By Mark Vester
Shane Mosley crashed his way to the top of the welterweight ranks when he knocked out Antonio Margarito to capture the WBA welterweight title before a jam-packed crowd at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The next fight for Mosley is already being worked on, and Golden Boy Promotions is set to begin talks with the camp of Floyd Mayweather Jr.
According to the Los Angeles Times, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer told Mosley after his win over Margarito - "I will start having conversations with Team Mayweather tomorrow morning."
A fight between Mosley and Mayweather has been in talks on a number of occassions. The rivalry started when Floyd was a super featherweight champion and Mosley was the king of lightweights. The two were in talks for a fight back then but negotiations fell apart. Mosley would later jump from lightweight to welterweight. Years later, when Mayweather and Mosley were both at campaigning at 147, the sides tried once more to make a fight and once again their talks fell apart.
Leonard Ellerbe, Mayweather close friend and adviser, was contacted by the paper for his thoughts on a Mosley showdown. Ellerbe would only respond with "Floyd is retired" and apparently did not go any further. Keep in mind that only a few weeks ago, Ellerbe came out in several interviews and said Mayweather had directed him to hear out any major fight offers.
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