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Shane Mosley
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| Shane Mosley | |
| Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Real name | Shane Donte Mosley |
| Nickname(s) | Sugar |
| Rated at | Welterweight |
| Nationality |  American |
| Birth date | September 7, 1971 |
| Birth place | Lynwood, CA |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 50 |
| Wins | 44 |
| Wins by KO | 37 |
| Losses | 5 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 1 |
"Sugar" Shane Mosley (born September 7, 1971) is a boxer from Pomona, California. He has won world titles in three weight divisions and is the only boxer to date to have beaten Oscar de la Hoya twice.
Sugar Shane started his pro career in 1993, By 2000 he had fought 34 fights to a 34–0 (32KOs) record, beating undefated Phillip Holiday to win the IBF lightweight title. He made 9 title defenses and moved 2 divisions north to face Oscar De La Hoya for his Welter weight title.
De La Hoya was perhaps the most popular fighter in boxing, with only one controversial loss to Felix Trinidad. The first fight between the two was a 12 round war. Both fighters had a crowd of 20,724 in the Staples Center roaring throughout the 12 rounds as they matched boxing skills and punching power. With show business stars and great fighters such as Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard and George Foreman watching, the two men went toe to toe in the hectic final round. It turned out that Mosley, who landed 45 of 88 punches to 18 of 72 for De La Hoya in the final three minutes, needed that round to win the fight, which he earned on a split decision. Neither man was in danger of going down, but both had badly swollen faces at the end and de la Hoya was bleeding from the nose for several rounds. de la Hoya earned a minimum of $15 million, while Mosley was guaranteed $4.5 million.
After his win over de la Hoya, Mosley garnered a great deal of respect from the boxing world, and was considered by some to be the best pound for pound fighter in boxing.
He ran a successful string of defenses of his Welterweight title, but against three unheralded fighters. When he finally did step up his competition, it was against former Olympian Vernon Forrest. Early in the second round, the fighters clashed heads and both staggered backward as referee Steve Smoger called time. Mosley sustained a cut on the hairline.
When action resumed, Forrest brought a roar from the sellout crowd of 5,323 fans when he landed a tremendous right that sent Mosley backward. Forrest followed up with two more rights, and Mosley went down. Mosley got up at four and tried desperately to stay out of further trouble as Forrest pursued him around the ring. About 10 seconds before the bell, he landed a right hand. As Mosley tried to grab him, Mosley fell and it was ruled a knockdown. After the second round, Mosley got through the third and then fought gamely, holding his own until he ran into trouble again in the 10th. In the 10th round, Forrest landed a hard right and followed with a hook, a right uppercut and another right that hurt Mosley. But Mosley was able to last out the round. The final scorecards read 115-110, 117-108, 118-108, in favor of Forrest.
They had a rematch six months later at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indiana, and although Mosley fought better, he once again lost by decision.
On February 8, 2003, Mosley's bout with former IBF world Jr. Middleweight champion Raul Marquez ended in a no contest when Mosley accidentally head butted Marquez twice in round three, which caused two very bad cuts above the eyes of Marquez.
He and de la Hoya faced each other for the second time on September 13, this time with de la Hoya's WBC and WBA Super Welterweight belts on the line. Mosley defeated de la Hoya by a close and controversial 12 round unanimous decision, and joined the exclusive group of world boxing champions that have reigned in three or more divisions.
On March 13, 2004, Mosley lost his WBC and WBA world Super Welterweight titles in a unification bout with IBF Jr. Middleweight champion Winky Wright, by a unanimous twelve-round decision. Wright, a fighter who, like Mosley prior to the de la Hoya fight, was widely respected in the boxing community, but who did not carry mainstream name, used his great jab, defensive measures, and southpaw stance to confuse and out-box Mosley. After the fight, HBO analyst Larry Merchant asked Mosley if he regretted not taking many more millions offered to him by de la Hoya for a prospective third fight instead of going in against Winky. Shane shook his head and said boxing was about 'proving you are the best' and not money.[citation needed] He said he wanted to unify the division, and his dedication to the division garnered him respect by boxing journalists and aficionados alike. Wright appreciated Mosley for giving him the chance to participate in a big fight, and, consequently, he gave Mosley a rematch.
On November 20, Mosley and Wright fought their rematch, and although it was scored much closer by the three judges (115-113 twice for Wright and a 114-114 tie), Mosley lost by a twelve-round, majority decision.
On March 21, Mosley announced that he split from his father, manager and trainer, Jack Mosley, on a professional level. He hooked up with Van Nuys trainer Joe Goosen, who had noted success with Diego Corrales of late, and had been known to change and alter fighters style to make them more successful.
Mosley would reunite with his father for his July 15 bout with Fernando Vargas.
Jack Mosley was also in Suger Shane's corner November 10th for the Miguel Cotto fight in Madison Square Garden.
Shane Mosley returned to action as a Welterweight, defeating the previously undefeated David Estrada by a ten round unanimous decision at the Caesars hjfjdjududetue ue Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada, on April 23, 2005, as part of the Margarito-Cintron ESPN Pay Per View undercard.
On September 17 of the same year, he beat another previously undefeated fighter, Jose Luis Cruz, by a ten round decision, as part of the Barrera-Peden Pay Per View undercard.
