When it was announced that Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez will be
facing Shane Mosley on the 5th of May i have to be honest I was very
excited. For 2 reasons, the first being that it was on the undercard of what
could potentially be the fight of the year, and also that Alvarez will finally
be coming up against a guy that could cause him more problems that he is used
to.
Don’t get me wrong I am a huge fan of Canelo but it has come
to light that he has never really faced anyone that could trouble him. Since
winning the vacant WBC light middleweight against Matthew Hatton, Alvarez has
gone on to win 3 fights on TKO decisions against Rhodes, Gomez and Kermit Cintron.
I really thought that Cintron would cause him more problems than he did but
Alvarez never looked troubled. Whilst Alvarez was contemplating his next move,
Mosley was still recovering from the destruction and class that he had come up
against when he fought Manny Pacquiao 6 months before. Mosley’s last win came
at the hand of Antonio Margarito in 2009, a fight which Mosely showed his in
ring ability and got the TKO win in rd 9. He then went on to lose to Floyd
Mayweather. After having Mayweather on the canvas early on he seemed to have
peaked to early and allowed Mayweather to come back and dominate the fight,
Mosleys age had seemed to caught up with him through the later stages of the bout.
A draw against Sergio Mora left people asking if it was now time to stop and
leave the ring behind him, something Mosley admits himself he wouldn’t be doing
due to his love for the sport.
Mosley thinks experience will be the important factor when
these to men clash in Las Vegas, with a 19yr age gap between these 2 men it
will certainly prove interesting to see what approach both fighters take to the
ring. Overall I think this will be exactly what Alvarez needs to take him to the
next step, a high profiled fight with a 3 weight winning champion. This is
exactly what Frank Warren is looking for with Nathan Cleverly as they pursue a match-up
with Bernard Hopkins.
The fight every boxing fan is crying out for is an all Mexican
clash between Alvarez and Middleweight Julio Ceaser Chavez, but we know this is
a way off at the moment as both boxers try to build themselves a bigger resume’
before thinking about crossing paths. And for Alvarez, taking on Shane Mosley
is a perfect stepping stone when climbing nearer to a super fight. For Mosley,
he has proved already he can mix it up with the Mexican style of boxing but this
is a must win fight, and if he does he will walk away the WBC championship and we
might just be seeing a little more than we thought of ‘Sugar’ Shane in the
future. For me, experience or not, I think Mosley will struggle to come to
terms with the speed and power Alvarez Possesses, Mosley’s heart will carry him
to the end of the fight but I can see a 12 rd UD for Alvarez.
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