Sugar Shane Mosely surprised Floyd Mayweather by gambling on coming after him early, but once Mayweather adjusted, the heavily anticipated boxing match became one-sided. Observers at the MGM Grand Casino in Las Vegas saw Mayweather recover quickly from a second-round stunner to dominate the rest of the fight.
Mosely entered the bout considered number three in the mythical world pound-for-pound championship, behind Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, in no certain order. After its conclusion, Saturday night's match left no doubt as to the gap between Mosely and Mayweather.
Mayweather appeared dazed in the second round as a Mosely right caught him square, leaving him smiling but moving slowly and flat-footed. But Mosely was unable to finish the champ before the bell, and Mayweather began meeting his opponent's charges by standing his ground, flicking his head and waist just enough to slip the first punches and repeatedly scoring with counters.
Some had thought Mosely's speed would neutralize Mayweather's legendary defense, but it was Mayweather's power and ability to hurt Mosely that seemed most unexpected. At the end, Mosely looked close to done, but Mayweather never has a problem taking home a decision, so he allowed the judges to assert his victory, finding him better in eleven of the twelve rounds.
Gambling had been suprisingly brisk on Mosely, as many continue to question Mayweather's brilliance because he doesn't deliver knockouts. Despite a 40-0 record going in, Mayweather was only -380 just before the fight, unusually low odds for a man mentioned among the best ever.
"It's a contact sport, and you're going to get hit," Mayweather said in talking about the second round. "But when you get hit, you suck it up and keep on fighting."
Talk at the casino after the fight among viewers was frequently about hopes that soon they'd be gambling on Mayweather-Pacquiao, the final test of the greatest at any weight.
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