Roach thinks Mosley will be a tough fight, but still sees Pacquiao stopping him

By Dave Lahr: It’s interesting to see trainer Freddie Roach trying to sell the Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley fight. Here they have picked out an old fighter that’s going to be just four months shy of his 40th birthday by the time the fight takes place on May 7th, and Roach is trying to paint a picture of this being a competitive fight instead of the mismatch that it likely will be.

Mosley has looked shot in his last two bouts against Floyd Mayweather Jr and Sergio Mora. If it were just a one fight thing against Mayweather, then you could ignore Mosley’s poor performance. But the Mora fight pretty much cemented the fact that Mosley is a faded fighter and not the same guy he used to be years ago.

In an article at philstar/com, Roach said “Shane is very durable guy. He has a very good chin. It won’t be easy but I think we can stop him in the later rounds. When we beat [Antonio] Margarito everybody thought he wasn’t the best welterweight.”

I don’t want to be the one to break this to Roach, but boxing fans still think Margarito wasn’t the best welterweight and they don’t think Margarito fought competitively against Pacquiao. That wasn’t what I would consider a competitive fight other one round in which Margarito landed a body shot that almost caused Pacquiao to go down. Other than that one brief point in the fight, Margarito got totally dominated in every other round of the fight and was like a big tall punching bag with arms. He was far too slow to do much against Pacquiao, and it was another case of good match-making by Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum is selecting the slow as molasses and shot looking Margarito instead of an arguably much better opponent like Sergio Martinez, Juan Manuel Marquez and Andre Berto.

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64 Responses to “Roach thinks Mosley will be a tough fight, but still sees Pacquiao stopping him”

  • yourmomsfavorite says:

    @ supafly

    Shut up or put up that’s all imma say bout that!! I’m not too concerned with mosley at all. Roach will have manny more than ready to fight mosley u can bet on that. Manny will stop mosley and be the first one…mayweather won’t fight manny as I told u the issues with that…I will tell u again since ur slow wit it…he can’t fight southpaw fighters that are as quick if not quicker than him check out the zab fight…

  • Superfly says:

    @Yomamasfavoritemidget, just wait until Floyd finishes with his issues. Pacquiao is a mere bump in the road…

    Midget, you should be concerned about an old man named Mosely. I warn you…DON’T OVERLOOK MOSELY!!!

    THE MIDGET COULD END UP FACE DOWN IN THE RING DOING A PAUL WILLIAMS IMITATION!!!!

  • Superfly says:

    All of the Noys and Tards are giving Pacquiao more credit than is deserved. THE GUY IS NOT THAT GOOD!!!

    He’s been fighting BUMS!!!! Slow, forward Plodding, Drained, Dehydrated, Old, Over the hill, beaten, broken, BUMS!!!

    If an 80% Mosely of old shows up, he will beat the hype, smoke and mirrors named Pacquiao…

  • yourmomsfavorite says:

    @supafly

    Its rather apparent that u cannot read since I stated that mannys previous fight with diaz was at 135…so simple math would tell us that 147 is 12lbs he would have to gain and if you were ever an athlete (highly doubt) to gain that much weight within a short couple of months is hard…so u would want manny to go up 3 full weight classes?? Who has ever done that?? Nobody has gone up 3 weigh classes from one fight to the next…
    If mayweather can fight at 154 why isn’t he fighting or even discussing a fight with sergio martinez??? But yet u want manny to fight martinez at 154…fugg outta here bum ass…
    Now u want him to go back down in weight to fight jmm at 135…who has jmm fought to garner a fight with manny when he can’t deal with B class fighters like katsidis…katsidis isn’t even good enough for manny to use as a sparring partner clown ass…

  • IF YOU CAN'T BEAT EM...DRAIN EM says:

    WHAT IF THE OLD MAN ACTUALLY PULLS OFF THE WIN?

    I AINT SAYIN…I’M JUST SAYIN…

  • Billy pudin face says:

    The c@nt will be forty when the fight happen,three rounds mosley will be blowing is guts out ,i would rather see him fight a rematch with that dark horse ricky hatton..

