“I want them to say one day, ‘Oh, you’re Shane Mosley Jr., didn’t your dad box too?’ That’s the goal. “You’re just as good as your dad” or “which Shane Mosley was better?” These are the conversations I want to have and that’s why I’m in the game.

When your dad has a career as decorated as that of former three-weight world champion “Sugar” Shane Mosley, who pushed undefeated Hall of Famer Floyd Mayweather Jr to his limits and is considered the greatest of his era, there won’t always be a unique expectation in attitude towards their closest relatives who will try to follow their example and ultimately exceed their feats.

Middleweight contender Shane Mosley Jr is under the same pressure that has fallen on the shoulders of Conor Benn, Chris Eubank Jr and more recently Campbell Hatton, but combined with the benefit of a direct profile and therefore a comparative advantage with their peers without a high-profile parent.

Almost every time the child of a former great fighter turns professional, the boxing public feels a sense of nostalgia and fascination for him.

The hope that the next generation can provide the same excitement and thrilling nights that their parents, in this case Nigel Benn, Chris Eubank and Ricky Hatton, provided for so many years.

Mosley Jr (17-3, 10 KO) addresses the weight of expectation and attention that all three fighting sons mentioned above have gone through at least some stage in their careers, and expresses his full admiration for Benn and Eubank Jr, as well as Tim Tszyu, son former undisputed world champion, Kosta Tszyu, for the progress he has made in establishing himself in the sport beyond his fathers’ legacy.

“I know exactly who these guys are, man, I look up to them and I root for all of them,” Mosley Jr. said. proboxing-fans.com.

“They actually lived up to it, fighting for the belts, they are in championship talks.

“Conor Benn could be fighting for a world title soon, just like Eubank Jr, he could be fighting for a world title soon, even Kosta Tszyu’s son.

“All these guys who fight like their fathers do a great job. I commend them. I also want to be one of those guys who says, “Hey, my dad used to box too.”

For Mosley Jr. boxing was a right of passage and a lifelong sport.

Such was the success and longevity of his father’s career, which ended in 2016. Mosley Jr witnessed most of his father’s 61 fights and says he was fortunate in his success.

“I have been involved in boxing all my life,” recalls the 30-year-old.

“I remember being pushed in a wheelchair to the gym.

“I’ve been doing this for too long and I think once I got into it, I realized it was in me and who knows if it was just the environment or just growing up around my dad.

“Whatever it is, considering everything boxing has brought.

“Boxing is the reason I have such a great life and have had such a great life, so wanting to be apart of it is a given.

“Boxing has literally given me some of the greatest experiences of my life. Thanks to this, I was able to get into the best schools, live in a nice house, make many memories with my family, go to fights and meet people.

“If my dad was able to do it and I was around it and found I liked it, why wouldn’t I want to do it too? If I am able and I do it to the best of my ability.”

“It wasn’t like, ‘Oh, I’ll do it because I have nothing else to do,’ or, ‘I’ll milk it.’

I was like, ‘I really love this, I want to do this,’ so I’m going to do it.”

The Californian will fight for the second time in Las Vegas on Saturday night when he faces Golden Boy stablemate Jason Quigley at the Michelob Ultra Arena in a rescheduled clash on the undercard of Devin Haney’s WBC lightweight world title defense against Jorge Linares on DAZN .

The two fighters were scheduled to face each other on February 13 in Indio, but Quigley had to withdraw due to illness.

Mosley Jr is on a four-fight winning streak since his third professional loss. He last stopped Cristian Olivas in five rounds in February. Should he defeat the Irishman, who has won two fights in a row since his first defeat and is ranked in the top 15 for WBO titles and could put himself on the path to winning his own world title.

“I am ready for this challenge,” he added.

“Of course I know that Jason is a very good player, he comes to win and we will give our best.

“We are both at the stage where this is the intersection and we are fighting for it.

“I expect it will be a good fight. From what I see of him, he is the type of player who attacks and definitely causes fights, so I have to be responsible defensively and be acute because I know he will come for me.

Comparisons will always be there for Mosley Jr., which is the equivalent of having a father as successful as his.

However, he maintains an admirable and balanced view of the situation and focuses his energy on becoming the best version of himself with several years ahead of him to achieve his goals in the sport.

“There are comparisons, whereas like an ordinary guy who doesn’t have a dad who fought, there are no comparisons because there’s really nothing to compare it to.

“But if you let it affect your game, it will happen. If you say, “Oh, I get compared all the time.”

“If you play this game, you won’t be able to achieve what is there. Michael Jordan always says, “I never try to be the best on the team, I try to be better than myself.”

