Although it was a typical Golden Boy Promotions event, filled with quick lopsided undercard bouts that forced the HBO commentating crew to stall for nearly 30 minutes, it's always nice to see a knockout and thank goodness fans got a chance to see plenty of those because the main event was a disappointment. Despite all his talk about "bringing it," Sergio Mora was interested more in keeping his distance and boxing from the outside while a faded and aging Shane Mosley was forced to fight in spurts, chasing down his opponent in hopes of landing one big knockout shot. After 12 rounds of sloppy action, neither fighter was declared the winner as the official scorecards read 115-113 (Mora), 116-112 (Mosley), and 114-114. Relive all the action, what little there was, in FightHype's round-by-round results.
PREFIGHT
The underdog, Sergio Mora, comes out first. He looks angry and yet confident, as if he has a chip on his shoulders and something to prove. Shane Mosley comes out next wearing the red, green and white colors of Mexico. He's all smiles as usual. Both fighters weighed in officially tonight at 164 pounds.
ROUND 1
Mora comes out pumping his jab. Mosley patiently stalks. Neither fighter finding their range yet. Mosley lands a solid left hook upstairs. Now a jab lands for Mosley. Another left hook lands for Mosley. Mora misses with a right hand. Quick right hand lands for Mora, but it's partially blocked. Not much action from either fighter in a round won by Mosley on the strength of one punch. Mora looks like he's a little in awe of the moment. Mosley looks like an aging fighter looking to land that one big punch.
Mosley 10 Mora 9
ROUND 2
Mosley flicks his jab and lands a right to the body. Both men spending a lot of time just feinting. Right hand lands for Mora. They trade on the inside. Some slight boos begin. Mosley lunges in with a left hand. Left to the body lands for Mora. Both men trade on the inside again. Nice right hand lands for Mora. Jab to the body lands for Mora. Mosley misses with a wild left hook. Left cross lands for Mosley. Ugly round to score, but I give it to Mosley.
Mosley 20 Mora 18
ROUND 3
Straight right lands for Mora. Mosley literally chases after Mora and lands a left hook to the body. Both men trade on the inside. Mosley lands a right. 1-2 to the body lands for Mora. Chopping right hand lands for Mosley. Mora digs a right to the body and the head on the inside. More boos from the crowd. Straight right lands for Mora. Another ugly, ugly round to score. I give it to Mora, who's doing a lot of running, but Mosley isn't exactly lighting it up.
Mosley 29 Mora 28
ROUND 4
Wooooo...nice right hand lands for Mora and that got the attention of Mosley. They trade on the inside. Some roughhousing between both fighters. This is more like a sparring session than a fight. Nice left hook lands for Mora. Mora getting the better of Mosley on the inside. Both men trading on the inside again. Right hand lands for Mosley. Right hand and an uppercut lands for Mora. Now Mora is cut from a clash of heads. Another HARD right hand lands with ease for Mora. Round to Mora.
Mosley 38 Mora 38
ROUND 5
Mosley tries to bully his way in. They trade hard body shots on the inside. Overhand left lands for Mosley in the corner. Mora backs up. "This is pathetic," stated Jim Lampley, referring to Mora's constant movement and unwillingness to trade. Mora showboating now, sticking his chin out and inviting Mosley in. Mosley lands a nice right hook on the inside. More boos from the crowd. Another ugly round to score, but I give it to Mosley.
Mosley 48 Mora 47
ROUND 6
Mora continues to retreat, while Mosley walks after him trying to engage. Mosley digs a 1-2 to the body. Mosley shoeshines with some shots to the body that had absolutely nothing on them. Left hook on the inside lands for Mora. More boos from the crowd. Nice left hook lands for Mora. Mosley lands a chopping right. Both men hugging and holding on each other. Mosley lands a couple more shots to the body. Another ugly round that was likely won by Mosley for simply walking forward.
