How NOT to sell pay-per-views: Two 40-year-old fighters against young studs
The undercard for the Floyd Mayweather vs. Miguel Cotto pay-per-view on May 5th is shaping up, and while it has big names, it also has absolutely terrible match-ups.
The first fight that came to the forefront was Saul "Canelo" Alvarez vs. Shane Mosley. The Alvarez vs. Mosley bout has been officially announced, and it's beyond a head-scratcher.
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Mosley is 0-2-1 in his last three fights - over a period of two years by fight night against Canelo - including the two awful, lopsided losses to Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao. Sandwiched in between was an unwatchable draw against the unwatchable Sergio Mora.
Canelo, meanwhile, is a "champion" at 154 lbs, who has already made three "title defenses" (ProBoxing-Fans.com has him ranked at number 6 at junior middleweight).
At 39-0-1 and with that belt around his waist, what in the world is he d...
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