Floyd Mayweather says he has the brains to beat the brawn of Shane Mosley when they meet in Las Vegas, live on Sky Sports.
Money supremely confident he can cope with Mosley's strength
Floyd Mayweather says his skills will overcome the size and speed of Shane Mosley.
The pair will battle it out for the WBA Super World welterweight title at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on May 1, in the biggest fight of the year so far.
Mosley is the current holder of the title while Mayweather brings boxing's longest unbeaten record of 41 fights to the ring for a bout that many are expecting to be the toughest of his career.
Some experts, including
Sky Sports' Glenn McCrory, expect the champion to be too big and too fast, but the man who now calls himself Money says his brains will overcome the brawn of his rival.
"They all talk about Shane's strength, but in boxing you need all over strength from head to toe," he said.
"If we were in a weightlifting match then strength might have something to do it with it. But we are in a boxing match and I am the best boxer in the sport.
"If you compare our records you have to ask yourself which fighter is better and smarter. That would have to be me. This is boxing, the beautiful sport called boxing.
"Shane is a solid welterweight with great accomplishments, but I have been fighting these kinds of fighters my whole career without much appreciation. No one gives me credit for who I have fought during my career.
"From early to now, look at the opponents I have faced and see where they were when they faced me in the ring."
Dropped
Mosley has only lost once in the last six years and comes into the fight a rejuvenated figure.
A last-second KO of Ricardo Mayorga and an impressive nine-round destruction of Antonio Margarito have catapulted him back into the big-time.
But Mayweather believes he will not be able to cope with his technical ability and is expecting to pick him off on the back foot as soon as he tries to make his size and speed count.
"Mosley has problems with boxers," he said.
"He lost to Winky Wright from a one-handed jab in his face all night long. Now he is facing someone sharp as a razor with two hands. He has been dropped and wobbled on numerous occasions. If he tries to bum rush me, he is going to get clipped.
"No one has a chance to beat me. All of these fighters do the same interviews, talking about how they are going to beat me. Guess what? Same interviews, same results. It hasn't happened yet."
