| Shane Mosley | |
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Mosley in 2009 |
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| Statistics | |
| Real name | Shane Andre Mosley |
| Nickname(s) | Sugar Shane |
| Rated at | Lightweight (Early) Welterweight (current) Light Middleweight (8 Fights) |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Reach | 74 in (188 cm) |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | September 7, 1971 Pomona, California, USA |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 55 |
| Wins | 46 |
| Wins by KO | 39 |
| Losses | 7 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 1 |
“Sugar” Shane Mosley (born September 7, 1971) is an American professional boxer from Pomona, California who has held world titles in three weight divisions.
Mosley was an amateur standout, capturing various amateur titles, including:
Sugar Shane started his pro career in 1993, By 2000 he had fought 34 times amassing a 34–0 (32) record, beating undefeated Phillip Holiday to win the IBF lightweight title. He made 9 title defenses with all inside the distance, but never unified belts. Mosley relinquished his lightweight title to move up 2 divisions, facing Oscar De La Hoya for his welterweight title.
On June 17, 2000, Mosley met De La Hoya in Los Angeles for the WBC welterweight title. After twelve rounds, Mosley emerged with a split decision victory. During the fight 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. Mosley earned a minimum of $15 million, while De La Hoya was guaranteed $35 million. It was later that Mosley was accused of using illegal performance enhancing drugs prior to his 2003 bout with Oscar De La Hoya.[1]
He ran a successful string of defenses of his Welterweight titles 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 knocked Mosley down twice in the round. It was the first time Mosley had ever been down in a bout. 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 Mosley once again lost by a unanimous decision.
On February 8, 2003, Mosley's bout with former IBF light middleweight title holder Raúl Márquez 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 The Ring, WBC and WBA light middleweight belts on the line. Mosley defeated De La Hoya by a close 12 round unanimous decision, and joined the exclusive group of world boxing champions that have reigned in three or more divisions. Mosley testified in 2003 that he injected himself with the notorious doping agent EPO as he prepared for his light middleweight title fight against Oscar De La Hoya, according to grand jury transcripts and doping calendars.[2]
On March 13, 2004, Mosley lost his The Ring, WBC & WBA light middleweight titles in a unification bout with IBF champion Winky Wright by a unanimous twelve-round decision.
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 September 17, he beat another previously undefeated fighter, Jose Luis Cruz, by a ten-round decision.
Mosley then 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.
Shane defeated Luis Collazo on February 11, 2007, with a unanimous decision after 12 rounds, knocking Collazo down once, to capture the WBC interim Welterweight title.
Mosley and undefeated WBA welterweight Champion Miguel Cotto met on Nov. 10, 2007, at Madison Square Garden in a fight broadcasted on HBO Pay-Per-View. Cotto beat Mosley in a close fight. Soon after that match, Mosley was scheduled to face Zab Judah in a Welterweight bout in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 31. Due to an arm injury suffered by Judah, the fight was cancelled.
Mosley-Mayorga was originally scheduled for Oct. 11 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer and Mosley's wife and advisor, Jin Mosley, told ESPN.com.
On July 18, 2008, it was reported on ESPN.com's quick hits that The fight between Mayorga and Mosley was moved to the Home Depot Center in Carson, California and set for September 27 because of the Pavlik-Hopkins fight agreement for October 18 on HBO PPV. And the good news for fight fans was that the Mayorga-Mosley bout was not to be on HBO PPV, instead it was shown on HBO at no cost.
Shane Mosley Stopped Ricardo Mayorga with one second left in the 12th round of their junior middleweight bout, Mosley led by one point on judge Nelson Vasquez's scorecard and five on Tony Crebs' entering the 12th round. Mayorga had a one point lead on judge Pat Russell's card. The Associated Press had "Sugar" Shane Mosley ahead by three points entering the 12th.
Prior to one of the biggest fights of his career, Mosley began training with Naazim Richardson. Mosley regained the WBA Welterweight "Super" championship from Antonio Margarito on January 24, 2009 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Mosley, now 37 years old, came in to the fight as a 4–1 underdog with the bookies[3] after Margarito had spectacularly stopped Cotto 6 months earlier. Prior to the bout nobody gave Mosley a chance of prevailing- everybody believing that Margarito was too strong and that Mosley was too old. The conventional wisdom was that this was a mismatch, which would end in a brutal retirement-forcing stoppage for Sugar Shane. A comparison of their last fights- the aforementioned destruction of Cotto by Margarito and a last-gasp knockout by Mosley in a hard twelve round struggle against Mayorga- did not bode well for Sugar Shane. Some predicted a massacre. And it was – only it was Margarito that was ruthlessly clubbed about the ring, unable to land any meaningful shots.
