Shane Mosley Swallowed Pride: Will It Really Pay Off?

Elections in the Philippines are set for May 2010, and current Jr. Welterweight champion and P4P king Manny Pacquiao has shown every intention in running for a congressional seat to further serve his "kababayans".

Pacquiao, at the most, is planning on having two more fights before campaigning full time for his political ambitions. Or depending on how his next fight will turn out, his set October bout may very well be his last.

Just recently, welterweight Champion Sugar Shane Mosley agreed to the catch weight set up by elite trainer Freddie Roach for a possible fight with Pacquiao.

Along with it, he agreed to take the lesser of the 60-40 revenue split.

Pacquiao responded yesterday in an interview with Philippines' GMA News network that now that Mosley had reconsidered his initial stance, he is seriously considering pushing through with the negotiations to lock-in the fight.

Personally, I believe Mosley-Pacquiao negotiations will not push through until after the Miguel Cotto-Joshua Clottey and Floyd Mayweather-Juan Manuel Marquez fights.

Mayweather, in all aspects, is considered to be advantageous over Marquez and is expected to win their bout.

The recent turn of events, however, is sure to be an added leverage for Bob Arum against the former P4P No. 1, Mayweather Jr.

In full consideration of every factor involved, Pacquiao wants to have his next bout as the biggest PPV attraction fight he can have, and one that will generate more for him—money-wise.

Though a lot of people are clamoring for a fight between the two speedsters—Pacquiao and Mosley, despite having stirred hot debates all over the web, it cannot be denied that a showdown between Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and Pacquiao promises to be more lucrative. Recently, Mayweather, declared that should a bout between him and Pacquiao occur, it will be a 60-40 split in his favor.

Arum blasted Mayweather with a verbal jab right after, calling Mayweather "disillusioned" and isn't worth even a 50-50 split against Pacquiao.

Should Mosley's fight-luring offer does not deter Mayweather from his stance and reconfigure his chosen ratio. The Pacquiao camp will still have the outcome of Cotto-Clottey to await.

Cotto is seriously being considered as a possible big fight for Pacquiao as well, but the Cotto camp wouldn't in any way look past Clottey and issue an offer to Pacquiao.

Presumably, the Pacquiao camp is expecting Cotto to win against Clottey and is expecting the same offer as that of Mosley.

The only thing left to straighten out is whether Cotto will agree to the catch weight or not.

Between Cotto and Mosley, Arum is leaning more towards Cotto against Pacquiao as both fighters are under his promotion.

Should Cotto and Pacquiao come into terms, Mosley will be nothing more than leverage, a wrench in an attempt to twist Mayweather.

Pacquiao will surely have a hard time against Cotto, but is expected to come out victorious nonetheless.

A Pacquiao victory against Cotto will surely mean another ace under Arum's sleeve on his own tactical poker match of a posturing against Mayweather.

In an interview on a British Sports Television broadcast, Mayweather stated that he's not so interested in regaining his position as king of the Pound for Pound Rankings.

Those statements, and his posturing on the possible revenue split may not really interest Mayweather in a fight against Pacquiao.

Should that be the real case, I can see Mayweather attempting to negotiate with Cotto right after their matches, or with Mosley.

But, if I am Mayweather, who would I rather fight—A fast paced bomber such as I, or a sturdy bomber but not as fast as I am?

Pacquiao's fast-paced...so is Mosley. That leaves Cotto out of the speed issue.

Only then do I think that Mosley's stance reconsideration will pay off, and he will have his much anticipated showdown with the Pound-4-Pound king, Manny Pacquiao.

Two great fighters if that should happen, Mosley vs Pac Man, and not to mention two great guys, both stand up and admirable, who would you cheer to win? I'll like to hear your opinion? I think I would bet my money on Pac-Man but deep down inside cheer Sugar Man! Your Opinions?

Would a Floyd Mayweather Jr. Loss Be Best for Boxing?

In boxing, there are three types of champions.

The first type of champion is the guy that wants to fight the best. He isn't interested in titles or rankings as much as he is challenging himself.

An example of this type of champion is Shane Mosley.

Not only is Mosley actively calling out Manny Pacquiao, he is willing to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr., and has even mentioned boxing's boogieman, Paul Williams.

The second type of champion is the guy who fights whoever his promoter puts in front of him.

