MANILA, Philippines – Former boxing champion “Sugar” Shane Mosley said Floyd Mayweather Jr. should have signed on to fight Filipino champion Manny Pacquiao.
Mosley, who will be fighting Sergio Mora on Saturday (Sunday in Manila), believes that it was Mayweather's boxing inactivity that caused his recent trouble with the law.
"When you're not fighting or getting ready to fight you start to lose focus and you start getting into trouble," Mosley said in a report by NY Daily News.com.
Mayweather is now facing charges of allegedly beating up his former girlfriend Josie Harris. He could face more than 30 years in jail if convicted.
Mosley, who lost to Mayweather last May, said the unbeaten boxer would have been busy training if he had accepted the offer to face Pacquiao.
The Filipino ended up with a November 13 super welterweight bout against Mexican Antonio Margarito.
"He should have stayed in boxing and taken that fight with Manny Pacquiao," said Mosley.
Mosley could turn out to be the next opponent of Pacquiao if both he and the Filipino win against their foes this year.
Mosley is returning to the super welterweight category in his fight against Mora, while Pacquiao is entering the same division in his match against Margarito.
Source: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com
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