Mosley-Mora.
Do you remember Sergio ?The Snake? Mora?s last fight?
Before you supply an answer, I am going to venture a guess that you probably don?t.
Sergio Mora last fought on the undercard of Bernard Hopkins-Roy Jones Jr. II, an event that was absurdly offered up as a Pay-Per-View event and deservedly had less than 150,000 buys.
The fight ended with Mora scoring a seventh round technical knockout victory over Calvin Green.
Mora?s fight before the unheralded Green bout?
A unanimous decision revenge thrashing at the hands of the late Vernon Forrest 19 months prior.
Mora?s opponent for tonight?s Golden Boy/HBO Pay-Per-View event is ?Sugar? Shane Mosley, a boxer who was one of the best of his time, but after watching his last fight against Floyd Mayweather in May it could be argued that Mosley?s time has past.
Mosley had a great second round against Mayweather, a round that saw Mayweather getting hit with big power shots and buckling in pain. Following the second and especially the third, it looked as if Mosley just couldn?t pull the trigger and at times did not even have a capable weapon.
Mosley-Mora.
A comeback fight for an aging former champion squaring off against a fighter who could make him look good.
Where could either fighter go from here?
At 39, Mosley is nearing the end of the road. Bernard Hopkins or the like could be brought up as and example of fighters that return to the ring well into their forties but Mosley does not have the correct style for a long extension on his swan song. Hopkins fight style is dictated by defense and conservation of punches, Mosley?s is based on speed and power.
Mosley-Mora
This is what the hardcore boxing fan, who subscribes to both HBO and Showtime for the fights alone, has to contend with: A fight that, at best, should be featured on Boxing After Dark.
We were, momentarily, tempted with Mosley matching up against Sergio Martinez, a fight in which Martinez offered many concessions to make.
Martinez? middleweight title was offered at a catch weight that favored Mosley and the lions share of the pot would go to ?Sugar? to sweeten the pot.
Martinez, a former professional cyclist and soccer player, has the skill and the moves, while Mosley has the power and the big fight experience.
If the two could make a fight the result had the potential to be a, using Martinez? nickname, maravilla.
The fight would not be made, and Martinez still has yet to sign a fight, with Paul Williams looking no closer to signing than he did four months ago.
Another fight not made, another opportunity for a great match up squandered.
Perhaps this is why boxing makes us coming back time and again like a spurned lover.
Unlike an Ultimate Fighting Championship where the fans appetites are hardly ever for want and the fans see the best fight time and again, a boxing fan never quite gets what he wants, but he hopes and eventually settles.
A boxing fan gets a preview of the best in the divisions, a potential scenario for a desirable match up, and eventually a boxing fan gets?.
