Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley Breakdown
February 4th, 2011
By Jose Mendoza: There’s a lot of talk about the May 7th bout between Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. With no question are arguments Pac-Man is the very heavy favor while Mosley seems to already be out the bout before it has even approached, so I have a breakdown of what we can all expect to see.
Pacquiao:
Round 1-4 is going to be more of a stamina test for Mosley because we all know after catching Mayweather in the second round of their fight, people are going to still have that in their mind and hope or think that he (Mosley) might get lucky again. After round 4 you will see Manny go more into a brawling mode to see if Shane is going to try and trade blows with him, which is known for doing. I can tell you that Shane is going to get hit many times because his defense is not all that good either and he rely more on touching you back when he gets hit with a good shot instead of thinking. The hand and foot speed of Manny is going to give him a world of trouble seeing how his last match with Mora who is a bum made him run around the ring and he still couldn’t land a flush power shot on the guy. I wouldn’t go as far as saying that Pacquiao is going KO Mosley but this is the sport of boxing and anything can happen.
Mosley:
Being the most experienced of the two fighters, Mosley do bring a few things into this fight that could be very beneficial for him. He is stronger, bigger and also have the knockout power that if landed could hurt Manny very badly or deliver a KO unlike all the past opponents. I expect Mosley to fight very shaky as he did in the Mayweather bout because of the speed of Pacquiao and being concerned that he very much could be counter punched. If he can use his jab and attack the body then he can possibly slow him down by the 8th round if his stamina stays up. As we all know, Pacquiao’s defense is not the highest rank out there which makes him very hittable also. By Mosley having more power than Manny, if he can land one of the flush power shots or keep busy enough then I can see this being a nice fight or going the distance of all 12 rounds. He will have to be relaxed and take his time because I do think that Mosley age could play just a little part in this fight also.
So until then we all look forward to the fight and will be excited to the build up episodes of these two fighters. I’m pretty sure that Mayweather will be tuned in that night with numerous of thoughts going through his head.
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Manny Pacquiao the best there ever was hahaha sahnes mosleys muddddd
Let’s be honest , , , you can knock-out somebody that you can’t hit! Pacquiao in 8 rounds!
@ IT WILL BE A GOOD FIGHT:
Hey Bro, it’s SHOWTIME! not “Let’s Get Ready to Rumble.” haha..
it’s no longer HBO that is airing PPV for this fight.. This gonna be a great and exciting fight!
I have read recently that Money will have a tune up fight b4 he considers fighting Manny. Why is that? Money says he’ll only fights once a year, why does he need a tune up fight for? and my twitter buddy Berto I didn’t he now fights once a year as well. What is going on? Why don’t they just pick any opponent out there, it’ll be much more exciting if we have a lot of active fighters in the ring that being out in vacation and just chillin’.
Manny Pacquiao has NEVER felt power from his own choice of gloves, the 8 oz punchers glove.
Mosely has middleweight class power. If Mosely connects flush, Manny Pacquiao will go to sleep…
@Paul — I agree
@KandyBoy, how about Pacquiao vs Berto or any young, up and coming opponent?
Anything is possible in boxing so you have to give Mosley a chance. He is a hard puncher and the thought of winning that fight will probably highly motivate him in training. Paquiao will lose eventually and when it does happen the winner will be up for a lot of money fight. I like Paquiao in the fight because of two things. His foot work is unbelievable and he can take a punch as was verified in the Margarito fight.
I will say this very strongly, Mosley has a lot better chance of beating Pacman than Timothy Bradley ever will. If Bradley thinks he is ready for Paquiao he is living at Disney World. Bradley should fight Khan and Maidana for his reality check.
@Biff
How about Pacquiao vs Klitschko? Does Manny really have to knock this guy out to prove himself? Manny is the undeniably the greatest because people like you expect too much from the little guy(Pacquiao).
The only reason why Pacquiao is fighting whom Mayweather have already fought is just because to show the world that he can do better, I mean way better. How come Mayweather won’t fight Cotto, Margarito, Clottey or even a rematch from De lahoya and Castillo? Simple, because he doesn’t take risk like Manny Pacquiao. Only fools believe this hypocrite(Mayweather).
@KandyBoy, the only way Pacquiao can do better vs. Mosely than Mayweather did, is to KO Mosely in round 1. Hell, Pacquiao couldn’t KO Margarito!!! Mosely did!!!
Mosely by KO…Round 9!
Mosely by KO Round 9.
everyone forgets that not long after sugar ko’d margo he came looking for pac with a belt a and a name that would make him money and was turned down but after a loss and a draw he is the best option pac i hope he loses not cos im a hare of pac bcos i love his combo punching but for not fighting him mosely when mosely had good form coming in
How do you become best of all time when you are ducking good fighters, sergio example, and the mayweather fight dident happen simply because pacman would not take a drugs test.
