After MyBoxingFans published Judd Burstein, Mosley’s attorney victory announcement over Victor Conte, the defendant contacted MyBoxingFans with the following statement:
“There was absolutely no victory today for Shane Mosley in his defamation case against me. Quite the contrary. The New York judge simply asked for depositions to be taken before he throws the knockout punch to the case. Specifically, the judge noted that he is not even sure if he has jurisdiction to rule in the case. The only thing running at this point is Mosley’s attorney Judd Burstein’s mouth.”
Mosley’s attorneys have battered Conte with a barrage of litigation ever since news broke that Conte had secured a book deal and would write about the doping regimen he gave to Mosley, who testified before the BALCO grand jury that he used Conte’s drugs, including injectible EPO. Mosley initially sued Conte more than a year ago in a federal court in California, but withdrew the case and filed in New York.
Its might seem like Mosley was trying to intimidate Conte into silence by running up big legal fees.
“I just don’t get it. Shane Mosley has admitted to the BALCO grand jury that he knowingly used drugs. He’s now claiming in this lawsuit that he didn’t know that he was using drugs,” Victor Conte told MyBoxingFans earlier today. “Does this mean that he is now saying that he committed perjury before the grand jury? This entire case is outrageous.”
“Sugar” Shane Mosley is currently the WBA welterweight champion and is in talks to meet Philippine superstar Manny Pacquiao in a mega-fight at a catch weight on October 17 th. Richard Schaefer and Bob Arum are working out the details now. Mosley has agreed to a 40-60 split. Mosley may have won his legal fight against Conte, but can he win his next fight inside the ring?