Shane Mosley: record, next fight and profile →
In this week's mailbag, Stephen "Breadman" Edwards analyses which welterweights of the past 50 years would have given Ray Leonard and Thomas Hearns problems.
A deep exploration that answers a simple question: How do the best fighters of today compare to the best fighters of a quarter century ago?
Shane Mosley Jnr is more than a decade into his pro career, has fought 26 times during that span, and is 34 years old.
BoxingScene Today revisits the legendary June 17, 2000 fight between Oscar De La Hoya and Shane Mosley, highlighting its impact on Southern California boxing and its lasting legacy.
When Walker Smith Jnr borrowed the amateur card of his friend, Ray Robinson, he could not have known that Ray Robinson would become the name by which he would forever be remembered. Nor for that matter could Smith/Robinson have predicted that being described as “sweet as sugar” after a fight in New York in 1939 would result in yet another name – this time a nickname – becoming a part of both his legacy and the sport’s lexicon.
De La Hoya-Mosley featured Southern California's two best fighters at the time, both in the top five of the pound-for-pound list, and lived up to its potential.
On Saturday, US fight fans will get a reminder that boxing isn’t just an American pastime – it’s a global sport, and let’s be honest, we tend to forget that. Daniel Dubois is putting his IBF heavyweight title on the line against Anthony Joshua at Wembley Stadium in London. Here’s the kicker: it’s not just the main event that should have your attention.
Carl Greaves hadn’t seen David Avanesyan, 30-4-1 (18 KOs), since the former WBA welterweight champion recorded a routine win in Birmingham last December but, in June, the Armenian flew into England to finalise preparations for his fight with the IBF welterweight champion, Jaron Ennis, 31-0 (28 KOs).
Shane Mosley Jr, the son of the boxing icon, credits his love of the sport with his ongoing evolution as a fighter
HBO’s longtime boxing voice Jim Lampley selects the most memorable fights he has ever witnessed at Las Vegas’ famed MGM Grand Garden Arena.