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By Robert Morales
It doesn't appear the relationship between "Sugar" Shane Mosley and Golden Boy Promotions will be mended any time soon. Mosley walked away from Golden Boy recently so he could pursue a fight with Manny Pacquiao, which he successfully secured for May 7 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
In Mosley's mind, had he continued to fight for Golden Boy, he would likely not have been able to get the fight because of the ongoing feud Oscar De La Hoya's company has with Bob Arum and his Top Rank Inc., which promotes Pacquiao.
Not only that, Mosley believes that Golden Boy wanted Juan Manuel Marquez to get a third fight with Pacquiao and that De La Hoya and his CEO, Richard Schaefer, didn't show any loyalty to a fighter - meaning Mosley - who was also a partner in Golden Boy.
"I think that is what is angering me more, that they wanted to have Juan Manuel Marquez have the fight," Mosley said. "I didn't realize it at the time, that the real focus was on Juan Manuel Marquez."
Mosley said that left a "bad taste" in his mouth. It became more sour when he saw that Golden Boy had begun inviting Mosley's soon-to-be ex-wife, Jin, to some of their recent cards.
"It seems like it was all a conspiracy," Mosley said. "The whole thing stinks. Now that I'm not in the picture, she is best friends with (matchmaker) Eric Gomez and Golden Boy, hanging out and going to the fights. And I'm like, 'Wow.'"
Mosley said at this point he just wants to put it all behind him.
"I'm not going to cry over spilled milk," he said. "What's done is done. I want to move forward with my boxing career and be part of boxing like I always wanted to be."
Mosley said he will soon begin promoting fighters under his "Sugar" Shane Mosley Promotions banner.
"And I will be signing fighters," Mosley said. "That is something that is going to happen in the near future."
Mosley said he still has one bit of business left with Golden Boy. He said De La Hoya's company recently sent him a check for $1,000 meant to buy him out for the holdings he still has in De La Hoya's company.
"The way the contract is written with being a partner, it is kind of one-sided, if you will," said Mosley, who said he will likely be taking Golden Boy to court in this matter.
"They sent me a check for a thousand dollars saying that I sold back my percentage of the company, to my divorce attorney," Mosley said. "We sent it back the same day."
Schaefer was reached by telephone Monday for a reaction. He sounded disgusted with the whole thing.
"This is exactly the kind of BS I don't want to get involved in," Schaefer said. "The fact is he went out there and now he is no longer part of Golden Boy and he is doing his own thing with 'Sugar' Shane Mosley Promotions. He is not under contract to us and that is what he wanted to do to get the Pacquiao fight.
"That was his decision and that was what he did. Life goes on and one doesn't need to start pointing fingers. It is what it is. He is no longer part of Golden Boy. It was his decision, it wasn't my decision."
Schaefer was asked about the alleged $1,000 check sent Mosley meant to buy him out of his partnership.
"He knows what the contract is and what it says," Schaefer said, "and I'm not going to make any comments in the media about contracts."
Schaefer scoffed when asked about Golden Boy's relationship with Jin Mosley.
"Anybody can go to fights," Schaefer said. "I'm not going to get into a back and forth with Shane Mosley about these things."
Schaefer said he was more than proud of what he accomplished for Mosley during his five years with the company.
"I can hold my head high," he said. "If he decides he wants to go and talk s**t about me and Golden Boy, then let him go and do that. What goes around, comes around."
Does His Recent Work Merit This Fight?
One of the big beefs experts have with Mosley-Pacquiao is that Mosley didn't do anything recent to have earned such a big fight against boxing's most popular figure. Mosley was dominated by Floyd Mayweather Jr. in May and could only earn a draw against Sergio Mora in September.
But Mosley believes that his time in the game and all his accomplishments should go a long way.
"Yeah, I think I deserve this fight," he said. "I've been fighting for a long time, I've been on top of the circuit for a long time. I definitely deserve a mega fight."
