Mosley wanted to quit.

[gest12645]

Boxing - Shane wanted to quit

Mosley also said he blanked out and cant remember anything that happened after the knockdown upto round 8 .

[Hulk]

Thats a shame.

BUT he didn't quit.

[C-Lo]

I saw this video this morning on youtube. I was actually a little shocked to see it. Never did I think Mosley would ever say that. Also on the flipside, Nazim must be one hell of a corner man. Judging from the things I heard him tell Mosley in the Mayweather and Pacquiao fights, he jacks me up! He knows how to say the right things but too bad Mosley lost belief in himself.

[Themantonio]

Ok so based on that footage, do you guys think Nazim Richardson did the right thing by his fighter as a trainer to let the fight continue?

I mean Shane did a pretty good job of running/surviving for the rest of the bout but he still got touched up and hit with some solid punches throughout the rest of the fight...

[Kev]

I can't help but think that the between rounds are as much Hollywood as anything else these days and they just say stuff to add drama.

[rjj tszyu]

If Mosley wanted out then Richardson should have pulled him. But I don't think he really did otherwise he wouldn't have got up for the next round.

[MMASUX]

WOW i didn't expect that from Shane. It's time to retire, the old Shane would have never said that.

[Gandalf]

That's shocking to see. Mosley really had better hang them up, when you are wanting out of your biggest fight you probably don't have the desire anymore. The body is faded and he doesn't even want in. Retire Mosley, there is nothing else to prove.

[#1FightFan]

whatever. don't feel sorry for mosely. he did this to himself~!!! he coulda went out a hero.
what a way to go out!!! but instead he chose chickenshit running/defense tactics.
like a chump, not even friggin trying!
had it been me, i woulda got ko'ed and went out swinging with everything, and i would have got credit, respect, and kept my honor.

instead, the guy i respected so much years ago totally screwed us out of a good fight, and let me down for the last time.

[THE THIRD MAN]

I hope that was his last fight, i would hate to see Mosley getting beaten up by some guy not worthy to hold his robe. That's it Shane Mosley, you are 40 this year. Hang em' up!

[Truth]

That is really sad to see, Naazim probably should have stopped it. Amazing to see a guy who was once an absolute machine turned into this.

[marbleheadmaui]

I guess I'm the only one who sees this different. Shane may have said he wanted to quit. But the fact is he didn't Quit. He could have at any time by simply telling the ref. What he said isn't important. What he did was.

[Snakey]

thats sad, mosley cant help it though. He was out matched in every single way. If im put in there with a beast like pac and getting dominated like ive never been before (including being knocked down for the first time in yrs) im definitely going to have negative thoughts. Does anyone know what round this is?

[:::PSL:::]

Tough situation that night for Shane. Either people boo him all night, or rip people off by quitting.

[Boxerharvey]

If you listen to the video he says "I cant move" because of the blisters on his feet from wearing the new ring boots that is why he wanted to quit. Imagine how hard it would be to fight Pacquiao being 100% fit let alone having to do it with blisters on your feet.

I was gutted with Shanes performance but after seeing that I cut him a bit of slack. Most people have never been in the ring and do not know what it is like to fight, I had to fight 2 people at once for 3 rounds as part of my kickboxing Black belt exam on a wooden floor with blisters on both my feet and it was one of the hardest things ive ever had to do it was so painfull. I couldnt even walk afterwards and driving home after was a nightmare.