Why Floyd should fight the winner of Pacquaio-Cotto over Shane Mosley ?

Question

Why Floyd should fight the winner of Pacquaio-Cotto over Shane Mosley ?

Answer 1

Shane needs to sit his *** down

Answer 2

This i think is a stupid question because the answer is pretty obvious! Majority of boxing fans would love to see Mayweather/Pacman first, and Mosley/Cotto (doesn't matter who comes first) vs FM.

Answer 3

no one remembered that Mosley is defeated by Cotto. no one remembered that Marquez climb 2 weight class to fight Mayweather and Floyd is overweight on that fight. Cotto wins UD vs Mosley Pacquiao wins TKO vs Cotto Mayweather wins UD vs Mosley WE the Mayweather Team are very scared of Manny Pacquiao.

Answer 4

You haven't missed a thing, I agree with your analysis, Cotto is far and away the best welterweight out there, and Shane should be chasing the winner of Pacquiao/Cotto, but the $$$ is to be made with Floyd. Both Pacquiao and Mosley are looking at the biggest pay check in their respective careers if they take on an unbeaten Floyd Mayweather. It's not about boxing history, or proving who is the best fighter, you have pretty much shown who the best welterweight in the world is with your questions breakdown, it's Miguel Cotto.



The motivation on the part of Shane Mosley isn't to prove who is the best fighter, it's to fill his bank account and earn GoldenBoy promotions the huge promotional fees it would gain (further filling Shane's pockets since he is a partner), that's why Mosley is chasing a Mayweather fight so hard. I think Floyd will take on the winner of the Cotto/Pacquiao fight if he can, it's the best move career wise for Mayweather. Should Floyd end up somehow beating the winner of Cotto/Pacquiao, Shane Mosley will be another year or two older, and another year or two slower when and if they ever do fight. After all, if Floyd can wait this long and ignore Shane, odds are good he can duck him the rest of his career.



I hope Mayweather and Mosley do fight, but fist the business of Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto must be settled. A Mayweather/Mosley tune up prior to taking on the winner of next months super fight between Manny and Miguel would be a huge risk for Mayweather, and the odds are against it, Shane might beat Floyd and ruin that huge payday, so I think Shane's efforts were wasted. Floyd is smarter than to risk losing to Shane prior to cashing in on the Manny Pacquiao phenomena.

Answer 5

Yes!

Why should he?

Answer 6

i agree completely. cotto has a wider scope of prominence at welterweight. mosley comes in by virtue of the margarito bout. the arguments by virtue of fight quality puts cotto forward indeed.



i am just simple minded and overlooks all the boxing politics. mosley is great but i see him as an old fighter who gets tired (cotto bout), winning over margarito was during the night of the plaster discovery and looming threat of suspension for margarito (imagine margarito's mind set before going to the ring that night). in this regard, cotto is the competitive opposition. ranking aside, cotto did beat mosley. i would just like to see a real fight, not statistics and paper. fighters fight on the ring, not their resumes.



and don't forget golden boy owns ring magazine. mosley and hopkins are golden boy people. and floyd- well, it is rumored that his taxes was paid off by golden boy. and at the postfight presscon, oscar insists that mosley has a strong case to fight floyd considering that floyd beats marquez easy, who gave pacquiao troubles- why insist on mosley isn't three a pacquiao-cotto bout? oscar seems too eager to bump berto off the mosley bout.



boxing is about money. fans are helpless yet continues to pay for ppv.



i would rather see the winner of the pacquiao-cotto bout fight mayweather.



better still. pacquiao defies boxing logic, defeats the bigger guy cotto, and faces mayweather-- it would be a much bigger fight. it has been hyped for years and the hype increases because of lunatics like myself going agains the tide of boxing experts. but i would rather let the fight speak for itself. this is boxing. anything can happen. isn't that a thing of beauty?

Answer 7

If Cotto beats Pac, he deserves a chance at FLoyd. There is no reason for Pac, under any circumstances, to fight Mayweather. Floyd just whipped Marquez, who is Pac's equal in the ring, so it's safe to say Pac has zero chance of beating FLoyd. I don't get how folks cry that Floyd fought a little guy in Marquez, but should fight Pac instead. Newsflash: Pac is the same size as Marquez.