He trains hard to put on a good show for the fans. He leaves the matchmaking to his manager and promoter.

An example of this type of fighter is Vic Darchinyan. Now Darchinyan has been known to call out a guy or two, but for the most part he fights whoever Gary Shaw puts in front of him.

The third type of champion is the guy that follows the path of least risk/highest reward.

This type of fighter is concerned with making the most money against the fighter that poses him the least threat. Floyd Mayweather Jr. falls into this category. While a successful strategy for the fighter's wallet, it leaves many fans disappointed in both the choice of opponents and in ring performance.

The first and second type of champion I have described are the type of guys that have given us this revival of sorts that boxing has experienced in the last year or so. Thanks in large part to the success of MMA and the UFC, boxing's superstars have been forced to give up being the type of guy that follows the path of least resistance.

Guys like Winky Wright, Vernon Forrest, Roy Jones, and others are learning this lesson. The days of fighting anybody and making millions are to a large extent, gone. Name recognition no longer guarantees a guy a million dollar payday everytime out.

While this shift in the boxing paradigm has hurt aging fighters, it has helped the sport and its fans by creating compelling matchups.

Winky Wright was forced to comeback and face a young lion in Paul Williams. Paul Williams wasn't Wright's first choice, but Wright wanted a big payday. Vernon Forrest is on the verge of no longer being relevant, having recently being stripped of his title for refusing to fight Sergio Martinez.

Roy Jones in recent years has shown heart and a willingness to take on guys he should have fought in his prime.

With Mayweather's return to boxing, the low risk/high reward strategy is back in full effect. Mayweather and his advisers chose the guy they believed poses the smallest threat to beating Mayweather while creating the type of payday Mayweather is accustomed to.

This is not to discount Juan Manuel Marquez as an opponent, but there were actual welterweight opponents available. Shane Mosley is the champion at welterweight, yet Mayweather looked past him.

Mosley doesn't fit into Mayweather's formula yet, because he poses a great deal of threat to Mayweather. While Marquez can certainly beat Mayweather, odds are he would have to do so on points. Mosley not only could outpoint Mayweather, he has the power to place him flat on his back as well.

Since stepping up to welterweight, Mayweather has yet to face an opponent he didn't feel 100 percent he was going to beat. Now every fighter should believe they are going to win every fight, but Mayweather doesn't even consider fights he could possibly lose.

So in my opinion, now reading what you have read in this article, wouldn't you like to see Mayweather lose? So he can not dictate his next fights? Your opinion?

IBF Convention concludes!

The IBF/USBA 26th annual convention closed out Friday evening May 29th in brilliant fashion. President Marian Muhammad along with her staff, once again provided members with first class seminars for both referees and judges in addition to a fun filled evening banquet. IBF Chairman of Officials, Larry Hazzard Sr. oversaw and participated in both the morning referees seminar and the afternoon judges session.

The judges seminar discussed the different applications of the ten point must system.

Viewpoints on judging were given by Adalaide Byrd of Nevada and Jerome Jakubco from Illinois.

The referees seminar was outstanding, opening with Benny Esteves Jr. New Jersey (duties and responsibilities), Pete Podgorski Illinois (dressing room instructions) along with Jack Reiss and Pat Russell from California (stopping bouts, fouls and point deductions). Assisting with demonstrations were Sparkle Lee, New York and Ray Corona of California.

On Saturday morning the convention closed with a final meeting discussing a possible host for next year’s convention. The most popular appeared to be Hawaii, China and Las Vegas.

Pavlik to re-ink with Top Rank!

WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik has agreed to a multiyear contract extension with Top Rank. According to Pavlik’s hometown newspaper the Youngstown Vindicator, many details haven’t been ironed out, but the new pact will extend at least until 2011. Promoter Bob Arum is planning to try to reschedule a bout between Pavlik and former champ Sergio Mora for September, and a showdown with IBF middleweight champion Arthur Abraham or WBA middleweight champion Felix Sturm could be in the cards for December or January.

Cotto workout in NYC!

