I lead the challenge over R.L.Malpica 96-94 entering this weekend.
PBC features a long asked for featherweight bout that could be fun to watch,but could also be a bout made too late.
Former Bantam,Jr.Feather and Featherweight champ Abner Mares was on a roll and did it against top notch opponents before losing his WBC Featherweight belt in a stunning one round blitz at the hands of Jhonny Gonzalez.
Mares has looked like a different and shop-worn fighter since the loss in winning three bouts against lower opposition and might be one of those fighters that watched a career dissolve after one loss.
Leo Santa Cruz won the IBF Bantamweight title,moved up to 122 pounds and added the WBC title there and looked to have several exciting fights in a lower division.
Santa Cruz then became the PBC poster boy all that is wrong with PBC with high profile fights against lousy opponents.
Mares is the better boxer,Santa Cruz is the more aggressive fighter that throws more punches,so this is a pretty even bout...
Finally,no matter the reason,a fight between these is here and even if it would have been bigger before,there is still plenty on the line.
The winner establishes themselves again as a legitimate top notch boxer and the loser takes a huge step back,especially if Mares loses.
If Santa Cruz loses,he still has his title at 122 to defend,so he has more options with a defeat.
It looks to have excellent potential for an entertaining fight and can be seen on ESPN at 10 PM.
Our other bout is a rematch from years ago as two former champions in 123 yr old Shane Mosley battles 126 year old Ricardo Mayorga at middleweight.
I don't have a problem with these old nostalgia fights and occasionally they can be entertaining when matched against other older fighters.
Just don't put them in against prime fighters and I'm fine with it.
Featherweights 12 rds
Abner Mares vs Leo Santa Cruz
Both:Santa Cruz Unanimous Decision
Middleweights 12 rds
Shane Mosley vs Ricardo Mayorga
R.L:Mosley KO 4
TRS:Mosley KO 6
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