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Roger Mayweather says Shane Mosley won't beat Floyd Mayweather Jr by matching him for speed.
'Sugar' Shane and 'Money' clash at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in the biggest fight of 2010 so far on Saturday night.
And many experts feel that even at the age of 38 Mosley provides the biggest threat so far to Floyd Jr's perfect 40-0 ring record.
His mix of speed, size and power make him a tough opponent on paper for Mayweather Jr.
But his uncle and trainer doesn't believe that the first of those attributes will be enough to win the day.
Roger said in a conference call: "People don't even understand about boxing. One thing I'm going to tell them right now is to let them know that one of the fastest guys in the history of the sport of boxing was a 1976 Olympic gold medalist. It was Howard Davis Jr.
"He had tremendous speed, but he never won a world championship, and he fought guys that were much slower than him. It's not about speed that wins fights. Skill wins fights.
"When you start talking about on a skill level or how, I'm not saying Shane Mosley's not a skilled fighter, but I said Floyd is the most skilled fighter in the sport. He understands boxing. That's what he's been doing all his life."
Naazim Richardson will be in Mosley's corner for the big showdown on Saturday week, and he knows that breaching Mayweather Jr's brilliant defence won't be easy.
He explained: "What you have to do with professionals at this level is that Shane has to do what is necessary to be done to be successful in this particular endeavour, and that's bottom line.
"If Floyd Mayweather turned into a dragon in the middle of the ring, then Shane has to step on his tail and hit him with a body shot. Whatever comes to pass, he has to endure it, deal with it, make the adjustment, and then execute."
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