Mayweather-Mosley!

[Taeth]

It looks like this is the fight that is trying to be made! Not only is this fight nearly as big as Mayweather-Pacquiao, but it should destroy the ppv numbers Pacquiao-Clottey generate. I mean even casual fans know who Mosley is because of his fights with Oscar De La Hoya, and together I think they could break 1.5 million buys with relative ease as long as boxing is retaining any of the momentum it had before Mayweather-Pacquiao fell through. This may actually be a stylistically tougher fight foy Mayweather than Manny because Shane is so big and fast and he has said that he would keep Floyd on the ropes. I still think Floyd`s style is too slick for Mosley and that he will outbox him, but Mosley is one of those guys who is so gifted you never truly know whats going to happen until the fight has started.

First off It's nowhere near the same level of fight between Pac/Mayweather. It will do bigger numbers than Pac/Clottey but so what? Is that your dig at Pac? Pac's resume shits all over Mayweathers. Mayweather will be to good for Mosley.

I am not trying to discredit Pacquiao at all... I think Clottey is at least competitive with Mosley, but fighting him doesn't perpetuate the sport the same way Mayweather facing Mosley does. IMO this is just making me even more excited for Mayweather-Pacquiao should they both win. I truly believe that this will make that fight way bigger, and that they should have had one more fight before facing eachother anyways. The fact that Mayweather-Mosley is yet another boxing classic that will capture the sports world as a whole just helps whatever will come after that.

To boot this will mean that the winner of Mayweather-Mosley and the winner of Pacquiao-Clottey will be fighting for the p4p belt and for all intents and purposes the linear crown to the most prestigious weightclass in boxing.

I am going to ask that you guys please don't turn this into a competition between Mayweather and Pacquiao. This is a great thing for the sport and we should realize the sport's good fortune, even though it came under such dark circumstances.

[cnote111]

I refuse to turn this into a PAC/PBF discussion, so i'm with you on that Taeth... (that felt wierd to say) lol

However, I am not sold on the Mosely/PBF match up just yet..> But i am very hopeful!!!

Also, if they are on battling PPV buys - I think that is completely rediculous to the fans. I think whoever signs the fight first should get the date. First come first serve, i don't care who it is...

Lets not force the fans to chose one or the other, that is rediculous!!!

[ElTerribleMorales]

I refuse to turn this into a PAC/PBF discussion, so i'm with you on that Taeth... (that felt wierd to say) lol

However, I am not sold on the Mosely/PBF match up just yet..> But i am very hopeful!!!

Also, if they are on battling PPV buys - I think that is completely rediculous to the fans. I think whoever signs the fight first should get the date. First come first serve, i don't care who it is...

Lets not force the fans to chose one or the other, that is rediculous!!!

yea and Pacquiao already having his fight signed has nothing to do with what you just said right?

GBP already has the HBO PPV date, so if Mayweather/Mosley is signed it's gonna be the fight that ends up on HBO PPV, Pacquiao/Clottey will end up being a TopRank PPV card

if you really were on about it being fair, neither guy should get the PPV date, and it should just be another doubleheader HBO telecast card

[cnote111]

I refuse to turn this into a PAC/PBF discussion, so i'm with you on that Taeth... (that felt wierd to say) lol

However, I am not sold on the Mosely/PBF match up just yet..> But i am very hopeful!!!

Also, if they are on battling PPV buys - I think that is completely rediculous to the fans. I think whoever signs the fight first should get the date. First come first serve, i don't care who it is...

Lets not force the fans to chose one or the other, that is rediculous!!!

yea and Pacquiao already having his fight signed has nothing to do with what you just said right?

GBP already has the HBO PPV date, so if Mayweather/Mosley is signed it's gonna be the fight that ends up on HBO PPV, Pacquiao/Clottey will end up being a TopRank PPV card

if you really were on about it being fair, neither guy should get the PPV date, and it should just be another doubleheader HBO telecast card

I didn't think all the logistics were done with the PAC/Clottey Card? Regardless i don't care that much who gets the date.. My only point was to not have them on the same night.. So spare me the eye roll...

The part about neither guy getting the night, thats fine too.. Why anybody would care what f-ing night its on is beyond me.. I just want to be able to see both fights...

[ElTerribleMorales]

I refuse to turn this into a PAC/PBF discussion, so i'm with you on that Taeth... (that felt wierd to say) lol

However, I am not sold on the Mosely/PBF match up just yet..> But i am very hopeful!!!

Also, if they are on battling PPV buys - I think that is completely rediculous to the fans. I think whoever signs the fight first should get the date. First come first serve, i don't care who it is...

