Shane Mosley has already beaten Oscar De La Hoya twice, once as a 75-pound amateur and three-years-ago as a world-class welterweight. Now they will meet for De La Hoya's WBA and WBC 154-pound titles, and Mosley doesn't see why the third go-round will be any different.

During a conference call Tuesday to discuss his upcoming bout with "The Golden Boy" September 13 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Mosley said that De La Hoya's trainer, Floyd Mayweather Sr., has made De La Hoya more suitable to his "power boxing" style.

"He's still the same fighter," Mosley said. "He might have more shoulder movement when he throws his right hand, but I have the speed advantage and that is the deciding factor. I think Mayweather's style slows him (De La Hoya) down, allowing me to hit him more."

Mosley admitted he may have been too comfortable in his fights leading up to his two losses to Vernon Forrest and he has had to correct some of the bad habits he's developed.

"I have to use more head movement, throw combinations and more body shots," he said. "In my last few fights I didn't do that. I'm not getting too comfortable, there's always someone out there to get you. Maybe I did get lackadaisical knocking out a lot of my opponents, moving forward and not moving my head. I was just comfortable and not working defense as well as offense."

During a media day last week at his training facility in Big Bear, Calif. De La Hoya told those assembled that he made a mistake in the first fight trying to knock Mosley out, but that this time he will try to make Mosley come to him, using jabs and his right hand to get the job done. Mosley scoffed at that notion Tuesday afternoon, saying that his jab will land quicker than De La Hoya's and that he'll be on his toes boxing and moving, making De La Hoya's attempt's to take the fight to the body null.

Mosley also dismissed De La Hoya's report that his hand is hurting.

"I don't buy that it's that bad," he said. "He's blowing it out of proportion."

Gary Shaw, Mosley's promoter offered that De La Hoya stop chopping wood.

"Shane suggested that Oscar stop chopping wood and go to Sears and get a gas powered or electric saw to cut wood."

Mosley has gone more than two years without a victory­his last win was against Adrian Stone in July of 2001. After losing his next two fights by unanimous decision to Vernon Forrest, he took on Raul Marquez in February. The fight ended after the third round in a no-contest as Marquez was badly cut. The critics piled on Mosley, as he looked less than spectacular.

While his frustration mounted, what really hurt him was feeling abandoned by many people in the media he considered his friends. According to Shaw, the fans have never left Mosley's side, but the media has.

"What hurt Shane is that he was abandoned," Shaw said. "Win or lose he was the same Shane, it was the writers who were different. His fan mail has only increased since his last few fights, but it's an abandonment issue where many people he perceived as his friends gave up on him."

Mosley, 38-2-0-1 with 35 KOs, feels that De La Hoya and his promoter Bob Arum are trying to capitalize on his recent stretch of bad luck in the ring, hoping the former lightweight and welterweight champion will not be feeling so hot about himself.

"I think Arum waited until he thought I was vulnerable but he picked the wrong time," Mosley said. "He figured my self esteem has dropped, but my belief in myself will never drop. I always feel I'm the best, no matter who steps in the ring.

"I'm not looking to win a close fight," he continued. "I will win a unanimous decision by a big margin."