By Eric Thomas: After Shane Mosley pulled off a huge upset by stopping WBA welterweight champion Antonio Margarito in the 9th round on Saturday night, it’s suddenly re-energized Mosley’s career and brought him some much needed popularity that has been missing from his career for the past six years or so since he was first defeated by Vernon Forrest. The natural assumption is to want to pair him up with the now retired Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a mega bout that would make both fighters millions of dollars.
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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.
Margarito-Mosley: Can Shane Avoid Being Knocked Out?
By William Mackay: Through a long 16 year professional boxing career, Shane Mosley has been fortunate enough not to have been knocked out. He’ll be incredibly lucky if that streak can somehow continue on Saturday night against WBA welterweight champion Antonio Margarito. The problem for Mosley is that he plans on going toe to toe with Margarito, a fighter with the ability to throw well over 100 puncher per round for an entire fight.
Weigh-In: Mosley 147.2 Margarito 145.8
By Eric Thomas: WBA welterweight champion Antonio Margarito weighed in at 145.8 for today’s weigh-in while challenger Shane Mosley came in at 147.2 and had to come back later to be reweighed after shedding the extra weight. In the second try, he came right in at 147. Mosley, 37, is facing a difficult task in taking on Margarito on Saturday night at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California.
Margarito-Mosley: Shane Takes a Big Risk On Saturday
By Manuel Perez: Shane Mosley better find the fountain of youth by this Saturday night or else he’s going to end taking a beating from Antonio Margarito. Up until his last fight against Ricardo Mayorga, Mosley has been fortunate not to take a lot of punishment during his long 16-year pro career, but that may change against the World Boxing Association (WBA) welterweight champion Margarito, who specializes in dishing out punishment against his opponents, overwhelming them with his high punch output.
Cunningham-Maccarinelli, Gomez-Klitschko, Margarito-Mosley – News
HBO Sports rings in the new year with a red-hot welterweight championship showdown between two world-class performers on WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING: ANTONIO MARGARITO VS. SHANE MOSLEY, presented live SATURDAY, JAN. 24 (10:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. PT) from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, exclusively on HBO. The WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING team will be ringside for the event, which will be presented in HDTV and in Spanish on HBO Latino.
Mosley vs. Margarito: Look For Shane To Be Sent Into Retirement
By William Mackay: Though Shane Mosley (45-5, 38 KOs) has recently said that he’d like to fight another four to five years, I think his time is about to come up on Saturday when he faces WBA welterweight champion Antonio Margarito (37-5, 27 KOs) at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California. A beating at the hands of Margarito has a way of convincing a fighter about what he has left in the tank.
Mosley Better Be Ready To Run From Margarito All Night Long
By Manuel Perez: Shane Mosley (45-5, 38 KOs) has been saying that he doesn’t plan on running from WBA welterweight champion Antonio Margarito (37-5, 27 KOs) in their title bout on January 24th at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California. For Mosley’s sake, I hope he’s joshing about this, because Shane is going to take a real pounding if he’s serious about this. Having confidence in oneself is nice thing to have but there’s also reality, and the reality is, if Mosley stands and tries to fight it out with Margarito, Shane is going to be the equivalent of bicyclist being run over by a speeding truck.