Mosley 58 Mora 56
ROUND 7
Stiff jab from Mora snaps the head back of Mosley. "Your score reports are more exciting than anything that's going on inside the ring," Lampley tells Harold Lederman. Now Mosley lands a stiff jab. Nice straight right followed by some left hooks to the body land for Mora. Left hook upstairs and a right to the body lands for Mora. Double jab lands for MOra. Mosley breathing a little heavy in there...probably a little tired from chasing Mora. HARD left hook to the body lands for Mosley. Another straight right lands for Mora. Mosley lands a right to the body. Mora lands some shots on the inside. Round to Mora.
Mosley 67 Mora 66
ROUND 8
Mora continues to use every inch of the ring as Mosley chases him down. Jab lands for Mosley. Mora lands a couple of nice uppercuts on the inside. Left hook upstairs lands for Mora. Mosley walking around with his hands down now. Nice left hook to the body and a left upstairs lands for Mora. Straight right lands for Mora. Mosley swinging wildly and looking a little sloppy in the process, but he lands a hard 1-2 to the body. Another sloppy round. Mosley backed him up to the ropes several times, but he's not landing any effective shots. Round to Mosley.
Mosley 77 Mora 75
ROUND 9
Both men holding and working the body on the inside. They trade jabs. 1-2 lands for Mora. Mosly lands some shots to the body. Mosly fires off some pitty-pat shots, but he eats a hard left hook in return from Mora. Mora starting to walk Mosley down a little bit now. Short left hook lands for Mosley. Jab lands for Mora. Jumping left hook lands for Mosley. Round to Mosley.
Mosley 87 Mora 84
ROUND 10
More trading on the inside. Wooo...nice left hook from Mora rakes Mosley across the face. Jab lands for Mosley. They trade on the inside again. Right hand lands for Mora. Mosley lands a left to the body. Mora lands a nice 1-2. Mosley just buries his head in Mora's chest and tries to land some wild hooks. Nice counter right lands for Mora. Hard uppercut lands for Mora. Mosley answers with one of his own. Mosley looks so wild and sloppy in there. Round to Mora.
Mosley 96 Mora 94
ROUND 11
Two stiff jabs land for Mora. Left hook lands for Mora. Two left hooks and a hard right hand lands for Mora. Mosley just eats it. Uppercut and a right lands for Mora. Mosley lands a right. Mora works Mosley on the inside. Another left hook lands for Mora. Mosley looks tired in there as he lands some pitty-pat shots. Nice right lands for Mosley. Mora lands a left. Uppercut lands for Mora. Mosley lans a flush right. Big right lands for Mosley. Mora eats it and lands a 1-2 of his own. Round to Mora.
Mosley 105 Mora 104
ROUND 12
Both men holding and working the body on the inside. Mosley digs some nice shots to the body. Both men just trading on the inside. Mora landing more shots while Mosley landing the bigger shots. Mora lands a quick flurry. Shane digs more shots to the body. Hard left hook land for Mora. Another nice combination lands for Mora. Mosley continues to swing hard shots to the body. Round to Mosley, but it was close.
Mosley 115 Mora 113
Official judges scorecards: 115-113 (Mora), 116-112 (Mosley), 114-114
COMPUBOX
Mosley total punches: 161/522
Mora total punches: 93/508
Mosley power punches: 124/331
Mora power punches: 66/286
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE CARD
- Even though he had the perfect opponent standing right in front of him, Saul Alvarez still looked impressive in knocking out Carlos Baldomir. Although his defense still appears to need some work, as Baldomir was landing some nice shots, there's no denying that Alvarez has the type of offensive tools that will continue to make him entertaining to watch.
- Victor Ortiz looks like he's really grown a lot as a fighter and a man since his loss to Marcos Maidana. He exuded confidence before, during and after the fight, showing little signs of being afraid to bring the heat and mix it up. Once Amir Khan gets done boxing Maidana's ears off, perhaps Golden Boy Promotions will give Ortiz the rematch he's been waiting for.
- Daniel Ponce De Leon exhibited some excellent patience and defense prior to landing a devastating short right hook on the inside that floored Antonio Escalante.
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