Mosley v Mora
Posted: 14 Sep 2010, 17:22
Is anybody staying up for the fight? Who do you think will win? I am punting for Mora!
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Re: Mosley v Mora
Posted: 14 Sep 2010, 17:28
i think it will be a good fight,mosley always shows up and mora is no slouch,
Re: Mosley v Mora
Posted: 15 Sep 2010, 03:50
Shane Mosley continues to defy father time when he takes on Los Angeles rival Sergio Mora at the Staples Center in the city this Saturday night, scheduled for 12 rounds.
The 39-year-old Mosley, 10 years older than Mora, picks only the biggest fights for himself these days, and of course the biggest paydays, and has fought Floyd Mayweather, Antonio Margarito and Ricardo Mayorga in his last three outings, winning two of them, which isn’t bad. Mora picked up a nice payday himself of a million dollars in Contender a few years back and then went and became champ by outscoring a lackadaisical Vernon Forrest for the WBC light-middleweight title in the summer of 2008 but lost a quick rematch and has fought only once since: a seven-round stoppage of Calvin Green earlier this year.
It was a rare stoppage win for Mora, who is always stick and move, a rangy, slippery boxer with a good chin. Mosley, more muscled, also has a good chin and can also box but enjoys coming forward to whip in the hard shots. He hits much the harder of the two and has fought much the better men, although Forrest proved his real bugbear. Mosley holds the edge in speed, too.
Nevertheless, his years do not do him any favours and welterweight Shane moves up to light-middleweight for this one, where he has looked a bit small in the past. Mora will not enjoy getting down to 154 pounds but is probably young enough to get away with it and we can expect the full 12 rounds on Saturday as Mosley, looking his age at times, looking ragged, chases Mora all round the ring. Unless Mosley runs into too many counters, or grows too old on the night, we can expect his aggression and workrate to sway the crowd and the judges.
The 39-year-old Mosley, 10 years older than Mora, picks only the biggest fights for himself these days, and of course the biggest paydays, and has fought Floyd Mayweather, Antonio Margarito and Ricardo Mayorga in his last three outings, winning two of them, which isn’t bad. Mora picked up a nice payday himself of a million dollars in Contender a few years back and then went and became champ by outscoring a lackadaisical Vernon Forrest for the WBC light-middleweight title in the summer of 2008 but lost a quick rematch and has fought only once since: a seven-round stoppage of Calvin Green earlier this year.
It was a rare stoppage win for Mora, who is always stick and move, a rangy, slippery boxer with a good chin. Mosley, more muscled, also has a good chin and can also box but enjoys coming forward to whip in the hard shots. He hits much the harder of the two and has fought much the better men, although Forrest proved his real bugbear. Mosley holds the edge in speed, too.
Nevertheless, his years do not do him any favours and welterweight Shane moves up to light-middleweight for this one, where he has looked a bit small in the past. Mora will not enjoy getting down to 154 pounds but is probably young enough to get away with it and we can expect the full 12 rounds on Saturday as Mosley, looking his age at times, looking ragged, chases Mora all round the ring. Unless Mosley runs into too many counters, or grows too old on the night, we can expect his aggression and workrate to sway the crowd and the judges.