Shane Mosley famously rocked Floyd Mayweather before going on to lose a unanimous decision. Does he think big-punching Gervonta Davis could finish the job?
Mosley, unlike many others, can boast troubling ‘Money’ Mayweather significantly. He buckled the defensive master’s knees in the second round of their 2010 fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas but ultimately lost wide on the cards.
Mayweather retired undefeated with a 50-0 record and already had a foot in the promotional side of the sport before hanging up the gloves. The biggest star he has helped build is ‘Tank’ Davis, who is currently 30-0 with 28 knockouts.
The pair have since split and regularly trade shots via the media. Mosley was asked by The Art of Dialogue how he would see a fantasy match-up playing out and quickly said his former opponent would win easily before reassessing due to Davis’ power.
“Floyd Mayweather I think wins. Pretty easily at 135. He’s a little taller, he’s faster, he’s a boxer. I don’t think Gervonta would be able to get close to him. He wouldn’t be able to counterpunch Floyd cause he’s too short.
At the same time, I rocked Floyd pretty good. Gervonta seems to have the same type of power I possessed when I was younger. There’s another thing, Floyd didn’t like to fight southpaws back then … So that is a possibility, cause he didn’t like to fight southpaws. I still think Floyd would’ve got him, but there’s a question mark there because Gervonta Davis does punch hard and he could crack him.”
Had Mayweather been fighting rather than promoting and enjoying exhibitions today, there would be a real chance he would have come to blows with Davis given the up and down relationship the pair share.
Could ‘Tank’s calculated pressure catch up with the best defensive fighter of a generation, perhaps ever? It will be forever debated but never settled. Davis himself has admitted that Mayweather would pose him the toughest test in the ring.
He returns on March 1 in Brooklyn to defend his WBA Lightweight World Title against Lamont Roach Jr and says that he intends to retire at the end of 2025.
