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Shane Mosley and Fernando Vargas are set to clash this Saturday night in one of the more significant bouts of this year. Its significance has nothing to do with titles or even entry into the mythical ‘pound for pound’ rankings because neither man is what he once was, regardless of what they say.
The intense pride of both fighters has fueled their desire to get back on top but deep down both of them know that to lose this fight is to finally have to accept the fact that his career is pretty much over. It is two former champions at the crossroads. Both of them looking at each other with a brave face and then at that lonely path in front of them; wide enough for only one man to move on. That’s what makes this fight compelling.
The fact that these two fighters still command the attention of the boxing public speaks to their respective pasts. Both were vastly talented and exciting at their peaks but a look at their records in the last five years is a bit disconcerting. Mosley is 3-4 with one no contest in his last eight fights. [details]
The intense pride of both fighters has fueled their desire to get back on top but deep down both of them know that to lose this fight is to finally have to accept the fact that his career is pretty much over. It is two former champions at the crossroads. Both of them looking at each other with a brave face and then at that lonely path in front of them; wide enough for only one man to move on. That’s what makes this fight compelling.
The fact that these two fighters still command the attention of the boxing public speaks to their respective pasts. Both were vastly talented and exciting at their peaks but a look at their records in the last five years is a bit disconcerting. Mosley is 3-4 with one no contest in his last eight fights. [details]
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