Veteran boxers “Sugar” Shane Mosley and Sergio “The Latin Snake” Mora maybe on the road to a Fall clash.
Rick Reeno of BoxingScene reports today that negotiations for a Mosley – Mora showdown are being planned by Los Angeles-based Golden Boy Promotions.
Last week it was rumored that Mosley was eyeballing rematches with with Miguel Cotto or Antonio Margarito. A bout with Mora would be Mosley’s return to the ring following a one-sided defeat against Floyd Mayweather Junior last May.
Though Cotto and Margarito are bigger names within the current boxing pantheon, a battle with Mora at 154 pounds would seem to make more competitive sense at this point in Mosley’s career.
Mora is not as good as Cotto or Margarito at this point in his career and the 154 pound division would allow Mosley to come into the ring at a comfortable weight.
Scheduled to return to the ring on July 23 against JC Candelo at Temecula’s Pechanga Resort and Casino, it is assumed that in order to be considered for a September 18 bout with Mosley, Mora would have to defeat Candelo.
Inactive for a year and a half after a defeat to the late Vernon Forrest in 2008, Mora victoriously returned to the ring in April against Calvin Green scoring a seventh round technical knock-out.
Both men are products of Los Angeles’ boxing community, Mosley born in Lynwood and Mora representing East Los Angeles. Mosley came into recognition by dominating the lightweight class and handing Oscar De La Hoya his first defeat, while Mora came into notoriety in 2005 as the first winner of NBC boxing reality show The Contender.
This writers ponders which network would broadcast the bout and on which boxing program? Mosley maybe beyond his prime, but it is highly unlikely he would appear on any other network but HBO or pay per view. Would HBO use a precious Championship Boxing date on Mosley – Mora, or will HBO be forced to make the bout a pay per view affair?
If the bout were to land on HBO, it would seem to be a waste of television time for subscribers with so many other young talents looking to make a splash on America’s biggest boxing network. A pay per view bout would likely fail at the box office, but gives fans the choice to purchase the fight, or not.