By Robert Morales
It doesn't appear the relationship between "Sugar" Shane Mosley and Golden Boy Promotions will be mended any time soon. Mosley walked away from Golden Boy recently so he could pursue a fight with Manny Pacquiao, which he successfully secured for May 7 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
In Mosley's mind, had he continued to fight for Golden Boy, he would likely not have been able to get the fight because of the ongoing feud Oscar De La Hoya's company has with Bob Arum and his Top Rank Inc., which promotes Pacquiao.
Not only that, Mosley believes that Golden Boy wanted Juan Manuel Marquez to get a third fight with Pacquiao and that De La Hoya and his CEO, Richard Schaefer, didn't show any loyalty to a fighter - meaning Mosley - who was also a partner in Golden Boy.
"I think that is what is angering me more, that they wanted to have Juan Manuel Marquez have the fight," Mosley said. "I didn't realize it at the time, that the real focus was on Juan Manuel Marquez."
Mosley said that left a "bad taste" in his mouth. It became more sour when he saw that Golden Boy had begun inviting Mosley's soon-to-be ex-wife, Jin, to some of their recent cards.
"It seems like it was all a conspiracy," Mosley said. "The whole thing stinks. Now that I'm not in the picture, she is best friends with (matchmaker) Eric Gomez and Golden Boy, hanging out and going to the fights. And I'm like, 'Wow.'"
Mosley said at this point he just wants to put it all behind him.
"I'm not going to cry over spilled milk," he said. "What's done is done. I want to move forward with my boxing career and be part of boxing like I always wanted to be."
Mosley said he will soon begin promoting fighters under his "Sugar" Shane Mosley Promotions banner.
"And I will be signing fighters," Mosley said. "That is something that is going to happen in the near future."
Mosley said he still has one bit of business left with Golden Boy. He said De La Hoya's company recently sent him a check for $1,000 meant to buy him out for the holdings he still has in De La Hoya's company.
"The way the contract is written with being a partner, it is kind of one-sided, if you will," said Mosley, who said he will likely be taking Golden Boy to court in this matter.
"They sent me a check for a thousand dollars saying that I sold back my percentage of the company, to my divorce attorney," Mosley said. "We sent it back the same day."
Schaefer was reached by telephone Monday for a reaction. He sounded disgusted with the whole thing.
"This is exactly the kind of BS I don't want to get involved in," Schaefer said. "The fact is he went out there and now he is no longer part of Golden Boy and he is doing his own thing with 'Sugar' Shane Mosley Promotions. He is not under contract to us and that is what he wanted to do to get the Pacquiao fight.
"That was his decision and that was what he did. Life goes on and one doesn't need to start pointing fingers. It is what it is. He is no longer part of Golden Boy. It was his decision, it wasn't my decision."
Schaefer was asked about the alleged $1,000 check sent Mosley meant to buy him out of his partnership.
"He knows what the contract is and what it says," Schaefer said, "and I'm not going to make any comments in the media about contracts."
Schaefer scoffed when asked about Golden Boy's relationship with Jin Mosley.
"Anybody can go to fights," Schaefer said. "I'm not going to get into a back and forth with Shane Mosley about these things."
Schaefer said he was more than proud of what he accomplished for Mosley during his five years with the company.
"I can hold my head high," he said. "If he decides he wants to go and talk s**t about me and Golden Boy, then let him go and do that. What goes around, comes around."
Does His Recent Work Merit This Fight?
One of the big beefs experts have with Mosley-Pacquiao is that Mosley didn't do anything recent to have earned such a big fight against boxing's most popular figure. Mosley was dominated by Floyd Mayweather Jr. in May and could only earn a draw against Sergio Mora in September.
But Mosley believes that his time in the game and all his accomplishments should go a long way.
"Yeah, I think I deserve this fight," he said. "I've been fighting for a long time, I've been on top of the circuit for a long time. I definitely deserve a mega fight."