Three-time world champion Miguel Cotto (33-1, 27 KOs) will be holding a free public workout in the Bronx this Saturday (June 6) beginning at 2:30 P.M. ET, in an outdoor ring at 152nd Street and Tinton. Cotto, who is in his final week of training, will be defending his WBO welterweight title against Joshua Clottey (35-2, 21 KOs) on June 13 at Madison Square Garden. This marks the fourth time in the past five years that Cotto, a two-division world titleist, will headline at the “Mecca of Boxing” on the eve of the National Puerto Rican Day Parade. Clottey returns to the ring after defeating Brooklyn brawler Zab Judah and winning the IBF welterweight title. The card will also feature undefeated WBO junior flyweight champion Ivan Calderon (32-0, 6 KOs) defending his title against No. 1 contender and mandatory challenger Rodel Mayol (25-3, 19 KOs). Remaining tickets to Cotto vs. Clottey, priced at $500, $300, $200, $100 and $50, can be purchased at the Garden Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets or online at www.thegarden.com.

Conte's motion rejected

NEW YORK -- A judge has rejected BALCO founder Victor Conte's motion for summary judgment of boxer "Sugar" Shane Mosley's defamation lawsuit.

Mosley accuses Conte of lying when he repeatedly said the former three-division world champion knowingly took illegal performance-enhancing drugs. Conte's Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative was at the center of the scandal that enmeshed Barry Bonds and many other athletes.

Mosley lawyer Judd Burstein said Wednesday that Justice Louis York of the New York State Supreme Court rejected Conte's request. A summary judgment would have ended the suit in Conte's favor before the case went to trial.

"There was absolutely no victory today for Shane Mosley in his defamation case against me. Quite the contrary," Conte said in a statement released to ESPN.com. "The New York judge simply asked for depositions to be taken before he throws the knockout punch to the case. Specifically, the judge noted that he is not even sure if he has jurisdiction to rule in the case. The only thing running at this point is Mosley's attorney Judd Burstein's mouth."

Mosley has said he unwittingly used steroids produced by BALCO.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

2009 HALL OF FAME WEEKEND INFO

Bert Sugar To Return to Canastota

"Merciless" Ray Mercer To Attend HOF Weekend

Mark Breland Ready For HOF Weekend

Greg Haugen and Junior Jones Set for HOF Weekend
Young and Castelluccio Named Parade Grand Marshals

Norton and Spinks Return to Canastota

Marvelous Marvin Hagler To Attend Festivities
Hall of Fame Prepares

Class of 2009 Announced
2009 Schedule of Events

2009 Ticket Order Form

Hall of Fame Weekend Accommodation Information

Dates Set for 2009 Hall of Fame Weekend

International Boxing Hall of Fame-1 Hall of Fame Drive-Canastota, NY 13032 P: 315.697.7095 F: 315.697.5356

Pacquiao Accepts Challenge To Fight Mosley

Los Angeles, CA, June 3, 2009— Press release Team Mosley - Pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao has agreed to meet WBA Welterweight Champion “Sugar” Shane Mosley in a mega-fight at a catch weight. In an interview today with Filipino news organization GMA News, Manny Pacquiao agreed to Mosley’s dare to meet in the ring. “No problem, we can fight. As long we negotiate," Pacquiao said from his hometown, General Santos City.

Mosley countered, “Now that Manny has stated that he is ready to fight me, the only thing left to finish are negotiations. Richard Schaefer and Bob Arum are working out the details now. I will be ready to fight Pacquiao on October 17th.” Mosley has agreed to a 40-60 split and is willing to fight at a catch weight to meet Pacquiao in the ring.

Mosley last faced Antonio Margarito in January 2009 and delivered a ninth-round knockout. Pacquiao is coming off a second-round knock-out victory over Ricky Hatton.

Pacquiao on Erroneous Press Release: "Not Too Fast Mr. Mosley"

MANILA—Boxing’s No. 1 pound-for-pound best fighter Manny Pacquiao was surprised and flattered over the enterprising reports which came out in the media that a fight with “Sugar” Shane Mosley has been forged Wednesday. Apparently, a press release from a group associated with Mosley, the Entertainers and Athletes Group (EAG), came up with the story that Pacquiao agreed to fight the current WBA welterweight champion Mosley on Oct. 17.

“It’s funny that I am the last man to know about this supposed fight. I know everyone wants to fight me and I have said I will fight anyone, including Mosley. But I have not heard from my promoter or have seen any contract or fight detail. So, there is no fight yet,” said Pacquiao.

“I am flattered that even the great “Sugar” Shane Mosley is now going after me by any means. I am not closing the door on any negotiations, though, and I trust my promotional and training team to make the best decision for me,” added Pacquiao, almost a month after knocking out consensus 140-pound champion Ricky Hatton of England in only two rounds..