Mosley eventually TKO'd Margarito in the ninth round, after appearing to win every round up until then, in a massive upset. Sugar Shane utterly dominated Margarito, using his superior hand speed, pinpoint accuracy, consistent body punching, countless huge right hands to the jaw, and tying up whenever Margarito backed him into the ropes, to wear Margarito down and stop him—something that many seasoned boxing observers thought was nigh-on impossible. After knocking him down with a series of heavy overhand rights at the end of the eighth round, Margarito was unable to avoid punches during a heavy barrage from Mosley early on in the ninth, forcing the referee to step in as Margarito slumped to the canvas a second time. Margarito had never previously been stopped. It was a sensational win for Sugar Shane and propelled him back to the top of the tree in the welterweight division.
The fight was marred in a controversy after Mosley's trainer diligently spotted an illegal plaster accessory being added to Margarito's hand wraps, which had to be redone three times before the commission's officials were satisfied.[4]
The fight was for Margarito's WBA title and the vacant Lineal Welterweight championships of Lineal Champs and Cyber Boxing Zone (CBZ).[5][6] The Ring did not recognize this bout for its vacant Welterweight championship despite the fact, it pitted The Ring #1 ranked welterweight, Antonio Margarito vs. The Ring #3 ranked welterweight, Shane Mosley. Coming in the bout, Margarito had just TKO'd, the previous The Ring #1 ranked welterweight and current The Ring #2 ranked welterweight, Miguel Cotto.[7] After the fight, Mosley would be The Ring #1 ranked Welterweight and seen by experts and fans alike, the true champion of the division.
On May 1, 2010 Mosley fought undefeated Floyd Mayweather. Boxing purists had called for the fight for over ten years. On the night Mosley stunned Mayweather with two right-hand shots in the second round. Mayweather recovered well and dominated the remainder of the fight with superior reflexes, eventually winning a wide decision on the scorecards to hand Mosley the sixth defeat of his professional career.
On May 22, 2010 Shane Mosley was stripped of his WBA "Super" welterweight title, which in turn made WBA champion Vyacheslav Senchenko the sole WBA titlist in the welterweight division.
Mosley fought Sergio Mora on September 18 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.[8][9] The bout ended up in a split draw. Scores (Mora 115–113, Mosley 116–112, 114–114).[10] On whether he would like to have a rematch with Mora or whether he will move on and put it behind him:
“Actually, there’s no need for a rematch. It was a fight. I took it. It wasn’t crowd pleasing and I don’t want to be in a fight like that again. That’s the type of fight that I don’t want to be in. There are a lot of great fights out there. There’s Cotto. You know all these mover type of guys, I’m not sure whether I should stay away from them if I could. You know the guys who like to move around a lot and try to outbox you, and it’s good to box but I want to be in a fight where I’m in a real fight, like the Miguel Cottos, the Pacquiaos, and the Margaritos. Sergio Martinez, he’s a mover. He likes to box so it could be an ugly fight. He’s a real mover and he’s a big mover. So these moving types of fighters, I don’t know that that’s well suited for me. I don’t like to put that on the fans with those types of fights. So we’ll see what happens.”
