Mosley could face Broner-Malignaggi winner or Mundine

By Boxing News - 06/02/2013 - Comments

mosley445(Photo credit: Alma Montiel) By Allan Fox: 41-year-old Shane Mosley (47-8-1, 39 KO’s) is being mentioned as a possible opponent for the winner of the June 22nd fight between WBA welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi (32-4, 7 KO’s) and Adrien Broner (26-0, 22 KO’s), according to Badlefthook.

Mosley will get the winner unless he chooses instead to face former WBA super middleweight champion Anthony Mundine (44-5, 26 KO’s) in a fight that would take place in August or September in Australia.

Mosley is reportedly being offered good money for the Mundine fight to face him at 154. Mundine, a middleweight, would drop down 6 pounds to take the fight.

Mosley seems like he’d prefer to face the Broner vs. Malignaggi winner, but unless he gets a guarantee to face the winner of that fight, he’ll likely accept the offer to face the 38-year-old Mundine.

Mosley said to fighthubtv.com “They’re throwing fights at me; one in Australia with Anthony Mundine. They’re offering me some good money and I might do that. It would probably be August or September. They want to do it at 154.”

Mosley would likely make more money facing Mundine than he would in getting a fight with the Broner vs. Malignaggi winner. The problem here though is that Mosley says he wants a crack at winning a world title at 147, and so if he turns the fight down to fight Mundine with title on the line, who knows how long Mosley might have to wait before he gets another title shot.

He can’t count on welterweight champions Devon Alexander, Tim Bradley or Floyd Mayweather Jr. fighting him because they probably won’t. Mosley’s best chance is the Broner-Malignaggi winner, if it’s offered to him. If he has an opportunity to face the winner of that fight then I can see him taking that fight rather than Mundine even if it’s less money.

The Mundine fight would be a tough one for Mosley because Mundine is big at 5’11”, and he tends to rehydrate up in weight. Mosley could end up fighting a much heavier Mundine and end up taking a beating in Australia for his money.



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