“For sure, my next match will be on June 18 to 21 and it will be against some of the best darters in the world,” said Pacquiao, who is bankrolling the $100,000 “Pacmania II Darts Tournament” in Burbank, California. “We have tried to invite Ricky Hatton to play a friendly match of darts with me, complete with a prize fund, but I guess he is still on vacation, according to his handlers. I hope he can still make it, so we can do a big side event.”

Top darters from all over America and other countries have already signified their intention of joining the event, one of the biggest darts competitions in years. Pacquiao, an avid darter, will compete with the likes of Brad Wethington, Scott Kirchner, Rob Heckman, Chris White, Ray Carver, Scotty Burnett, Nico Depaynos and Gary Mawson, among others.

Pacquiao is set to arrive in Los Angeles next week along with his family for a much-needed vacation. He will also fly out to New York to receive the 2008 Fighter of the Year award from the prestigious Boxing Writers Association of America on June 12 and attend the Miguel Cotto-Joshua Clottey Madison Square Garden fight the day after.

Filipino Rodel Mayol, now managed by Pacquiao, will be in the undercard. He challenges WBO light flyweight champion Ivan Calderon.

“I am not blaming people for coming up with ideas to lure me to fight them. I have said it before and I will say it again, I will not run away from a great fight. Floyd Mayweather is even using reverse psychology, saying he will not agree to fight me for a 50-50 purse. Of course everyone wants to fight me,” said Pacquiao.

“We will make the announcement at a proper time and a proper place after all the fight details have been discussed,” said the 30-year-old Pacquiao, a six-division champion who has won titles in the 112-pound flyweight division all the way to victories in other weight classes and over Oscar Dela Hoya at 147 pounds last December.

Pacquiao is still considering and choosing among a star-studded cast of would-be opponents including Mosley, Mayweather, who is facing Juan Manuel Marquez in July, Cotto, and a host of others.

Margarito, Capetillo tainted for life

So now what do we do with Antonio Margarito and trainer Javier Capetillo in the wake of the disclosure that the hand wraps seized by the California State Athletic Commission prior Margarcheato's fight with Shane Mosley in January tested positive for the primary elements of plaster of paris, namely sulfur and calcium?

Margarcheato and Capetillo are both already banned from boxing in the U.S. for at least a year after California revoked both of their licenses. It's not long enough.

According to California's forensic evidence, they committed the mortal sin of boxing by attempting to cheat in such a potentially life-threatening manner.

Maybe they will appeal. Maybe they will still seek to have a fight outside of the U.S., such as Mexico, where officials couldn't give a damn about our rules. Whatever happens, they are both tarnished for life and deserve an even more severe punishment than has already been doled out.

Now, I am no scientist but I do know that having plaster of paris on your fists during a fight would certainly be extremely dangerous for an opponent. A boxer's hands are already dangerous enough. Turning them into rocks is a chilling thought. Sulfur and calcium simply do not belong anywhere near hand wraps. That they were there can be no accident.

Margarcheato can claim all he wants that he had no idea what was in his wraps, which means, at best, he's ignorant. At worst, he's a criminal. I've talked to numerous fighters since the incident. To a man, they told me that a fighter knows what is on his hands.

Capetillo has offered the pitiful excuse that he grabbed the wrong pads out of his work bag and that it was a "mistake" that he put the tainted pads into Margarcheato wraps. I bet the dog also ate his homework, too. If you really believe it was a mistake, I've got some Enron stock to sell you.

Why would Capetillo even have those sorts of dirty pads in the first place? The whole thing stinks.

I know no proof has been offered, but it's hard to believe that Margarcheato's gloves were not loaded during his vicious late-fight beat down against Miguel Cotto over the summer. Frankly, I believe he cheated against Cotto. Maybe he also cheated against others. Every one of his wins is now tainted.

Cotto feels the same way, telling El Nuevo Diaz in Puerto Rico, "They attacked not only me, but my health. God only know how many [times] they used it, with Mosley, me and before me. They must bear the full weight of the law. During my career, I have received punishment in a number of fights, and I've never been so swollen as I was when I left the fight with Margarito. In the heat of battle everything felt normal, but my face didn't say the same thing. And for a few weeks afterwards half my face was swollen. Like I've said, the case of [trainer] Panama Lewis was exactly the same and he was suspended for life."

