Shane Mosley: record, next fight and profile →
A young Puerto Rican flyweight named Jonathan Gonzalez is young pro with one fight under his belt, but he must be feeling like a heavyweight right now. A standout amateur, teenager Gonzalez hooked up with Puerto Rico Best promoter Peter Rivera, and Rivera in turn hooked the 112-pounder up with Bob Arum and Top Rank.
Because of the recent fallout with the Humberto Soto-Urbano Antillon rematch, the likely replacement to land on the undercard of the Manny Pacquiao-Shane Mosley pay-per-view is a junior welterweight bout between feared puncher Mike Alvarado (29-0, 21 KOs), and capable contender Ray Narh (25-1, 21 KOs). The Soto-Antillon rematch fell apart after Soto refused to sign the bout agreement and declared himself a free agent. Pacquiao-Mosley takes place on May 7 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Showtime pay-per-view will televise.
During a quick break at last weekend's 'Action Heroes' card at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, I ran into good friend and welterweight hopeful Rashad Holloway. It had been a while since Holloway and I touched bases and a lot has been going on with him. Holloway was in town to check out his stablemate Paulie Malignaggi, who went on to defeat Jose Miguel Cotto over ten rounds, and gave me and update on everything with his life.
Los Angeles, CA- Tapped as the biggest fight of 2011 and undoubtedly predicted to be the most bankable, “Sugar” Shane Mosley vs. Manny Pacquiao official events are announced to benefit Shane Mosley’s non-profit “The Diamonds Love Foundation”. The Shane Mosley camp hires The Kartel Company of Los Angeles, CA as “Agency of Record” to produce and publicize all official Shane Mosley fight weekend events which are expected to be star-studded with notable names attached : LL Cool J, Tyrese Gibson, Kelly Rowland, Macy Gray, and Biz Markie. The mega fight “Sugar” Shane Mosley vs. Manny Pacquiao will take place on Saturday, May 7th, 2011 at the MGM Grand Coliseum, as well as, available via Showtime Pay-Per-View.
During the lead up to the May 7th Manny Pacquiao-Shane Mosley fight I had been keeping tabs with Mosley's trainer Naazim Richardson, a man always full of some kind of insight. From claiming that Shane was going to shock the masses by 'smashing' Pacquiao to calling the Filipino superstar the 'Rubik's Cube of boxing', Richardson's words had weighed heavily on my mind.
Pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao (52-3-2, 38 KO’s) sparred eight rounds on Tuesday with three separate sparring partners and according to his strength and conditioning coach Alex Ariza, looked great.
Shane Mosley believes he will show Manny Pacquiao that size does matter.
Big Bear, Calif. --- Three-division world champion "Sugar" Shane Mosley,Pomona,Ca. works out with trainer Nazim Richardson during a jam-packed media day at his high-altitude training compound in Big Bear, Ca. Tuesday. Mosley is in intense preparation for his upcoming World Welterweight mega fight against Superstar Manny Pacquiao on Saturday, May 7 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Pacquiao vs Mosley is promoted by Top Rank in association with MP Promotions, Sugar Shane Mosley Promotions, Tecate and MGM Grand. The Pacquiao vs Mosley telecast will be available live on SHOWTIME Pay Per View. --- Photos by Chris Farina/Top Rank
He's no casual observer. When Karim "Hard Hitta" Mayfield of San Francisco, California speaks about the lightning speed and the brutal power of Manny Pacquiao, he speaks from first hand knowledge.
Manny Pacquiao's taciturn Canadian agent Michael Koncz just spilled the beans.