Alvarez v Mosley represents everything wrong with boxing
February 15th, 2012
By Marcus Sales: Sugar Shane Mosley (46-7-1 39 ko’s) will one day be entered into Boxing’s Hall of Fame, and rightfully so. At the turn of the century he was considered the best boxing had to offer, the pound for pound king and consequently became a three weight world champion.
A good match up then? The layman would think so. ‘Shane Mosley?! He fought Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao so he would test this young kid wouldn’t he?’ That is the line that will be used to build up this fight and it is quite frankly embarrassing. The truth is Shane Mosley has not won a contest in three years and the difference between a prime Mosley and the fighter that asked his trainer to stop his last fight is chalk and cheese.
Alvarez will be far too quick and far too good for a 41 year old Shane Mosley. I quite frankly worry for the health of Mosley who already appears to slur his words. I love boxing because of its subjectivity. Everyone has a right to an opinion and I will listen to all but this fight only has one outcome. Boxing fans want 50/50 fights. Saul Alvarez needs to prove he can beat a dangerous, live fighter. Step up James Kirkland. Why is it so difficult?
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Shane mosley will win buy tko
Top Rank is 1 of the oldest promo co. Golden boy is new & its clear Top Rank doesn’t want their fighters fighting Golden Boy fighters.
This article is on the money. Mosley is a shell of himself. I suspect he also has brain damage. Like most older fighter.
Mosley is going to do a diaper change.
Shame on the promoters who put this s**t in our faces, make alvarez face sergio martinez or someone whos alive and young
to steal a phrase once used to describe James Kirkland, Golden Boy’s ‘golden child.’ He is the current 154 pound World Boxing Council (WBC) Champion but as of yet has not been what I would call tested………….FOR THE BOXING PUBLIC THAT REQUIRES THE TRUTH, JAMES KIRKLAND WAS K.O.D BY SOME NO NAME JAPANESE FIGHTER IN LIKE 30 SECONDS. ALSO, HAD ANGULO SIMPLY NOT HAVE THROWN 1200 PUNCHES IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THEIR FIGHT- GONE TO THE BODY WITH A FEW GOOD HARD DIGGING HOOKS, AND, CONSERVED HIS PUNCHES, HE WOULD HAVE HAD KIRKLAND OUT OF THERE IN 2-3 ROUNDS.
@ x,what do you know in boxing?if you know you would’nt say that canelo will move on and tko the king of boxing. Mayweather is far better boxer than canelo.
What’s the issue with this fight? Alvarez needs to fight someone with experience in order to improve. He’s only 21-22 (a baby in boxing terms). Mosley is a great test and a tuff test, because make a mistake and your on your arse. I don’t see this as an intirely one sided fight at all and alvarez will get great exposure from it. Would love to see him take on mayweather next which could be the idea. A very young talent who is in for his hardest nights work with mosely.
mosley in last chance saloon n needs the money !! he’ll give him a rum 4 his money at the least !!!
I stand corrected, a 41 year old Mosley! And he is still a chance!
To many people underestimating Mosley! 40 years old? Big deal!
Mosley has talent and experience, and will give Alvarez a run for his money. Not sure if Mosley will win, but don’t be to quick to write him off!
do you writer think jose cotto it’s better then mosley ?? if you think so i have notting to add on but if you agree with me that jose cotto he’s not even in the level of mosley that will be a different story becouse you will understand that alvarez will be in a tons of trouble, if mosley will connect these guy like he did to anybody he fought in the past canelo will be stopped and is carrier will be damaged. mosley stop canelo in 6 rounds.
This is a well written article, which is unusual on here. The writer is not putting anybody down he is just speaking the truth. If Floyd had picked this kid the same group of you racist punks would be saying he was picking on a inexperienced kid. Now you are saying the kid would knock Floyd out next. Not a chance in hell of that happening and you know it. Thats why the best you can come up with is hiding behind your computer and say things a teenager would say. Thats whats wrong with boxing, not just this matchup but the punk fans iy attracts.Most of which have never even been to a fight much less in a fight.
so this fight should be named the fight of the acters. Canelo looks alike Jim Carey and Shane Mosley like 50 cent. Lol!
mosley u cant beat this kid let it go please ,u can only hurt u.
Never underestimate the old man experience. 40 years, yes, but still dangerous.
this will prepare Canelo for Margarito.
Mosley is old, but thinks he has another Margarito-type fight in him (and is really looking for more money fights). Alvarez is still improving and looking for fights against bigger names (so he can command money fights). Seems like a good match-up for both to me.
esl ande nglish 101 required 4 fackyow b4 he goes to jimmy kimmel live again!
