Sugar Shane is the one who is getting up there in years (34 to Vargas' 28) but you wouldn't know it by their last few fights. Vargas hit the wall with the De La Hoya fight -- who knows what impact the steroids had if any, but it's been downhill since.
From today's LA Times...
"Vargas, who has always battled a weight problem, weighed 194 pounds before coming down to 154 for the Castillejo fight. For tonight's match, he had to come down from the 180s. When Vargas weighed in at 153 1/2 pounds Friday, he celebrated as if he had won the fight itself.
Vargas' focus has changed since the days when his life revolved solely around the ring. He is now a businessman and has a speaking part in an upcoming movie with the promise of more roles to come.
All of which is reason to question how ferocious Vargas remains in the ring."
I think this fight will resemble Winky Wright vs. Trinidad with Vargas having trouble landing any significant shots -- but not quite as lopsided. At 154 though, Mosley hasn't shown he has the power to knock anyone out.
Playing Mosely by decision @ 7-5.
From today's LA Times...
"Vargas, who has always battled a weight problem, weighed 194 pounds before coming down to 154 for the Castillejo fight. For tonight's match, he had to come down from the 180s. When Vargas weighed in at 153 1/2 pounds Friday, he celebrated as if he had won the fight itself.
Vargas' focus has changed since the days when his life revolved solely around the ring. He is now a businessman and has a speaking part in an upcoming movie with the promise of more roles to come.
All of which is reason to question how ferocious Vargas remains in the ring."
I think this fight will resemble Winky Wright vs. Trinidad with Vargas having trouble landing any significant shots -- but not quite as lopsided. At 154 though, Mosley hasn't shown he has the power to knock anyone out.
Playing Mosely by decision @ 7-5.
