Shane Mosley

Mosley Defeats Mayorga In Last Second TKO

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mosley65845.jpgBy Aaron Klein: Looking like only a shell of his former self, Shane Mosley (45-5, 38 KOs) stopped Ricardo Mayorga (28-7-1, 22 KOs) in the final second of the 12th round to win the WBA Inter-Continental light middleweight title on Saturday night at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California. At the time of the fight, Mosley, 37, was ahead on the two of the three judges’ scorecards. However, don’t be fooled by that, because Mosley appeared to be well behind in the fight, perhaps as much as eight by my scorecard.

Mayorga was by far the better fighter and was roughing an old-looking Mosley up, outworking him in virtually every round of the fight, and land the much harder shots. However, in the 12th round, Mayorga got sloppy and was dropped by a right hand with 15 seconds to go in the round. Mayorga got up, took a standing eight count and then was hit by several more big shots, and was sent down for the final time with a nice left hand from Mosley. The referee David Mendoza then stopped the bout at 2:59 of the 12th round.

Mayorga-Mosley: “Thirty Is The New Twenty” – Shane

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mosley454.jpgBy Jason Kim: I don’t know whether or not he’s deceiving himself or if he knows something that we don’t know, but the 37 year-old Shane Mosley (44-5, 37 KOs) believes that he’s going to be back among the top fighters in boxing if he defeats former welterweight champion Ricardo Mayorga (29-6-1, 23 KOs) tonight at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California. This bout has war written all over, with neither fighter a guarantee lock to come out the victor at this point. It’ll be a case of whether Mosley’s speed and brilliance will match up well with Mayorga’s power and size, and youth.

Coming off a nearly a year away from boxing, Mosley will be a year older, and it’s a big question mark how much he’ll have left tonight. He had a hard fight in his last bout, a 12-round decision loss to Miguel Cotto, and he may have been used up somewhat from that fight. Although the year off may help him somewhat because he hasn’t been forced to take hard punches, but he’s beginning to show his age despite what he says about “thirty is the new twenty.”

Berto-Forbes Tonight: Could a Bout Against Mosley Be In The Future For Andre?

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berto455756.jpgBy Chris Williams: WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto (22-0, 19 KOs) could have a big chance in the future for a potential but against Shane Mosley if Berto defeats challenger Steve Forbes (33-6, 9 KOs) tonight in a 12-round WBC title bout at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California. However, Berto, 25, thought to be the weakest of the four welterweight champions by many boxing fans, may have his problems with the crafty, counter-punching Forbes, who looks like a weaker version of Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Indeed, Forbes, 31, may have had his share of problems against the much bigger Oscar De La Hoya in his last fight in May, but against the short 5’8″ Berto, Forbes, a former IBF super featherweight champion, won’t have to worry about a reach disadvantage like he suffered in his last fight. Berto is easily one of the most entertaining of the welterweight’s in the division, with blazing fast hands, a tendency to slug it out with his opponents and a wide open defense which leaves him open constantly for shots from his opponents. For that reason, Berto is so exciting, because even against merely moderately good welterweights, Berto sometimes has to struggle to win, taking a tremendous amount of punishment along the way. Forbes, however, isn’t easy to hit, ducking shots, using a shoulder roll and upper body movement to get out of the way of punches. Berto will have to have a plan B to use just in case he’s not able to overwhelm him with punches like he often does to his other opponents.

Mosley-Mayorga: Both Looking Past Each Other

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mosley2354657.jpgBy Manuel Perez: Four-time champion Shane Mosley (44-5, 37 KOs) tries to kick start his lagging career against former three-time champion Ricardo Mayorga (29-6-1, 23 KOs) who also hopes to reignite a failing career on Saturday night in a non-title bout at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California. Mosley who’s been out of action licking his wounds since last being defeated by welterweight Miguel Cotto in November 2007, is counting on a victory over Mayorga so that Mosley can keep alive his goal of facing WBA welterweight champion Antonio Margarito at some point in the future.

As for Mayorga, he’s hoping that Oscar De La Hoya will give him a rematch someday so that Mayorga can try to avenge his 6th round TKO loss to him from May 2006. However, the chances of facing De La Hoya again are about zero. Mayorga has trained hard for this fight, and in recent photos he looks lean and in the best shape he’s been in years. That doesn’t mean that he’ll necessarily fight well against Mosley because Mayorga, 34, has a lot of miles on him, and has twice been stopped in the past two years, once by De La Hoya and another time by Felix Trinidad.

Mosley-Mayorga on Saturday: Shane Wants Margarito Next – Latest Boxing News

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mosley64567.jpgBy Eric Thomas: it pays off sometimes to be ambitious, but in Mosley’s case it may turn out to hurt him. He wants a fight with World Boxing Association welterweight champion Antonio Margarito next, that is, if Mosley is successful in defeating former two-time champion Ricardo Mayorga (29-6-1, 23 KOs) this Saturday at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California. A fight with the bigger, taller Margarito would almost be suicidal for the smaller Mosley no matter what at what point of his career, but now that he’s 37 and not as active in the ring that he used to be, it’s a move doomed for failure.