Lewis wound up doing jail time for removing the padding from Luis Resto's gloves before his 1983 fight with Billy Collins. Resto also did time. Margarcheato and Capetillo should be thankful they're not behind bars.

Back to '24/7' reality for Mayweather

Although I enjoy "American Idol" and "Dancing with the Stars" as much as anyone, the best reality show on television, by far, is HBO's "24/7."

Besides having television's best theme music and perfect narration from Liev Schreiber (I could listen to him read the phone book), on no other show could you possibly see these priceless moments portrayed in such entertaining fashion -- and have them relate to a huge upcoming fight: Oscar De La Hoya passing gas, Floyd Mayweather Sr. making Kool-Aid and eating a taco in his car while driving, Ricky Hatton showing off his butt in a thong, Freddie Roach getting a haircut, Enzo Calzaghe borrowing a New York street musician's guitar and playing for him, Roy Jones Jr. emotionally watching the election night announcement in Times Square that Barack Obama had won the presidency, rap star 50 Cent riding a Segway through Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s mansion, and Roger Mayweather shopping for Thanksgiving groceries.

So it was great news when HBO made it official this week that it would follow the buildup to the July 18 Mayweather Jr.-Juan Manuel Marquez fight (which will be contested at a maximum weight of 144 pounds, despite some recent reports to the contrary) with a four-episode run of the Emmy award-winning series.

This will be the sixth time HBO's cameras will be embedded in the training camps for a big fight. The half-hour show -- with no commercials! -- is simply addicting.

New episodes will debut on three consecutive Saturdays (June 27 at 9:30 p.m. ET, July 4 at 9:45 p.m. and July 11 at 10 p.m.), with the finale scheduled for Friday, July 17 at 9:30 p.m. -- the day before the HBO PPV fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. It will the second consecutive instance that the finale will air on a Friday, which will allow the producers to squeeze in important footage of that day's events, including what should be a raucous weigh-in.
As good as the show is, it's at its best when it features Mayweather Jr., who is coming out of a year-plus retirement for the fight and will star in the show for the third time. Love him or hate him, he makes "24/7" must-must-see TV.

"We're dealing with one of the great reality stars in television," HBO Sports president Ross Greenburg told me Wednesday morning. "Floyd is compelling, and it's exciting to bring him back. [Our producers] will get that 2 a.m. wake-up call when he wants to go out jogging. You never know where you'll end up with Floyd."

(Incidentally, a lot of Fight Freaks have been asking me when tickets for the bout go on sale. The answer: Friday at 1 p.m. ET. Price points: $150, $300, $600, $750 and $1,000.)
Besides the training for the fight, watching the Mayweather family dynamics on "24/7" is fascinating. The family has some issues, to put it mildly. The relationships between Floyd Jr., uncle and trainer Roger, and father Floyd Sr. are complicated, but the show has given us a feel for them in past installments. Now that Floyd Sr. and his son are talking again, it should make this new batch of episodes even more interesting.

Other than a brief reunion before Floyd Jr. fought De La Hoya (which was also captured on "24/7"), father and son have been estranged for most of the past decade. Floyd Sr. and Roger also have a rocky relationship.

In recent weeks, Floyd Jr. and Floyd Sr. have been spending time together. They've talked and worked out, although Roger remains the head trainer. Seeing all three Mayweathers on screen together figures to produce television magic again.
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Maybe this reunion will be longer-lasting than the previous one. Hopefully it will be, considering that the elder Mayweather recently divulged that he is fighting sarcoidosis, a disease that diminishes his lung capacity. As Hatton's trainer for the May 2 fight with Manny Pacquiao, Mayweather Sr. saw his ailment detailed on "Pacquiao/Hatton 24/7."

"It's clear Floyd Sr. wants to reach out to his family," Greenburg said. "He and Floyd Jr. have been spending a lot of time together, and if it continues I'm sure we'll see that in the show."
I'm also looking forward to seeing the inside of Marquez's camp and the father-son-like relationship between Marquez and longtime trainer Nacho Beristain.

