Fans expecting to see a long match between two determined fighters in for the long haul were given the exact opposite Saturday night, as Shane "Sugar" Mosley closed one chapter of his career and most likely opened another. Mosley surprised the audience late in the sixth round with a stunning left hand blow, sending Vargas cruising the canvas, leaving him flat on his back.
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Fight Week: Official Weigh-In
Despite being the underdog, Vargas had the crowd on their feet and their hands together this afternoon at the MGM Grand Arena for the official weigh-in. Both fighters made weight at the star-studded event.
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Fight Week: Press Conference
Will Mosley finish what he started and move on to greater things or will Vargas seal his legacy with another amazing win? Those were the questions at the pre-fight press conference, Wednesday at the MGM Grand.
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Fight Week: Arrivals and Media Workout
A boiling hot day got a little bit hotter as boxing fans and curious bystanders alike crowded around the lobby of the MGM Grand, to see Fernando Vargas and Shane Mosley.
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"JACK'S BACK!"
A hard-working father who boxes just to keep his weight down, discovers that his teenage son, who follows him constantly to the gym, has a gift for fighting. Devoting his life to the son, the father trains him from a precocious teenage phenomenon and amateur champion to an unbeaten professional world champion. Read more
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CAN VARGAS RE-WRITE THE ENDING?
Fernando Vargas is a difficult man to convince. Whether that will work to his advantage or not come July 15 against Shane Mosley remains to be seen.
When the two were last together, Vargas' left eye was shut tighter than a promoter's wallet, the cause of which remains debateable in his opinion. Read more
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Ron Borges: CAN VARGAS RE-WRITE THE ENDING?
Fernando Vargas is a difficult man to convince. Whether that will work to his advantage or not come July 15 against Shane Mosley remains to be seen. When the two were last together, Vargas' left eye was shut tighter than a promoter's wallet, the cause of which remains debatable in his opinion.
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Gottlieb: "JACK'S BACK!"
A hard-working father who boxes just to keep his weight down, discovers that his teenage son, who follows him constantly to the gym, has a gift for fighting. Devoting his life to the son, the father trains him from a precocious teenage phenomenon and amateur champion to an unbeaten professional world champion. Read more
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Pre-Fight Analysis: Bert Sugar
Mosley's blinding hand speed vs. a naturally bigger and stronger Vargas, a new trainer in one corner and a motivated fighter back for blood in another. Find out both fighter's weaknesses and strengths and see what each needs to bring home a victory according to Bert Sugar.
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Compubox: Pre-Fight Analysis
Mosley, 34, a 9-5 favorite vs. Vargas, 28, in rematch of former champions. In February, Mosley won via a 10th round TKO after Vargas, 26-3, 22 KO's, could not fight on due a swollen-shut left eye.
It's Vargas' first rematch. Mosley won his rematch with Oscar De La Hoya in controversial fashion and lost rematches to Vernon Forrest and Winky Wright.
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Trainer QA: Danny Smith (Vargas)
A Q&A with Fernando Vargas's trainer Danny Smith reveals a Vargas at his best weight yet, eager to jump into the ring after weeks of isolated training. Nevermind his eye: Vargas is ready, in shape, and waiting for his opportunity to strike down Mosley July 15th in Las Vegas.
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Camp notes: Shane Mosley
"It's been hot up here in Big Bear and we haven't had any rain. Shane gets up in the morning and does his roadwork - 3 or 4 miles. In the afternoon we do boxing. We have been going 15, 20 rounds in sparring and when we aren't sparring, we do bag work and mitts. We like to mix it up. The schedule determines what we do each day but it's an intense schedule and one that we used before. "
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Camp notes: Fernando Vargas
Vargas rises in the morning for road work, running anywhere from 5 to 7 miles a day, contingent on how many rounds he will spar in the afternoon. For eight rounds of sparring it will be a longer run and for twelve rounds or more of sparring it will be a shorter run.
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