Since Shane Mosley Cheated, Oscar De La Hoya Could Pick Up A Win Without Even Fighting

Maybe December won’t be all bad for Oscar De La Hoya.
Despite his retirement beating earlier this month at the hands of Manny Pacquiao, Oscar may still be about to have a loss struck from his record. Following his admission to using performance enhancement drugs before his 2003 fight with De La Hoya in his BALCO trial testimony, the World Boxing Council has decided to investigate “Sugar” Shane Mosley on doping charges.

“It was a real surprise to read that Mosley has confessed that he did take those medicines, those drugs that are totally prohibited by the WBC,” WBC president Jose Sulaiman told the newspaper.

“WBC rules state that we must have a hearing. This is a matter of serious concern to us.”

Sulaiman has asked WBC lawyers to gather evidence in the matter and present details of his investigation to WBC officials, who could disqualify or fine Mosley even this long after the bout.

“Thus far, the WBC has seen only press reports and must therefore investigate any available evidence and review it, in terms of the WBC rules and regulations’ anti-doping provisions,” said WBC legal counsel Robert Lenhardt.

Mosley has stated that he didn’t know EPO, the substance he admitted to suing, was illegal. And we’ll state that we refuse to believe that top-level athletes don’t know exactly what they’re putting in their bodies.
Mosley will next face off against Antonio Margarito in January, and we don’t think this investigation will effect that fight at all, given the time elapsed. Still, when he beat Oscar in 2003 he took the Golden Boy’s two belts with him, and contributed to the argument that De La Hoya was mediocre, at best, when it came to winning big fights. At the very least, the fight should be scored a “no decision,” and Oscar should not have to have the title loss on his record.
Mosley is a dirty stinkin’ cheater. Strip his win away WBC, and give Oscar something to be happy about. He could use it these days.
WBC opens probe of Mosley after doping comments [AFP]