Shane Mosley

Shane Mosley
Mosley at the American Music Awards of 2009
Statistics
Real name	Shane Andre Mosley
Nickname(s)	Sugar
Rated at	Lightweight Welterweight Light middleweight
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Reach	70 in (178 cm)
Nationality	American
Born	(1971-09-07) September 7, 1971 Lynwood, California, U.S.
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	61
Wins	49
Wins by KO	41
Losses	10
Draws	1
No contests	1

Shane Andre Mosley (born September 7, 1971),^[1][2] often known as "Sugar" Shane Mosley, is an American professional boxer. He is a former three-weight world champion, having held the IBF lightweight title; the WBA (Super) and WBC welterweight titles; and the WBA (Super), WBC, and Ring magazine light middleweight titles. He is also a former lineal champion at welterweight (twice) and light middleweight.^[3]

In 1998, the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) selected Mosley as their Fighter of the Year.^[4] He was also given the same honor by the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2000. In 2000 and 2001 he was named the best fighter in the world by The Ring, pound for pound.^[5]

Mosley has fought and defeated some of the most recognizable names in the sport, including Oscar De La Hoya (twice), Fernando Vargas (twice), Ricardo Mayorga (twice), and Antonio Margarito. He has also faced several former champions such as Winky Wright, Miguel Cotto, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Manny Pacquiao, Canelo Álvarez, and Anthony Mundine.

Early years

Mosley was born in Lynwood, California and raised in Pomona, California. He has two older sisters, Venus and Cerena.^[6] Mosley became interested in boxing after watching his father, Jack, box in street fights.^[2] Mosley has been trained and managed by his father since the age of eight.^[7]

Amateur career

Mosley was an amateur standout, capturing various amateur titles, including:

• 1989 United States Amateur Champion at Lightweight 132 lb (60 kg)
• 1989 World Junior Championships Silver Medalist in San Juan, Puerto Rico 132 lb (60 kg)
• 1990 United States Amateur Champion at Lightweight 132 lb (60 kg)
• 1990 Goodwill Games Bronze Medalist in Seattle (USA) 132 lb (60 kg)
• 1992 United States Amateur Champion at Light Welterweight 139 lb (63 kg)

Professional career

Welterweight

Mosley would make two more defenses of his title at lightweight, stopping both Golden Johnson and John Brown, before relinquishing his titles and moving up twelve pounds in weight to welterweight. He scored two consecutive knockouts, setting up a huge fight against Oscar de la Hoya for the WBC welterweight title.

De La Hoya vs Mosley

On June 17, 2000, Mosley met De La Hoya in Los Angeles for the WBC & vacant lineal welterweight titles.^[8] 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.^[9]

Light-middleweight

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.

De La Hoya vs Mosley II

Mosley and De La Hoya faced each other for the second time on September 13, this time with De La Hoya's The Ring, WBC, WBA and lineal light middleweight championships on the line.^[10] Mosley defeated De La Hoya by a controversial 12 round unanimous decision and joined the exclusive group of world boxing champions that have reigned in three or more divisions. Many fans had Oscar easily beating Mosley in this rematch but judges scored it differently regardless of De La Hoya landing over 100 more punches. 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.^[11]

Return to welterweight

Margarito vs Mosley

Prior to one of the biggest fights of his career, Mosley began training with Naazim Richardson. Mosley regained the WBA(Super) welterweight title from Antonio Margarito on January 24, 2009 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Mosley, now 37 years old, came into the fight as a 4–1 underdog with the bookies^[12] after Margarito had spectacularly stopped Cotto 6 months earlier. Prior to the bout, very few gave Mosley a chance of prevailing, with the prevailing view that Margarito was too strong and young for Mosley. 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 Mosley. 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 when 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 upper echelons of the welterweight division and the sport of Boxing, in addition to further cementing his legacy as one of the best fighters in his era.

The fight was marred in a controversy after Mosley's trainer, Naazim Richardson diligently spotted a gauze knuckle pad accessory in Margarito's hand wraps, illegal because it had been previously used, which had to be redone three times before the commission's officials were satisfied.^[13]

The fight was for Margarito's WBA title and the vacant Lineal welterweight championship of Cyber Boxing Zone (CBZ).^[14] 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.^[15] After the fight, Mosley was named The Ring's #1 ranked welterweight.

Mayweather vs Mosley

On May 1, 2010, Mosley fought undefeated Floyd Mayweather, Jr.. Boxing purists had called for the fight for over ten years. Mosley's WBA title was not on the line because Mayweather refused to pay WBA sanctioning fees. On the fight 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 and his effective counter-punching style, eventually beating Mosley in a wide decision 119–109, 119–109, and 118–110 on the scorecards to win Mosley's lineal welterweight championship.

