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Last night on ATG Radio the ATG Team had the chance to sit down with future Hall of Famer “Sugar” Shane Mosley. We spoke to Shane about several topics such as retirement, Sugar Shane Promotions, the Olympics, fighting De La Hoya, never fighting Trinidad, women’s boxing and much more. Here are some of the highlights from the interview:
On how his retirement is going:
“Pretty good! I am training my son. I have a promotional company that just started “Sugar Shane Promotions”. Retirement is good. I can do different things without having to worry about waking up early to do my daily run or whatever. I can stay up later and it’s a good thing.”
On rumors about his Shane Mosley Jr. turning pro soon:
“No not until after the 2016 Olympics. That is what the goal is to win the Olympics. He started a little later, I started at 8, he started when he was 16. He wants to get some experience under his belt and then turn pro.”
On Shane Mosley Jr. compared to himself:
“I see a lot of great qualities in him. He punches very well and has power. With experience he will get better. If he learns to use his mind more, it is not physical with him it is more mental, he will get better. Once he is in the fight game a little longer, has more fights, and keeps doing what he is doing he will be good.”
On if he feels he retired on his own terms:
“Yes I went out on my own terms. I fought a guy that can fight that nobody else would fight. Unless it is for $2,000,000 or more I do not see a reason to fight anybody. I am in great shape and still can do it, but at this point for what. I can do other things like helping my son get his things together by getting behind him and helping him become the superstar I know he can be.”
On Olympic boxing:
“I think things will change now that a lot of people are seeing that there is a problem. There are a lot of top guys and coaches that need to go in there and teach them how to be amateur fighters the correct way. They need to learn how to throw a punch the correct way. I think that is what the problem is. They need to learn how to defend themselves. They need to learn how to throw a jab properly, their right hands, how to move through the ring, and how to clinch the correct way. As well as some basic stuff that the coaches need to tell them.
I think that there are a lot of kids coming up that will be real good when 2016 comes around. I am not just saying my son but a lot of young kids in the amateur program here in California and Houston, wherever I go. I see a lot of young talent and feel it is going to be a very successful team.”
On how “Sugar Shane Promotions” differs from the other companies:
“I want to make sure I am about the fighters. I have always been about fighters. When I signed to Golden Boy the thing was this was the promotional company for fighters because we are fighters and we know what fighters want. I still want that. It is not about me, Golden Boy, or TMT. It is about the fighter you are signing. It is about how to promote, that is the name of the game promote, the fighter not your promotional company. That is how I want to do it.
I have a promotional license. I am going to have my 1st card in California on October 6th. It’s already signed so I am going to do that. Then from there we will see what happens. Is it magical or not? Every 2 or 3 will I do a show? It is really more about the local fighters not the TV fighters. It’s more for the fighters coming up that need to get fights before they can get the big fights on HBO & Showtime. What happens to these fighters? Where can they go? Who do they fight? That is what needs to be handled more than the big fights.”
On if it would lure him back to the ring to help his own shows:
“I don’t see myself doing that. Money can change anything but I don’t see myself getting in the ring and trying to fight somebody just to get my own promotional company off. I just want to help fighters. If I am going to do something like that it’s for the fighters not for me to gain anything from it. I am going to get some money here or there but I am looking to give something back. I just told you earlier I have been making millions of dollars since 1998. Multi-millions of dollars since 1998 and it is 2012. Every single fight except for one, I made 500,00 for fight David Estrada and for the last one. “
On the defining moment of his career:
“If anything the fight with Oscar (De La Hoya) because it let people know exactly that I was a great fighter. At lightweight, I won all of my fights and all of my title defenses by knockout. Once I jumped over Jr. Welterweight to fight the best Welterweight at the time, a P4P guy in Oscar De La Hoya, they realized I am a great fighter.”
To hear this interview in it’s entirety or to hear exclusive interview with Joey Dawjeko, Kenny Porter, Brandon Rios, and Joel Diaz Jr. you can listen right here on RingNews24.com:
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