Any sign of strength will be dully noted and any sign of weakness will be thoroughly emphasized.
One must admit that there are very few professional boxers who boast the same kind of impressive record Shane Mosley does. He is after all one of the sport’s living legend and one of its most respected ambassadors. But almost every great fighter has one opponent they just couldn’t defeat. For Shane Mosley, it’s Vernon Forrest, also known as “The Viper”.
Vernon Forrest (Feb. 1971 – Jul. 2009) was an American professional boxer who actually defeated Shane Mosley CONSECUTIVELY and grabbed the world championship belt in both welterweight and light middleweight divisions. Now, that’s definitely something to consider for the upcoming Shane Mosley VS Andre Berto fight!
Forrest and Mosley fought twice: on 26 January 2002 and on 20 July 2002. Both bouts ended in win decisions for the Viper. The following video is the full Mosley VS Forrest fight on the 26th of January. Take your notes because you can bet Andre Berto studied that fight over and over again.
Mosley VS Forrest – Sugar’s Two Consecutive Defeats Against “The Viper”
Berto VS Urango – A Beautiful Victory before Taking on Mosley
On the 30th of May 2009, Andre Berto beautifully showed to boxing fans around the world why he is ready to take on one of boxing’s living legend, Sugar Shane Mosley.
Andre Berto’s win by decision over Juan Urango (a.k.a. “Iron Twin”) was a brilliant execution of boxing precision, good footwork and quick reflexes.
His victory over Columbian boxing champion Juan Urango is an amazingly powerful statement in regards to his upcoming fight against Shane Mosley. If Berto fights just as well as he has fought in the past, then Mosley will definitely have a tough fight on his hands.
On the 30th of May 2009, Andre Berto beautifully showed to boxing fans around the world why he is ready to take on one of boxing’s living legend, Sugar Shane Mosley.
Andre Berto’s win by decision over Juan Urango (a.k.a. “Iron Twin”) was a brilliant execution of boxing precision, good footwork and quick reflexes.
His victory over Columbian boxing champion Juan Urango is an amazingly powerful statement in regards to his upcoming fight against Shane Mosley. If Berto fights just as well as he has fought in the past, then Mosley will definitely have a tough fight on his hands.
Berto VS Urango – A Beautiful Victory before Taking on Mosley
Andre Berto is the World Boxing Council’s undefeated world welterweight champion. His undefeated streak and amazing series of early fight knockouts began in 2004 and may very well continue with Sugar Shane Mosley as his next victim. The young (but HUNGRY) Haitian American sensation has an impressive 76% knockout rate and is still undefeated in the ring.
Full Boxing record: 25 wins (19 KOs) – 0 losses – 0 no contest
Any prediction on the Mosley VS Berto fight has to be rationally based on the empirical observation of both fighters’ boxing history and their recent performance in the ring.
Sugar Shane Mosley’s fight against Andre Berto was immediately preceded by an amazing fight against Antonio Margarito. The fight between Shane Mosley and Antonio Margarito is a fine example of why Mosley is the likely victor in the Mosley VS Berto fight on the 30th of January 2010.
The fight between Mosley and Margarito brilliantly showcased some amazing lighting fast punches, dead-on counter-attacks and A LOT of heart! The climatic rounds 8 and 9 of the fight epically brings two dead-tired fighters in the midst of tremendous adversity in very close combat for pride, glory and honour. Margarito’s vicious left-hand meet Mosley’s powerful right with matched intensity, except that the better fighter emerged in round 9 with a beautiful TKO!
You probably already know who that is!
Sugar Shane Mosley VS Antonio Margarito – Amazing Last 2 Rounds
Mosley vs Cotto (Shane Mosley vs Miguel Cotto), which took place on 10 November 2007, easily goes down in boxing history as one of the greatest welterweight bouts ever to take place in front of a live audience.
The 12 round epic battle between the two boxing champions broke audience records and beautifully showcased the very impressive skill of both professional fighters.
The highly anticipated Mosley vs Cotto fight fully lived-up to all the hype and was arguably one of the very rare moments in boxing history when two opposing fighters equally rose to greatest in front of million of cheering fans.
When Andre Berto took on Michel Trabant (42 wins, 2 losses), the Haitian American sensation was the NO.1 ranked undefeated welterweight in the world with 20 victories and 17 knockouts.
The match against Michel Trabant was an absolute mismatched with Berto dominating the ring with iron authority.
The following documentary was produced and published before Shane Mosley took on Oscar de la Hoya (see Mosley VS de la Hoya). The short document features some very rare training footage of the champ.
The current World Boxing Council (WBC) world welterweight undefeated champion is quick on his feet, fast with his hands and powerful with his punches. Watch the following best of Andre Berto compilation video produced by HBO before his fight against Juan Urango.
In an early press interview featuring Shane Mosley, Oscar de la Hoya and Andre Berto, WBC world welterweight champion emphasizes that his fight against Sugar Shane Mosley is going to be an EPIC fight! Yes EPIC fight!
