By Dave Lahr: With age quickly creeping in on him, the 37-year-old Shane Mosley (45-5, 38 KOs) will be taking on his best opponent in years, perhaps in his entire career when he faces World Boxing Association welterweight champion Antonio Margarito (37-5, 27 KOs) on January 24th at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California. Coming off one of the worst performances in his career in his last fight, a 12th round TKO victory over Ricardo Mayorga in September, Mosley’s chosen a terrible time to fight someone as good as Margarito.
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Mayweather vs. The Welterweight Division
By Daniel Poland: Everybody in boxing is now talking about the possible ring return of Floyd Mayweather Jr., who hasn’t fought since his 10th round knockout of Ricky Hatton in December 2007. It has taken a year without Mayweather for the rumors to start, and I personally believe the sport of boxing needs Mayweather at this point. The talk is Mayweather is lining up a mega fight with the current Pound for Pound king Manny Pacquiao. That is if Pacquiao can get past his next opponent Ricky Hatton in May, which a lot of boxing experts are predicting he should do.
Margarito vs. Mosley Preview
By Matt Stein: Rather than taking it easy in his old age, former boxing great Shane Mosley (45-5, 38 KOs) had decided to go out on his shield by taking on WBA welterweight champion Antonio Margarito (37-5, 27 KOs) on January 24th at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California. Of the last three fighters that have stepped in the ring with Margarito, in each case they’ve been stopped inside the distance and suffered a beating along the way.
Lara-Aguiar, Solis-Burnett, Gamboa-Gonzalez, Margarito – News
Cuban rising stars Yuriorkis Gamboa, Odlanier Solis and Erislandy Lara looked focused but also relaxed at the press conference for their fights on Friday at Terrible’s Primm Valley Casino Resorts in Primm, Nevada.
“We had a great preparation, everything went according to plans”, stated “El Ciclon” Gamboa. “Of course, it is hard to work over Christmas and New Year’s but I love what I’m doing and I know that I have to make certain sacrifices to become champion of the world.”
Margarito vs. Mosley: A Slaughter No Matter How You Look At It
By Chris Williams: After conducting extensive research of both fighters, I got to say that Shane Mosley is going to get decimated by Antonio Margarito (37-5, 27 KOs) on January 24th. Mosley seems like a nice guy, but man he looked horrible in his last fight with Ricardo Mayorga. Mosley, 37, should consider himself incredibly lucky that he scored a 12th round in that fight because he looked like a loser to me.
Look For Margarito To Send Mosley Into Retirement
By Manuel Perez: I’m not sure what Shane Mosley (45-5, 38 KOs) was thinking when he decided on fighting WBA welterweight champion Antonio Margarito (37-5, 27 KOs) on January 24th, at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California. Of all the potential opponents that Mosley could have chosen for a well-paying bout, he decided to take on arguably the most dangerous welterweight in the division in the 30-year-old Margarito. At 37, Mosley’s timing for the bout couldn’t be worse even if he tried, because this isn’t the type of an opponent a fighter of that age should be fighting.
Is Mosley Deluded About His Chances Against Margarito?
By William Mackay: Having a lot of confidence is a good thing, although income cases it can go a little overboard when a fighter deceives himself about his faded ability. That is never more the case in three-division champion Shane Mosley (45-5, 38 KOs), who will be seeking yet another title on January 24th against Antonio Margarito (37-5, 27 KOs) in a scheduled 12-round bout at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California.
Will Margarito Be The First Boxer To KO Mosley?
By Manuel Perez: Let me start of by saying that I’ve always been a big fan of Shane Mosley (45-5, 38 KOs). I have an immense amount of respect for what he’s accomplished in his career, in particular his exciting battles against a prime Oscar De La Hoya, his domination in the lightweight division, as well as his two wins over a shot Fernando Vargas. He’s had a great career, there’s no doubting that for a second. With that said, I think Mosley is going to take a severe beating on January 24th, in his title bout against World Boxing Association (WBA) welterweight champion Antonio Margarito (37-5, 27 KOs).
Boxing News – Watson, Bradley, Mosley, More
In one of the most anticipated welterweight contests on the European boxing scene, Craig Watson and Adnan Amar are set to clash on a massive fight card, held on Thursday, December 18, 2008 at The Helix, located on the campus of Dublin City University in Dublin, Ireland.
Is Mosley The Best Margarito Could Do?
By William Mackay: Of all the opponents that World Boxing Association (WBA) welterweight champion Antonio Margarito (37-5, 27 KOs) could have chosen for his next fight, he settled for 37 year-old Shane Mosley (45-5, 38 KOs) in a 12-round bout scheduled to take place on January 24th at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada.