Mosley Not Gonna Fight Mayweather till 2007

apkballa · 07-08-2006, 03:15 PM

I saw this on espn.com and thought it was interesting.

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No Mosley for Mayweather
If pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. is waiting to see if Shane Mosley defeats Fernando Vargas in their July 15 junior middleweight rematch before deciding whom to fight in the fall, he shouldn't bother.

Mosley this week shot down the notion that he could be next for Mayweather, who intends to fight Nov. 4 on HBO PPV, even though he has no opponent at the moment.

"They can stop thinking about that because it won't happen," Mosley said during a conference call with reporters to discuss the fight with Vargas. "They can come to this fight and check it out, but that won't happen in November. It will probably happen sometime next year. I am not going to have a fight after this until next year. I won't fight again until 2007."

Oscar De La Hoya was Mayweather's first choice, but he recently announced he would not fight until at least May 2007. Now Mosley has slammed the door on a fall fight with Mayweather, increasing the pressure on him to fight the one top opponent who has already agreed to terms: welterweight titlist Antonio Margarito.

Mosley's take on what Mayweather should do:

"Basically, go fight Margarito," he said. "Go fight Margarito -- then we can fight the winner."

Mosley said he is moving back down to welterweight after the Vargas fight and wants time to get reacclimated to the division he once ruled before targeting Mayweather.

"I'm pretty sure that Floyd would be interested in it, but I have to take some time to get to 147," Mosley said. "I have to take a little break after two fights with basically a 160 pounder [Vargas]. We are going to relax and see where we go from here, but definitely, the next fight will be at welterweight."

Promoter Bob Arum has said repeatedly he has offered Mayweather a career-best $8 million purse (plus a healthy upside of potential pay-per-view profits) to fight Margarito Oct. 7 in Las Vegas, and that he wasn't asking for options on future Mayweather fights. Mayweather, however, has shown little interest in the fight, leading many to say he is ducking Margarito.

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**ThirdPartyView** · 07-08-2006, 03:25 PM

I'm guessing the Gatti/Baldomir winner will be next for Floyd (unless the winner retires).

Carmine · 07-09-2006, 09:19 AM

"Basically, go fight Margarito," he said. "Go fight Margarito -- then we can fight the winner."

PBF wishes to keep his undefeated record you know Shane

Necrocide · 07-09-2006, 02:18 PM

I'm sick of hearing about Margarito. He's good, but it's getting ridiculous. The hype for him would have you believing that he'd knock out Sam Peter IF HE ONLY COULD GET THE CHANCE. Woe is me, a prospect can't get a fight with the #1 p4p guy on the planet. Boo hoo.

Anyway, Mosley should target Spinks. Have the fight in St. Louis, draw a big house, put the thing on ppv to draw some numbers, get a good payday and give the kid a lesson in boxing. Mosely, even at this age, might be the best fighter in two weight classes.

I'd take Mosley over Cintron, Margarito, Baldomir, Gatti, and Hatton at Welter, and I'd be willing to bet that he could give Mayweather a run for his money, if not beat him.

At Junior Middle, I'd take him over De La Hoya, Mayorga, Spinks, Karmazin, Powell, Ouma, and Rubio.

Mosley's not quite what he used to be, but he's still very talented and capable of beating a lot of top guys. IF he decides to be just a little more active, he could really stamp his legacy in the next year or two by fighting any of these three guys. Some would obviously mean more than others historically, but all of them would look good on a resume.

KidBaize · 05-19-2007, 10:02 PM

I wonder if Mosley's any closer to getting a shot at PBF now, since Floyd's come out of retirement, lol?

**King Kabuki** · 05-19-2007, 10:07 PM

Hey guess what, it IS 2007.

DAZEDJELLYLEGS2 · 05-19-2007, 10:28 PM

I was about to Hammer you there. Didnt realise it was an old thread.

Bas Rutten Gear · 05-19-2007, 11:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by King Kabuki

Hey guess what, it IS 2007.

I was wondering wtf was going on with this thread. Thanks.

KidBaize · 05-20-2007, 12:36 AM

And I repeat my question surrounding this old thread:

I wonder if Mosley's any closer to getting a shot at PBF now, since Floyd's come out of retirement? My question is directed at the fact that Mosley beat DLH twice... (I hope I don't have to continue with my logic).

**King Kabuki** · 05-20-2007, 12:39 AM

Yes. Closer.