By Tim Fletcher: Other than the 43-year-old “Sugar” Shane Mosley (48-9-1, 40 KOs) proving that he can beat an old and out of shape 41-year-old Ricardo Mayorga (31-9-1, 25 KOs) with a belt line body shot last Saturday night in the 6th round, Mosley didn’t really prove anything at all with his win against the Nicaraguan fighter at The Forum in Inglewood, California.
Ricardo Mayorga
Shane Mosley vs. Ricardo Mayorga tonight: Which one of these two wins?
By Dan Ambrose: A couple of old timers will be fighting it out tonight in several hours from now between former three division world champion Shane Mosley (47-9-1, 39 KOs) and former two division champion Ricardo Mayorga (31-8-1, 25 KOs) at The Forum in Inglewood, California.
The Mosley vs. Mayorga fight will be on pay-per-view for $49.95. If this fight had taken place 12 years ago when Mayorga and Mosley were still in their primes, it would have been a great price for the fight. But now with Mosley coming off of a two year retirement, it’s going to be difficult get a lot of fans interested in purchasing the fight. Still, it’s going to be a nice fight if you like seeing well-known fighters go at it.
Based on the activity, Mayorga would have to be seen as the favorite for the fight.
Mosley – Mayorga battle it out at The Forum!
By Tim Fletcher: Boxing fans about to see what could be one of the better fights of the year when Shane Mosley (47-9-1, 39 knockouts) and Ricardo Mayorga (31-8-1, 22 KOs) meet up in a rematch tonight at The Forum in Inglewood, California. The fight is on pay-per-view for $49.95, but the cost is worth in the eyes of a lot of people because of how interesting this fight is.
If the Mosley-Mayorga fight is even half as exciting as their original fight in 2008, then the fans will have gotten their money’s worth. Mosley rallied in that fight to stop Mayorga in the closing seconds of the 12th round to get the victory.
Weights: Mosley 159.4, Mayorga 165.4
By Jim Dower: To no surprise to anybody, 41-year-old Ricardo Mayorga (31-8-1, 25 KOs) came in overweight at today’s weigh-in for his pay-per-view fight against 43-year-old Shane Mosley (47-9-1, 39 KOs) at The Forum in Inglewood, California. The originally agreed upon weight was 158 pounds. Mayorga came in at 165.4 pounds, which would put Mayorga 7.4lbs over the 158lb limit.
Mayorga: Golovkin can work as my sparring partner
By Allan Fox: Former two division world champion Ricardo Mayorga (31-8-1, 25 KOs) says if IBO/WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (33-0, 30 KOs) wants a job, he can work as his sparring partner to help him get ready for his fight against former three division world champion Shane Mosley (47-9-1, 39 KOs) on August 29th on pay-per-view from The Forum in Inglewood, California.
Mayorga says he doesn’t know who Golovkin is, and wasn’t aware of what weight class he fights in until he was told by the interviewer.
Mosley wants rematches against Canelo, Cotto, De La Hoya, Mayweather & Pacquiao
By Dan Ambrose: 43-year-old former three division world champion Shane Mosley (47-9-1, 39 KOs) has won only one fight in the past five years dating back to 2010, yet he wants rematches against Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Oscar De La Hoya, Miguel Cotto, Manny Pacquiao and Winky Wright.
In other words, Wright wants rematches against guys he either was beaten by or had close victories. Interestingly enough, Mosley doesn’t see himself as a shot fighter despite the fact that he’s lost 4 out of his last 6 fights.
Mosley vs. Mayorga 2 going for $49.95 on PPV
By Dan Ambrose: Boxing fans who want to see old timers Shane Mosley (47-9-1, 39 KOs) and Ricardo Mayorga (31-8-1, 25 KOs) fight on August 29th are going to have to pay $49.95 to see it on pay-per-view because they’re not going to have the fight televised on non-PPV.
It’s going to be really difficult to get boxing fans willing to pay to see this fight because on the same night on August 29th, Abner Mares will be facing Leo Santa Cruz in a fight in the featherweight division on free TV on ESPN as part of a Premier Boxing Champions broadcast.
Shane Mosley to face Ricardo Mayorga in August
By Dan Ambrose: Former world champions Shane Mosley (47-9-1, 39 KOs) and Ricardo Mayorga (31-8-1, 25 KOs) will be facing each other in a rematch in August at a still to be determined venue and date. The two fighters ran into each other recently and decided that it was a good idea for them to face each other once again.
Mosley, 43, stopped Mayorga in the 12th round of their previous contest in August 2008 in a competitive fight. The first thing you have to wonder is whether Mosley and Mayorga are in need of money.
Mayorga destroys Medina; Samuel Peter stops Aubrey
By Allan Fox: In a card littered with mismatches, 40-year-old former two division world champion Ricardo Mayorga (30-8-1, 24 KOs) stopped little known 36-year-old journeyman Allen Medina (9-24-1, 1 KOs) in the 1st round of a scheduled 8 round fight last Saturday night at the OKC Downtown Parkway, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Ricardo Mayorga, Campos and Samuel Peter in action on September 27th
By Allan Fox: In a card that some boxing fans are calling an old timer’s card, 40-year-old former two division world champion Ricardo Mayorga (29-8-1, 23 KOs) will be in action against an opponent still to be determined in an 8 round bout on September 27th in light middleweight action at the OKC Downtown Airpark, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.
Mayorga hasn’t seen action in three years since being stopped in the 12th round by Miguel Cotto in March of 2011. Mayorga surprisingly gave Cotto a lot of problems in that fight, forcing him to box instead of slugging with him.