  • Billy pudin face says:

    Fight someone else mosley is a crack head washed up bum..

  • Anonymous says:

    it could be a mercy stoppage.

  • Superfly says:

    It was said that Delahoya was so drained and dehydrated that it disrupted his gastrointestinal system. He couldn’t punch back because he was much too weak.

    Yet the Tards call this a respectable win…I am embarrassed for them.

    This “Catchweight” phenomena will be an *asterisk that will follow Pacquiao forever!!!

  • fhuck u lahr says:

    wow fhucking retard flomos!!! golden boy oscar delahoya was scared of pacman that he was forced to be drained was de la hoya that scared?!!! fhuck the reasoning of flomos!! dela hoya was the one in command of fhucking negotiation!!! retard flomos!!!! it is a CONTRACT if you don’t like the contract then don’t fight!!! oh yeah thats right alot of people were picking goldenboy to win now that he lost the excuses follows!!! fhuck those flomos!!!

  • Superfly says:

    @Yourmomsmidget,

    Are you forgetting that Mayweather fought ODLH at his comfortable weight of 154 lbs? And your boy Pacquiao forced ODLH to drain and dehydrate himself to 147 lbs???

    DID YOU FORGET THAT MIDGET? Catchweight, Drain, Dehydrate, is the order of the day for Pacquiao. He refuses to go down to fight JMM, yet refuses to go up to fight Martinez.

    JOKE, JOKE, JOKE!!!!

    You Midgets are amazing!!!!

  • yourmomsfavorite says:

    @ supafly

    For someone to say that another fighter would determine the outcome of a possible fight is a moron, completely and utterly…

    1 oscar took floyd to the 12th round and floyd won by a narrow margin…while pacquiao made oscar quit and not make the bell…that was a cake walk for manny as he did watever he wanted whenever…

    2. Hatton had mayweather flustered for 7 rounds before floyd was able to do anything…and we all saw wat manny did to hatton within 2 rounds sending him into retirement…

    What ur not taking into consideration is that mannys timing and accuracy (yes mayweather is highly accurate as well) but they both don’t have the same power which I don’t think we can argue manny has him on that…and I will say I think he has faster hands…

    I’m still waiting for you to put up or shut up…unless you’re like ur boy floyd talkin bout it and not being about it…but at any rate manny wins impressively in this and I wouldn’t be surprised if this fight gets stopped by 8th or 9th round manny being the first to stop shane…

  • Manong Ilocano Oscar says:

    End of the year will be in acouple of days, but Dave Lahr alias Chris Williams have not yet stopped drinking his Kool Aid, as he stays busy condescending on Pacman. But this guy does not have the balls to write an article encluragin his master weeder to also have the balls to man up enough and sign the contract being offered to him to fight Pacman. Dave Chris or William Lahr, etc., surely will not write something promoting a fight between his paying master. Otherwise, the master’s dough will stop flowing to Dave Lahr alias Chris Wills or whatever his name is.

  • Lou says:

    Mosley is to slow on his feet. Pacquiao is a master at landing that left on right handed fighters cause he leans to his right when he does that he’s preventing a countered right hand . After that he continues to move to his right to keep the fighter off balance. Mosley is in for a beating and will be the first time he’s knock out.

  • bri says:

    roach arum and manny all said mosley was done and washed up now all of a sudden he is a tough match. he actually has a round that he did not hit floyd with a single fight. i think it was the first time it happened in boxing history but he will be a tough match???????? people dont believe the b.s. anymore. mosley has a punchers chance thats it. he is done.

  • Batangueño2011 says:

    Mosley better KO Pac within 3 rounds (not gonna happen!), or he’s in huge trouble. At his age, the effect of coming down in weight is no joke. Ask Oscar.

  • Superfly says:

    Manny has 1 choice here: To beat Mosely in an impressive fashion. If he doesn’t…he loses.

    1) If Mosely takes Pacquiao to a life and death battle…This will prove Mayweather will dispose of Pacquiao with the greatest of ease.

    2) If Mosely loses on a “Split” decision, This will prove Mayweather will dispose of Pacquiao with the greatest of ease.

