Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (39-0-1, 29KOs), 21-years-old, has a goal to become the next boxing idol of Mexico. His career moves forward on May 5th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, when he defense his WBA junio rmiddleweight title title against former three division champion "Sugar" Shane Mosley (46-7-1, 39KOs).
Ryan Burton catches up with WBC junior middleweight champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez to discuss his upcoming fight with former three division world champion "Sugar" Shane Mosley.
BoxingScene.com recently spoke to former champion Stevie Forbes who will face Jesse Vargas on May 5th on the Floyd Mayweather-Miguel Cotto undercard. Vargas was originally slated to face Alfonso Gomez who pulled out of the fight after suffering back spasms. Forbes is taking the fight on less than 2 weeks notice.
"Sugar" Shane Mosley is currently training hard in Big Bear, CA for his upcoming clash with WBC Junior Middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez. Many are considering Mosley to be past his best and are dismissing him in this fight. There are eerie similarities to January of 2009 when everyone counted Mosley out against then Welterweight champion Antonio Margarito. In a fight that had a record setting attendance at Staples Center, Mosley proved everyone wrong as he completely annihilated Margarito over 9 one sided rounds.
"Sugar" Shane Mosley (46-7-1, 39KOs), 40-years-old, feels very motivated ahead of his May 5th clash with WBC junior middleweight champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (39-0-1, 29KOs).
Having recently departed from Big Bear, California - WBC junior middleweight champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez continues his training camp in Las Vegas. Alvarez put in some hard rounds of sparring against former champion Steve Forbes. On May 5th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Alvarez faces his most experienced opponent to date - former three division world champion "Sugar" Shane Mosley.
Every true ring warrior has one last great fight in them. It’s the tagline that always accompanies any bout featuring a past-prime fighter believed to be in way over his head. It’s about all that Shane Mosley has left to cling to, heading into his May 5 showdown with Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez in Las Vegas. The bout serves as the chief support to the pay-per-view headliner between Miguel Cotto and Floyd Mayweather, Jr., both of whom own wins over Mosley.
The promoter in Oscar De La Hoya would love to predict Saul Alvarez will knock out Shane Mosley. The fighter in “The Golden Boy” knows better. De La Hoya realize that the odds are stacked against Alvarez stopping Mosley in their 12-round fight May 5 in Las Vegas. “I would be pleasantly surprised if ‘Canelo’ knocks him out,” De La Hoya said. “Obviously, it would catapult him to another stratosphere. Nobody has ever been able to knock out Shane Mosley, including myself, including the best in the world. And if a 21-year-old fighter named ‘Canelo’ can do it, then that’ll be huge.”
When Saul “Canelo” Alvarez steps in the ring against Sugar Shane Mosley on May 5th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV, he will be part of a long list of Mexican opponents Mosley has faced throughout his career. In fact, while Mosley is beloved and often considered to be one of their own by the Mexican fan base due to his fighting style, Mosley is undefeated when it comes to facing Mexican fighters.
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez is preparing for his showdown with Sugar Shane Mosley as the co-feature to the Floyd Mayweather Jr vs. Miguel Cotto fight in Las Vegas, NV on May 5th. Canelo appeared on the most recent edition of BoxingScene’s official audio show "The Boxing Lab" and spoke about his training and what he expects from Mosley.