Sources close to the situation have informed us that three-divison world champion “Sugar” Shane Mosley will soon be fighting under the Top Rank banner. “Golden Boy can’t get Shane the fights that he wants,” one source commented, explaining that a rift has been growing since 2007 between the future Hall of Famer and his promoter, Golden Boy Promotions, where Mosley is a partner. Evidently, Mosley has not been pleased with the direction that his career has taken and he now has serious doubt as to whether or not he’ll be able to secure the type of paydays he’s grown accustomed to without having the right type of opponents.
“The only big paydays left for him are Pacquiao, if he’s lucky enough to get that fight, or rematches with Cotto and Margarito, and you already know whose got those fighters,” another source remarked, referring to Top Rank promoter Bob Arum, whose company promotes virtually every big name in and around the welterweight and jr. middleweight division. “Shane’s made a lot of changes already. Don’t be surprised to see one more big change in the near future,” the source added.
Indeed, it would appear as though Mosley is on the verge of making what just might be the best business decision he’s ever made regarding his career. Just last week, it was revealed that he had hired rap mogul and boxing impresario James Prince as his new advisor. “I am very happy to be working with James. I know that working together will present me with a lot of great opportunities,” Mosley stated when the announcement was made. “Now I have a person on my side that knows and loves boxing and can teach me things about being a successful businessman. This is going to be a great combination and I know I will learn a lot working
