Three things about what has been recently discussed...
1. Arum may be on edge on this fight against Clottey...He is (hopefully) coming in at his true boxing weight, unlike when Oscar and Cotto fought Pac, so he should be at full strength. I think he will give Pac problems just like JMM did in their two fights. However, that unknown factor of him finishing fights gives Pac the slight edge...
Now if they still don't want to fight Floyd with the demands in place, then the Margarito fight is possible...and I would not be surprised if it happens since if it does, then Arum would have three big fights with fighters in his stable (Cotto/Margarito, Pac/Cotto, Margarito/Pac)...That is what he has done over the past couple of years so why stop now?
2. Shane will be definitely ready for his match with Floyd...More than some may think...don't let those comments lure folks into thinking that the win against Margs and the sparring session with Oscar gassed Shane's head up...Remember that when Oscar fought Floyd, he flustered him in the early rounds by using the jab and knocked Floyd off of his plan...the main reason that Floyd came back was that Oscar's activity diminished in the second half of the fight...Shane knows what to do to win, it's all about executing it...
3. As I said before, and I will say it again, the fight with Mosley will be tougher for Floyd than the Pac fight would...Mosley has more power, is bigger, taller, and is fast enough to catch Floyd with power shots. More importantly, I say Shane would be more accurate in his throws than Pac is...Manny looks like he just flails away with his punches in tight quarters (or close exchanges).
1) I agree with Arum stuff except I would be surprised if Cotto goes back on his word about fighting Margarito again. One thing I'll say is the more fights Floyd has with Olympic testing... the more I can see the public turning on Manny.
2) The reason Oscar was able to derail Floyd's plan with jab is because Oscar was the bigger fighter and Oscar's jab has always been pretty sharp. Shane on the other hand, depends heavily on his speed and power punching. I don't think Shane has a strong enough jab to out "box" Floyd or to limit Floyd's offense, but we'll see what happens.
3) I don't anyone out boxing Floyd and in my mind the way to beat the nigga is just land a good punch on him and hurt him. I could Manny's awkward movement and speed catching Floyd off guard. I think niggas really need to analyze the Shane we have seen recent and not the fighter he used to be. I might be jumping out there, but look at the quality of fighters he has fight in the past 5 years...
Yes, Shane has looked incredible against slower brawler like Margarito, Mayorga and Vargas. If you look at the slicker boxers, he doesn't look that good against a Cotto or a Wright... He did look good against Collazo (who has proven himself to me to be a pretty good fighter), but Floyd is on another level than Collazo. I like Shane and I give the nigga mad props, but I hope we better Shane in May than what we've been seeing.