People often say Mosley was better at lightweight than at welterweight, but I don't really think Mosley was any better at 135 than he was at WW in his late 20s/early 30s. I think it was more of just facing better opposition at 147 and also a real tough style matchup in Forrest. Since then, his performances have been up and down, and where I definitely see a decline in performances along with weight is when Mosley fights at 154. That's where he certainly is inferior. He's rarely ever looked good at 154.
But at 147, from 1999 to the early 2000s, he looked great in all but one of his first 5 fights. He looked probably the best he's ever looked in the first bout with DLH, and also looked great in other fights against Wise, Taylor, and Diaz (less so with Rivera).
Mosley did have a size advantage at 135 where he was a very big lightweight. He was more comfortable however, at least according to Shane, at 147 since he wasn't cutting so much weight. He killed guys to the body in both divisions. In terms of power, he cracked hard at either weight, but was more of an accumulation puncher (at least against world class opposition).
But at 147, from 1999 to the early 2000s, he looked great in all but one of his first 5 fights. He looked probably the best he's ever looked in the first bout with DLH, and also looked great in other fights against Wise, Taylor, and Diaz (less so with Rivera).
Mosley did have a size advantage at 135 where he was a very big lightweight. He was more comfortable however, at least according to Shane, at 147 since he wasn't cutting so much weight. He killed guys to the body in both divisions. In terms of power, he cracked hard at either weight, but was more of an accumulation puncher (at least against world class opposition).
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