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SYDNEY, Australia -- Shane Mosley was stopped in the sixth round by former rugby league player Anthony Mundine in a WBA international super welterweight title fight on Wednesday. Vans Old Skool Cheap . It was first time the 42-year-old American failed to go the distance. Mosley quit before the seventh round because of back spasms. His record dropped to 47-9-1 and he said hell decide on retirement after he returns to the United States. "Whats done is done," he said when asked if he would fight again. The 38-year-old Mundine improved to 45-5 with 26 knockouts at Homebush in western Sydney. Mundine was leading 58-56 on two cards and 60-55 on the third. "I was in killer mode, but my heart goes out to Shane. I know hes a winner," Mundine said. "Hes not one to pull out for nothing. Hes one of the greatest fighters to have ever lived." The fight was delayed for five weeks because of financial issues. American referee Raul Caiz Sr., who has worked two of Mundines past bouts and one of Mosleys, stopped the fight on the recommendation of ringside doctor Lou Lewis. In another bout, heavyweight Blake Ferguson, a former rugby player, lost a four-round unanimous decision to Luke Turner. Vans Old Skool Sale . The veteran fighter will be squaring off with Henderson in a five-round lightweight bout as part of another network televised card at the United Center on Saturday night. Vans Sk8 Hi Reissue .com) - Rakeem Christmas scored 21 points, B.The worst possible news has happened for the Montreal Canadiens. Head coach Michel Therrien announced Monday morning that Carey Price will miss the rest of the Eastern Conference Final against the New York Rangers after suffering a lower-body injury in Game 1. The incident occurred when Rangers forward Chris Kreider slid into Price after falling on a partial breakaway. The question is, with Montreals best and most important player sidelined while already being down in the series after a miserable loss in Game 1, can the Habs still beat the Rangers and advance to the Stanley Cup Final? The Canadiens seemed to be on top of the world coming into the series. They brushed off the Tampa Bay Lightning in the opening round followed by a grueling victory over their hated rivals - the Boston Bruins - in seven games. Many thought Montreal had a great opportunity to advance to the Stanley Cup Final and maybe even become the first Canadian team to hoist the Stanley Cup in 21 years. Now after just one game, all of that is in doubt. Montreal could go with backup Peter Budaj or former Canadian world junior goalie Dustin Tokarski for Game 2. Budaj replaced Price in the third period of Game 1 and proceeded to let in three goals on eight shots, all on the power play. Budajj has only one post-season start in his career (last year with Montreal) and has appeared in a total of seven games with a 5. Vans Sk8 Hi Leather. .10 goals against average and a .843 save percentage. Can this 31-year-old backup send the Habs to the Cup or is he too inexperienced? Therrien might decide to shake things up and go with Tokarski. The 24-year-old has only played in 10 regular season games in his short three-year career, but has shown signs of success this season, picking up two wins in three games with a 1.84 GAA. Is it possible Montreal can catch lightning in a bottle with Tokarski? It happened once before when Ken Dryden came out of nowhere to lead the Canadiens to victory in 1970-71. Adversity has a reputation of either bringing a team together or causing them to fail miserably. To say losing Price at this time of year is adversity would be an understatement. This really is a punch in the gut. Do the Canadiens have the strength and leadership to recover from such a blow or will it cause them to crumble? Therrien did say Price might be available for the Stanley Cup Final. Well, theyre going to have to get there first without the guy that was instrumental in getting them this far. Can the Canadiens beat the Rangers without Price? As always, its Your! Call!   ' ' '
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