| The middleweight showdown between Sugar | | | | believes in power boxing, a method in which |
| Shane Mosley vs. Fernando Vargas II on July 22 | | | | punches are thrown at a high rate of speed, |
| at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas | | | | most of them power shots with the hand speed |
| affirmed that, like a perfect storm, everything is | | | | generating the superior power. That style has |
| coming together......just the right things in the mix | | | | worked well in the past as his son became a |
| and with just the right timing. Team Mosley is | | | | lightweight, welterweight, and junior middleweight |
| now running on all cylinders. It will be hard for | | | | champion. |
| anyone to slow it down......and that perhaps includes | | | | Six, if Shane continues to fire wicked |
| Floyd Mayweather and Antonio Margarito. Let's | | | | combinations that land with authority and if he is |
| break it down: | | | | able to combine this with his trademark speed |
| One, Sugar Shane dominated Fernando Vargas | | | | and reflexes, he will be every bit the formidable |
| from the start and finished him off with one big | | | | opponent for a Floyd Mayweather Jr who showed |
| and deadly left hook in the sixth preceded by a | | | | something to be desired in his last outing with Zab |
| dazzling display of jabs and hand speed | | | | Judah. Again, a confluence of factors that come |
| throughout the bout. Referee Kenny Bayless | | | | together to form a perfect storm. |
| stepped in and stopped it 2:38 of the round. This | | | | Seven, a qualitative analysis and comparison of |
| outstanding piece of work was reminiscent of a | | | | Floyd and Shane's respective opponents suggests |
| prime Mosley. Arguably, some might pose the | | | | that Sugar has fought the tougher ones. Vargas |
| question: was Mosley that good or was Vargas | | | | twice, Wright twice, De La Hoya twice, Forrest |
| that bad? The thinking here is that Mosley was | | | | twice, Jesse James Leija, John John Molina, among |
| that good. | | | | others. Mosley has never been known for ducking |
| Two, he is once again using feints,dazzling speed, | | | | an opponent. |
| quickness, and crafty head and body movement | | | | Eight, Sugar Shane Mosley has his confidence back |
| that served him so well in his two wins against | | | | after his two losses to Winky Wright and an |
| Oscar De La Hoya and others. | | | | impressive win over strong David Estrada. More |
| Three, his creativity and ability to improvise in the | | | | importantly, he has his swagger back. |
| ring has returned and adds to his potent arsenal | | | | It's crystal clear the 34-year-old Mosley is still on |
| of weapons | | | | top of his game and that Team Mosley is turbo |
| Four, he seems very comfortable having his | | | | charged and aiming in the direction of the man |
| father, Jack Mosley, 61, back in his corner for the | | | | with the heavyweight ego, Pretty Boy Floyd |
| first time in two years and if the Vargas fight is | | | | Mayweather, Jr. For his part, Floyd says, "First, I'll |
| any indication, it appears he is back to stay. After | | | | beat Shane and then I'll beat his boss [De La |
| all, he is man who directed his son to three world | | | | Hoya]." Mayweather continues to dismiss a |
| titles and the biggest wins of his career. Unlike the | | | | lucrative offer from Bob Arum for a date with |
| strained relationship between Roy Jones Jr, and | | | | tough and rugged Antonio Margarito. At any rate, |
| his dad, Roy Sr., Shane Mosley, 34, embraces | | | | Mosley is back and that's great news for fight |
| having Jack in his corner. He also is visibly content | | | | fans and bad news for other boxers in the |
| being promoted by Oscar De La Hoya and | | | | welterweight division. With memories of Hagler, |
| Bernard Hopkins. | | | | Hearns, Leonard and Duran looming in the |
| Five, Mosley, whose amateur record was an eye | | | | background.....and with Margarito, Mayweather and |
| popping 230-12, knows his craft inside and out. He | | | | Mosley now in the mix, it's time to............ |
| is a combination boxer-puncher but trainer Jack | | | | "......let's get it on. |