    3) Even if this goes the distance and Pacquiao struggles, This will prove Mayweather will dispose of Pacquiao with the greatest of ease.

    4) If Mosely wins, Manny Pacquiao can forget about a showdown with Floyd Mayweather Jr. Floyd would demand Pacquiao accept a 20% Split of the purse.

    5) Manny Pacquiao has no choice but to KO Shane Mosely. Since this has NEVER happened, Pacquiao will lose no matter the outcome of this fight unless his win is more impressive than FMJ did vs. Shane.

  • Fan from Duluth. says:

    I think that Mosley dont sell very good by himself. He beat Oscar twice in his prime, and still could not sell ppv alone! If he is matched up with a name thats different. He had his father training him forever and imo bad management! He was a great fighter 10 years ago but now he is still good but thats it. I think this fight with Pac will be entertaining without any risk for Pac, thats why they took it. Mosley will loose a un. dec. for sure. The only way Shane can win is if he knocks Pac out cold. Ya right! No one ever has koed Shane and it wont happen here, so that leaves pac w a decision!

  • IHATEFIXEDFIGHTS says:

    I remember also when Roach said numerous times that Mosley was washed up.. Look at how much time it took MOsley to even get a fight he was getting no respect from anyone especially for the BIG fights. It’s all over “Youtube” how hard he was trying and then he finally got Margarito and then Mayweather and now Pac since when has Mosley been so desirable ??? The real Boxing fans can smell a fixed fight a mile away and all the casual boxing fans much respect to you but pay attention instead of pay – per view !!!! WE WANT REAL FIGHTS “SloB ARUM” & “BOTCH RANK”

  • Fan from Duluth. says:

    I remember Roach saying that Mosley was too good! That must have been b4 he said that Mosley was shot!..LOL..Manny Pacquiao fights fighters with great resumes, but only after others beat them! He should go after these young guns right now-the future hall of famers! Thats how fighters like Oscar, Floyd, Shane and others got to be where they are right now. They didnt wait until a fighter was a shadow of their former greatness!!

  • TROY!!! says:

    you heard what Achilles say, i guess his better than Mosleys trainer, he must be the trainer of the yr. 2010!!!

  • andy says:

    i remember roach saying mosley was over the hill when he was fighting mayweather, now all of a sudden he thinks hes going to be competative against manny HYPOCRITE.

  • Mike says:

    @superfly and you change your name when that doesn’t happen.

  • Pascal is #1 says:

    Losers??? The only loser here is u mate… Trevor Graham in manny’s team.. Look him up n see what he’s famous for..

  • Just_another_boxing_fan says:

    “Manny has no defense”
    “Manny is short”
    “Manny is a midget”
    “Manny knows nothing about boxing”
    “This fighter or that fighter is going to kick that midget’s ass, mark my word”
    “Manny ducks these fighters”
    “Manny is on juice”
    Etc, etc…

    Well, Manny is the only one in the history of boxing ever to hold 8 titles in 8 different weight divisions. It’s a fact and that said it all.
    Manny is laughing to the bank with more than 20 million purses each time he steps in the ring, and Pachaters are just keep crying and staying in front of computers hitting keyboards. Which one will you rather be? Ha ha ha what a losers.

  • Pascal is #1 says:

    Manny wants to fight one of th k-bros at a CATCHWEIGHT of 155.576132Lbs..

  • Pascal is #1 says:

    Even Roach would beat Mosley.. This fight is a joke!!!!

  • Achilles says:

    The only way Mosley can have a chance is to go to the body as Marquez did against Katsidis. that is 1 of the reasons they don’t want to face Marquez because he was so disciplined in going to katsidis body he broke him down. katsidis is actually a good boxer he was winning against casamayor and KD early he just got reckless and caught. Mosley needs to go the body, jab to the body bring manny’s hands down then launch big shots to head left hook to body. he must clinch manny when manny tries to be offensive and fire back as marquez and morales did cover up and he’s a sitting duck. if he’s gonna loose,he might as well go out on his Shield.

  • unanimous says:

    part from dan rafael’s blog.

