The legacy of Sugar Shane Mosely.

[Galaxy]

He's absolutely a top 3 ATG Lightweight and a top 20 WW. He was unstoppable at 135 and one of the tops of his generation for WW. I was talking about Shane with one of his cousins, and he told me the only guy who ever really had Shane hurt was Forrest. Shane vs Duran at 135 would be amazing.

Top 3? He struggles to make top 10 IMO

He struggles to make your your top 10 in at 135? That's pretty surprising. I can't imagine anybody not including him in a list of top 10 lightweights. Do you remember young, prime, lightweight Sugar Shane?

Yes I remember & in regards to ability Shane may belong alongside Duran, Leonard or Whitaker. But his record at 135 is good not legendary & not enough to get rated with them. He never went after Johnston to unify the title although I'm sure he would have been the favorite. His challenges weren't that impressive... Leija & Molina weren't prime when Mosley fought them. Overall IMO the guys I listed in a previous post had greater credentials at 135 than Mosley.

[Wayne]

Having rewatched Mosely v Cotto AGAIN last night I saw Shane's hesitance to commit to another fight. Shane although in a pleasent mood as always seemed a little disconsolate and refused to definitively answer the question put to him bY HBO'S Max Kellerman.

This made me wonder. Should the Sugar man retire toady, what would your opinion of him be? What are your primary memories and are they fond memories or not?

For me he goes down in history as an ATG Lightweight. This may be a bit much for some people but I feel at 135 he was that good.
I'll always remeber his chin and heart, for a guy who was actually smaller than nearly all of his competition he never was fazed and apart from the Wright and Forrest fights I never saw him beaten decisively.

So.....Thoughts?

He had a very underrated chin. Only knocked down once and then he was only discombobulated after the butt. Unbelievably fast and I only became aware of him when he was a welter. First ballot HOFer.

[toogood4u]

HIS LEGACY WILL CRASH AND BURN ONCE JUDAH GETS THROUGH WITH HIM...LOL


JKJKJK hes great wish i was able to watch him in his prime (i wasnt a fan of boxing back then)

[Karas]

Judah is on a different level than Mosley, he's never been good with right jabs..
Mosley is just the poor man's Oscar De La hoya

[CFH]

Judah is on a different level than Mosley, he's never been good with right jabs..
Mosley is just the poor man's Oscar De La hoya

Uhhh.... what?

[DaxxKahn]

Judah is on a different level than Mosley, he's never been good with right jabs..
Mosley is just the poor man's Oscar De La hoya

The poor man's De La Hoya?.....And you smoke what?......Mosley is and was a better fighter then DLH.....the only thing Oscar has over Shane is a left hook....

[Galaxy]

Mosley is a great fighter, I love re-watching Mosley/ DLH 1! His fight with Cotto proves he's still got a lot to offer. The Judah match-up is intriguing to me... both guys have huge talent but Mosley has lived up to his potential. There are still some hugely exciting bouts available for Mosley in the future!

[GAME]

Judah is on a different level than Mosley, he's never been good with right jabs..
Mosley is just the poor man's Oscar De La hoya

The poor man's De La Hoya?.....And you smoke what?......Mosley is and was a better fighter then DLH.....the only thing Oscar has over Shane is a left hook....

Lol Shane dominated Oscar everytime they shared a ring !

Shane at his best was one of the all time greats of any era .

[ICB]

Judah is on a different level than Mosley, he's never been good with right jabs..
Mosley is just the poor man's Oscar De La hoya

Bad rep for a terrible post one of the worst i've ever seen.

[luvfightgame]

Shane is the man. My top current fighter. Takes on any challenge, great attitude, just all around solid. Couldn't ask for a better guy. Skill is tremendous and he actually fights. Mosley is fast enough to be a slick runner who wins decisions, but his character won't allow it. He wants to beat the other guy. He will even fight their style and try to beat them at it. He's the best current fighter and top 5 all time for me.

I know he's not in his prime, but he's the epitome of lb4lb. Most of his career has been with much bigger guys and he still attempted to ko them and beat them rather than just win rounds. The Cotto fight is a perfect example. He made the puncher box because he was getting outpunched. Shane stalked him, and beat him at his own game, lost the decision because of it but that's how he fights.

[donnydarkoIRL]

Judah is on a different level than Mosley, he's never been good with right jabs..
Mosley is just the poor man's Oscar De La hoya

Every time I read one of your posts a brain cell dies as the people attempt to figure out how anyone can have such a poor boxing knowledge.