Editing Shane Mosley (section)

===Light middleweight===
Mosley's first fight at light middleweight was scheduled to take place on February 8, 2003, against former IBF [[light-middleweight]] title holder [[Raúl Márquez]] at the [[Mandalay Bay Events Center]] in [[Paradise, Nevada]]. The fight ended in a [[no contest (boxing)|no contest]] when Mosley accidentally head butted Marquez twice in round three, which caused two very bad cuts above the eyes of Marquez. Mosley earned a $2 million purse for the fight.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxing247.com/news/Mosley-vs-Marquez-Preview.php|title=Shane Mosley vs Raul Marquez|website=www.boxing247.com|access-date=2017-02-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.secondsout.com/usa-boxing-news/usa-boxing-news/mosley-vs-marquez-ends-in-no-contest|title=Mosley vs Marquez ends in no contest|newspaper=SecondsOut Boxing News|access-date=2017-02-06|language=En}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=Boxing Legends|title=Shane Mosley - Raul Marquez|date=2013-10-12|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poQC702d1qQ| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200829100810/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poQC702d1qQ&gl=US&hl=en| archive-date=2020-08-29 | url-status=dead|access-date=2017-08-23}}</ref>

====Mosley vs. De La Hoya II====
{{Main|Oscar De La Hoya vs. Shane Mosley II}}
Mosley and De La Hoya faced each other for the second time on September 13, this time with De La Hoya's ''[[The Ring (magazine)|The Ring]]'', WBC, [[World Boxing Association|WBA]] and [[Lineal championship|lineal]] light middleweight championships on the line.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/jrmiddle.htm|title=The Lineal Junior Middleweight Champions|publisher=The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia}}</ref> Mosley defeated De La Hoya by a controversial 12 round unanimous decision and joined the exclusive group of world boxing champions that have reigned in three or more divisions. Many fans had Oscar easily beating Mosley in this rematch but judges scored it differently regardless of De La Hoya landing over 100 more punches. Mosley testified in 2003 that he injected himself with the notorious doping agent [[Erythropoietin|EPO]] as he prepared for his light-middleweight title fight against Oscar De La Hoya, according to grand jury transcripts and doping calendars.<ref name=EPO>{{cite news|url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/12/03/sports/BOX-Athletes-Steroids.php|title=Mosley testifies he injected himself with EPO|date=December 3, 2008|work=International Herald Tribune / [[New York Times]]|access-date=December 4, 2008}}</ref>

====Mosley vs. Wright====
{{Main|Shane Mosley vs. Winky Wright}}
Mosley made the first defense of his unified WBC, WBA Super and The Ring Magazine world light middleweight titles on March 13, 2004, against IBF champion [[Winky Wright|Ronald Wright]] (46-3, 25 KOs) at the [[Mandalay Bay|Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino]] in Las Vegas. Prior to taking this bout, Mosley turned down an offer to fight [[Félix Trinidad]] in a bout that would have seen him receive $10 million. Wright, who was a 5-to-2 underdog, won the fight via a unanimous decision. Judges Dave Moretti and Chuck Giampa scored it 117-111, while Paul Smith had it 116-112 all in Wright's favor. In the fast-paced bout, Mosley was unable to get on the inside. Wright's southpaw stance made it difficult for him, as he threw jabs and straight left to both the face and body of Mosley. CompuBox stats shows that Wright out-landed Mosley landing 250 punches to 166 from Mosley. In the post-fight interview, Mosley said about the Trinidad fight being in jeopardy, "It was not a mistake. I have no regrets. I wanted to find out who was the best in our division. I was fighting for history." Mosley earned $2.1 million, while Wright was paid $750,000.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/fight/319/2004-03-13/Ronald-Wright-VS-Shane-Mosley|title=Fight Ronald Wright W UD 12 (12) Shane Mosley – Boxing news – BOXNEWS.com.ua|website=www.boxnews.com.ua|language=en-gb|access-date=2017-03-23}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=456blaine|title=Shane Mosley vs Winky Wright FULL FIGHT|date=2012-03-07|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mktRdT7nDXE| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225124642/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mktRdT7nDXE| archive-date=2013-12-25 | url-status=dead|access-date=2017-03-25}}</ref>

====Mosley vs. Wright II====
{{Main|Winky Wright vs. Shane Mosley II}}
Instead of the big money fight against Félix Trinidad, Mosley fought Ronald Wright in a rematch on November 20, 2004, at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino. The fight was for the WBC, WBA Super and The Ring Magazine world title. Wright was stripped of the IBF title on April 19, 2004, because he agreed to have a rematch with Mosley instead of defending the title against the [[mandatory challenger]] [[Kassim Ouma]]. The fight aired live on HBO. The fight went the 12 round distance. Both fighters were tired during the last round and clinched for most of it. After the final bell rang, both fighters showed respect to each other and embraced in the ring. One judge had it had it 114-114 even, whilst the other two scored it 115-113 in favor of Wright, meaning he scored back to back victories over Mosley. Wright landed 119 punches more than Mosley.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.boxing.com/shane_mosley_vs_ronald_wright.html|title=Shane Mosley vs. Winky Wright II – Boxing.com|website=www.boxing.com|access-date=2017-03-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/fight/122/2004-11-20/Ronald-Wright-VS-Shane-Mosley|title=Fight Ronald Wright W MD 12 (12) Shane Mosley – Boxing news – BOXNEWS.com.ua|website=www.boxnews.com.ua|language=en-gb|access-date=2017-03-23}}</ref>

