With Shane Mosley vs. Sergio Mora set for Saturday night, 411’s Raymundo Dioses gives his preview of the bout! Can Mora pull off the upset or will Mosley roll on? Plus, a sneak peek at the undercard bouts featuring Alvarez vs. Baldomir and Ortiz vs. Harris!
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“200 Celebrate and Dominate” touches down in the middle of Los Angeles on September 18, 2010, which serves as a bicentennial celebration for the country of Mexico, and the fight card has fighters of Mexican descent up and down the list. Promoters have stated that they have had to open up the upper bowl of the Staples Center, so there should be a large crowd of Mexicans in the building for the nights’ fights.
While this weekends clash between Shane Mosley and Sergio Mora may not be for a championship, it does hold major implications for both fighters in the event of a win or loss, as well as major implications up and down the under card fights, as some are near or at title contention time, and a win could place them exactly where they need to be.
If Mosley if successful, the Pomona, California native will once again be able to stick his name between the two biggest names in the welterweight division in Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather. Mosley’s trainer told 411mania on a conference call that he believes the round robin is definitely still alive, with his fighter and the other two in the mix.
If Mora is able to pull of an upset, he stands to possibly face Saul Alvarez, who is also fighting on the card, or any other stand out fighters from the welterweight class to the middleweights, and is backed by juggernaut corporation Golden Boy Promotions, who would look to keep him active and in as many meaningful fights as possible.
STYLISTICALLY SPEAKING
Some pundits are pointing to the fact that Mora may be a bad match up for Mosley.
Mora will have the height, reach and weight advantages come fight night, and is even described by Mosley himself as an awkward, “jerky” type of fighter. Mora mostly fights a tall mans fight, but will swoop in for the occasional thrown combination before he rattles back out like a “Snake”, hence his moniker.
Despite pundit criticism of Mosley at this juncture of his career, Mora hasn’t counted out Mosley in the slightest and is actually looking for the Mosley who knocked out Antonio Margarito last year to be in the ring with him on Saturday.
Mosley will most likely dictate the pace of the fight, due to being the fighter out of the two with the most experience. Mora will suffice to the way in which Mosley will begin the fight, and if Mosley is able to land, and land well, Mora will be forced into trading, which could provide some early fireworks.
The fighter’s styles actually mesh well with each other, which bleeds the adage “styles make fight”.
HOW IT WILL PLAY OUT
Mosley will control where, when and how much fight will be fought come fight night, as he will manage if the fight is fought on the outside or inside, if he decides on an early aggressive start, and just how much toe to toe trading goes down.
Mora should try to assert himself, since he is the bigger man in the ring. Middleweight punches aren’t something that Mosley has felt for many years, and so Mora should establish a stiff jab from the outset and make sure to land his punches with some stank on them. Mosley is quick and mobile, yet not as much so as his