On May 22, 2010, Shane Mosley was stripped of his WBA (Super) welterweight title, due to not making a mandatory defense, which in turn made WBA Champion Vyacheslav Senchenko the sole WBA titlist in the welterweight division.

Mosley vs Mora

Mosley at the Club Nokia in September 2010

Mosley fought Sergio Mora on September 18 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.^[16][17] The bout ended up being a highly disputed split draw, where many people thought that Mosley narrowly won the closely contested bout (boxing analyst website Boxrec had it 114-112 for Mosley). The judges scored the bout: Mora 115–113, Mosley 116–112 and 114–114.^[18]

Pacquiao vs Mosley

On May 7, 2011, Mosley lost the fight to Manny Pacquiao for the WBO welterweight title at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Mosley was knocked down in round 3. Due to Mosley's defeat, Pacquiao looked at a November 12, 2011 match-up, a third fight with Juan Manuel Marquez.^[19]

Comeback

Mosley announced he was coming out of retirement to fight Pablo Cesar Cano in Mexico. Mosley won the fight via unanimous decision with all three judges scoring the bout 115-113. Cano was able to win the first few rounds but Mosley took control of the later rounds and pounded Cano until the final bell, making Sugar Shane Mosley the vacant WBC International welterweight champion.^[20]

Mosley fought Australian boxer Anthony Mundine on November 27, 2013 at All Phones Arena in Sydney, Australia. Mosley lost the fight after Mundine scored a technical knockout during round 6. Before the seventh round, Mosley retiring due to back spasms giving Mundine the victory via TKO.^[21][22]

Second retirement

Mosley with his trainer Roberto Durán, 2016

Mosley announced his second retirement on December 7, 2013. He stated that he plans to become a trainer, to train his son, Shane Jr., and other young fighters.^[23] In an interview with World Boxing News, when asked if he had any desire to lace up his gloves and return to the ring professionally, he said he would only consider a return to the sport against the very top welterweights in the world. He specifically named Floyd Mayweather Jr., Manny Pacquiao, and Juan Manuel Márquez. He also said in another interview in early 2015 that he was not sure if he would fight again, but that he wanted to come back and face a fighter of similar age and specifically named Juan Manuel Márquez.^[24]

Second comeback

Mosley vs. Mayorga II

On August 29, 2015, Mosley again decided to came out of retirement and defeated Ricardo Mayorga for a second time, winning the fight via KO in the sixth round.^[25]

Mosley vs. Lopez

On December 17, 2015, Mosley faced off against Venezuelan boxer Patrick Lopez in a non-title match at Super Welterweight, scheduled for 10 rounds. Lopez was knocked down in the 2nd round and TKO'd in the last round, subsequently resulting in Mosley improving his ledger to 49 victories, with 41 of those victories coming inside the distance.^[26]

Mosely vs. Avanesyan

On May 28, 2016, Mosley lost to WBA Interim Welterweight titleholder David Avanesyan (21-1-1, 11 KOs) at the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona. Had Mosley won this bout, he would have been the mandatory for the winner of the Thurman-Porter fight. Avanesyan won all three judges scorecards (117-110 twice, 114-113).^[27]

