Shane Mosley insists he has some fight left in him There was a lot more going on Friday morning at Denny's in San Dimas than the ham and eggs. There were questions for boxer Shane Mosley. Important ones. We had them lined up like cars on a freight train. In essence, they all boiled to different versions of the same thing: What are you thinking? Isn't enough enough? Didn't your parents teach you never to play with fire? Mosley has been a world boxing champion six times. He has beaten Oscar De La Hoya (twice) and, just three years ago, destroyed the monster myth of Antonio Margarito by kicking sand in the bully's face and winning on a TKO. Mosley is also 40 years old. He has had 54 professional fights (46-7-1, with 39 knockouts). By his own count, he had more than 250 amateur fights. In his last six fights, his record is 2-3-1. In his last three, including mega chances for him against Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao, he has gone 0-2-1. The draw was against Sergio Mora, who made his name on a reality TV boxing show. Now, come May 5 in Las Vegas, Mosley will fight again. His opponent will be Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, who, at 21, is the same age as Mosley's oldest child. Alvarez is unbeaten in 40 fights and is Golden Boy's golden boy. The previous owner of that title, De La Hoya, is also the owner of the promotion company that is interested in growing Alvarez's stature, not Mosley's. The Mosley-Alvarez fight isn't even the main event. That's Mayweather Jr. versus Miguel Cotto. This time, the Mosley name that has meant sweet music for boxing over the years will play second fiddle. Among the comments about Mosley from the great unwashed Internet anonymous include the following, in the aftermath of a recent story by Dan Rafael of ESPN.com. "Stick a fork in him." "Mosley is done." "He just wants one more paycheck." Columnist Mark Whicker of the Orange County Register, always washed and never anonymous, referred to the upcoming fight in a recent column as Alvarez versus "what's left of Shane Mosley." That is the perception. Mosley is a washed-up old guy serving as a punching bag for a young stud. Mosley must need money, or ego adjusting. Mosley, to his credit, says he understands every bit of this. "I'd think the same thing, after watching [my] Mayweather and Pacquiao fights," he says. All is not what it seems, he says. Mosley also says that it is his fault, because he hurt himself doing silly jock things before each fight. He says he fought Mayweather with torn muscles in his midsection, injured while snowboarding. He says he fought Pacquiao, incredibly, just four months after rupturing his left Achilles' tendon and having quick secret surgery. "I was playing basketball in the NBA's E League [Entertainment League for celebrities] in January of last year," Mosley says. I felt something go and I asked the guy next to me why he stepped on my leg. He said he hadn't. But it suddenly didn't work. One of the other celebrity players knew a doctor, so they helped Mosley to a car, drove him to a nearby volleyball game where the doctor's daughter was playing, and got the diagnosis. That was a Sunday. The surgery was done Tuesday and Mosley says he couldn't even run until April, a month before the fight. After a few rounds against Pacquiao, Mosley looked defensive and immobile. After the lopsided decision, much was made of horrible blisters he had on his right foot, but nothing about the Achilles. Mosley says he didn't want that as an excuse, even though just getting into the ring with Pacquiao four months after that type of surgery is incredible. Or incredibly stupid.