Bring the Ruckus: Floyd Mayweather Jr-Shane Mosley Preview

By Carlos Acevedo of The Cruelest Sport.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. puts his undefeated record on the line when he meets veteran powerpuncher Shane Mosley tomorrow night over 12 rounds at the MGM arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, in the biggest fight of the year so far. Mosely is also being touted as the toughest fighter Mayweather has ever faced.

Saddled by perhaps the stupidest tagline in all of boxing history–Who R U Picking?–Mayweather-Mosley features two of the biggest names in boxing facing off for the kind of glory most fighters only dream of. Both fighters have won an assortment of alphabet trinkets in various weight classes over the years–too many to keep track of without the help of the Cray Jaguar Supercomputer–and both fighters have been near the top of the sport for over a decade. In a sense, they will also be fighting for the potential right to face Manny Pacquiao in a super event whose financial implications rival that of a Powerball jackpot. Read the rest here...