Lets not force the fans to chose one or the other, that is rediculous!!!

yea and Pacquiao already having his fight signed has nothing to do with what you just said right?

GBP already has the HBO PPV date, so if Mayweather/Mosley is signed it's gonna be the fight that ends up on HBO PPV, Pacquiao/Clottey will end up being a TopRank PPV card

if you really were on about it being fair, neither guy should get the PPV date, and it should just be another doubleheader HBO telecast card

I didn't think all the logistics were done with the PAC/Clottey Card? Regardless i don't care that much who gets the date.. My only point was to not have them on the same night.. So spare me the eye roll...

The part about neither guy getting the night, thats fine too.. Why anybody would care what f-ing night its on is beyond me.. I just want to be able to see both fights...

what's the difference between this and when Showtime and HBO have stellar cards on the same night? none really

and anyways just read on ESPN that most likely the Mayweather/Mosley fight would be on May 1st

[erik_corrales]

I am not trying to discredit Pacquiao at all... I think Clottey is at least competitive with Mosley, but fighting him doesn't perpetuate the sport the same way Mayweather facing Mosley does. IMO this is just making me even more excited for Mayweather-Pacquiao should they both win. I truly believe that this will make that fight way bigger, and that they should have had one more fight before facing eachother anyways. The fact that Mayweather-Mosley is yet another boxing classic that will capture the sports world as a whole just helps whatever will come after that.

To boot this will mean that the winner of Mayweather-Mosley and the winner of Pacquiao-Clottey will be fighting for the p4p belt and for all intents and purposes the linear crown to the most prestigious weightclass in boxing.

I am going to ask that you guys please don't turn this into a competition between Mayweather and Pacquiao. This is a great thing for the sport and we should realize the sport's good fortune, even though it came under such dark circumstances.

i whole-heartedly agree with this!

[Master]

Forget how it happened. This is the fight of the year and the fight I have long been waiting for.

[killersheep]

I really hope this fight happens. People forget that Mayweather was calling out Mosley for years before PBF himself was a marquee name. I am glad that he is still asking for olympic style drug testing even though admittedly he politically is obligated to for the remainder of his career.

[Rantcatrat]

Mayweather v. Mosley > Pacman v. Clottey. Fact.

In my humble opinion, Mosley and Williams are the only two opponents who would make the next Mayweather event a bigger event than Pac v. Clottey is at the Dallas stadium. Clottey is a difficult opponent for anyone. He is a big, strong welterweight.

I'm not a hater of either Pacquiao or Mayweather. Each irk me to a certain extent.

Now that the Berto v. Mosley fight is off (for good reason), this is the only fight Mayweather should make. If he fights anyone else, there can be no debate that he is ducking Mosley or at the least not willing to take any real risk in his fights.

[Rantcatrat]

It looks like this is the fight that is trying to be made! Not only is this fight nearly as big as Mayweather-Pacquiao, but it should destroy the ppv numbers Pacquiao-Clottey generate. I mean even casual fans know who Mosley is because of his fights with Oscar De La Hoya, and together I think they could break 1.5 million buys with relative ease as long as boxing is retaining any of the momentum it had before Mayweather-Pacquiao fell through. This may actually be a stylistically tougher fight foy Mayweather than Manny because Shane is so big and fast and he has said that he would keep Floyd on the ropes. I still think Floyd`s style is too slick for Mosley and that he will outbox him, but Mosley is one of those guys who is so gifted you never truly know whats going to happen until the fight has started.

First off It's nowhere near the same level of fight between Pac/Mayweather. It will do bigger numbers than Pac/Clottey but so what? Is that your dig at Pac? Pac's resume shits all over Mayweathers. Mayweather will be to good for Mosley.

I am not trying to discredit Pacquiao at all... I think Clottey is at least competitive with Mosley, but fighting him doesn't perpetuate the sport the same way Mayweather facing Mosley does. IMO this is just making me even more excited for Mayweather-Pacquiao should they both win. I truly believe that this will make that fight way bigger, and that they should have had one more fight before facing eachother anyways. The fact that Mayweather-Mosley is yet another boxing classic that will capture the sports world as a whole just helps whatever will come after that.

To boot this will mean that the winner of Mayweather-Mosley and the winner of Pacquiao-Clottey will be fighting for the p4p belt and for all intents and purposes the linear crown to the most prestigious weightclass in boxing.

I am going to ask that you guys please don't turn this into a competition between Mayweather and Pacquiao. This is a great thing for the sport and we should realize the sport's good fortune, even though it came under such dark circumstances.

Very strong post.