Sugar Shane Mosley Should Retire
Posted by cebloggerMay 25
We’ve read lots of write-ups calling for the old warrior to retire. That was not the battle-scarred prizefighter Sugar Shane Mosley we know of fighting Manny Pacquiao the other weekend. It was more like a chicken dancing inside the boxing ring, unwilling to engage, unwilling to give a fight. Fans’ resounding boos could not even move him. What has happened to this once great fighter who fought heroic battles against the likes of Oscar De La Hoya, Winky Wright, Vernon Forrest, Miguel Cotto, Antonio Margarito, and lately, Floyd Mayweather Jr?
Pacquiao, noticing the opponent’s lack of will to fight, had this to say at the post fight press conference:
“I was expecting him to fight toe to toe with me for at least five rounds so we can test our power but he just ran and ran.”
Yeah, we all expected him to fight, to engage, and box toe-to-toe. That’s what Shane Mosley said before the fight. He said he would shock the world, and promised a good show. I expected that his game plan would be to trade punches early just like what he did against Mayweather. Sugar-sweet talk eh! His head trainer, Naazim Richardson, also boasted of a strategy to beat Pacquiao. Every opponent of Pacquiao actually does that. The world is waiting for that secret formula to beat the Filipino Champion. So far, only Marquez came close. And that’s probably why there will be a third fight – to clear the air and erase all doubts.
Did you hear Mosley’s excuses? Lame, lame, lame! Who would believe he got blisters on his feet when he was running for 12 rounds? You can still throw punches, right? At least Margarito did better. Though bloodied, he engaged. Mosley wasn’t willing to let his girlfriend Bella Gonzalez see him battered and bruised after the fight. A boxer should box, right? So much for the record of not being knocked out!
If you saw the fight of Bernard Hopkins vs Jean Pascal yesterday, you should say the “Executioner” is fighting like he’s still on his prime. At 46, and fighting a champion 18 years his junior, he taught the young man how to box, and box to win. You cannot say that of Mosley who is younger than Hopkins by 7 years. Man, Mosley should learn from his ex-business partner.
“I thought I did a pretty good job.” Shane Mosley was quoted as saying after the fight. What good job is he talking about? My respect for the man has gone out of the window. Sugar Shane Mosley should hang up his gloves for good. That will be good for boxing too.
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