Canelo is still a young Cub at 21.. Mosley should be a test for him even at 40+… after this Victory for Canelo he will move on to Money May and KO him aswell
this is a good fight, young upcoming star versus old veteran who is still good in my opinion mosley, and cud be and upset in mosleys favour which shudnt even be called an upset haha
Gbp hasn’t pulled a bob arum there the ones trying to make the money & pacman fight happen canelo vs mosley makes ok sense canelo hasn’t beat anybody yet even though mosley looked bad in has last fight against pacman it was pacman & money there the top fighters at the moment, if canelo wins easy then ok bring on the names. I doubt that canelo walks through the old loin canelo isnt as fast as money & pac strong yes but not fast mosley should make it interesting cause he has power too, canelo is young there bringing him along fine cause he could be the next big thing
gbp is not making money!
thats why oscar is making rip off matches!
cotto,mosley,wright?
rip off matches are written all over it!
SHANE MOSLEY IS A LONG FADED STAR AND HARD TO RECOVER FROM HIS PAST GLORY BECAUSE OF OLD AGE.
Shane should retire for his own sake
SHANE MOSLEY KEEPS FIGHTING WITH ONE PURPOSE: TO SAVE, SAVE, SAVE, SAVE, SAVE, SAVE, SAVE AND SAVE FOR HIS FUTURE AND WHEN HE GETS OLD. IT IS AN ACCURATE TIMING.
You idiots every boxer has faced a fighter past his prime while coming up like Canelo is doin. They fight someone past there prime as a measurement of where they stand as a fighter. If every great boxer fought each other when the fans ask for it boxing would be dead within 2 yrs…so quit complaining and go clock in cause you late to work.
@ Oakland_Sun75… How in the hell is De la Hoya protecting Kirkland!? Golden Boy has matched him up with Joel Julio who was 34-2 w/31 KOs and Alfredo Angulo who was 20-1 w/17 KOs you call that protection… if you look at his opponents records that he’s faced since joining Golden Boy.. not including the four fights he had within four months(3 in which he had in less than 35 days)after he spent two years in federal prison their combined records are 113-7-1… Get the facts before you speak!!!
If Canelo nock mosley out then the message is clear …. Canelo can easily nock the ape Floyd out!
SHANE MOSLEY IS A LONG FADED STAR AND HARD TO RECOVER HIS PAST GLORY BECAUSE OF OLD AGE.
I like this fight. I wanna see what the kid has. Mosley went 12 rounds in his last 2 fights. Lets see if Canelo can do what Mayweather and Pacquiao fail to do and knock him out.
My hat off to Canelo if he wins.
Besides Mayweather and Pac who else has dominated Shane Mosley? Alvarez is no Mayweather, so why would anyone think Mosley doesn’t have a chance? Floyd can make anyone look bad, so there’s no shame there. Fans, don’t be surprised if Mosley knocks this kid out.
Why not point out positives for this fight? Im seeing a lot of negativity in this article and at the end of the day Avarez deserves a crack just like Mosley does.
I’d rather see Mosley’s girlfriend’s booty than this horrible fight.
great job markus sales. i agree completely, its kindof a let down it is. definitely not interested in the under cards
Canelo Alvarez vs Shane Mosley on the same card as Maywether vs Cotto is just to set-up Mayweather vs Alvarez
BOXING IS ABOUT MISMATCHED FIGHTS. IT IS A SHAME. ERISLANDY LARA COULD FIGHT CANELO TOO, OSCAR IS SCARED ,.PROTECTING HIM. UNLESS WE THE FAN STOP PAYING FOR THIS , IT WILL CONTINUE. THE MISMATCHES.
Mosley by Decision….then he’ll retire.
Good article. De La Hoya is just as guilty of protecting his fighters as Bob Arum. DLH protects Kirkland, Alvarez & Khan. DLH is also equally if more greedy than Arum. The difference between the two is simple, Arum is more experienced.
boycott these fights that are shown on ppv
It’s not good practise to have more than 3 Gingers together unless in brothel or in grave
I’ve no time for Gingers but I like canelo
alvares has no head movement mosley has a good chance to ko
Boxing is becoming as Fake as wrestling, and us dumba** fans are buying it every time.
Cry me a river.
You don’t like it, go watch figure skating.
Agreed @ Wicky
I see Mosley causing an upset. He may be an old dog, but he’s got experinece against the best and Alavrez didn’t look so hot against Gomez who’s a very average fighter. Alvarez is strong, but he can be timed very easily.
u are repeating yourself…you said the same thing when he fought pakoiya!
Let Mosley get destroyed it will serve him a lesson because of his greed.