Mayweather came out and said in a recent interview he was willing to fight pacman if he takes a drug test 2 weeks before the fight.
Pacman refused = hes a cheat full stop.
You pac fans are excited for the day he retires so you can say with your small brains hes the best.
You dont become the best by wanted to keep fighting fighters you have already beaten…….. paper title chaser
Pacman your record stinks 2 loses 3 draws.
Your a fake, you a cheat, and a paper title chaser.
Fight some real fighters you coward, not ones that are old battered and using walking sticks
Mayweather is indeed the best defensive fighter in the world because he’d rather stay in jail than fight the Pacman. ROFL
@Biff
What if Pacquiao does better against Mosley than Mayweather, What’s gonna be your excuse? Let me guess.. Washed up? Old shot?
Pacquiao is on roids? Mosley didn’t sleep well before the fght?
Pacquiao is an android? LOL
Manny Pacquiao is facing Shane Mosely solely because of his performances vs. Mayweather and Mora. If Mosely had fought Mosely solid for 12 rounds, there is NO WAY that Pacquiao would be taking this fight.
If Mosely comes into this fight well prepared and is prepared to go 12 HARD ROUNDS, there is NO QUESTION ABOUT IT…MOSELY WILL WIN EASILY!!!
The only question is Mosely’s stamina! THAT IS THE ONLY QUESTION! Skill wise, Mosely is light years ahead of Pacquiao.
LOOK FOR AN EASY…EASY MOSELY WIN!!!
This fight is ridiculous! Manny pacman will stop mosley in 8rounds. Mosley is shot, his reflexes and reactions are gone. The only fight for the PacMan is Mayweather. He will stop Mayweather within 12 also. PacMan can retire now and go down as one of the all time greats. Maybe the best southpaw of all time.!
@Anonymous
“Anonymous says:
February 5, 2011 at 11:48 am
I’AM JUST HOPING THAT THIS FIGHT WON’T BE A BORING ONE JUST LIKE WHAT DID MANNY DID TO 1) DE LA HOYA 2) COTTO 3) MARGARITO 4) HATON WHICH ONLY LAST 2 ROUNDS IDIOT. I DON’T SEE AN OLD HORSE COULD RUN THE SAME WAY AS HE WAS 10 TRS OLD….”
Your opinion does not count.
You are just Anonymous.
pacquiao is not boriing! He will bring it to Mosley and look for Mosely to do a Ricky Hatton!
Mosley need to fight well to save his face…and it will bring more fights in the future.
i want mosley to win jus coz hes an underdog
Are you kidding me!, if you say pacquiao is boring, it would be very impossible to please you.If i say the sky is blue you would say it’s not!
It doesn’t matter,i like this match…mosley is a brawler and pacquiao is a brawler…this is one exciting fight…i can’t freakin wait.seriously!
The fight will be competitive for like 3 or 4 rounds! Mosley is one of the most durable fighters ever. Then Pacquiao and his late in his career stamina (roids) will take over because Mosley, like most Pacs opponents is shop worn and ready to be taken! NO ONE KNOCKS OUT MOSLEY! Pacquiao wins another lopsided decision. I have been watching boxing on fox sports lately. Somtimes it is Top Rank, sometimes its a Golden Boy card. But it is always entertaining! You never know who is going to win! I just do not find Pacquiao entertaining when he fights less than stellar opposition! Boring, when you always know the out come!
cant believe people actually think pac is going to knock mosely out in the firts few rounds. it took pac twelve rounds to ko cotto and margorito and mosely has a better chin than those two, i cant remember mosely ever being knocked down. the only reason mosely looked tired after the second round of the floyd fight was because mayweather completey shut down moselys offence which is something pac is not capable of doing. this will be a great fight for the first 6 rounds, if mosely hits pac with the shots he hit mayweather with it will be all over cus wont know how to hold on and survive he will fight back which will play into shanes hands. mosely has koed much bigger men than pac and hits harder than anyone pac has faced. i still think pac man will win but i dont think this is the mismantch everyone says it is
This fight is a joke bc manny is going to stop mosley by the 3rd rd… In a way im hopimg manny gets ko’d bc im tired of seeing arum putting manny in the ring with guys who dont deserve it. Arum claimed Bradely was a nobody but now since hes about to sign with top rank he can fight manny. Arum is nothing bit a chew who should follow his son off a cliff
Bu****it writer writing a useless article, trying to drum up interest in a worthless fight. Yeah I know, you’re going to say the tickets sold out in three hours, but that does not mean anything if only my people are the ones who bought it.
Pacaquiao v Martinez at 154 lbs 4 hours before the fight!!!
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c’mon dog u crankin it up way 2 early yo…..its feb 4th…this lets u know the poor st8 of boxing….