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By Lyle Fitzsimmons - Around midnight on Saturday, the moods palpably changed.
Both mine and those of the brave souls still claiming to be Shane Mosley fans.
Still intoxicated by seeing our man in the ring two years since his last win – and happily downing the promotional Kool-Aid that made us dream of what the unlikely folly could accomplish – we sat in our seats and waited for the magic.
For the former triple-crown champion to emerge from the dressing room, break loose from the shackles of his 39-year-old reality and triumphantly lead us back to the days when he strode among the pound-for-pound elite.
It was all perfectly reasonable, we suggested.
After all, he was ripped as always at 147 pounds – seven down from the ugly draw with Sergio Mora.
After all, reviews from his gym work were noticeably, albeit predictably, smashing.
After all, he was still our “Sugar Shane.”
And because the night’s foe was programmed to do many of the things that had spelled peril for several of 43 previous victims – that alone would be enough.
The euphoria lingered and intensified as the Showtime PPV card evolved.
As two of Mosley’s fellow ex-elites – super middleweight Kelly Pavlik and junior featherweight Jorge Arce – climbed back from career setbacks, took their seats in the corner and burst from the stools to handle their business in punishing, dramatic and championship fashion. [Click Here To Read More]
Both mine and those of the brave souls still claiming to be Shane Mosley fans.
Still intoxicated by seeing our man in the ring two years since his last win – and happily downing the promotional Kool-Aid that made us dream of what the unlikely folly could accomplish – we sat in our seats and waited for the magic.
For the former triple-crown champion to emerge from the dressing room, break loose from the shackles of his 39-year-old reality and triumphantly lead us back to the days when he strode among the pound-for-pound elite.
It was all perfectly reasonable, we suggested.
After all, he was ripped as always at 147 pounds – seven down from the ugly draw with Sergio Mora.
After all, reviews from his gym work were noticeably, albeit predictably, smashing.
After all, he was still our “Sugar Shane.”
And because the night’s foe was programmed to do many of the things that had spelled peril for several of 43 previous victims – that alone would be enough.
The euphoria lingered and intensified as the Showtime PPV card evolved.
As two of Mosley’s fellow ex-elites – super middleweight Kelly Pavlik and junior featherweight Jorge Arce – climbed back from career setbacks, took their seats in the corner and burst from the stools to handle their business in punishing, dramatic and championship fashion. [Click Here To Read More]
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