Mosley vs Hoya

Who won Mosley vs Hoya?

Shane Mosley beat Oscar De La Hoya by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, June 17th, 2000, at Staples Center, Los Angeles.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 115-113, 115-113 in favor of winner Shane Mosley.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

This contest was for the WBC welterweight championship of the world.

Mosley vs Hoya stats

Back in June 2000, Shane Mosley stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 34 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Oscar De La Hoya made his way to the ring with a record of 32 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Shane Mosley was the older man by 2 years, at 29 years old.

Hoya had a height advantage of 1 inch over Mosley. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Shane Mosley and Oscar De La Hoya fought out of an orthodox stance.

Mosley was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 1993, 2 months later than Hoya, whose first professional fight was in 1992. He had fought 137 more professional rounds, totaling 445 compared to Hoya's 308.

Mosley vs Hoya form

Shane Mosley had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to David Avanesyan on May 28, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Welterweight championship fight at Gila River Arena, Glendale, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Canelo Alvarez on May 5, 2012, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Antonio Margarito on January 24, 2009, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA Super World Welterweight championship fight at Staples Center, Los Angeles.

Before that, he had lost to Miguel Cotto on November 10, 2007, by technical knockout at Madison Square Garden, New York.

He had beaten Fernando Vargas on July 15, 2006, by technical knockout in the 6th round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Oscar De La Hoya had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Felix Trinidad on September 18, 1999, by majority decision in their IBF World Welterweight and WBC World Welterweight championship fight at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Felix Trinidad on September 18, 1999, by majority decision in their IBF World Welterweight and WBC World Welterweight championship fight at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Ike Quartey on February 13, 1999, by split decision in their WBC World Welterweight championship fight at Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Hector Camacho on September 13, 1997, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Welterweight championship fight at Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Pernell Whitaker on April 12, 1997, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Welterweight championship fight at Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Oscar De La Hoya had been fighting more than Shane Mosley.

Going into this contest, Shane Mosley had last fought 15 years, 11 months and 11 days ago, while Oscar De La Hoya's last outing had been 8 months and 30 days ago.

Mosley's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years and 28 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 2 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 51 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.2 rounds on average.

Hoya's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 60 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

What time did Mosley vs Hoya start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Staples Center, Los Angeles, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Mosley vs Hoya?

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