====Mosley vs. Estrada====
Following his consecutive losses to Wright, Mosley was on a comeback trail to rebuild and once again challenge for a world title. His next fight took place at [[Caesars Palace]] in Las Vegas on April 23, 2005, against [[David Estrada (boxer)|David Estrada]] (18-1, 9 KOs) in a scheduled 10 round bout. The fight went the distance as Mosley was announced the victor. There were two wide scores of 99-91 and 98-93 and a closer margin score of 97–93. The fight wasn't focused on if Mosley won, but more how dominant he would be in doing so. Mosley received $500,000 for the fight.<ref>{{Citation|last=Boxing Legends|title=Shane Mosley – David Estrada|date=2013-10-11|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WN6Z3GU7WFg| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407110307/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WN6Z3GU7WFg| archive-date=2017-04-07 | url-status=dead|access-date=2017-03-23}}</ref>

Mosley next fought five months later in September against undefeated former Mexico welterweight champion Jose Luis Cruz (33-0-2, 28 KOs) in 10 round bout. Much like the Estrada fight, Mosley won a unanimous decision with scores of 96-94, 97-93, and 98-92.<ref>{{Citation|last=Легенды Бокса|title=Shane Mosley vs Jose Luis Cruz (НТВ Спорт) [17.09.2005]|date=2015-09-03|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCxCMOd0-7I| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407110322/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCxCMOd0-7I| archive-date=2017-04-07 | url-status=dead|access-date=2017-03-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pound4pound.com/FightReport/2005/MosleyvsCruz.htm|title=Shane Mosley vs. Jose Luis Cruz - Boxing2005.com - P4P Number 1|website=www.pound4pound.com|access-date=2017-03-23}}</ref>

====Mosley vs. Vargas I, II====
In November 2005, negotiations were complete and a fight between Mosley and former light middleweight champion [[Fernando Vargas]] (26-2, 22 KOs) was confirmed as a WBA light middleweight title eliminator. The fight was scheduled to take place on February 25, 2006, live on HBO PPV at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2234023|title=Stars align: Vargas, Mosley ready for Feb. 25 rumble|date=2005-11-23|website=ESPN.com|access-date=2017-04-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2234023|title=Stars align: Vargas, Mosley ready for Feb. 25 rumble|date=2005-11-23|website=ESPN.com|language=en|access-date=2019-05-08}}</ref> Mosley was guaranteed $3 million from the fight plus percentages of the PPV revenue. Mosley won the bout via 10th-round technical knockout after Vargas' left eye was completely closed. Vargas claimed the cut and closure of his eye was not due to a punch, but because of clash of heads. At the time of stoppage, two judges had Mosley was ahead on two cards at 86-85, 86-85 and the third judge had Vargas ahead 86-85.<ref>{{Citation|last=DoDbIP TB|title=Shane Mosley vs Fernando Vargas (1st fight) / Шейн Мосли – Фернандо Варгас (1й бой)|date=2013-10-15|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PM2LXI9hnbo| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170410175949/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PM2LXI9hnbo| archive-date=2017-04-10 | url-status=dead|access-date=2017-03-23}}</ref> The fight exceeded financial expectations generating 415,000 buys and $18.6 million in revenue.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2525430|title=Mosley-Vargas fight can't match first bout on PPV|date=2006-07-20|website=ESPN.com|language=en|access-date=2019-05-08}}</ref>

A rematch was made to take place on July 15 at the [[MGM Grand Garden Arena]] in Las Vegas. Mosley was to earn $4 million plus a percentage and Vargas had a base purse of $3 million plus upside on the pay-per-view.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2518605|title=Mosley, Vargas not seeing eye-to-eye for rematch|date=2006-07-15|website=ESPN.com|access-date=2017-03-23}}</ref> Mosley floored Vargas with a left hook in the sixth and Vargas had a very hard time in getting up. Referee Kenny Bayless stopped the fight moments later. At the time of the stoppage, Mosley had won every round on all three judges' cards. Mosley was quicker than Vargas, easily winning rounds with his speed and combinations. At the time of stoppage, the scorecards were much more close than the first fight with Mosley winning 5 rounds to non on all three scorecards. The attendance for the bout was 9,722. After the fight Mosley said, "When I was in the ring I remembered watching Oscar fight Vargas, and he threw that perfect left hook. I was bouncing around and I saw the opportunity and I threw the perfect left hook." Mosley also talked about moving back down to welterweight.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2498164|title=Mosley TKOs Vargas in rematch|date=2006-07-20|website=ESPN.com|access-date=2017-03-23}}</ref> HBO confirmed the bout did 350,000 buys, generating $17.5 million in revenue.<ref name=":0" />