    Pacquiao: I think I’d like to fight Marquez.
    Arum: Did you say Mosley?
    Pacquiao: No, Marquez. We have unfinished business and we had two great fights.
    Arum: Did you say Mosley, or did I hear you say Miguel Cotto for a rematch?
    Pacquiao: Well, maybe Berto. He’s a good, young fighter. He’s very fast.
    Arum: Mosley, that’s what I thought you said.
    Pacquiao: Bob, I think I definitely want the third fight with Marquez. That’s what my coach, Freddie Roach, wants. That’s what the fans want. That’s what I want.
    Arum: So if it’s the fight with Mosley you want, then the fight with Mosley it shall be.
    Pacquiao: Lock up Marquez, please. Let’s get it done.
    Arum: Fine, we’ll get Mosley, whatever you say. You’re the boss. Someone get me James Prince on the phone so we can lock this up.

  • yourmomsfavorite says:

    @ supafly

    Of course u don’t kno wat ring generalship is…that’s wat real boxing fans kno…who stays still in a fight ur supposed to use ur angles and footwork to get in and out like many does…so if u think that’s back peddling ill let ur feeble mind think that…
    I will gladly take your money from u just because so name your price and put ur money where ur mouth is…its hard to argue wit a person that doesn’t kno very mucH…so I guess a one dimensional fighter should win 8 titles…hmmm…if that were the case there would be many more champions and lineal champs

    @ big dog

    Why should manny come down in weight to fight someone he doesn’t need at all?? U did make one valid point and that was manny weighed 144 for his fight but why should he cut weight he doesn’t need to…he’s grown into a welterweight body and is comfortable at 147 so why should he give in to any demands…fugg outta here…jmm couldn’t even take out a C class fighter in katsidis that all he did was come forward and used no angles nor did jmm impress

  • spykehead says:

    IF PAC FIGHTS BERTO IN MAY 7, I KNOW DAVE WOULD GO FOR PAC VS MARQUEZ OR MOSLEY. IF PAC FIGHTS MARQUEZ IN MAY7, I KNOW DAVE WOULD GO FOR PAC VS BERTO OR MOSLEY.

    JUST CAN’T GET ENOUGH AYT?

    WHY DON’T YOU MAKE AN ARTICLE ABOUT FLOYD FIGHTING PAC? THAT’S WHAT BOXING FANS WANT RIGHT NOW.

  • big dog says:

    Come on now everyone now styles make fight manny was a as fast or even faster when he faught marquez and he still gave a many a a run for his mey yeah he has been ko bigger guys but nat better everybody is either to old or on his way out, manny said he doesn’t want to fight cause he’s a welterweight when has he made 147 he weight in at 144 with margarito and he can fight marquez at 140 come on its bunch of bull, who was clottey he faught him and he wasn’t known now its all about the money

  • Chingon says:

    Pacqiuao needs to fight Marquez……Its not about whos fought at what weight and who has fought who….its about the simple fact that those two went at it good…it was a competetive match like most boxing fans like to see.(mabey not the Pac Man NuTT Hugers)and we all know that people millions of Philipino people as well as mexican people ..heck even the english people and USA people would buy it. Especialy it being on cinco de mayo weekend. Who are they trying to foool…….ITS ANOTHER CHERRY PICK….but they will make it seem like its about the money

  • doc says:

    why are people hyping the a third fight with Marquez. He smaller than Mosley, He’s slower than Mosleym and Manny handled him as a lightweight. Marquez is still a lightweight meanwhile Manny has been running through welterweights and Jr middle weights. Marquex ket Katisdas push him up against the ropes if Manny did that he would pummel him. Marquez should make a fight with Berto and prove he can hang as a welterweight

  • U'lol says:

    Pacs main defense is his offense. In the Clottey fight, the poor guy was so scared to open up because he knows that when he does, he’ll get knock out. This is also the reason why Floyd is in hiding, he knows he is no match to Pac offense and his much talked about defense won’t work under intense pressure from the Pacman. If Judah knocked down Floyd (ruled as slip by the stupid referee) and Shane wobbled Floyd knee, there is NO doubt Pac will put Floyd to sleep. That’s guaranteed and obviuosly that’s the reason why Floyd is manufacturing all sorts of stupid excuses and demands and now opted to beat his woman as his final exit. Once a ducker ALWAYS a duker.

