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Margarito-Mosley official for Jan. 24

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Source: ESPN.com

A week after the fight was left for dead, the Antonio Margarito-Shane Mosley welterweight title match was resurrected on Monday.

"It's back together. Everybody got satisfied. Everybody was sensible," Top Rank's Bob Arum, Margarito's promoter, told ESPN.com. "We adjusted the purses as far as HBO putting more money in and it got solved." They'll meet Jan. 24 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Arum said. "The fight is done," said Richard Schaefer, CEO of Mosley promoter Golden Boy.

So after all the wrangling, complaining, verbal potshots and negotiation, the Antonio Margarito-Shane Mosley welterweight title fight is on and official for January 24, which I think pleases most everybody.

We've discussed it to death, really, so I'll just say I'm happy the fight's on. It's a good challenge for Margarito, and seeing Shane back in the ring after less than a year or more is nice, too.

Schaefer said the fight will be officially announced on December 6, the morning before Oscar-Manny. Arum said that win or lose, Margarito-Cotto II will come next summer.

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I liked Mosley-Berto as a fight better

But I still think Mosley is a live dog here. It really depends whether Mosley’s lethargic performance against Mayorga was because the fight was at 154 (and frankly, over the past 5 years, Mosley has always been much more active and had better stamina at 147 than at 154). If he can keep pace like he did in the Cotto fight, and if he fights smart and doesn’t try to brawl (like he has a tendency to do), then he could outbox Margarito, much like Cotto did in the first half of his fight against Margarito. In addition, we all know that Mosley has a much better chin than Cotto, so that makes it less likely he’d get knocked out late. His biggest challenge will be to avoid taking too much damage to the body. If he can do that, maintain his quickness advantage and maintain his stamina, he has a legitimate shot at winning.

Vogt early, Vogt often.

by Brickhaus on Nov 26, 2008 10:32 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

I agree somewhat

I think Berto would have been a better fight as well. And Mosley’s last performance may have very well been due to his weight.

But I also believe that Mosely is more suited to fights “boxers”. I don’t see him as a live dog in this fight.

I think he’s best at 147 but not against brawlers like Tony.

Which is why he looked to good against Cotto the first time.

Overall though, I’m stoked for Cotto/Margarito II!

by Option27 on Nov 26, 2008 3:55 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

BTW, it's now official

http://sports.yahoo.com/box/blog/box_experts/post/Margarito-Mosley-finally-on;_ylt=AntjQJiMhKGI.6AB6lbX2JyUxLYF?urn=box,124741

Dan Goosen provided Yahoo with copies of his offer letter for a minimum $4M guaranteed to Margarito for a Williams fight, as well as the response from Bob Arum saying that he wouldn’t make a fight with Williams because of the breakdown in negotiations for a Williams-Pavlik fight.

So maybe Margarito didn’t ‘duck’ Williams, but it certainly wasn’t a fake offer like Arum has publicly implicated.

Vogt early, Vogt often.

by Brickhaus on Nov 26, 2008 12:35 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

What is awesome is that it is going to be on regular HBO, on WCB.

by Zocalo on Nov 26, 2008 1:20 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

yeah, I'm psyched

I don’t think it’s sellable on PPV right now, either.

"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum

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by SC on Nov 26, 2008 8:46 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Chavez Jr. was PPV why the hell not

I kid I kid!

"I beat him so bad, he ended up in the Hospital. And I am still pretty." -Cassius Clay

by CRAZEDANG1280 on Nov 26, 2008 11:52 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

they won't charge $30 for this one

Or load an undercard with interesting fighters.

"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum

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by SC on Nov 27, 2008 1:06 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Margarito vs Mosley would be a good PPV HE DOESN’T QUIT LIKE THAT CLOWN De La Hoya and Pacquiao will go back down in weight if he knows what’s good for him cause THE TIJUANA TORNADO WOULD WHIP HIS BUTT

by ralph11 on Dec 8, 2008 1:53 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

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