Shane Mosley is dreaming of a showdown with Floyd Mayweather, if he beats Miguel Cotto.
'Sugar' hoping for shot at 'Pretty Boy'
Shane Mosley is dreaming of a showdown with Floyd Mayweather, if he beats Miguel Cotto.
The 36-year-old Californian takes on Cotto at Madison Square Garden on Saturday week - but he's already looking into the future.
Talk of a Mosley/Mayweather showdown has been rife for months and it would pit two of the sport's fastest and most talented fighters against each other.
But Mayweather has appeared in no hurry to get in the ring with 'Sugar' Shane, and has his own superfight coming up against Ricky Hatton on December 8, live on
Sky Box Office.
Mosley is hopeful that if he gets past Cotto then a showdown with the 'Pretty Boy' will be the next logical step.
He said: "I definitely, definitely want Mayweather. I want to have the fight because I want to show people I'm the best fighter right now in the welterweight division. I want to beat the best. So I'll start off with Cotto and then we'll end up with Mayweather if he wins."
Mosley has father and former trainer Jack back in his corner after the pair had a much-publicised breakup.
Speed
And 'Sugar' Shane, pleased with preparations for the Cotto fight, says it's like he's never been away.
He said: "It's not different since the break-up. I've been working very hard. And it's back to working hard. My father is going to push me to the limit. I'm going to definitely be in great shape when I enter the ring."
Many believe the big showdown in the Garden boils down to Mosley's speed against Cotto's power.
But Mosley himself, who has come back down from light-middleweight to welterweight, says the experts will discount his strength at their peril.
"The fact of the matter is that I'm a very strong by fighter by nature just by genetics. My father is very strong. I've dropped from 154 to 147 and they expect to come and push me around when all I've been working with is bigger guys, it's going to be very hard.
"So my father just can't conceive Cotto being stronger or more powerful than I am. We already know that I'm faster, so that's the other thing."
Now Mosley can't wait to get it on with Cotto, in the spiritual home of boxing.
"It's going to be a great feeling to be in Madison Square Garden to fight where all the legendary fighters fought. You know, Ray Robinson, Muhammad Ali, all the great fighters fought in this arena.
"And for me to fight in there in the big arena with Miguel Cotto, who is a great Puerto Rican fighter, young fighter, coming up. This is history in the making. And I love to be in these types of fights, with the crowd screaming. It's going to be great."
