The best thing in the sports page today came from boxing writer Lance Pugmire. In fact, it seems as though every time he has an article in the paper, it is the better than everything else. Today he writes about Shane Mosley and his confidence leading up to his big fight with undefeated champion – Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
I love Mosley. He was a great champion and was involved in some of the best fights of the last 15 years. He continues to insist that he and his trainer have devised a plan to defeat his opponent and it is probably true that he knows the best way to attack Mayweather, but it won’t work. Mosley is 38, five years older than Mayweather, and he has taken numerous beatings while Mayweather rarely even gets hit. Mayweather is younger, faster, and better in every way.
It will take a heroic effort similar to that of Muhammad Ali against Gerorge Foreman for Mosley to pull this off. He might need to get the speedy, elusive champion into a flatfooted punching contest and then hope to land a lucky shot to win this thing. I will be rooting for Sugar Shane, but I’m not holding much hope for him to win.
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