On May 7, 2011, Mosley lost the fight to Manny Pacquiao for the WBO welterweight title at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Due to Mosley's defeat, Pacquiao looked at a November 12th, 2011 match-up, a third fight with Juan Manuel Marquez which he won.[11]
| 46 Wins (39 knockouts), 7 losses, 1 Draw, 1 No Contest[12] | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponnent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 46–7–1 1 NC |
Manny Pacquiao | UD | 12 | 2011-05-07 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada | For WBO welterweight title. |
| Draw | 46–6–1 1 NC |
Sergio Mora | SD | 12 | 2010-09-18 | Staples Center, Los Angeles, California | |
| Loss | 46–6 1 NC |
Floyd Mayweather Jr. | UD | 12 | 2010-05-01 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada | Lost WBA (Super) welterweight title. WBA (Super) on the line for Mosley only. |
| Win | 46–5 1 NC |
Antonio Margarito | TKO | 9 (12) | 2009-01-24 | Staples Center, Los Angeles, California | Won WBA (Super) welterweight title. |
| Win | 45–5 1 NC |
Ricardo Mayorga | KO | 12 (12) | 2008-09-27 | Home Depot Center, Carson, California | |
| Loss | 44–5 1 NC |
Miguel Cotto | UD | 12 | 2007-11-10 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York | For WBA welterweight title. |
| Win | 44–4 1 NC |
Luis Collazo | UD | 12 | 2007-02-10 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada | Won Interim WBC welterweight title. |
| Win | 43–4 1 NC |
Fernando Vargas | TKO | 6 (12) | 2006-07-15 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| Win | 42–4 1 NC |
Fernando Vargas | TKO | 10 (12) | 2006-02-25 | Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada | WBA light middleweight title eliminator. |
| Win | 41–4 1 NC |
Jose Luis Cruz | UD | 10 | 2005-09-17 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| Win | 40–4 1 NC |
David Estrada | UD | 10 | 2005-04-23 | Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| Loss | 39–4 1 NC |
Winky Wright | MD | 12 | 2004-11-20 | Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada | For The Ring, WBC & WBA Light Middleweight titles. |
| Loss | 39–3 1 NC |
Winky Wright | UD | 12 | 2004-03-13 | Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada | Lost The Ring, WBC, & WBA light middleweight titles. For IBF light middleweight title. |
| Win | 39–2 1 NC |
Oscar De La Hoya | UD | 12 | 2003-09-13 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada | Won The Ring, WBC, & WBA light middleweight titles. |
| NC | 38–2 1 NC |
Raúl Márquez | NC | 3 (12) | 2003-02-08 | Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| Loss | 38–2 | Vernon Forrest | UD | 12 | 2002-07-20 | Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana | For The Ring, & WBC welterweight titles. |
| Loss | 38–1 | Vernon Forrest | UD | 12 | 2002-01-26 | MSG Theater, New York, New York | Lost WBC welterweight title. For vacant The Ring welterweight title. |
| Win | 38–0 | Adrian Stone | TKO | 3 (12) | 2001-07-21 | Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada | Retained WBC welterweight title. |
| Win | 37–0 | Shannan Taylor | TKO | 6 (12) | 2001-03-10 | Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada | Retained WBC welterweight title. |
| Win | 36–0 | Antonio Diaz | TKO | 6 (12) | 2000-11-04 | MSG Theater, New York, New York | Retained WBC welterweight title. |
| Win | 35–0 | Oscar De La Hoya | SD | 12 | 2000-06-17 | Staples Center, Los Angeles, California | Won WBC welterweight title. |
| Win | 34–0 | Willy Wise | TKO | 3 (10) | 2000-01-22 | Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| Win | 33–0 | Wilfredo Rivera | KO | 10 (10) | 1999-09-25 | Pechanga Entertainment, Temecula, California | |
| Win | 32–0 | John Brown | TKO | 8 (12) | 1999-04-17 | Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California | Retained IBF Lightweight title. |
| Win | 31–0 | Golden Johnson | KO | 7 (12) | 1999-01-09 | Civic Center, Pensacola, Florida | Retained IBF Lightweight title. |
| Win | 30–0 | Jesse James Leija | TKO | 9 (12) | 1998-11-14 | Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Connecticut | Retained IBF Lightweight title. |
| Win | 29–0 | Eduardo Bartolome Morales | TKO | 5 (12 | 1998-09-22 | MSG Theater, New York, New York | Retained IBF Lightweight title. |
| Win | 28–0 | Wilfredo Ruiz | KO | 5 (12) | 1998-06-27 | Apollo Theatre, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Retained IBF Lightweight title. |
| Win | 27–0 | John John Molina | TKO | 8 (12) | 1998-05-09 | Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, New Jersey | Retained IBF Lightweight title. |