Professional boxing record

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
61	Loss	49–10–1 (1)	David Avanesyan	UD	12	May 28, 2016	Gila River Arena Glendale, Arizona, U.S.	For WBA interim welterweight title
60	Win	49–9–1 (1)	Patrick López	TKO	10 (10), 2:00	Dec 17, 2015	Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City, Panama	Won vacant WBA Continental light middleweight title
59	Win	48–9–1 (1)	Ricardo Mayorga	KO	6 (12), 2:59	Aug 29, 2015	The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
58	Loss	47–9–1 (1)	Anthony Mundine	RTD	6 (12), 3:00	Nov 27, 2013	Allphones Arena, Sydney, Australia	For vacant WBA International light middleweight title
57	Win	47–8–1 (1)	Pablo César Cano	UD	12	May 18, 2013	Grand Oasis, Cancún, Mexico	Won vacant WBC International welterweight title
56	Loss	46–8–1 (1)	Canelo Álvarez	UD	12	May 5, 2012	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	For WBC light middleweight title
55	Loss	46–7–1 (1)	Manny Pacquiao	UD	12	May 7, 2011	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	For WBO welterweight title
54	Draw	46–6–1 (1)	Sergio Mora	SD	12	Sep 18, 2010	Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
53	Loss	46–6 (1)	Floyd Mayweather Jr.	UD	12	May 1, 2010	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Lost lineal welterweight title
52	Win	46–5 (1)	Antonio Margarito	TKO	9 (12), 0:43	Jan 24, 2009	Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S.	Won WBA (Super) and vacant lineal welterweight titles
51	Win	45–5 (1)	Ricardo Mayorga	KO	12 (12), 2:59	Sep 27, 2008	Home Depot Center, Carson, California, U.S.	Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental light middleweight title
50	Loss	44–5 (1)	Miguel Cotto	UD	12	Nov 10, 2007	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.	For WBA welterweight title
49	Win	44–4 (1)	Luis Collazo	UD	12	Feb 10, 2007	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Won WBC interim welterweight title
48	Win	43–4 (1)	Fernando Vargas	TKO	6 (12), 2:38	Jul 15, 2006	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
47	Win	42–4 (1)	Fernando Vargas	TKO	10 (12), 1:22	Feb 25, 2006	Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
46	Win	41–4 (1)	José Luis Cruz	UD	10	Sep 17, 2005	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
45	Win	40–4 (1)	David Estrada	UD	10	Apr 23, 2005	Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
44	Loss	39–4 (1)	Winky Wright	SD	12	Nov 20, 2004	Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	For WBA (Super), WBC, The Ring, and lineal light middleweight titles
43	Loss	39–3 (1)	Winky Wright	UD	12	Mar 13, 2004	Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Lost WBA (Super), WBC, The Ring, and lineal light middleweight titles; For IBF light middleweight title
42	Win	39–2 (1)	Oscar De La Hoya	UD	12	Sep 13, 2003	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Won WBA (Super), WBC, The Ring, lineal, and vacant IBA light middleweight titles
41	NC	38–2 (1)	Raúl Márquez	NC	3 (12), 2:41	Feb 8, 2003	Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	NC after Márquez sustained a cut from an accidental head clash
40	Loss	38–2	Vernon Forrest	UD	12	Jul 20, 2002	Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.	For WBC, The Ring, and lineal welterweight titles
39	Loss	38–1	Vernon Forrest	UD	12	Jan 26, 2002	The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.	Lost WBC and lineal welterweight titles; For vacant The Ring welterweight title
38	Win	38–0	Adrian Stone	TKO	3 (12), 2:01	Jul 21, 2001	Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Retained WBC and lineal welterweight titles
37	Win	37–0	Shannan Taylor	RTD	6 (12), 3:00	Mar 10, 2001	Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Retained WBC and lineal welterweight titles
36	Win	36–0	Antonio Díaz	TKO	6 (12), 1:36	Nov 4, 2000	The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.	Retained WBC and lineal welterweight titles
35	Win	35–0	Oscar De La Hoya	SD	12	Jun 17, 2000	Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S.	Won IBA, vacant WBC and lineal welterweight titles
34	Win	34–0	Willy Wise	TKO	3 (10), 2:28	Jan 22, 2000	Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
33	Win	33–0	Wilfredo Rivera	KO	10 (10), 2:38	Sep 25, 1999	Pechanga Resort and Casino, Temecula, California, U.S.
32	Win	32–0	John Brown	TKO	8 (12), 3:00	Apr 17, 1999	Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S.	Retained IBF lightweight title
31	Win	31–0	Golden Johnson	KO	7 (12), 2:59	Jan 9, 1999	Civic Center, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.	Retained IBF lightweight title
30	Win	30–0	Jesse James Leija	RTD	9 (12), 3:00	Nov 14, 1998	Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, U.S.	Retained IBF lightweight title
29	Win	29–0	Eduardo Morales	TKO	5 (12), 2:06	Sep 22, 1998	The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.	Retained IBF lightweight title
28	Win	28–0	Wilfredo Ruiz	KO	5 (12), 2:32	Jun 27, 1998	Apollo Theatre, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Retained IBF lightweight title
27	Win	27–0	John John Molina	TKO	8 (12), 2:27	May 9, 1998	Etess Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.	Retained IBF lightweight title
26	Win	26–0	Demetrio Ceballos	TKO	8 (12), 2:34	Feb 6, 1998	Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, U.S.	Retained IBF lightweight title
25	Win	25–0	Manuel Gomez	KO	11 (12), 1:25	Nov 25, 1997	County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas, U.S.	Retained IBF lightweight title
24	Win	24–0	Philip Holiday	UD	12	Aug 2, 1997	Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, U.S.	Won IBF lightweight title
23	Win	23–0	Michael Smith	KO	4 (10)	Apr 9, 1997	Inland Expo Center, Westmont, Illinois, U.S.
22	Win	22–0	Elias Quiroz	KO	6 (10)	Feb 6, 1997	Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
21	Win	21–0	Joseph Murray	TKO	3 (10)	Dec 21, 1996	Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, U.S.
20	Win	20–0	Ramon Felix	TKO	1 (10)	Nov 1, 1996	Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S.
19	Win	19–0	Mike Bryan	KO	1 (10)	Jan 23, 1996	Grand Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.
18	Win	18–0	Mauricio Aceves	KO	4 (10)	Jul 2, 1995	Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California, U.S.
17	Win	17–0	Raul Hernandez	KO	2 (10)	Apr 12, 1995	Warner Center Marriott, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
16	Win	16–0	Jose Luis Madrid	RTD	4 (10)	Nov 12, 1994	Civic Auditorium, Santa Cruz, California, U.S.
15	Win	15–0	Louis Ramirez	TKO	10 (10), 0:45	Sep 9, 1994	Grand Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
14	Win	14–0	Mauro Gutierrez	TKO	9 (10), 1:10	Aug 6, 1994	Fairplex, Pomona, California, U.S.
13	Win	13–0	Narciso Valenzuela	TKO	5 (10), 1:54	Jul 24, 1994	Grand Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
12	Win	12–0	John Bryant	KO	8 (10), 0:53	Jun 30, 1994	Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California, U.S.
11	Win	11–0	Lorenzo Garcia	TKO	3 (10), 0:38	Apr 29, 1994	Civic Auditorium, Santa Cruz, California, U.S.
10	Win	10–0	Oscar Lopez	PTS	10	Mar 26, 1994	Fairplex, Pomona, California, U.S.
9	Win	9–0	Lorenzo Garcia	KO	5 (10)	Feb 4, 1994	Civic Auditorium, Santa Cruz, California, U.S.
8	Win	8–0	Francisco Rodriguez	KO	2 (8), 2:40	Jan 20, 1994	Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California, U.S.
7	Win	7–0	Paulino Gonzalez	KO	2 (8)	Dec 6, 1993	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California,
6	Win	6–0	Juan Manuel Aranda	KO	2 (8)	Oct 25, 1993	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California,
5	Win	5–0	Miguel Pena	KO	2 (8), 1:40	Sep 27, 1993	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California,
4	Win	4–0	Roberto Urias	KO	5 (6)	Aug 25, 1993	Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood, California, U.S.
3	Win	3–0	Pey Castillo	KO	1 (6), 2:25	Jul 21, 1993	Country Club, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
2	Win	2–0	Arnulfo Villa	KO	1 (6), 2:34	Apr 24, 1993	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
1	Win	1–0	Greg Puente	KO	5 (6), 1:09	Feb 11, 1993	Palladium, Hollywood, California, U.S.	Professional debut