Even though the personalities of Marquez and the rest of his team are not nearly as outgoing as those of Mayweather and his team, as Greenburg says, "Everyone has a story to tell."
"We've started to learn about some of the odd training habits of Marquez down in Mexico," he said. "We'll be bringing an entire crew down there for what will amount to three weeks. Apparently, he's into eating strange things. He has some odd dietary habits. There will be some surprises out of his camp. He does some things that will make for dramatic television."
Although Mayweather-Marquez came a little out of the blue, Greenburg said there never was any hesitation about doing another set of "24/7" episodes.

"I don't think we'd be doing this if it wasn't Floyd and [didn't have] his impact on the medium. '24/7' began with Floyd, and he brings so much to the party. This is his venue," Greenburg said. "He's such a natural. It would almost be criminal not to do '24/7' for this fight. He's too much of a reality star. People are salivating to see this guy again on a weekly basis. And with his family, it's the boxing version of the Osbournes."

Greenburg said ratings for the show have been outstanding. By slotting episodes either before or after fights and moving episodes to Saturday nights, "we doubled our ratings from De La Hoya/Pacquiao to Pacquiao/Hatton," he said. "The show is certainly hitting its stride right now."

Which is why I can't wait for the new series to start already.

Mosley willing to drop weight to get Pacquiao

Shane Mosley is one of the best fighters in the world. He's the guy who destroyed Antonio Margarito with ease in a January shocker to win a welterweight championship and stamp himself as the top 147-pounder on the planet for the second time in his career.
That fight did huge business as well, drawing an arena-record crowd to the Staples Center in Los Angeles and generating strong ratings on HBO.

So why is it that Mosley can't find a dance partner for a big fight?
When Floyd Mayweather Jr., who retired last year and vacated the welterweight title when he did so, announced he was returning, he opted to fight the lightweight champion, Juan Manuel Marquez.

Miguel Cotto, who owns a close, exciting victory against Mosley, elected to fight the dangerous Joshua Clottey on June 13, although he could have offered Mosley a rematch. I'm not in any way knocking the Clottey fight, which I love. I'm just saying that it means a Cotto-Mosley rematch is out of the picture for now.

Manny Pacquiao knocked out Ricky Hatton on May 2 and hasn't committed to his next fight yet, but Top Rank's Bob Arum, Pacquiao's promoter, has said numerous times that they are looking at Cotto if he beats Clottey.

Of course, a Pacquiao-Mayweather fight looms as a mega-event. If that happens, neither man would be available to face Mosley.

Mosley could pursue fights with Paul Williams or Andre Berto, as long as Berto beats Juan Urango on Saturday night, but neither presents Mosley with a fight all that big or lucrative.
But Mosley is trying not to get discouraged about the situation. He went on "SportsCenter" last week to call out Mayweather should he defeat Marquez on July 18. Mosley is also interested in fighting Pacquiao.

One of the biggest issues in that fight is the weight. Mosley is a former 154-pound champion and the reigning 147-pound champion. Pacquiao, whose first title came at 112 pounds, won the 140-pound title from Hatton. In his only welterweight fight, Pacquiao sent Oscar De La Hoya into retirement in December in what was supposed to be a one-shot deal for Pacquiao in the 147-pound division.

Mosley, however, says he is not going to let weight stand in the way of a fight with Pacquiao, so he is willing to make concessions.
For the first time, Mosley said he is willing to drop below 147 pounds and meet Pacquiao at a catch weight.

"I want it to be known that I want to fight Pacquiao and I want to fight him now," Mosley said. "I'm willing to meet at a catch weight to make that happen. I know this is what [Pacquiao trainer] Freddie Roach wants as well, as he has previously stated this to press. I am the best fighter in boxing and I am ready to reclaim the title of No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter."
Mosley didn't make it clear how low he would be willing to drop, but you have to figure he would need to make at least 144 pounds. Mosley weighed 146 for a few welterweight fights, but hasn't been lower than that since 1999, when he made his last lightweight title defense at 135 pounds.
If you ask me, I'd love to see Mosley get Mayweather. I've wanted to see that fight since back in the day, when Mosley was lightweight champion and Mayweather was junior lightweight champion in the late 1990s. But I also really want to see Pacquiao-Mayweather, which is easily the biggest fight boxing has to offer. It would match the pound-for-pound king (Pacquiao) against the guy who gave it up by retiring but never lost it in the ring (Mayweather). I hope that fight happens and that Mosley is waiting for the winner.

Unfortunately, Mosley may have to take a smaller fight between now and then.