  • Lefty says:

    Mosely is dangerous only during the early rounds but after the 5th or 6th round, its the young lion’s game

  • Jorge Michael says:

    YOU ARE NOT CORRECT DAVE LAHR!!

    WHY DON’T YOU PUSH FLOYD MAYWEATHER TO GET OUT & FIGHT PACQUIAO? THE THREE CHOICES MOSLEY, BERTO & MARQUEZ. THEY CHOICE MOSLEY BECAUSE HE HAS A BIG NAME IN A PPV WHILE MARQUEZ & BERTO ISN’T.

    IF I WERE YOU DAVE LAHR PUSH MARQUEZ TO FIGHT BERTO THEY ARE IN THE SAME LEVEL RIGHT NOW! MARQUEZ NEEDS TO PROVE HE CAN FIGHT IN A WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION & BERTO HE NEEDS TO PROVE ALSO THAT HE CAN REACH LEVEL OF PACQUIAO HE WILL FIGHT COTTO, CLOTTEY & ETC, AFTER THAT HE CAN FIGHT PACQUIAO!

    BECAUSE PACQUIAO GONE ALL THIS PROCEDURE BEFORE HE BECAME A NAME PACQUIAO!

  • big dog says:

    Roach is just trying to sell the fight mosely will get ko he doesn’t have a chin if floyd would of wanted he would put him away he was tagging him all night, so what tuff fight is roach talking about

  • WTF says:

    You are right Mr. Dave Laher.

    It is interesting to see how Pac’s camp will try to sell the fight when the PPV buyers know the current status of Mosley. Everywhere you go – people are disappointed for picking Mosley instead of other fighters who has a chance to beat Pacquiao.

  • unca raja says:

    Shane is another boring opponent…Pacman will win again.

    Pacman should fight any of the klitschko brothers at catch weight 200 lbs.

    He may even call out Hopkins at catch weight 170 lbs.

  • lobo says:

    Fans should NOT buy this farce……watch it free (rerun) This “fight is and insultto already heavlv insulted fight fans………

  • yourmomsfavorite says:

    @ supafly

    Its confirmed you dont kno anything about boxing because I couldve sworn manny moving around is called ring generalship not running…how was manny stealing rounds by throwing punches the last 10sec?? Those are called rallies since margarito was trying to win the round so a warrior like pacquiao isn’t going to let someone do that without them having to deal wit his combos…if manny has so many flaws how come he hasn’t been exposed since he learned his jab hook…make some sense and we can talk boxing some…

  • jonny l says:

    guarantee you start saying mosely will win as the fight gets closer

  • Mike says:

    Supafly shut up how dare u speak of Floyd mayweather. That boy doesn’t have fight lined up anytime soon and wouldn’t hold breath and wait for one. Pacquiao doesn’t get into any exchanges but sent margarito to the hospital with a broken eye socket. U know your stuff nan

  • Superfly says:

    @Yourmoma, did you see Pacquiao vs. slow ass Margarito? He backpedalled all night long until the last 10 seconds he would throw rapid punches to steal rounds.

    OK, let’s say Pacquiao still bangs. I hope and pray that Pacquiao gets into an all out exchange with Mosely. Lights out for the Pilipino.

    For your sake…I am praying for the all out go for broke exchange!!!!

    No, I take that back…PLEASE DO IT FOR ME!!!!

  • Superfly says:

    @Arc, did you see Bernard Hopkins?

    And yes, it favors the SKILLED YOUNG MAN!!!!

    Pacquiao has TOO MANY FLAWS!!!! 1 being his horrible, horrific defense.

    2, he drops his guard every time he throws a punch. Mayweather would eat him alive, and Mosely will exploit that weakness as well.

    Again, a 60% Mosely beats Pacquiao every day of the week!!!

  • Arc of boxing says:

    Superfly

    Boxing and sport in general is a young men game. Age is a great obstacle to overcome. Mosley slurs his words. His reflexes are gone.

