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Shane Mosley apparently won’t be chasing anyone for a big fight any longer.
Mosley, who publicly lobbied for fights against Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. but couldn’t lure them into the ring, has an unsigned agreement to fight Andre Berto on Jan. 30 at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas on HBO.
If he wins, he’d like to be back on HBO in April or May and then take part in what his promoter, Richard Schaefer called “a big pay-per-view event” in the second half of 2010.
In other words, they hope that either Mayweather or the winner of the Pacquiao-Miguel Cotto fight on Nov. 14 would see Mosley as the most-lucrative option for them. And, apparently, Mosley won’t make too many concessions to make it happen.
“What Shane and I decided is that we’re not going to chase the big fight,” Schaefer said. “We’re not going to make a fight on stupid terms. It has to be a fight that makes financial sense to Shane. If it doesn’t, he’s perfectly happy to just keep knocking guys out.
“One thing is for sure, and I have no doubt about this, Shane will be the last man standing once all these fights have taken place. They’ll be no way to avoid him. And no one between 140 and 147 can beat him.”
Schaefer reiterated that Mosley simply looked too good when he knocked out Antonio Margarito in January.
“Sometimes you’re too good for your own good,” he said. “After Shane Mosley fought Ricardo Mayorga at the Home Depot Center, the phone wouldn’t stop ringing. Everybody wanted to fight Shane, including Bob Arum with Margarito. They were so confident he would win that they had plans for a rematch with Miguel Cotto at Madison Square Garden. Shane turned back the clock and showed everybody why he’s Shane Mosley.
I think he took his inspiration from Bernard Hopkins, his friend and colleague (with Golden Boy Promotions). Kelly Pavlik made plans to fight someone else, overlooking Bernard, and we know what happened there. Never count Shane or Bernard out. I don’t think anyone can beat them at 147 and 175.” - Michael Rosenthal
Mosley, who publicly lobbied for fights against Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. but couldn’t lure them into the ring, has an unsigned agreement to fight Andre Berto on Jan. 30 at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas on HBO.
If he wins, he’d like to be back on HBO in April or May and then take part in what his promoter, Richard Schaefer called “a big pay-per-view event” in the second half of 2010.
In other words, they hope that either Mayweather or the winner of the Pacquiao-Miguel Cotto fight on Nov. 14 would see Mosley as the most-lucrative option for them. And, apparently, Mosley won’t make too many concessions to make it happen.
“What Shane and I decided is that we’re not going to chase the big fight,” Schaefer said. “We’re not going to make a fight on stupid terms. It has to be a fight that makes financial sense to Shane. If it doesn’t, he’s perfectly happy to just keep knocking guys out.
“One thing is for sure, and I have no doubt about this, Shane will be the last man standing once all these fights have taken place. They’ll be no way to avoid him. And no one between 140 and 147 can beat him.”
Schaefer reiterated that Mosley simply looked too good when he knocked out Antonio Margarito in January.
“Sometimes you’re too good for your own good,” he said. “After Shane Mosley fought Ricardo Mayorga at the Home Depot Center, the phone wouldn’t stop ringing. Everybody wanted to fight Shane, including Bob Arum with Margarito. They were so confident he would win that they had plans for a rematch with Miguel Cotto at Madison Square Garden. Shane turned back the clock and showed everybody why he’s Shane Mosley.
I think he took his inspiration from Bernard Hopkins, his friend and colleague (with Golden Boy Promotions). Kelly Pavlik made plans to fight someone else, overlooking Bernard, and we know what happened there. Never count Shane or Bernard out. I don’t think anyone can beat them at 147 and 175.” - Michael Rosenthal
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