By Peter Howells: On the back of an amazing display from ‘Sugar’ Shane Mosley to topple Antonio Margarito from the top of the Welterweight mountain, I’m left wondering.. Is anyone else confused about who the best in the division truly is? Anyone who believed Light-heavyweight king Joe Calzaghe’s words when he said that boxing is dying, only has to look at the Welterweight scene to know that simply is not true. I truly believe that the array of talent around the Welterweight division makes it one the most exciting divisions ever which is great when you consider the state of our Heavyweight division at the moment.
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Sugar Shane So Sweet as Margarito Slips The Ring Climbing To The Top
By Simon Hirst: So ‘Sugar’ Shane Mosley rolled back the years and told Father Time he isn’t ready to retire just yet in an emphatic win over Antonio Margarito. Mosley dominated the first in almost every aspect and fully deserved the knockout victory after coming out of the shadow that fought Ricardo Mayorga. It does leave boxing in an interesting position as many people finally rated Margarito as a top pound for pound fighter and Mosley as a fighter waiting to be put out of his misery.
Mosley’s On Top Right Now: Can He Stay There?
By Dan Ambrose: Right now, Shane Mosley is sitting pretty having just beaten Antonio Margarito to win his WBA welterweight title with a 9th round TKO on Saturday night, and that’s got to feel good for the 37-year-old Mosley, who many boxing experts felt was on the downside of his career. Mosley showed his old speed and power, hurting Margarito in both the 8th and 9th rounds and knocking him down once in each round until the fight was stopped when Margarito’s corner threw in the towel as he was absorbing punishment against the ropes in the opening of the 9th.
If Hatton Loses To Pacquiao, Ricky Should Fight Margarito
By Jim Dower: The way I see it, if Ricky Hatton takes a brutal pounding by Manny Pacquiao on May 2nd, his best option for his next opponent should be none other than recently defeated Antonio Margarito. Who better to fight than Margarito, who’s now balancing on the edge of having his career ruined in his 9th round TKO loss to Shane Mosley on Saturday. The last person that Hatton is probably thinking about fighting right now is Margarito, but that’s because Ricky still hasn’t met up with Pacquiao.
What Could Have Margarito Done Differently To Defeat Mosley?
By Matt Stein: Getting beaten is one thing, but the way that Antonio Margarito lost to Shane Mosley, losing by a 9th round stoppage and losing every round, was far worse. There’s no question that Margarito used the wrong game plan against Mosley, and lacked a plan B to use when he discovered early on that he was having problems with Mosley’s superior speed. Rather than change tactics and come up with something different, Margarito seemed to keep pushing forward as if he was under the impression that he would simply wear Mosley down in the same way that Antonio wore Miguel Cotto down in defeating him by an 11th round TKO on July 26th, 2008.
Why Mosley Beat Margarito
By William Mackay: “Sugar” Shane Mosley fought would many people could consider to be the best fight of his long 16-year career in battering World Boxing Association welterweight champion Antonio Margarito and stopping him in the 9th round. Mosley’s hands were like lightning proving to be much too fast for the ponderous Margarito to handle in the fight. The fight might as well have been stopped in the 1st round, because Mosley was much too good for Margarito and superior in almost every facet of his game.
Is Margarito Shot?
By Jason Kim: Antonio Margarito may have left more behind than he realizes in defeating Miguel Cotto last July in a 11th round TKO victory. Much has been said of Margarito’s incredible pain tolerance to be able to walk through ten rounds of devastating shots from Cotto, the type of punches that would have dropped 99% of any other fighter in boxing. Margarito took them all, and came on strong in the 10th round after Cotto wore himself out, taking him out in the 11th with hooks and uppercuts.
Mosley Defeats a Listless Margarito
By Manuel Perez: WBA welterweight champion Antonio Margarito looked like a beaten fighter even before the first punch was thrown last night against Shane Mosley at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles. Sometimes a fighter leaves it all behind in the training camp. In Margarito’s case, I think that’s exactly what happened to him. He looked arm weary as early as the 1st round and never threw more than 60 punches in any one round of the fight – well below his average of a 100 punches thrown per round.
Mosley Stops Margarito In 9th Round!
By Jim Dower: Using his faster hands and short, hard punches, Shane Mosley (46-5, 39 KOs) pulled off a tremendous upset tonight, stopping WBA welterweight champion Antonio Margarito (37-6, 27 KOs) in the 9th round at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California. Mosley, 37, knocked Margarito down at the end of the 8th round with three right hands to the head. A badly hurt Margarito somehow made it to the feet and was saved by the bell. In the 9th round, Mosley finished Margarito off with a series of hard shots to the head as Margarito tried to cover up on the ropes. Margarito took a big right hand to the head and sunk to the canvas, at which point the referee stepped in and halted the fight.
Margarito vs. Mosley: Does Shane Have The Style To Win?
By Chris Williams: Not long from now, Shane Mosley (45-5, 38 KOs) will step foot in the ring and attempt to take the WBA title from champion Antonio Margarito (37-5, 27 KOs) at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California. Mosley, 37, will be facing a stern task in having to deal with the younger, stronger and much busier Margarito tonight. However, if there’s any welterweight fighter on the planet that has the ability to pull off the upset, it’s Mosley.