We went toe to toe for 12 rounds. We went soul searching. We showed we're both great warriors, two great warriors from the L.A. area. De La Hoya is a great champion. I was just the better man tonight.
Every great fight deserves a rematch.
He kept on coming. He was in great condition, he had good power. De La Hoya, however, did not seem to be able to match Mosley's speed in the second half of the fight when Mosley took control after he seemed to be losing some steam from De La Hoya's body punches in the first six rounds. In the seventh, eighth and ninth rounds, Mosley landed several good hard rights and he was especially effective in the 10th round when he had De La Hoya backing up. Mosley was in charge again in the 10th round, but De La Hoya seemed to have the best of the 11th.