Sugar Shane to stick around and Sweeten the Welterwieght Division
This past Saturday Shane Mosley dominated a fighter ten years his junior, winning a unanimous decision over twenty-five year old Luis Collazo. This was Mosley’s first fight in the welterweight division since 2005 and only his third since 2003.
Mosley has held titles in three divisions and was at one time to be one considered to be among the best pound for pound fighters in the game looked like he was the younger man in the ring at Mandalay Bay on Saturday.
Sugar Shane took a few rounds to get used to Collazo’s southpaw stance, but around midway through the fight he took command, hitting Collazo at will and ultimately putting him on the mat once in the eleventh round in the bout for the interim WBC title temporarily vacated by Floyd Mayweather JR.
Mosley improved his professional record to 44-4 and implied after the fight that it was good to be back fighting at 147 lbs and that he had plans to keep himself conditioned and fight at welterweight again mid-year.
The welterweight division is heavy with talent, and Mosley coming back full time makes it one of the most exciting divisions in boxing. This could lead to some very exciting matches in the near future, if Mayweather decides to come back to the division after his fight with Oscar De La Hoya, a Mayweather/Mosely clash is almost certain. Just the potential for this fight will have true fight fans salivating as it would pit a hall of fame caliber fighter in Mosely against a fighter considered by many to be the pound for pound best in the game at the moment. If you’ve been waiting a superfight look past the upcoming Hopkins/Jones fight to this one, this is where the best boxing is going to be!
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