Shane Mosley: I was asked to throw fights, was set up in steroid scandal

Shane Mosley is a fighter not afraid to speak his mind, and his latest public statement is likely to raise some eyebrows in the boxing world. The former world champion took to Twitter Sunday night for a lengthy diatribe on boxing. In it, he talks about working with a promoter he suspects of murdering people, his own past indiscretions including selling drugs, and much more.

One of the most interesting parts is where he describes being asked to throw a fight and the subsequent fallout. Here is his story, in Twitter-speak:

I was approached by this slimy promoter, offered a million $ under the table 2 lose 2 his guy. my biggest purse b4 that was like $50k so I was like a million $ wow.

But I couldn’t lose I love the respect 2 much, but I had taken fight b4 he made the offer so I had 2 fight. I KOed the guy. Mistake.

After that I was getting death threats on some mafia type shit. People following me, had 2 throw them hands in a dark alley 1 night on some gangster ish. I still don’t know how I got out of that 1 cause I should have been dead bout three four times by now. So then this guy who I turned down 2work with me had it out 4 me so he set me up a few fights …

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