Titles in boxing

BALCO scandal

In August 2002 federal agents initiated investigations into BALCO, a California-based laboratory suspected of selling banned performance-enhancing drugs to top athletes. Shane Mosley was among those named as a BALCO client, and he testified before a grand jury that he injected himself with the energy-boosting drug EPO and used undetectable steroids known as "the cream" and "the clear", acquired from BALCO, prior to his 2003 rematch with Oscar De La Hoya, which Mosley won by a unanimous decision.^[28] Mosley insisted that he did not knowingly take banned substances, and thought they were vitamins.^[29] He said he believed "the cream" was flaxseed oil, but under questioning he admitted it was probably something else. In 2008 Mosley launched a $12 million defamation lawsuit against BALCO founder Victor Conte, who claimed that Mosley knowingly took performance-enhancing drugs. The suit was dismissed with prejudice in November 2010.^[30]

Charities

In 2011, Mosley and his family established the Diamond's Love Foundation in honor of his late nephew Diamond Johnson. The foundation brings awareness to child and passenger car safety through programs and events within the Pomona Valley community. Diamond Johnson died in a car crash at the age of 3 for being in an improper car seat.

On September 12, 2014, Mosley received the "Advocate Award" from the Face Forward foundation for Commitment to Combating Domestic Violence.^[31]

In 2010, Mosley teamed up with PETA to protest dog fighting and to protest the seal fur trade in Canada.^[32][33]

Personal life

Mosley has been married once and has four children. He has a son, Shane Mosley, Jr., from a previous relationship. Mosley, Jr. is also a boxer, who currently has a record of 4-1 (4 KO's).^[6] In November 2002, Mosley married Jin Sheehan.^[34] The couple had three children before divorcing in 2010.^[34][35]

See also

• Lineal championship
• List of lineal boxing world champions
• List of lightweight boxing champions
• List of welterweight boxing champions
• List of light middleweight boxing champions
• List of boxing triple champions
• The Ring magazine Pound for Pound
• List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences

References

External links

• Shane Mosley Fight-by-Fight Career Record
• Professional boxing record for Shane Mosley from BoxRec
• Boxing-Encyclopedia