Mosley vs. Mora on PPV? I’m not Sold, and I’m Not Buying, Either
Published Sep 10 2010 by: Robert Fite | Follow us on Facebook & on Twitter
-A Weak Main Event and a Misleading Undercard Lead to a Waste of $44.95-
On September 18, 2010 HBO will be distributing a pay-per-view broadcast, with the main event of course Sugar Shane Mosley (46-6, 39KOs) vs. Sergio Mora (22-1, 6KOs). Fight fans will be asked to dish over $44.95 for this relatively meaningless junior middleweight bout, featuring an undercard that is deep with names, but lacking a sorely needed premier matchup considering the lackluster main event. The televised undercard is as follows: Saul Alvarez (33-0, 25KOs) vs. Carlos Baldomir (45-12, 14KOs), Victor Ortiz (27-2, 21KOs) vs. Vivian Harris (29-4-1, 19KOs), and Daniel Ponce de Leon (39-2, 32KOs) vs. Antonio Escalante (24-2, 15KOs).
The main event of most HBO PPV cards typically includes a current superstar in boxing, such as Manny Pacquiao or Floyd Mayweather, taking on a worthy challenger, although the standards have certainly been skewed over the past several years. Shane Mosley is without a doubt a future Hall of Fame boxer, but is past his prime and coming off a very one-sided loss at the hands of Floyd Mayweather. Also, Shane Mosley’s last fight before that, a much more intriguing matchup against Antonio Margarito, was made available for free on HBO World Championship Boxing. His opponent, Sergio Mora, who is best known for winning NBC’s reality show The Contender, was last seen on the undercard of the rematch between Roy Jones Jr. and Bernard Hopkins, defeating journeyman Calvin Green. This does not equate to a fight that fans are craving to watch.
When it was announced that the rematch between Juan Manuel Marquez and Juan Diaz would be on HBO PPV, I must admit I was a little surprised as both men were coming off of losses, but Golden Boy lined up a great undercard (on paper at least)to assure fans they would be getting their money’s worth.
This time however, Golden Boy has put forth a very weak undercard. Saul Alvarez is an exciting young prospect, but is being matched soft against an over the hill Carlos Baldomir. Boxing fans should not get their hopes up for Baldomir to pull off another improbable upset like he did against Zab Judah in 2006, as the Argentinean fighter has lost three of his last five. The card will also showcase Victor Ortiz, who has been matched against unaccomplished or shot fighters ever since quitting against Marcos Maidana last year. His opponent will be Vivian Harris, who has not won a fight since 2008. Also on the undercard will be a bout between Daniel Ponce de Leon and Antonio Escalante, which will serve as a WBO featherweight eliminator. I have no major qualms about this fight, other than it is not worth $44.95 alone.
Richard Schaefer, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, asked fans to purchase the Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Juan Diaz card if they wanted to continue to receive great undercards. I believe it is time for fans to take a stand and not purchase the Shane Mosley vs. Sergio Mora card, as a measure to say that the combination of weak main events and weak undercards are not desired.
I love watching Mosley and Ortiz but I wouldn’t pay a penny to watch them fight nobody’s so I’m not buying this one
The opinion is solely yours and should be stated just as such. Clearly, this card is still better than most ppv cards i think. it’s good enough to warrant my buy of the ppv. It has enough stars to make it compelling. if there was only one known/ somewhat popular fighter I would agree with you. However there is enough of a draw to make it appealing. That is my opinion.
I agree Mosley vs Mora is not a good fight period. Mosley is a good fighter but he alone has never been able to sell one fighting card. Saul Alvarez is a young kid that I greatly look forward to watching develop and it is because of him I’m paying to see this card. Victor Ortiz is a chump with no heart. As for the Ponce De Leon vs Escalante it just might be a good match but in all fairness this card should either be free or no more than 29.99.
Imagine this Mayweather vs Pacquiao, Pavlik vs Bute, Khan vs Alexander, Gamboa vs Lopez all on major free network. Think about the ratings.
Agree with you.
It is going to be in a few theaters, so at 10 bucks, it might not be a bad buy. But where’s the grudge? There’s no reason for these guys to even be fighting.
As for Jonny, Mayweather vs. Pacquiao wouldn’t do as well as you’d think on free TV. If you think of the top shows like Dancing With The Stars, or Sunday Night Football as the guide, it would probably do half, or barely over half of those ratings.
And no free network is going to pony up the $50 million or more necessary for that fight just to get a 10-12 rating.
This fight is garbage and so is Sergio The Latin Worm Mora.
There is absolutely no reason for this fight to warrant a PPV card!
Lets all say noooooooooooooooo to this fight!
Oh and Mora, us Mexicans ARE NOT BEHIND YOU! We hope you get knocked out by Mosley!
@ A true Boxing Fan: BLAH BLAH BLAHWho sent you???? THE HHHHAAAAATTTERRRRRRS!hahaha, Look like you never even made it out of the corner..Freakin Lame..You shoulda stuck to being a Boxing fame and leave race out of it…Dumb ass hater..Freakin sell out!
Hey “Dee Keeping it OG” you must be Moras brother or friend or his gay lover to try to defend him.
As far as me being a hater, nope, Mora is just a horrible fighter who does not fight with a Mexican Heart.
I hope he gets KO’d so we never have to see him again!
and P.S. Im Mexican but that does not mean that I will be rooting for such a c-class fighter like The Latin Fake Mora or that Fat Burger eater Ariola!
Get off Moras nuts!! If youre going to dick-ride, ride someone who can actually fight! LMAO