No Joke

Best of luck to hometown fighters at Dover Donws tonight. Michael "No Joke" Stewart, of Contender fame (and fighting Ricky Hatton) is headlining as he takes on Brandon Baue.

Sorry....So Sorry

The Count has been on a few week layoff due to starting his new job which is very time consuming but going very well thus far. I will be back in action this Sunday updating on Pavlik/Martinez (which I will be attending), Pac/Clottey, Mayweather/Mosley, Wlad/Eddie, and Adamek/Arreola. See ya Sunday

Mosley and Mayweather...who ya got?

Floyd Mayweather and Shane Mosley have finally agreed, and signed the contract, to meet in the ring on May 1st at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. This is, in my opinion, going to be a classic.

We can take a look at each fighters last fight and make a decent argument for each of them. Mayweather made a return against a much smaller man in Juan Marquez, who does not have the best of defenses and was not a real threat to KO him. Floyd boxed brilliantly, moving, sticking, utilizing the shoulder roll and picking his shots. The major problem I see from the fight between Floyd and Juan is that Floyd didn't get him out of there with a KO. Floyd was fighting a man who had to move up 2 weight classes for the fight, Floyd was bigger, stronger, faster and has no excuse for not knocking him it. Outside of not knocking Marquez out, Floyd looked excellent by systematically picking his opponent apart as always. One thing that could end up being a problem is Roger Mayweather. With his recent regal problems, court date, and possible jail time ahead, he may not be able to train Floyd. Who would then take over the reigns of training camp? Jeff Mayweather? Floyd Sr? This could pose a major problem and and some tension to camp and within the Mayweather inner circle.

Shane Mosley has not fought in almost a year and, once May 1st comes around it will have been more than a year. But if we get the Mosley who showed up for the Margarito, aggressive, using movement, and motivated then Mayweather will surely be in for the toughest test of his career. I think Floyd is hoping the Shane's major inactivity and age will produce some ring rust on him. I do not think it will. Shane Mosley is a world class athlete, it is not like he has been just sitting around. With Nazim Richardson as his trainer there is no doubt in my mind that he will be 100% ready for whatever Floyd has to offer.

At the end of the night I truly feel that Shane Mosley will have a 12 Round split decision victory.