LOS ANGELES — Nobody won. Not Shane Mosley, not Sergio Mora and certainly not the fans, who suffered through their awful junior middleweight fight, which was declared a split draw on Saturday night at Staples Center.
The 13,591 fight fans at Golden Boy Promotions’ Mexican bicentennial celebration card booed throughout the fight, except during brief bursts of action in the late rounds. Many rounds were close, because there was not nearly enough happening to satisfy the crowd, which cheered throughout the knockout-filled undercard.
When Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer joked about a rematch immediately after the fight, none of the ringside reporters laughed. Then he turned serious when asked what he thought.
“I think we had a great Saul Alvarez, a great Victor Ortiz and a great Daniel Ponce De Leon (who all won on the undercard) and the main event was what it was,” Schaefer said.
In the end, the judges couldn’t agree on a winner between the Southern California natives. Judge Kermit Bayless scored it 115-113 for Mora while David Denkin had it 116-112 for Mosley. Judge Lou Moret had it 114-114. ESPN.com scored it 117-111 for Mosley, who appeared quicker and busier and worked Mora’s body very well.