Even though Floyd Mayweather Jr never lost a single fight, there were times he could not stop his opponent’s attacks on him. And one such fight for him was when he fought Shane Mosley. Notably, Mayweather Jr had his hands raised at the end of the fight. But, there was a moment during the fight which had many fans on the edge of their seats. After more than ten years since the fight happened, it seems like the stars have aligned as a similar move happened in the recent fight between Stephen Fulton Vs. Naoya Inoue.
The fight which took place in Japan is drawing a lot of attention from avid boxing fans who are left in awe of the similarity between Shane Mosley’s punch and Inoue’s knockdown blow to Fulton. A video displaying the clips from both fights side-by-side has gone viral on the internet.
“Blow landed a lot harder on Fulton”: Boxing World draws conclusions from the similarity between the boxing moves
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The fans can’t keep their excitement at bay after watching the similarity between both the shots landed by the boxers.
A user named @aux_nsl took to Twitter to share the clip showing the similarities between the 1-2 combo landed by Shane Mosley on Mayweather Jr, and the one Inoue landed on Fulton.
The difference is Floyd was a genius in the ring and arm locked Mosley instantly, saving himself. https://t.co/JCcg0sqjQ9
— Boxing Kingdom (@BoxingKingdom14) July 26, 2023
The clip shows the combination of punches Mosley landed on Mayweather on the left-hand side. On the right-hand side, Inoue seems to be enacting the same move that made Fulton taste the canvas.
The move began with a left jab to confuse the opponent. And, to complement that, the two firmly landed their right cross to cause damage to the opponents. This similarity has caused a stir among the fans, who can’t believe the exact details in both clips.
@StandardjohnyB can’t comprehend how Mayweather withstood Mosley’s attack. And how Mayweather had him on the back foot for the rest of the round.
Crazy that Floyd had Shane on the back foot again by the end of that round. People overlook it, but Floyd had a granite chin and was as tough as nails.
— Johnny Byrne (@StandardJohnnyB) July 26, 2023
@Jammieesl believes that Inoue’s attack on Fulton was just a lot stronger than Mosley’s.
Blow landed alot harder on Fulton
But yeah he ain't no Floyd either— Jammiesl (@Jammiesl) July 26, 2023
@Kllarimore is pleased with Mayweather Jr’s genius in reacting to Mosley’s move.
That is a genius yet effortless response from floyd, but he clearly wasn't as hurt as fulton.
— Keith (@klarrimore) July 26, 2023
@bombsboxing believes that Mayweather Jr’s strong chin deserves some credit.
Also have to mention Floyd's phenomenal chin.
— bombs boxing™ (@bombsboxing) July 26, 2023
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@jordanhasbulla believes that Fulton was at the receiving end of a stronger punch than Mayweather.
Difference is Fulton was knocked back about 10 foot
— Jordan 🏴 (@jordanhasbulla) July 26, 2023
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It seems like history does repeat itself. And the similarity between Mosley’s and Inoue’s moves is an example of that. However, what do you think about the video? Let us know in the comments.
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