It?s been a while since I?ve had the opportunity to address your questions and comments in the boxing mailbag. This week, I address Shane Mosley?s draw with Sergio Mora on Saturday in Los Angeles and Mosley?s future in the ring, as well as the controversy surrounding both Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Antonio Margarito.
Let?s get right into it: Mosley?s tactic is old, tired There really should be no surprise in regard to what Shane Mosley is attempting or why he hasn?t hung them up and walked into the sunset with a Hall of Fame career to look back upon. This seems to be the blueprint or template for all great fighters. Rarely do we see great fighters simply walk away when the getting is good. Often, it?s due to poor financial planning or simply believing they need one last great fight to seal the deal, but as fans, we?re left to witness yet another fighter who?s beyond his prime making for another sad story. Last weekend, I was at my son?s high school football game and as I sat there I thought to myself, ?I could probably still get out there and play.? Although I?m in pretty good shape for a 43-year-old, the fact remains I?m 43 and not 17 or 18. Beyond the physical changes we go through as we get older, I believe it is the mental aspects that tend to make the real impact. Maybe physically I could play a solid half of football at 43, but I would be out there on the field mentally more concerned about cutting the grass before the sunset or cleaning out the garage to make room for a second car. The likes of Roy Jones Jr., Bernard Hopkins, Mosley and others are chasing shadows of what once was, but like the greats that came before them someone had to turn the lights off so there were no more shadows to chase.
