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HBO Championship Boxing Result Mosley vs. Wright II
November 20, 2004 Mandalay Bay Events Center Las Vegas, Nevada
Jr. Middleweight Title Bout Ronald Wright (47-3, 25 KOs) wins a majority decision over "Sugar" Shane Mosley (39-3, 35 KOs) - Judges scored the bout 114-114, 115-113, 115-113 - Wright retains titles
RD 1 Both come out - Mosley shooting a few jabs to mid-section, showing some speed - Mosley throws a jab, then a right - Mosley trying a combination but all blocked - Wright pushing forward with jabs - Mosley counters with punch to mid-section - Wright back to jabbing - Mosley peppering Wright with punches but Wright blocking all - Wright using jab to keep Mosley at bay - Wright lands a good left - Mosley counters with combo to body - Both circle - Wright using the jab - round ends.
RD 2 Wright comes out using the jab - Mosley looking for an opening - Mosley moving left to right, then throws a punch - both trade jabs - Mosley throwing quick jabs - Mosley showing good movement - Wright back to jabbing - Mosley lands good right to face, then to body - Wright counters to body, then goes upstairs and lands a punch to the face of Mosley - no damage - Mosley lands good body shot - Mosley lands a right to face of Wright - Mosley back to working body of Wright - Wright lands a good right to face area of Mosley - round ends
RD 3 Wright comes out throwing the jab again - Mosley countering with punches to the mid-section - Mosley lands a few punches to the head of Wright - Both trading blows - Wright lands a punch to the face of Mosley and Mosley counters with two of his own - Mosley moves away with his lateral movement - Wright lands a good body shot, moves Mosley back to the ropes - Wright lands a another good body shot, then lands one upstairs - Mosley counters off the ropes - Wright lands a few jabs - Mosley counters with his own - Mosley lands a straight to the body, a jab to the face and another to the body - They clash heads - Mosley looks to be looking for that ONE punch - round ends
RD 4 Wright comes out jabbing - Mosley lands a hard left to the head that is partially blocked by Wright - Wright backing up Mosley with his jab - no damage but scoring points - Wright still utilizing the jab - Mosley lands a right - Wright back to jabbing, keeping Mosley away - Mosley lands a body shot and they clash heads - Ref warns to watch for head clash - Wright lands a right hook - Mosley showing lateral movement again - Wright coming forward with jabs again - round ends
RD 5 They touch gloves - Wright using the jab again - Mosley throwing combo's but all landing on gloves - Mosley lands three punches that hurt Wright - Wright with his hands down letting Mosley hit him like you can't hurt me - Mosley only lands one punch with Wright's hands down - Mosley lands a right - They clinch - Mosley working the body in the clinch - they trade blows moving back and forth from the clinch - Wright moving forward - round ends and they touch gloves
RD 6 Both touch gloves - Wright back to jabbing, coming straight at Mosley - Wright lands a good jab to the face of Mosley - Wright scoring with the jab - both fighters slowing down - both exchanging jabs - Mosley trying to land on Wright but Wright is blocking - Mosley lands a right to the face and right to the body of Wright - Wright counters with the jab - Mosley pressing the action - round ends
RD 7 Wright comes out with a jab to the body - Mosley looks more energetic - Mosley trying to push Wright back but Wright starts to use the jab - both exchange jabs - Mosley lands a combo to the body - Wright counters to the face - Wright lands a straight right - Mosley lands a right hook - Wright back to using the jab, making Mosley backpedal - Wright misses with a left - both slowing down - Mosley lands to the body - Mosley pushing the fight - both tie-up as the round ends
RD 8 Mosley comes out using the jab - Mosley throwing punches but Wright blocking - Wright counters to the body of Mosley - Wright doing a good job of blocking - both exchange punches - Mosley lands a hard right hook - Mosley lands another combo - Wright comes back with his own combo - Mosley lands a jab as Wright comes in - Wright back to utilizing the jab - Mosley lands two punches to the face of Wright - no damage - Wright throws a jab and Mosley counters with a left, right, left combo that lands as the bell rings
RD 9 Wright comes out with the jab - Mosley looking to the body - Wright lands a right - Mosley counters with a left hook - Wright lands a right hook as they tie-up - Mosley lands a combo - Wright throws a few punches to Mosley but Mosley blocks them with his gloves - the jab keeping Mosley at bay - Wright throws a few punches that miss - Mosley lands an upper-cut - Wright comes back with a punch that snaps Mosley's head back - no damage - Wright using the jab - Mosley lands a left to the face of Wright and raises his hands with two second left in the round - round ends -
RD 10 They touch gloves - Mosley using the jab - Wright also using the jab - Mosley misses with a hook - Wright lands a good right to the face of Mosley - Mosley lands two straight rights that go through the gloves of Wright - Wright pushing Mosley against the ropes - Wright lands a straight right - Wright pushing the fight, utilizing the jab - Mosley lands a punch a little low - ref says keep the punches up - both exchange blows, Wright getting the better of the two - Wright back to jabbing - round ends - Wright raises his hands
RD 11 Wright comes out using jab to body and face of Mosley - Wright looks more energetic - Welcome to jab fest - Mosley lands a left hook but no damage - Mosley looking to press Wright - a lot of clinching going on - Wright jabbing - both exchange blows but no damage - Wright looks to try to close in and clinch - Mosley pushes him away - round ends
RD 12 Both hug in center of the ring - Mosley looks like he really wants it - Wright using the jab to keep Mosley at bay - Mosley lands a jab as Wright comes in - Mosley lands a combo to the body - Wright coming in and tying up Mosley - Wright holding Mosley - Mosley trying to press the fight - Mosley lands a few punches - no damage - Wright lands a few jabs - both clinching - Wright holding on - Mosley trying to chase Wright - round ends - both fighters raise their arms, then hug each other for a good fight - good show of respect
Wright said in the post-fight interview - Mosley came to fight - That he would like to fight Mosley again, that they are both great fighters but it really doesn't matter who he faces next - When he dropped his hands, he said he wanted to show Mosley he couldn't hurt him although he did say he got caught with a good one when he had his hands down
Mosley said in the post-fight interview - he felt a lot stronger in the later rounds than Wright - felt he was hurting Wright with his punches - said Wright has a great south paw jab that makes it hard for him to get in - said he doesn't think he will go down in weight and feels encouraged to go on because he felt he won this fight
(11/20/04)
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