Mosley defeated Fernando Vargas on February 25, 2006 by TKO in the tenth round at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, due to a massive swelling which closed Fernando's left eye. At the time of the stoppage, Mosley was winning on two scorecards 86-85, while Vargas held an 86-85 advantage on the other scorecard. A rematch was announced almost immediately
Mosley defeated Fernando Vargas in the rematch on July 15, 2006. Mosley dominated Vargas from start to finish, eventually ending the fight via a sixth-round TKO. Having already opened a cut above Vargas' left eye, Mosley caught Vargas with a devastating left hook, sending the former junior middleweight champion to the canvas. Vargas stumbled around on all fours, showing extreme difficulty in maintaining his balance, but was able to rise to beat the 10-count. Nevertheless, immediately after action resumed, Vargas was met by an overwhelming flurry of accurate punches from Mosley, causing referee Kenny Bayless to stop the fight.
Shane defeated Luis Collazo on 11 February 2007, with a unanimous decision after 12 rounds, knocking Collazo down once, to capture the WBC interim welterweight crown.
In an unprecedented and unheard of move in professional boxing, Mosley has agreed to serve as business partner Oscar De La Hoya's chief sparring partner in preparation for his May 5th superfight with pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. Not only is it typically beneath a former champion and still top contending fighter to serve as a sparring partner, let alone to a man he has already beaten twice, but the selfless Mosley is offering his services to his former rival free of charge.
Mosley's assistance is seen as a great asset for De La Hoya, as not only is Mosley the only fighter in the world just as fast if not faster than Mayweather, he also hits harder, and possesses an uncanny ability to imitate other fighters' styles in the ring. This was expected to tune De La Hoya's reflexes to the level of a fighter like Mayweather, and give him confidence in imposing his size on a lighter-hitting fighter.
Some have drawn parallels between this development and the film 'Rocky III', where Rocky (or in this case, De La Hoya) receives help from his old rival Apollo Creed (or in this case, Mosley) to beat and shut-up a younger, hungrier, supremely confident, undefeated antagonist Clubber Lang (or in this case, Mayweather). Exclusive footage of Mosley sparring with De La Hoya can be seen on HBO's acclaimed new program, 'De La Hoya-Mayweather: 24/7'. De La Hoya ended up losing to Mayweather by split-decision.
Mosley and undefeated WBA Welterweight Champion Miguel Cotto met on Nov. 10 at Madison Square Garden in a fight made possible by the recent legal settlement between Top Rank, Cotto's promoter, and Mosley's promoter, Golden Boy Promotions. The fight was broadcast on HBO Pay-Per-View. The fight, won in a unanimous decision by Cotto, was a much anticipated one; their aggressive styles have led many to believe that the fight would be a "fight of the year" potential. The fight was for Cotto's WBA Welterweight Belt. It is rumoured that Cotto may be paired with the Hatton-Mayweather fight. .[1] Miguel Cotto beat Mosley with a unanimous decision from the judges, this was despite a gallant effort in the closing rounds in which Mosley enjoyed some success as he went after Cotto in a bid to pull the fight back. Mosley landed the cleaner shots but the general opinion is that Cotto did enough during the rest of the fight to warrant the victory with some solid boxing early on and sweet counter combos in the latter rounds.
Mosley currently holds a record of 44 wins, 5 losses and 1 no contest, with 37 knockouts, and has never been knocked out or stopped himself.
| Preceded by Philip Holiday |
IBF Lightweight boxing champion 2 August 1997 – Apr 1999 (vacates) |
Succeeded by Paul Spadafora |
| Preceded by Oscar de la Hoya |
WBC Welterweight Champion 17 June 2000 – 26 Jan 2002 |
Succeeded by Vernon Forrest |
| Preceded by Oscar de la Hoya |
WBC Light Middleweight boxing champion 13 September 2003 – 13 March 2004 |
Succeeded by Winky Wright |
| WBA Light Middleweight boxing champion 13 September 2003 – 13 March 2004 |
Mosely was an amateur standout, capturing various amateur titles, including:
- 1989 United States Amateur Champion at Lightweight (132 lbs)
- 1989 World Junior Championships Silver Medalist in San Juan (PUR) (132 lbs)
- 1990 United States Amateur Champion at Lightweight (132 lbs)
- 1990 Goodwill Games Bronze Medalist in Seattle (USA) (132lbs)
- 1992 United States Amateur Champion at Light Welterweight (139 lbs)
Along with many other professional or Olympic athletes, Mosley has been connected to the BALCO Labs steroid scandal. Jeff Novitzky, a lead investigator on the BALCO case, reported that document seized from the lab show that Mosley received "the clear" and "the cream", both designer steroids. Mosley reportedly began his doping regiment prior to his 2003 bout with Oscar De La Hoya, a match that he won due in part to his strong performance in the later rounds of the fight. [2]
His wife Jin Mosley is a Korean American who was born and raised in New York.[3] Therefore, he always attaches the Taegukgi which is the flag of South Korea to his trunks when he faces a bout. Jin gave birth to three children together, Najee Jamarr, Taiseki Justin and Mee-Yon Jinae.[3]
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