LAS VEGAS (Reuters) — Shane Mosley weighed in one pound heavier than fellow American Floyd Mayweather Jr. after the two fighters were welcomed with deafening cheers by the fans on the eve of Saturday’s non-title welterweight bout.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Shane Mosley clash Saturday (Sunday in Manila) over 12 rounds in Las Vegas. (AP)
- read full story - WBA welterweight champion Mosley, (46-5, 39 knockouts), tipped the scales at the class limit of 147 pounds (67 kg) in front of a boisterous crowd of around 1,500 at the MGM Grand Hotel’s Garden Arena.
Mayweather, 40-0 (25 KOs) and a 4-1 favourite to maintain his unbeaten professional record, registered 146 pounds (66 kg) after being loudly booed by Mosley’s supporters.
Mosley, who has not fought since a ninth-round TKO upset of feared Mexican slugger Antonio Margarito in January 2009, also holds a slight advantage over his opponent when it comes to the tale of the tape.
While the 5-foot-9 Californian has a reach of 74 inches, the 5-foot-8 Mayweather will have to make do with 72. Both, however, are renowned for their speed, work rate and all-round boxing skills.
The atmosphere in the arena, initially subdued, became electric as the two fighters made their way on to a raised stage for Friday’s televised weigh-in where former world champions Thomas Hearns, Joe Calzaghe and Juan Manuel Marquez were among those attending.
May 1, 2010, 8:48pm
Manila Bulliten
Mayweather, 40-0 (25 KOs) and a 4-1 favourite to maintain his unbeaten professional record, registered 146 pounds (66 kg) after being loudly booed by Mosley’s supporters.
Mosley, who has not fought since a ninth-round TKO upset of feared Mexican slugger Antonio Margarito in January 2009, also holds a slight advantage over his opponent when it comes to the tale of the tape.
While the 5-foot-9 Californian has a reach of 74 inches, the 5-foot-8 Mayweather will have to make do with 72. Both, however, are renowned for their speed, work rate and all-round boxing skills.
The atmosphere in the arena, initially subdued, became electric as the two fighters made their way on to a raised stage for Friday’s televised weigh-in where former world champions Thomas Hearns, Joe Calzaghe and Juan Manuel Marquez were among those attending.
May 1, 2010, 8:48pm
Manila Bulliten
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