Mayweather Dominates Mosley, Stays Unbeaten

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Afghanistan ready for world’s best after T20 debut

GROS ISLET: Afghanistan coach Kabir Khan invited cricket’s lead- Mayweather ing nations to help his side build on their remarkable rise following their World Twenty20 debut against India. The minnows may have lost by seven wickets but they were far from disgraced in the latest stage dominates of their extraordinary ascent. Afghanistan were only recog- nised by the International Cricket remained undefeated in 41 fights, but Council in 2001 and fewer than Boxing leg- not before giving his fans and his corner two years ago they were playing end Muhammad Ali is a scare when a right hand to the side of in Division Five of the World Mosley, stays seen before the Floyd Mayweather his head buckled his knees a minute into Cricket League, alongside the Jr., Shane Mosley fight Saturday, May the second, and he had to grab Mosley to likes of Germany, Vanuatu and Norway. 1, 2010, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Mark avoid going down. Mosley landed another When they were 29 for three in J. Terrill) right later in the round, but the rest of the the sixth over, the kind of embar- night belonged to Mayweathe rassing ‘blow-out’ that leads crit- Fighting before a star-studded crowd ics of the ICC to question why unbeaten that included Muhammad Ali, Mayweather ‘minnow’ sides are included in never came close to dropping Mosley, but major international tournaments landed so many more punches that the loomed large. outcome wasn’t in doubt past the middle But such humiliation was Floyd Mayweather Jr., right, connects avoided thanks to an impressive rounds. He had an answer for everything with a punch against Shane Mosley, dur- fifty from Afghanistan opener Mosley tried to do, landing right hands to Noor Ali, whose innings featured ing their WBA welterweight boxing the head seemingly at will as the fight several elegant boundaries. match Saturday, May 1, 2010, in Las progressed. Ali, admirably rising to the Vegas. Mayweather Jr. beat Shane By the end of the night, Mayweather occasion rather than buckling, Mosley in a unanimous had put so many rounds in the bank that was well supported in a fourth- decision. the only question was whether he would wicket stand of 68 by Ashgar (AP Photo/Isaac stop Mosley or be content to win a lop- Stanikzai. Brekken) The hard-hitting batsman’s 30 sided decision. Mayweather kept moving included three sixes whacked over forward and continued to press the issue midwicket. in a fight that wasn’t in doubt. That several Afghanistan bats- “I wanted to give the fans what they men were undone by short- wanted to see, a toe-to-toe battle,” said pitched ball delivered at a pace Mayweather, who has been criticized few of them would have experi- for fighting too defensively. “It wasn’t enced before was no surprise. the same style for me but I wanted to However, Khan - a former Pakistan seamer himself - said be aggressive and I knew I could do it.” there was only one way players Two ringside judges scored it 119-109 from war-torn Afghanistan could for Mayweather, while the third had it 118- improve. 110. The Associated Press had him win- “So far they haven’t played fast ning 117-110. bowlers of that pace, which nor- Ringside punch statistics were as mally they would have trouble one-sided as the scorecards. They with. showed Mayweather landing 208 of 477 “I hope after the World Cup we punches to 92 of 452 for Mosley. play against good sides so they get used to it,” added Khan ahead of a Mayweather made Mosley look every group match with South Africa, bit his 38 years as he landed sharp whose attack is set to be led by punches to his head, dominating a fighter fast bowler Dale Steyn. who had vowed to turn the bout into the Being in close proximity to fight of the decade. Mosley tried his best, India and Pakistan, it is under- but couldn’t match the speed of the 33- standable how players from the year-old Mayweather, who grew more Asian giants are favourites in the comfortable with each passing round. Afghanistan side. Mosley was a substitute for Manny And on Saturday wicketkeeper Pacquiao, who was all but signed to Mohammad Shahzad found him- meet Mayweather until a dispute over self up against his cricket hero in India captain and gloveman drug testing derailed the megafight. Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Instead, Pacquiao beat Joshua Clottey “Our boys follow India and on March 13 in Dallas and is now cam- Pakistan, our wicketkeeper is paigning for a seat in congress in his known as MS and he is a great fan native Philippines. of Dhoni. I think it would have “If Manny Pacquiao can take a blood been the best day of his life to and urine test then we have a fight,” play against him. He would have Mayweather said. “If not, no fight.” loved to have impressed him too.” Mosley almost ruined a lot of Afghanistan captain Nowroz Mayweather’s best-laid plans when he Mangal, speaking through a trans- landed the big right hand in the second lator, tried to sum up what it meant to him and his team to hear that brought the fans at the MGM Grand the Afghan national anthem dur- Arena to their feet. They chanted ing the pre-match formalities. “Mosley, Mosley,” as he followed Mayweather around the ring, landing another good right hand before the bell by Tim Dahlberg rang to end the round. But it was Mosley’s last hurrah. LAS VEGAS (AP) — Floyd Mayweather came out in the third round Mayweather Jr. was Money once again. and began landing some shots of his Almost dropped by a right hand in the own, while Mosley couldn’t find his mark. second round, Mayweather rebounded to “I caught him with my big right hand dominate Shane Mosley the rest of the and I tried to move around but by that way Saturday night to win an unanimous time he was too quick and I was too Woods’ worst day 12-round decision in their welterweight tight,” Mosley said. “After the right hand I thought I needed to knock him out and I 79, his worst score on fight. needed to do it sooner than later. But I Charlotte - Saturday American soil as a profes- Boxing’s biggest box office draw couldn’t adjust and he did.” could just have been the sional and the second- worst day of Tiger Woods’ highest of his career. sporting life. He matched his highest First, Sports score on nine holes with a MELBOURNE, year after competing for Illustrated (SI) reported 43 on the back nine, and Australia (AP) - Former nine years on the world that almost a quarter of that was with three pars world No. 2-ranked motocross circuit in his fellow professionals on the tough closing motocross rider Andrew Europe and the United believe he has taken per- stretch. His 36-hole score McFarlane died from seri- States. He had a career- formance-enhancing ous head injuries Sunday high No. 2 ranking in 2005. drugs. of 153 was the highest in after crashing during a Motorcycling Then, the world his 14 years on the PGA practice lap at an Australia confirmed the No.1 was heckled for Tour. Australian national cham- death in a statement the first time since Rust? Mechanics? Distractions from a pionship meeting in Sunday. the scandal broke of Victoria State. “McFarlane received personal life in turmoil? all his extra-marital McFarlane, 33, was immediate treatment from Latest rumours were that affairs. At the 10th flung from his bike at the medical staff at the hole, one spectator in sex rehabilitation, State Motorcycle Sports track,” the statement said. said: ‘Get in the hole.’ Woods had to draft a list of Complex at Broadford “MA and Victoria Police Another man added: all the people he had north of Melbourne dur- are now both investigat- ‘That’s what she said.’ affairs with. The list had ing the third round of the ing the incident. Two other fans, 120 names. MX National Motocross “MA, Williams Event including a woman, held Did the morning sto- championships. He died at Andrew McFarlane Management, and JDR their thumbs down as ries of that SI survey - of the scene. Motorsport would like to Woods walked off the 71 PGA Tour pros, 24 per Ambulance Victoria express their sincerest 15th green. Police escort- cent answered ‘yes’ to spokesman John Mullen condolences to the entire ed away a fan who shout- whether Woods used per- said paramedics at the McFarlane family.” ed ‘no red shirt for track worked on the MacFarlane, of you on Sunday’ as formance-enhancing drugs - destroy his focus? injured man for more Queensland state, was Woods left the 17th. than an hour but were placed fifth in the 2010 MX ‘It is what it is,’ Woods Motocross Last, but not least, unable to revive him. All Nationals ahead of said. ‘Whatever it was, it Woods embarrassingly racing Sunday was later star dies in Sunday’s event. The event missed a cut in a regular wasn’t good enough.’ Not canceled, police said. website says 2010 was like- Tour event for the first even close. McFarlane returned ly to be McFarlane’s final time in five years with a (AP) to live in Australia last crash year racing. Tiger Woods