  • yourmomsfavorite says:

    @ supafly

    What do u mean pacquiao used to like to bang?? From what I’ve seen from all his fights is that he brings it to every single opponent he’s ever faced…I think you’re confusing him wit floyd cause we all kno floyd doesn’t like contact ironic enough…
    You did make one valid point…manny is shorter that’s about…boxing is all bout fighting ur fight and finding ur range…manny finds his rhythm and range usually mid second round or at the third round…floyd definitely isn’t faster than manny and its not even close…how many fighters has there ever been that could land 5-6 punch combos with power and get out before anything comes back??

  • Superfly says:

    @Arc, you are absolutely correct. Mosely did land on Mayweather, who has the most absolute air tight defense on the planet. Manny Pacquiao has a defense so lax that a blindfolded Stevie Wonder could land on him.

    Mosely will tag Pacquiao with the EXACT same bombs!!! I doubt Pacquiao stays on his feet.

    After Mosely landed, he was so shocked that he was able to land that he tried and tried to continue with big shots that he allowed Mayweather to recouperate. I would hope Mosely learned a lesson from that.

    I will bet a lot of money on Mosely to win. I have NEVER been impressed with Pacquiao being a fundamentally sound fighter. He has too many cracks in his armour.

    The only weakness you can give Mosely is his age and stamina.

    A 60% Mosely still beats Pacquiao….

    JUST WAIT AND SEE!!!

  • Superfly says:

    @Adam.then we all will see. Mosely knows this fight could define his legacy. It is a redemption of the whoopin he took from Floyd. Should he defeat Pacquiao, he is bigger than big, more special than he was after the Delahoya defeats, and would make him a force to be reckoned with in his own corner at GBP Productions.

    IMHO, FMJ made Mosely gas out. FMJ will do the exact same thing to Manny Pacquiao in November 2011.

    THAT IS IF….IF…..MOSELY DOESN’T KNOCK PACQUIAO CLEAN OUT!!!

    IN THAT CASE THE MAYWEATHER FIGHT IS OUT THE WINDOW. FMJ WOULD OFFER PACQUIAO A 10%-20% SPLIT OF THE PURSE.

  • Arc of boxing says:

    Superfly

    You are wrong. Mosley did land on Floyd and hurt him, but he couldn’t follow it up. A younger Mosley would have done better. Mosley slurs his words. He is done.

  • elcondor says:

    C’mon, Lahr – even an old-timer like Mosley has a few more good punches left in him. All he’s hoping for is an “Old-Timer’s Day”. Haven’t you seen “Pulp Fiction” and heard the “Marsellus Wallace Lecture”?! Boy, oh boy, how culturally deprived you are! “This game is full of unrealistic MF’s, MF’s who think their best days are yet to come…they think their asses get better with time! If ya mean it turns to wine, it don’t; if ya mean it turns to vinegar, it does. They talk of ‘ability’, but painful as it may seem…ability don’t last…” Maybe Sugar is another “Butch Coolidge”, maybe he’s not. Maybe deep down in his consciousness…there’s still a little pride left in him, and a little yearning, or respect for…”The Gold Watch”. Lahr, why don’t you go see a movie one of these days, huh?! Perhaps you could start with “Requiem for a Heavyweight”. It’s a darn good film!

  • Superfly says:

    Styles make fights, and Manny Pacquiao is absolutely perfct for Shane Mosely.

    1) Pacquiao has no, I mean absolutely NO DEFENSE!!!

    2) Pacquiao is shorter than Mosely, noone shorter has ever survived a battle with Mosely.

    3) Manny Pacquiao used to like to bang. He ran quite a bit against Margarito though. Mosely loves to bang. He has power in both hands to put Pacquiao to sleep. You say he couldn’t pull the trigger vs. Floyd? Why don’t you try facing someone that fast! He will make you gun shy as well. Pacquiao will be gun shy and hesitant to let down his guard vs. Floyd, you wait and see.

    Mosely is 39, but he still has skills. Mayweather made him look bad because he simply is the very best…EVER!

