he loses, he'll fight a rematch with Pacquiao, and probably retire never having fought Shane.

[Poetic]

Why exactly would Floyd be scared of Shane? He did call him out before, Mosley didn't want the fight. Now that Shane is getting old and desperate for one big final payday, Floyd is the scared one for not wanting to fight him?

[JazMerkin]

I think Mayweather happily will fight the winner of Berto-Mosley & in truth I think they'd prefer to fight Mayweather, because I can't see the split being any worse than Pacquiao & they won't have to fight at a catchweight, which will be even lower for Mosley & Berto if I know ol' Freddie.

However, it is all posturing, Mayweather & Pacquiao will fight in Las Vegas sometime between March & June 2010. Fact.

[JonesJrMayweather]

I think Mayweather happily will fight the winner of Berto-Mosley & in truth I think they'd prefer to fight Mayweather, because I can't see the split being any worse than Pacquiao & they won't have to fight at a catchweight, which will be even lower for Mosley & Berto if I know ol' Freddie.

However, it is all posturing, Mayweather & Pacquiao will fight in Las Vegas sometime between March & June 2010. Fact.

Nah It will be at a major sports arena...If they have it at Yankees Stadium it will have a larger gate. They're even talking about Cowboy Stadium which has a capacity of 100k not including the seating that will be brought in to place at ring side. It doesn't need to be in Vegas.

[JazMerkin]

I think Mayweather happily will fight the winner of Berto-Mosley & in truth I think they'd prefer to fight Mayweather, because I can't see the split being any worse than Pacquiao & they won't have to fight at a catchweight, which will be even lower for Mosley & Berto if I know ol' Freddie.

However, it is all posturing, Mayweather & Pacquiao will fight in Las Vegas sometime between March & June 2010. Fact.

Nah It will be at a major sports arena...If they have it at Yankees Stadium it will have a larger gate. They're even talking about Cowboy Stadium which has a capacity of 100k not including the seating that will be brought in to place at ring side. It doesn't need to be in Vegas.

It doesn't need to be, but it will. The gate won't be significantly larger because you have to bear in mind how much you can charge for tickets in a casino as opposed to a stadium. Plus when the MGM Grand put up a $20m site fee everyone will forget about it being in a stadium.

Look at it from a promoters point of view, why take the risk of putting it in a stadium where you can't guarantee that every ticket gets sold, when you can have a guarantee at a casino, plus making money off the extra PPVs.

[GAME]

Floyd said a while back that Mosley was going to be the last person he met after he had fought teh rest of them. They have been rivals for the longest time so I think he feels its only right that he ends his career with him. The big fight will finally happen. At the moment people think the big one is with Pac but after Floyd fights him everyone will look back at Pac and question his recent wins. All the attention will move to Mosley in the biggest fight of the decade.

[NuthaPug]

Floyd said a while back that Mosley was going to be the last person he met after he had fought teh rest of them. They have been rivals for the longest time so I think he feels its only right that he ends his career with him. The big fight will finally happen. At the moment people think the big one is with Pac but after Floyd fights him everyone will look back at Pac and question his recent wins. All the attention will move to Mosley in the biggest fight of the decade.

Dunno about the biggest fight of the decade but agree with everything else. i hope Floyd does fight both Manny and Sugar Shane.

[JonesJrMayweather]

Why exactly would Floyd be scared of Shane? He did call him out before, Mosley didn't want the fight. Now that Shane is getting old and desperate for one big final payday, Floyd is the scared one for not wanting to fight him?

Does Polly want a cracker?

[Master]

Floyd will never fight Shane. Ever. That is his one genuine threat to take his 0. Do you think if Pac called out Floyd the way Shane did, Floyd would not take the fight? Shane will try and walk through Mayweather.