However, first things first, he’s got Mayorga, 34, to worry about this Saturday night. At one time in his career, in 2003, the offensively unorthodox Mayorga was arguably the best welterweight on the planet bar none. Although some might argue that Mosley or Oscar De La Hoya would have perhaps been able to beat him during this time, I tend to doubt it seriously, and think they would have been beaten soundly by him at this stage in his career.

De La Hoya Now Looking At Possible Opponents Mosley, Hatton, Williams, Mora, and Jones

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delahoya4456875.jpgBy Jason Kim: The Oscar De La Hoya sweepstakes continue as the CEO of Golden Boy, Richard Schaefer, said yesterday that De La Hoya is now considering a fight with the following opponents, Ricky Hatton, Sergio Mora, Paul Williams, Roy Jones Jr. and Shane Mosley. De La Hoya, 35, was previously working on a fight with Manny Pacquiao, but that fight fell through when Pacquiao failed to accept Golden Boy’s offer of a 30% share of the PPV revenues for the fight. Pacquiao, however, was looking at getting at least 40%.

Rather than give in to Oscar’s wishes and accepting an offer that he felt was unfair, Pacquiao walked away, leaving Oscar without an opponent once again. Not to be one to just sit and mope about the turn of events, De La Hoya has immediately started looking at other options. A name conspicuously missing from the list of fighters named was Antonio Margarito, a tough all offense fighter who recently dethroned Miguel Cotto last month.

De La Hoya, however, doesn’t want to fight him because, A. He’s a Mexican and Oscar doesn’t want to fight a Mexican fighter in his final fight of his career, although Mora is Mexican. B. Margarito has unfinished business with Paul Williams, who previously defeated him by a close 12-round decision in 2007.

Mosley vs. Mayorga: If Successful, Shane Wants Margarito

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mosley12345.jpgBy Tim Neilson: In a stay busy fight, former lightweight, welterweight and light middleweight champion Shane Mosley (44-5, 37 KOs) will be taking on former welterweight and light middleweight champion Ricardo Mayorga (29-6, 23 KOs) in a scheduled 12-round bout on September 27th, at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California. Mosley, 36, is hoping to use a victory over the 34 year-old Mayorga as ammunition to get a fight with WBA welterweight champion Antonio Margarito after that. That seems more wishful thinking at this point for Mosley, who has done little is the past six years, losing six out of his last twelve fights during this stretch of time.

Margarito, if truly desperate, might take on a fighter like Mosley given his still popular name among boxing fans, but he’s clearly not the most marketable fighter out there for Margarito at this time. If Margarito does end up facing Mosley, one would believe it would only come after exhausting all other potential opponents in the welterweight or junior middleweight divisions in which to face. Mosley, at one time – in between 2000 to 2001- was arguably the top fighter in the welterweight division and pound-for-pound the top fighter in boxing.

Judah vs. Mosley Canceled

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judah55445.jpgBy Eric Thomas: In a bit of bad news, former light welterweight and welterweight champion Zab Judah (36-5, 25 KOs) has reportedly suffered an injury to his right forearm, making it necessary to have 50 stitches applied to the wound, and because of that Judah’s May 31st bout with Shane Mosley (44-5, 37 KOs) has been cancelled for the time being. There’s no word at this time as to when the fight will be rescheduled, but there are already talks undergoing for plans for a future date for the fight to take place.

This is particularly bad news for both fighters, perhaps even more for the 30 year-old Judah, for he’s been going through a rough period in his career having lost three out of his last six fights to opponents Carlos Baldomir, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Miguel Cotto. There’s nothing wrong with losing to those kinds of fights, but the fact remains that there’s been little to be happy about in Judah’s career since 2005 when he was the IBF/WBA/WBC welterweight champion of the world. Since that time, Judah has experienced three losses to the aforementioned fighters, including a non contest with Ruben Galvin in April 2007. In his last two fights, Judah has defeated two little known fighters, Edwin Vazquez and Ryan Davis, both fights interesting to watch but clearly a step down for Judah in terms of career bouts.

Mosley vs. Judah: Time Running Out For Both

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By Scott Gilfoid: Former welterweight champions Shane Mosley (44-5, 37 KOs) and Zab Judah (36-5, 25 KOs) go at it on May 31st at the Mandalay Bay Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Both fighters have suffered losses to Miguel Cotto in the past year, and have found themselves in a position where they are each becoming irrelevant tin the welterweight division, especially Judah who has lost three out of his last six bouts. Cotto, 36, still appears to have a little left and could possibly give one of the welterweight champions some problems if he were to get a shot one of the titles.

Judah vs. Mosley On May 31st

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By Manuel Perez: In a move that comes to no surprise, former welterweight champions Shane Mosley (44-5, 37 KOs) and Zb Judah (36-5, 25 KOs) have reportedly come to an agreement for a bout to take place on May 31st, which will be shown HBO PPV. Neither of them currently have titles, but because of their combined popularity the bout will likely bring in a lot of fans interested in seeing this showdown.