    Mora was bigger, taller, and ran all night long.

    Pacquiao is smaller, shorter, not as strong and is only equally as fast as Mosely.

    Don’t be blinded by Pilipino loyalty, open your eyes, the end for Pacquiao approaches May 7th, 2011.

    REMEMBER…I TOLD YOU SO!!!

  • Arc of boxing says:

    Margarito is as big as Martinez. It’s not Martinez’s size that scares Manny. It’s Martnez’s skills. They know Martnez whoops the midget.

  • DaveIsLame says:

    Bottom line:

    Mosley has a largest PPV draw and has the best chance in beating / surviving a fight with Manny at 147lbs.

    JJM is too small and Berto is too young.

  • DaveIsLame says:

    Dave ….

    Roach & Promoters job is to promote the fight and make sure they are ready for the fight.

    You now say Mosley is too old … a year earlier he was a major challenge for Floyd. Bottom line is … Dave your a LAME and dont know anything about boxing.

    Berto and JMM PPV draw is worthless … HBO paid Bert and JMM just of $1 million each to fight … because NO PPV value.

    Watched Berto’s last two fight … and he beat two guys that really sucked… and please do it use the padded record as reference. If Berto want Manny; he need to fight a big name and prove he has PPV draw…HBO paid him 1.25M, because the was no PPV market for Berto.

    JMM vs Diaz had 14,571 viewers and less that 200,000 PPV buyers

    JMM vs Katsidis no PPV and was paid flat fee of $1.4M; HBO did not think JMM be worth PPV option.

    JMM vs

  • big_bad_wolf says:

    daddy roach and arum is a joke shane tried to fight pac girl 3 years ago but he did not want to fight him and now out of nowhere after he saw how mayweather beat him he ready to fight him

  • Arc of boxing says:

    What good is Mosley power if he can’t pull the trigger.

  • yourmomsfavorite says:

    @ Superfly

    You can’t honestly think that can you that you can measure this fight to what could be wit manny and pbf?? So I guess you’ve never heard styles make fights huh…if that’s the case why would manny consider fighting jmm when he allowed a way lesser of an opponent to knock him down and go deep into the fight…please don’t think this will be a measuring stick for floyd because after manny handles mosley wit ease wat is everyonr going to say?? I cannot see floyd dominating manny in any way honestly…floyd is one of best defensive fighters but he cannot go ahead and only throw 50 punches a round because that won’t be enuff for manny to stop coming at him and touching him up…as he’s gotten more and more experience manny has learned to break opponents down with using a variety of punches to the body and head and not just head hunting like people usually do wit floyd…

  • THE RENT IS TOO DAMN HIGH says:

    Even at 39 years of age, Mosely has power in either hand to put Pacquiao to sleep. It will be a great fight because Pacquiao is smaller, and Mosely will reach his chin, gut, and chest early and often.

    I for one will not be surprised if Mosely takes Pacquiao out early.

  • Lee says:

    [Sigh] Here we go again…5 months of Roach’s babbling/contradiction/attention whoring/whatever else that makes you want to put him on mute.

  • Superfly says:

    MANNY PACQUIAO WILL NOT GET BY SHANE MOSELY. IF HE DOES, IT WILL BE A CONTROVERSIAL “GIFT” DECISION. WE ARE ALL FAMILIAR WITH THOSE.

    THIS FIGHT IS A MEASURING STICK AS TO HOW PACQUIAO WILL DO VS. FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR. IF MANNY PACQUIAO STRUGGLES THE VERY LEAST LITTLE BIT VS. MOSELY, THIS TELLS US FMJ WILL COMPLETELY DESTROY MANNY PACQUIAO IN NOVEMBER 2011.

  • Paul Howell says:

    Notice how no one is calling out Matthew Hatton now that he has started winning. In fareness to Flyod, he was talking about facing Hatton, but he now has outsdie-the-ring issues to deal with.

  • Anonymous says:

    we know shane is tough he is only old for football boxing and baseball,but he still can compete.The prob;em is here why such a good young champion fighting the Margaritos and mosely,s,there are the hungry young fighters who want a crack at the big time.

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