| Win | 26–0 | Demetrio Ceballos | TKO | 8 (12) | 1998-02-06 | Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, Connecticut | Retained IBF Lightweight title. |
| Win | 25–0 | Manuel Gomez | KO | 11 (12) | 1997-11-25 | County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas | Retained IBF Lightweight title. |
| Win | 24–0 | Philip Holiday | UD | 12 | 1997-08-02 | Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, Connecticut | Won IBF Lightweight title. |
| Win | 23–0 | Michael Smith | KO | 4 (10) | 1997-04-09 | Inland Expo Center, Westmont, Illinois | |
| Win | 22–0 | Elias Quiroz | KO | 6 (10) | 1997-02-06 | Beverly Hills, California | |
| Win | 21–0 | Joseph Murray | TKO | 3 (10) | 1996-12-21 | Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, Connecticut | |
| Win | 20–0 | Ramon Felix | TKO | 1 (10) | 1996-11-01 | Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California | |
| Win | 19–0 | Mike Bryan | TKO | 1 (10) | 1996-01-23 | Grand Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi | |
| Win | 18–0 | Mauricio Aceves | KO | 4 (10) | 1995-07-20 | The Pond, Anaheim, California | |
| Win | 17–0 | Raul Hernandez | KO | 2 (10) | 1995-04-12 | Warner Center Marriott, Los Angeles, California | |
| Win | 16–0 | Jose Luis Madrid | KO | 4 (10) | 1994-11-12 | Santa Cruz, California | |
| Win | 15–0 | Louis Ramirez | TKO | 10 (10) | 1994-09-09 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California | |
| Win | 14–0 | Mauro Gutierrez | TKO | 9 (10) | 1994-08-06 | Pomona, California | |
| Win | 13–0 | Narciso Valenzuela | TKO | (10)}} | 1994-07-24 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California | |
| Win | 12–0 | John Bryant | KO | 8 (10) | 1994-06-30 | Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California | |
| Win | 11–0 | Lorenzo Garcia | TKO | 3 (10) | 1994-04-29 | Santa Cruz, California | |
| Win | 10–0 | Oscar Lopez | UD | 10 | 1994-03-26 | Fairplex, Pomona, California | |
| Win | 9–0 | Lorenzo Garcia | KO | 5 (10) | 1994-02-04 | Oxnard, California | |
| Win | 8–0 | Francisco Rodriguez | KO | 2 (8) | 1994-01-20 | Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California | |
| Win | 7–0 | Paulino Gonzalez | KO | 2 (8) | 1993-12-06 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California | |
| Win | 6–0 | Juan Manuel Aranda | KO | 2 (8) | 1993-10-25 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California | |
| Win | 5–0 | Miguel Pena | KO | 2 (8) | 1993-09-27 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California | |
| Win | 4–0 | Roberto Urias | KO | 5 (6) | 1993-08-25 | Los Angeles, California | |
| Win | 3–0 | Pey Castillo | KO | 1 (6) | 1993-07-21 | Country Club, Los Angeles, California | |
| Win | 2–0 | Arnulfo Villa | KO | 1 (6) | 1993-04-24 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California | |
| Win | 1–0 | Greg Puente | KO | 5 (6) | 1993-02-11 | Los Angeles, California | Mosley's professional debut. |
His ex-wife Jin Mosley is a Korean American who was born and raised in New York.[13] Therefore, he would always attach the Taegukgi, which is the flag of South Korea to his trunks when he fought. They have three children together, Scott Kinghorn Mosley, Calypso Jim Zaccone Mosley and Eugene Tanner Mosley. Shane also has one other child, Shane Jr.,[13] who is following in his father's footsteps and training to be a boxer as well. It was announced on HBO, minutes before his fight with Margarito, that he and Jin had separated. Later, it was revealed that she had filed for divorce. Shane Mosley also has a step son, Norman Mosley who is know by his friends and teachers as "Stormin Norman"
In 2010, Mosley teamed up with PETA to protest dog fighting and to protest the seal fur trade in Canada.[14][15]
Shane has teamed up with Jojo Ryder as his business partner.
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Philip Holiday |
IBF Lightweight Champion August 2, 1997 – April 17, 1999 Vacated |
Vacant
Title next held by
Paul Spadafora |
| Preceded by Oscar De La Hoya |
WBC Welterweight Champion June 17, 2000 – January 26, 2002 |
Succeeded by Vernon Forrest |
| Vacant
Title next held by
Félix Trinidad |
Lineal Welterweight Champion June 17, 2000 – January 26, 2002 |
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| Preceded by Oscar De La Hoya |
WBC Super Welterweight Champion WBA Super Welterweight Super Champion The Ring Junior Middleweight Champion September 13, 2003 – March 13, 2004 |
Succeeded by Winky Wright |
| New title | WBC Welterweight Champion Interim Title February 10, 2007 – October 1, 2007 Stripped |
Vacant
Title next held by
Selçuk Aydınas Silver Champion |
| Preceded by Antonio Margarito |
WBA Welterweight Super Champion January 24, 2009 – May 21, 2010 Stripped |
Vacant |