Winky Wright vs. Shane Mosley II

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Melee at Mandalay
Winky Wright vs. Shane Mosley II.jpg
DateNovember 20, 2004
Venue Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Title(s) on the line WBA, WBC and The Ring light middleweight titles
Tale of the tape
Boxer Ronald Wright Shane Mosley
Nickname Winky Sugar
Hometown Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, U.S. Pomona, California, U.S.
Purse $1,600,000 to $2,000,000 $1,900,00 to $2,000,000
Pre-fight record 47–3 (25 KO) 39–3 (1) (35 KO)
Age 32 years, 11 months 33 years, 2 months
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 154 lb (70 kg) 154 lb (70 kg)
Style Southpaw Orthodox
Recognition WBA, WBC and The Ring
Light Middleweight Champion
The Ring pound-for-pound No. 4 ranked fighter		 WBA/WBC
No. 3 Ranked Light Middleweight
The Ring
No. 1 Ranked Light Middleweight
3-division world champion
Result
Wright wins by majority decision (115–113, 115–113, 114–114)

Winky Wright vs. Shane Mosley II, billed as Melee at Mandalay, [1] was a professional boxing match contested on November 20, 2004, for the WBA, WBC and The Ring light middleweight championship. [2]

Contents

Background

Following his upset defeat at the hands of Winky Wright, Shane Mosley's promoter Gary Shaw confirmed that they planned to exercise the rematch cause in the contract. Mosley was reportedly offered a deal to step aside to allow Wright fight Félix Trinidad. [3] The rematch caused the IBF to strip Wright for not facing mandatory challenger Kassim Ouma and instead accepting a rematch with Mosley. [4]

Wright meanwhile was involved in a promotional dispute, with his contract with his existing promotor Square Ring expiring, despite having reportedly agreed a verbal agreement to resign with them, he initially signed with Lou DiBella before dumping him having agreed a deal with Don King, contingent on him arranging a bout with Trinidad. [5] [6] [7] With Trinidad's comeback being delayed, Wright opted to continue with the Mosley rematch, promoted by Gary Shaw. DiBella expressed his displeasure with the situation saying "Winky misled me. He misled others, and the situation became a mess and looked like it could deteriorate into a further mess, it's a no-win situation."

Wright would admit that he was less excited to face Mosley again saying "I'm excited for the rematch, I ain't as excited. The first time it was the first real big fight for me. Now, did it and it's just another fight that I got to win." [8]

Since the previously fight Mosley had parted company with his father Jack as his trainer and had hired Joe Goossen. [9] [10] [11]

Wright was a 13 to 5 favourite.

The fight

The first few rounds would see the same pattern of the previous bout with Wright dominating with right jabs and solid left hand shots, preventing any significant body punches from Mosley landing. In the 5th round Wright would appear much more aggressive giving Mosley the opportunity to land two hard punches to the head that appeared to slow the champion. While Wright would regain the momentum, Mosley was able to land to the body more often than he had before.

The bout would go the full 12 rounds, judge Hubert Earle scored it 114–114, while both Duane Ford and Tom Kazmarek both scored it 115–113 in favour of Wright, giving him a majority decision victory. [12] [13] [14] [15]

HBO's unofficial scorer Harold Lederman scored the bout 117–111 and the Associated Press 116–112 both for Wright.

Aftermath

Speaking after the bout Wright said "He was a great fighter. I caught him with more shots. He deserved the rematch, though. He came to fight." He would call for a big money against one of the other top pound for pound fighters "Tito's No. 1, but I'll fight Oscar, Bernard Hopkins, whoever the fans want." [16] [17]

Undercard

Confirmed bouts: [18]

WinnerLoserWeight division/title belt(s) disputedResult
Preliminary bouts
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ian Gardner Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tokunbo Olajide NABO and NABC Light middleweight titleMajority decision
Non-TV bouts
Flag of the United States.svg José Celaya Flag of the United States.svg Alphonso WilliamsLight middleweight (8 rounds)3rd-round TKO
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Carlos De Leon Jr Flag of the United States.svg James McCallisterSuper middleweight (6 rounds)Majority decision
Flag of the United States.svg Henry Buchanan Flag of the United States.svg William HarmonLight heavyweight (6 rounds)1st-round TKO
Flag of the United States.svg Nick Casal Flag of the United States.svg Jovanni RubioWelterweight (4 rounds)1st-round KO
Flag of Mexico.svg Daniel Cervantes Flag of Mexico.svg Juan ZunigaLight welterweight (4 rounds)Unanimous decision
Flag of the United States.svg Ronald Johnson Flag of the United States.svg Cromwell GordonSuper middleweight (4 rounds)4th-round TKO

Broadcasting

CountryBroadcaster
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Main Event
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Viewers Choice
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary Sport 1
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom BBC [19]
Flag of the United States.svg United States HBO

References

  1. ↑ "MOSLEY, SUGAR SHANE-WINKY WRIGHT II OFFICIAL PROGRAM (2004)". josportsinc.com. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  2. ↑ "Ronald Wright vs. Shane Mosley (2nd meeting)". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  3. ↑ John C. Cotey (16 April 2004). "Wright-Mosley rematch looms". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  4. ↑ Cotey, John C. (22 April 2004). "IBF strips Wright of its title" . Tampa Bay Times. St. Petersburg, Florida. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  5. ↑ John C. Cotey (27 April 2004). "King's pull may not be enough to do justice for Wright". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  6. ↑ George Willis (21 April 2004). "WINKY COULD BE BELT-LESS". New York Post. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  7. ↑ Jake Donovan (12 May 2005). "Winky Ready for Wright of Passage". tss.ib.tv. The Sweet Science. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  8. ↑ Steve Kim (19 November 2004). "Winky: 'I'm going to dominate Shane'". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  9. ↑ "Mosley seeks new trainer". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 22 March 2004. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  10. ↑ Steve Springer (23 March 2004). "Mosley Fires Longtime Trainer -- His Father". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  11. ↑ Steve Springer (20 November 2004). "Mosley Alters His Body of Work". Los Angeles Times. Las Vegas. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  12. ↑ "Wright Beats Mosley Again". New York Times. Las Vegas. Associated Press. 21 November 2004. Archived from the original on 18 December 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  13. ↑ "Wright edges Mosley in Las Vegas". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 21 November 2004. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  14. ↑ Steve Springer (21 November 2004). "Judges Make It Another Nod to Winky". Los Angeles Times. Las Vegas. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  15. ↑ Rick Reeno (21 November 2004). "Shane Molsey-Winky Wright, Round by Round Coverage". boxingscene.com. Boxing Scene. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  16. ↑ John Rawling (22 November 2004). "Victorious Wright has a nod and wink for Trinidad". The Guardian . Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  17. ↑ "Winky has an eye for fights that pay". Las Vegas Sun. 22 November 2004. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  18. ↑ "BoxRec - event".
  19. ↑ "Boxing". bbc.co.uk. BBC Programme Index. 22 November 2004. Archived from the original on December 26, 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
Preceded by Winky Wright's bouts
20 November 2004		Succeeded by
Shane Mosley's bouts
20 November 2004		Succeeded by
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