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Sunday, 7 March 2010
Shane Mosley: "I'm Going To Knock Mayweather Out"
"Sugar" Shane Mosley is aiming for the knockout. He wants to put Floyd Mayweather Jr. to sleep on May 1 in Las Vegas. The press tour is nearly complete. Mosley and Mayweather have been trading challenges for over ten years. Mayweather chased after Mosley nearly a decade ago. Mosley has been chasing after Mayweather for the last few years.
"I'm going to knock him out. I can't wait to get into the ring and dig my teeth into Mayweather. It's going to be the fight of the decade. I was waiting for a year to fight either one of these guys [Mayweather of Pacquiao]. Did they care if I was going to wait? No. But it's the fans who are going to benefit from this fight. I don't play. I give 100 percent. I'm going to give everything that I have. Mayweather knows that," Mosley told Reuters.
During the press tour, there have been insults flying from Mayweather. They nearly brawled at the New York press conference. Even with Mayweather's antics, Mosley is not bothered and says Mayweather is not getting in his head. Mosley just wants to settle things in the ring.
"I'm a mild-mannered guy. People must understand I'm a gentleman when the other person has been a gentleman as well," Mosley said. "If he wants to get feisty, that's OK. His personality is to fight before the fight. Since I'm older I understand this. He can't do the same thing he's done to other fighters because I know his tactics.
"He's not in my head, no. I've waited for this fight for too long. I'm just happy this fight is taking place," said Mosley. "He can say what he wants to say, he can do what he wants to do. It doesn't matter to me. I just want him to show up in the ring. There's nothing he can say to me that would make me mad. I just want to see him on May 1 and we can settle it with our fists."
Source: Boxingscene.com
"I'm going to knock him out. I can't wait to get into the ring and dig my teeth into Mayweather. It's going to be the fight of the decade. I was waiting for a year to fight either one of these guys [Mayweather of Pacquiao]. Did they care if I was going to wait? No. But it's the fans who are going to benefit from this fight. I don't play. I give 100 percent. I'm going to give everything that I have. Mayweather knows that," Mosley told Reuters.
During the press tour, there have been insults flying from Mayweather. They nearly brawled at the New York press conference. Even with Mayweather's antics, Mosley is not bothered and says Mayweather is not getting in his head. Mosley just wants to settle things in the ring.
"I'm a mild-mannered guy. People must understand I'm a gentleman when the other person has been a gentleman as well," Mosley said. "If he wants to get feisty, that's OK. His personality is to fight before the fight. Since I'm older I understand this. He can't do the same thing he's done to other fighters because I know his tactics.
"He's not in my head, no. I've waited for this fight for too long. I'm just happy this fight is taking place," said Mosley. "He can say what he wants to say, he can do what he wants to do. It doesn't matter to me. I just want him to show up in the ring. There's nothing he can say to me that would make me mad. I just want to see him on May 1 and we can settle it with our fists."
Source: Boxingscene.com
Mayweather thinks he’s in Mosley’s head
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer
LOS ANGELES(AP)—Floyd Mayweather Jr. has known he was inside Sugar Shane Mosley’s head from the moment Mayweather’s last fight ended.
That’s when Mosley jumped into the ring last September to challenge Mayweather, who had just demolished Juan Manuel Marquez in his comeback bout from a 19-month layoff. After Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao couldn’t make a deal, Mayweather accepted a deal to fight Mosley, already confident he had a mental edge.
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“Shane is out of character in this whole thing,” Mayweather said. “He doesn’t talk trash. That’s not like him to call out somebody. I think Bernard Hopkins (Mosley’s business partner) put a battery in his back and pumped him up to say those things.”
With a whole lot more civility, Mayweather and Mosley wrapped up a publicity tour in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday before several hundred fans mostly cheering for Mosley, a native of nearby Pomona. Mayweather, a Michigan native, has long called Las Vegas home.
This stop had a definite West Coast flavor: The crowd stood in a packed grandstand in picture-perfect sunshine while a deejay bumped Tupac, Snoop and Dr. Dre over the loudspeakers at a downtown plaza. Both fighters emerged from behind curtains and smoke for a brief jaw-to-jaw trash-talking session, followed by civilized speeches to the crowd.
“This fight is going to be on May 1st, but it’s also going to be May’s first (loss),” said a grinning Mosley, who showed up in a tailored green suit while Mayweather wore a quilted brown jacket and jeans.
Except for the fainting Tecate Girl, everything about the event suggested a smooth, professional fight when Mayweather and Mosley meet at the MGM Grand Garden.
A scantily-dressed woman representing the fight’s sponsoring beer company swooned in the mild sun, falling down in front of the podium and prompting promoter Oscar De La Hoya to call for help before she recovered and walked away.
Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer is setting a formidable standard for the fight, proclaiming HBO can sell 3 million pay-per-view buys to make it the biggest fight in boxing history. Mayweather has sold about 4.5 million buys for his last three fights against De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton and Marquez, making him the sport’s top pay-per-view draw.
Schaefer also is putting the fight in movie theaters and making a litany of sponsorship tie-ins for the bout, further promoting boxing to the interest of mainstream advertisers. But none of it will work without a solid fight, and Mosley trainer Naazim Richardson believes this bout will catch every fan’s interest.
“Shane Mosley can knock out anything that weighs 147 pounds,” said the affable Richardson, Hopkins’ longtime trainer. “If a farm animal weighed that, Shane could knock him out. We’re going to have to convince this man that he has to learn how to lose. He can forget it after us, but he’s going to have to learn.”
The fighters’ comments were remarkably civilized after the contentious start to the tour in New York, where they shoved each other and had fewer positive things to say about each other. Mayweather practically fawned over Mosley and the fight’s organizers in his comments, praising everybody on the stage.
