Did you see the fight between Sugar Shane Mosley and Mayorga? It was
an okay fight. Sugar knocked out Mayorga in the last 15 seconds of the
last round.
Okay, he won, but I’ve noticed a different Sugar in his last few
fights. That killer instinct is missing. He used to throw crushing
body blows to his opponent - I mean he used to swing with his whole
body - and if he missed the breeze would hurt. Now, he’s content to
throw a punch and fall into the arms of his opponent. Not the Sugar of
old, he would never clinch. Now, clinching is part of his plan. He is
slowly becoming a boring fighter.
You can hear is father giving him the advice of old.. “Throw body
punches, jab more…” all of which Sugar did very little of.
He won, I guess that’s the bottom line. But I kept feeling he was
going to be knocked out in that fight. Too many right hands were
finding their marks on Sugar’s face. Something is missing in Sugar.
I’m a fan, so hope he finds whatever is missing before a championship
fight and then he can retire, no matter what the outcome. Go Sugar.