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Around SBN: My First Fight: Diego Sanchez

By Carlos Acevedo of The Cruelest Sport.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. silenced some of the less egocentric of his critics–that means two or three of them–by dominating 95% of his bout with "Sugar" Shane Mosley on Saturday night at the MGM Grand. Even with his dominating win, however, we may be no closer to seeing Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao face off than we were before.

The fight was only a fight for about six minutes. Then it turned into an Inquisition. Mosley started the fight as a Steinway and ended it sounding like a player piano. In the second round Mosley caught Mayweather with a jolting right that forced "Money" to clinch. Moments later, another right buckled Mayweather, and it looked like a spectacular upset was in the making. But Mayweather, ridiculed by his detractors for one perceived flaw after another, showed heart and determination by fighting through distress. Read the rest here...

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