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Mark Lyons returns with this week's edition of One More Round.

I'm back again after finally getting my computer issues resolved.  In this edition of OMR, I'll of course be sharing my thoughts on this past Saturday's dominant win by Floyd Mayweather over Shane Mosley.  Since I was unable to comment last week on Kessler/Froch and Adamek/Arreola, I'll also be touching on those fights as well.  Plus, I'll be looking ahead to this weekend's big fight between Paul Williams and Kermit Cintron.

This past weekend's action...

Going into Saturday night, I had high hopes for Shane Mosley. The age, layoff and style issues aside, I still thought he could pull it off. And I can't lie to you, in the second round my head hit the ceiling. That was quickly followed by the realization that Floyd Mayweather is as tough as they come. It was a question that everyone wanted answered and Shane provided the hardest question that could be posed. Floyd answered it with bravado and brilliance all at once.

From that point on the fight was a foregone conclusion. I'm not going to pretend that Shane Mosley was in his prime on Saturday night. But I also can't pretend I could foresee Floyd out manning even a faded Shane. Yet that was exactly what happened in the ring.

I can only hope that Manny Pacquiao agrees to testing and these two men at the top of the sport finally meet in the squared circle. It's got to the point where their fights provide us with little drama and by the end, their dominance renders, at least myself, nearly unconscious from boredom. Not even getting into the styles, that's how good Pacquiao & Mayweather are right now. It's time for them to face each other for the top spot in the game now and for the chance to jump up the all time lists that both unquestionably rate highly on already.

As for Shane, he has always made me proud to be a fan. He gave it all he had and almost pulled it off. Whether he decides to continue fighting or not, I'll always have great memories of watching him and he set a great example of what it means to fight anyone, anywhere.

I'm not going to go into a lot of detail over the other fights on the PPV, but that was quite an entertaining undercard. It doesn't take the amounts of money that people think to give us some excitement under these big events. Saul Alvarez showed a lot of grit in outlasting Jose Miguel Cotto. And I'll just say, more Said Oauli & less GBP prospect vs TBA on future PPVs would be a good thing.

Since I missed last week...

Tomasz Adamek & David Haye are a breath of fresh air into the heavyweight division. A good bit of that may be how pathetic the division has become, but either way it's nice to see some in shape fighters other than the Klitschko brothers. I can't say the same for Adamek's opponent. Enough of the excuses for Chris Arreola, he is nothing more than a fat guy who can draw some fans. And I'll tell ya'll a secret, he wouldn't be good if he lost 40 pounds. I just hope HBO can spare me his comeback fight against Frankie Swindell.

If not for computer issues, I would be eating some crow on the Mikkel Kessler vs Carl Froch fight, so I'll do it anyway. I didn't think that fight would be at all competitive and it most certainly was. One of the years best to this point and Kessler showed that his spirit is still there as he took some wicked right hands and fought tooth and nail with one of the games toughest brawlers. I scored it a draw, but I came away impressed by Kessler and that adds intrigue to the remainder of the tournament. It was a great effort by both men and far and away the best fight of the Super-Six to date. I can't wait to see how this turns out.

Looking ahead to this weekend...

I'm an unabashed supporter of Paul Williams and I'm not going to go on and on about him being avoided. But lets just say for the second time he is having difficulty securing a rematch of a fight he won. Sergio Martinez is one of the best in the game and he fears no man, but Lou Dibella appears to have no interest in putting together a rematch of a great fight that could have went either way. Oh well...

Kermit Cintron will be able to land some thudding right hands, Paul wouldn't have it any other way. It's difficult to see Cintron not getting discouraged when his best shots are met with disdain and three back in return. He may not be the most skilled, but Williams is the most exciting fighter in the sport from my seat. He will get hit, he will bleed and he wont give a damn. Look for a mid to late round stoppage in a fight that has many talking about Paul's flaws instead of just enjoying a guy that will take on all comers and always gives the fans every ounce of his strength and every drop of his blood. I can't wait.

For those waiting for the return of my Top 100 Puncher's series, don't worry, it's coming.

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