Source: George Elsasser, Bragging Right Corner
-- Well, the word now, is Mayweather-Mosley is a done deal - penciled in for a May 1 HBO PPV date at Las Vegas, Nevada - Mosley defending the WBA welterweight strap.
On paper it shapes up as competitive - but don't touch that dial - there's something new added to the usual pre-fight physical - Mayweather successfully pushed for the Olympic-style drug testing - Mosley agreed. The same demand that derailed the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight.
Love that Ellerbe, CEO, Mayweather Promotions quote that his guy is happy to have set the precedent for random blood testing to ensure fair and safe contests for all fighters.
Wonder if there was background music to that bit of nonsense - what next, 16 oz sparring mittens during live fights, and battling for them today megabucks while wearing protective head gear as well?
And what's your take on standing 8-counts - and those knockdowns when a fighter is hit, falls against the ring strands but never falls to the canvas, and is charged with a 10-8 count since the hack man in charge decides he would have fell were the ropes not there?
But enough; my Mayweather pick by decision is based on a number of reasons; A throwback boxer-puncher gifted with hand speed to counterpunch effectively when needed, coupled with a defense second to none. Toss in the far fresher in body of the two and this one smells of a gimme.
The Mosley age 38 model, no longer has its earlier speed that once complemented the punching power. Thus, today heats showed up best against aggressive opponents - still owns a solid chin structure - than when having to stalk the quicker boxer that uses the ring.
P.S. This one, if the random drug tests fail to discover an aspirin or Tylenol in either fighter, just may live up to the multi-promoter, HBO, hype - and the 24-7 hasn't as yet got off the ground.
Ugh! Gimme them yesterday big ones without the extra baggage hype - Robinson-LaMotta, Robinson-Basilio, and later, Leonard-Hearns and Sugar-Hagler when only the print media did the reporting.
Saturday, February 6, 2010
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