Batman and Robin? No, Its Hopkins and Mosley

During the late 60s and early 70s—which now seems like eons—one of my favorite childhood TV shows was Batman and Robin.

Barely out of infancy, my tender young eyes and ears would be riveted to the old RCA black and white television set on Saturday mornings as the words "BAM".. "ZOWIE" and "ZAP" flashed across the screen.

Back-to-back, these two caped crusaders would engage in dramatic "hand to hand" pugilistic battles and take on the worlds most dangerous criminals like the Riddler and the Penguin.

They also owned and protected Wayne Enterprises.

Irony sometimes is a wonderful gift, for today my favorite dynamic duo seems to be two men once deemed old, out of shape, and past their prime.

They have proven to the world however, that not only are they not past their prime, they are also—pound for pound—championship caliber boxers.

The famous two-some of whom I speak, is none other than Bernard "the executioner" Hopkins and "Sugar" Shane Mosley; two thirds of the promotional enterprise known as Golden Boy Promotions.

It's hard to find Mosely without Hopkins these days, and its no wonder.

Mosley, from Pomona, California, is coming off an incredible upset win over Antonio Margarito where he was crowned world champion of boxing's stacked welterweight division.

Hopkins, from Philadelphia Pennsylvania, recently put on a career defining boxing clinic against the current middleweight champion of the world Kelly Pavlik.

So it seems in this case anyhow, that East and West have come together; not for the job of ridding the world of fictional criminals, but for the greater interest of Combat Sports everywhere.

Golden Boy's latest endeavors—which is also partnered by another superhero named Oscar de la Hoya—has also included interest in promoting mixed martial arts.

So next time you see the "Bat" insignia spotlight looming brightly in the midnight sky, don't think of Batman and Robin, think of the Golden Boy team, and how they are fighting to conquer the promotional bad guys like Don King, Bob Arum, and Gary Shaw.

Drive sports cars, date movie stars, buy things that are not for sale... who knows, Master Wayne? You start pretending to have fun, you might even have a little by accident.- Alfred Pennyworth (Batman Begins)

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