“We didn’t put him down because he’s a good fighter,” said Roger Mayweather, Floyd’s uncle and trainer. “Everybody knows what Floyd can do. We don’t have to remind them. Boxing is won by skill, and Floyd is the most skilled fighter in the sport.”
Although Floyd Mayweather sees an uneasiness in Mosley’s eyes, Mosley claims it’s all for show, noting the two have been acquaintances for years. Mosley and Richardson have watched most of Mayweather’s fights, searching for weaknesses.
“We’ll dislike each other before May 1 - and actually, I’m not even sure I dislike him now,” Mosley said. “But after May 1, we won’t dislike each other unless we have to fight again.”
Richardson agrees with the criticism that Mosley only fights to his potential in his biggest bouts - but Richardson sees it as a positive.
“You’ve got to keep him at his level,” Richardson said. “You can’t ask Baryshnikov to come dance down the street and then ask him why he didn’t win the contest. That’s not his level. With Floyd, you’ve got a guy who’s worthy of fighting the best like Shane, and that has got Shane’s attention.”
http://sports.yahoo.com
LOS ANGELES(AP)—Floyd Mayweather Jr. has known he was inside Sugar Shane Mosley’s head from the moment Mayweather’s last fight ended.
That’s when Mosley jumped into the ring last September to challenge Mayweather, who had just demolished Juan Manuel Marquez in his comeback bout from a 19-month layoff. After Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao couldn’t make a deal, Mayweather accepted a deal to fight Mosley, already confident he had a mental edge.
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“Shane is out of character in this whole thing,” Mayweather said. “He doesn’t talk trash. That’s not like him to call out somebody. I think Bernard Hopkins (Mosley’s business partner) put a battery in his back and pumped him up to say those things.”
With a whole lot more civility, Mayweather and Mosley wrapped up a publicity tour in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday before several hundred fans mostly cheering for Mosley, a native of nearby Pomona. Mayweather, a Michigan native, has long called Las Vegas home.
This stop had a definite West Coast flavor: The crowd stood in a packed grandstand in picture-perfect sunshine while a deejay bumped Tupac, Snoop and Dr. Dre over the loudspeakers at a downtown plaza. Both fighters emerged from behind curtains and smoke for a brief jaw-to-jaw trash-talking session, followed by civilized speeches to the crowd.
“This fight is going to be on May 1st, but it’s also going to be May’s first (loss),” said a grinning Mosley, who showed up in a tailored green suit while Mayweather wore a quilted brown jacket and jeans.
Except for the fainting Tecate Girl, everything about the event suggested a smooth, professional fight when Mayweather and Mosley meet at the MGM Grand Garden.
A scantily-dressed woman representing the fight’s sponsoring beer company swooned in the mild sun, falling down in front of the podium and prompting promoter Oscar De La Hoya to call for help before she recovered and walked away.
Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer is setting a formidable standard for the fight, proclaiming HBO can sell 3 million pay-per-view buys to make it the biggest fight in boxing history. Mayweather has sold about 4.5 million buys for his last three fights against De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton and Marquez, making him the sport’s top pay-per-view draw.
Schaefer also is putting the fight in movie theaters and making a litany of sponsorship tie-ins for the bout, further promoting boxing to the interest of mainstream advertisers. But none of it will work without a solid fight, and Mosley trainer Naazim Richardson believes this bout will catch every fan’s interest.
“Shane Mosley can knock out anything that weighs 147 pounds,” said the affable Richardson, Hopkins’ longtime trainer. “If a farm animal weighed that, Shane could knock him out. We’re going to have to convince this man that he has to learn how to lose. He can forget it after us, but he’s going to have to learn.”
The fighters’ comments were remarkably civilized after the contentious start to the tour in New York, where they shoved each other and had fewer positive things to say about each other. Mayweather practically fawned over Mosley and the fight’s organizers in his comments, praising everybody on the stage.
“We didn’t put him down because he’s a good fighter,” said Roger Mayweather, Floyd’s uncle and trainer. “Everybody knows what Floyd can do. We don’t have to remind them. Boxing is won by skill, and Floyd is the most skilled fighter in the sport.”
Although Floyd Mayweather sees an uneasiness in Mosley’s eyes, Mosley claims it’s all for show, noting the two have been acquaintances for years. Mosley and Richardson have watched most of Mayweather’s fights, searching for weaknesses.
“We’ll dislike each other before May 1 - and actually, I’m not even sure I dislike him now,” Mosley said. “But after May 1, we won’t dislike each other unless we have to fight again.”
Richardson agrees with the criticism that Mosley only fights to his potential in his biggest bouts - but Richardson sees it as a positive.
“You’ve got to keep him at his level,” Richardson said. “You can’t ask Baryshnikov to come dance down the street and then ask him why he didn’t win the contest. That’s not his level. With Floyd, you’ve got a guy who’s worthy of fighting the best like Shane, and that has got Shane’s attention.”
http://sports.yahoo.com
Monday, 1 March 2010
Floyd "Money" Mayweather and Sugar Shane Mosley to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell
Boxing superstars Floyd "Money" Mayweather and Sugar Shane Mosley will visit NASDAQ MarketSite in Times Square and preside over the NASDAQ Opening Bell to promote their May 1 mega-fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas which will be televised live on HBO Pay-Per-View.
Where:
NASDAQ MarketSite – 4 Times Square – 43rd & Broadway – Broadcast Studio
When:
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 9:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. ET
Where:
NASDAQ MarketSite – 4 Times Square – 43rd & Broadway – Broadcast Studio
When:
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 9:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. ET
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