In an ideal world, Cotto beats Pac, then fights Floyd. If Pac wins, Floyd gets to pick between Mosley and Pac. And if Floyd doesn't get the respect he deserves, then neither fighter gets to fight Money May.



But after the loss to Cotto and ducking Floyd for years, Shane Mosley has no ground to stand on. Interrupting Floyd's interview didn't help his case, either.

Answer 8

Money....



That's the only reason.

Answer 9

Norman,

The bottom line is that Pacquiao and Cotto are both more lucrative than Shane. If it was not cherry-picky for Manny to pick Cotto, it's not cherry picking for Floyd to either (especially if he beats Manny). I thinkk it will be good for Floyd's legacy to beat a legitamate Welterweight (not that Baldomir and Judah were not)...but people need a reminder. This is prize fighting and you fight for the biggest money fights. I say this si the direction Floyd goes.

A) If manny beats Cotto (which is what I expect), Floyd should fight Manny. I dont wanna hear the little opponent arguement because Floyd was little against Oscar, Carlos Baldomir, Arturo Gatti, and Jose Luis Castillo. Floyd came back to fight the best and this will mean lots of money. If Floyd beats Manny he should then get Shane then Cotto.

B) If Cotto wins Floyd should fight him. A win over Pacquiao would make Cotto a megastar...Floyd can be the first to legitamately beat him (considering the wrap controversy with Margarito. If Cotto beats Manny, Floyd should beat Cotto...then Shane. Manny won't be a neccessary opponent at that point. He wont be number 1 and he will be seen as another little opponent who Cotto already derailed, so Shane should be his next target,

Shane should be his last opponent unless for pride sake...like Judah he wants to teach him and the boxing world a lesson.

Norman, I'm glad you know the real history of Floyd chasing Shane...Shane is desperate. Floyd should not reward his desparation and disrespect with a big pay day. Mosley only gets a big payday as a real star's opponent, whether it's Pacquiao, Mayweather or Cotto.



I actually want Floyd to eventually fight a Middleweight and take their title to prove his skill and get a title in a 6th weight class. Looking at the Middleweight landscape this is possible.

Answer 10

I actually agree with you on this. Floyd Mayweather will be out of his mind if he picks Mosley because it is almost a no win situation. If he beats Mosley, people will say he is old. But again if Pacquiao beats Cotto, and Pac face Mayweather and Mayweather wins, then people will say Pac is too small. I got to tell you, Mayweather should pray that Cotto beats Pacquiao, because beating Cotto in my opinion provide Mayweather more legacy, as he beat the man considred by many as the true welterweight champion, and Cotto is bigger, stronger, and younger than Mayweather.

Answer 11

Dude you're stupid and don't make any sense....Mosley fought better fighters than Cotto.



1. Oscar twice

2. Winky twice

3. Forrerst twice

4. Vargas twice

5. Cotto once

6. Mayorga once

7. Margarito Once

Should I say more?



and there is legit reasoning why Mosley didn't fight Floyd when Floyd asked. Check this out:

Mosley explaining why he didn't fight Floyd,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKQ6R64z9Zc&feature=channel



Besides, it's politics envolved as well. Oscar is Shane's boss and he wanted to fight Floyd before Shane did. If Mosley would of beaten Floyd before Oscar got his chance then that would of messed up the RICHES FIGHT IN HISTORY (Oscar vs Floyd). You better believe Oscar pulled some strings to make Shane wait. Just read between the lines KID!



FLOYD MAYWEATHER IS A COWARD!

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That was years ago? Well that was years ago when Shane refused to fight Floyd. So why bring that up? Once again you're not making sense my man....and yes, Cotto have a win over Shane but it wasn't a DECISIVE win. That fight was really close. It could had went Shane's way or even scored a draw. You act like Cotto dominated Mosley hands down.......and that Berto fight isn't signed & sealed. If you listen to the interview that I presented then you'll see that Mosley vs Berto isn't set. Mosley said he'll fight Floyd first and then move on to Berto or who ever. So stop making lame excuses for your boy Gayweater! BTW, Mayweather could fight Mosley now and then fight Pac-Man or Cotto later. Mosley is getting older so why not make that happen before Mosley gets too old?