At 38, Does Shane Mosley Still Have What It Takes to Take Down Berto?
Shane Mosley is one of boxing’s most respected and recognizable figures. He has had so far an amazing career most boxers can only dream of. He’s defeated great fighters of the likes of de la Hoya and Collazo. He’s won World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Coucil (WBC) and International Boxing Federation (IBF) titles over the span of a very successful professional boxing career.
But like all good things, is Mosley’s journey coming to an end? At 38 years old, does Shane Molsey still have what it takes to take down Andre Berto, a young, hungry and undefeated 26 year old professional boxer?
The answer is a big ‘yes!’
Firstly, let’s look at something Mosley and Berto have in common: Luis Collazo.
On 10 February 2007, Shane Mosley took on Luis Collaza in a 12 round WBC interim welterweight title match. Though the match was hardly a breeze for Mosley, he did come out on top with a 12 round unanimous decision.
Almost 2 years later, on 17 January 2009, in a WBC welterweight title fight, Andre Berto also took on Luis Collazo. The Berto vs Collazo fight was one of the best fights of 2009 (see Berto vs Collazo). In that fight, Berto also came out on top like Mosley with a 12 round unanimous decision.
Because of this similar result in fighting against the same opponent, Luis Collazo, it’s fair to say that Mosley is not too old to take down Berto.
Moreover, Mosley has more than 20 professional fights than Berto. He carries more experience in the ring than the young champion Berto and experience counts in the ring, especially in a 12 round fight.
Mosley may be 38 years old. And it is true that in boxing years that may very well be dangerously close to dinosaur age, but Mosley has the experience, the fire and the boxing skills to take down Berto.
In the end, we’ll all have to wait until the Mosley vs Berto fight to know the answer to that question.
The Mosley vs Berto fight is scheduled for 30 January 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.