“As long as you try to be better than yourself every time, everyone else will have to be better than you, instead of you trying to be better than someone else, because I can’t be better than anyone else, I can only be better than me, because that’s I control the ship.

“So I like to take this stoic idea and try to be better today than I was yesterday, and tomorrow will be the same.”

Devin Haney believes that Jorge Linares will bring out the best version of him and says a victory will prove that he is among the elite of fighters in the world.

Haney puts his WBC lightweight title on the line, making his biggest move yet in his fight against experienced three-division world champion Linares on Saturday at the Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas live on DAZN.

The 22-year-old, who has added Ben Davison to his coaching team alongside head coach and father Bill Haney, claims his opponent has a full repertoire of weapons but insists it will improve his game and further strengthen his claim as one of the ‘ if” is not the best lightweight in the world.

“I’m expecting a shootout and I’m looking forward to it,” Haney told Matchroom Boxing.

“We don’t know what Jorge will show, but I’m ready for anything and I can’t wait to show it.

“Jorge brings so much to the table. Speed, power, in-ring IQ, experience against the best of the best and I think this is the type of opponent that will bring out the best in me, make me bring out my A game, take it to the next level, to the elite level.

“People think he will be successful, some people think he will even win this fight and that is why I will show that I am elite and one of the best, if not the best, in the world.

“Every day my dad and I get to know each other better. This camp was great and we are both ready for this one night to show off everything we have been working on.

“You can’t train for me because you don’t know what style I will play. I’ve learned a lot of different styles and I can adapt, and that’s the difference between me and a lot of other players.”

Linares, who was the WBC champion from 2014 to 2015, believes his pedigree on the world stage will prove crucial and warned the champion that when they meet, he will reach a fresh level.

However, Haney, who defended his belt for a second time in November after winning a unanimous decision over Yuriorkis Gamboa, vowed to shock the Venezuelan with his performance on Saturday.

“This is the time I’ve been waiting for” Haney said during a news conference Thursday.

“This is the moment, this is my time to finally shine against a credible opponent, someone who the world thinks can put up a good fight against me and maybe win this fight.

“This is a huge opportunity for me, but it’s time to show everything I can do.

“Like Jorge said, it’s a whole fresh level, but I’m ready for it.

“It will be a very dominant performance; I think the world will be surprised at what a performance this is. I think even Jorge will be surprised what type of player I am.”

On Saturday, DAZN will broadcast the Haney vs Linares match.

Bogdan Dinu has hired Jarrell Miller to aid him prepare for his fight with Daniel Dubois and believes the Briton lacks experience ahead of Saturday’s clash.

Dubois (15-1, 14 KO) makes a long-awaited return following his first professional loss to Joe Joyce in November when he meets Dinu (20-2, 16 KO) in a WBA Interim Heavyweight title fight in Telford, live on BT Sport.

Dinu, the number two-ranked fighter in the WBA, will spar with former opponent Miller, who is currently serving a ban from the Nevada State Athletic Commission after testing positive for a banned substance again, and the Romanian insists the “Gigantic Baby” brings a style that will shock Dubois.

“Jarrell has great style and I needed him for this fight.” Dinu told The Lowdown.

“The preparation was some of the best I’ve ever had. It was a great training camp, with good sparring, good coaches and I’m hearty.

“It was good to have Jarrell Miller at camp. He applies good pressure, plays difficult and is a mighty guy. This is exactly what I need for gigantic fights like this.

“He’s a nice and entertaining guy, we train together. After each sparring session, he gives me advice on what he thinks will work in a fight.

“I think there is a gigantic difference between Dubois and Jarrell. Jarrell has the power, skill and experience.

Dubois took a knee and withdrew from the fight against Joyce in the tenth round with his left eye completely closed at the time of the stoppage, and subsequent tests showed that he had suffered a fractured eye socket and nerve damage.

Following this, the 23-year-old split with manager Martin Bowers, who remains his manager, and moved to Mark Tibbs, whom he has since replaced with Shane McGuigan.

Dubois promised a devastating comeback, but Dinu insists he lacks experience and warns him to be prepared for war.

“He’s a good fighter, a teenage fighter, he wants to fight, but from my experience he needs more experience. I think now my time has come,” added the 34-year-old.

“I do not know that [if he’s made a mistake choosing me]. I just want to say that I am well prepared, I come to win, I train difficult and it will be a war from the first round.

“He hasn’t met me yet. It’s simple to talk. As Mike Tyson said, everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face. It’s simple to say, but he saw in his last fight that it’s difficult when you’re out there and getting hit.

“He’s a good fighter, but he needs to learn. He needs to fight more and good fights, not just ordinary fighters who lost in the first round.