Pacquiao – Mosley: Comparing the Knockout Power

A week before the May 7th showdown between Welterweights Manny ‘Pacman’ Pacquiao (52-3-2, 38KO) and ‘Sugar’ Shane Mosley (46-6-1, 39KO), we take a look at the key points for each fighter and examine scenarios in which a victory is possible. Today we have a comparison based on the power they possess in each hand.

In his hayday, Shane Mosley was a feared puncher who had speed and velocity on his punches aside from devastating knockout power. The last time we saw it however was over two years ago when he physically dismantled disgraced boxer Antonio Margarito. Still, Mosley packs a whallop in his shots and is easily the strongest puncher Pacquiao will have faced so far. Perhaps the most glaring question would be is if he can sustain that type of speed and power throughout the entire 12 rounds as Pacquiao may look to drag Shane into deep waters. Shane’s recent contests against Floyd Mayweather and Sergio Mora suggest that he may just fade in the later rounds for this one. Mosley’s best punch is the overhand right and if it’s fast enough to catch Floyd Mayweather, who has the best defense in the game, it’s fast enough to catch Pacquiao.

On the other hand, Pacquiao doesn’t have that ‘one-punch’ knockout power that he possessed in the lower weight classes. Contrary to popular belief, his power hasn’t carried on well in the higher weight class. It’s not his fault however, it’s that these fighters in the Welterweight division have better punch resistance. I’m not saying Pacquiao is a weak puncher by any means. The man has bad intentions with each shot and he throws nearly a thousand of them every fight – most of which do land. Pacquiao’s best weight however is still 140 lbs despite making easy work of Dela Hoya, Cotto, Clottey and Margarito. What Pacquiao does have however, is volume punching and with just the right amount of power he overwhelms and suffocates his opponents producing the TKO’s and KO’s we’ve seen him collect over the past few years. This is also due largely in part to his vastly improved right hand.

Therein lies the difference between the two fighters, Mosley can end the fight in a single punch and Pacquiao will force you to quit on your stool with the endless pressure – accurate pressure at that. At this point, I don’t think Shane will be able to carry his power into the later rounds, as we saw in the Mayweather fight. And Pacquiao may as well wait for him to tire out before picking him apart. Pacquiao has made a career showcasing fight ending flurries and he gets more accurate every time out. Both fighters have awesome power in their own right. The question here isn’t who packs more of it, it’s who will be most effective with it.

Because of Mosley’s big overhand right, he has that mystique surrounding him that he can turn the fight around at any moment, and thus this gives him the proverbial ‘puncher’s chance’. But at 39 years of age, he’s been in the sport a long time and his decline has reared its ugly face in his last few fights. The chance is slim and father time is definitely not on his side. Stamina will be a huge factor and once Mosley runs out of it, it’s cue for Pacquiao to put the pedal to the metal and get him out of there.

On the flipside, physically, Pacquiao has also shown some slight decline but this is due to his climb in weight and not necessarily to time’s inevitable effect on a fighter. Yes, he is a step slower but that’s not saying much as he is still faster by a mile than any fighter he is pitted against, both in hand speed and on his feet. What Pacquiao has done well is that he’s balanced his declining physical gifts with better technique and ring intelligence making his combinations more accurate and thus increasing the effectiveness of his power.

Expect Mosley to look for a big shot to end the fight, he may have trouble finding it though. Pacquiao’s in and out style will make it difficult for him. He has to time Pacquiao on his way in and launch a counter punch.

Pacquiao just needs to keep doing what he’s been doing and that’s launch intelligent and accurate combinations at different angles. It’s when he does this that he produces knockouts. They say the punches you can’t see are the ones that do the most damage. You can bet your house that he’ll catch Mosley with more than one of these when they finally throw down.

Advantage: Manny Pacquiao

Manny Pacquiao's fighting style compared to Bruce Lee's

MANILA, Philippines – Pound for pound champ Manny Pacquiao watched a lot of Bruce Lee movies growing up, which probably explains why their fighting style is quite similar.


Teri Tom, a female martial arts instructor and member of Bruce Lee Foundation, noticed Pacquiao’s fighting skills to be akin to Bruce

Lee when she watched him during his training in the US. She shared her observation about the champion fighter.


“The way you throw your jabs and punches, sometimes it looks very much like Bruce Lee. Is that conscious? Very few people throw jab that way. When you’re a kid did you watch him?” Tom asked Pacquiao, as featured on “24 Oras,” April 27.


Pacquiao immediately admitted, “Bruce Lee is my idol. All Bruce Lee’s movies I watched it. You know, the quickness, hands speed, foot work. That’s speed,” said the boxer, who is set to fight with Sugar Shane Mosley next month.


A first generation student of Ted Wong, who studied martial arts under Bruce Lee, Tom shared her insights about Pacquiao’s fighting skills and a little about Bruce Lee. She noted Pacquiao’s fast jabs, which is called ‘snap.'


“If you have a jab like that, obviously they’re gonna respect you. But if you don’t have much power behind that jab it’s gonna be a long day.”


She’s glad to see Pacquiao unwittingly imbibing Jeet Kune Do’s right lead discipline. Jeet Kune Do is a martial arts system and life philosophy founded by world renowned martial artist Bruce Lee.


“There’s a lot going on, it appears. There are people who studied Bruce Lee [for] many, many decades and they can’t break it down, figure it out and Manny, he’s done it... I would assume without an instructor. Seems like he’s absorbed a lot of what he saw Bruce Lee doing. He put the strong, side and front,” Tom shared.


Meanwhile, Pacquiao welcomed reports that Mosley is training very hard for their fight scheduled next month. In a clip shown on “TV Patrol” April 27, Mosley confidently said that he’ll throw Pacquiao a lot of punches early on in the fight.


“If Margarito is fast enough to land punches on Manny Pacquiao, then I know that I’m fast enough to land punches on Manny Pacquiao,” Mosley said.


Seemingly unperturbed, Pacquiao said he welcomes his opponent’s preparation. “I work hard in this training camp and he work[s] hard too. So that’s good, good for the fans, we’re going to give them a good fight,” he said on the same “TV Patrol” episode.


Still on Pacquiao, the champion boxer personally picked international singer Charice Pempengco to sing the Philippine National Anthem just before his fight with Mosley.


“Si Charice Pempengco magaling na singer para makilala siya ng buong bayang Pilipino at makita ‘yung galing niya sa pagkanta,” he said.


Overwhelmed by her selection, Pempengco took to Twitter to thank the boxer. “Thank you Sir Manny Pacquiao for choosing me to sing the Philippine Nat'l Anthem for your fight. Feel really blessed :),” said Pempengco

Trainer: No excuses when Sugar Shane Mosley declaws Monstruous Manny Pacquiao

Trainer Naazim Richardson has sounded the alarm on behalf of his huge underdog Manny Pacquiao foe, Sugar Shane Mosley.

When Mosley upsets the odds in Las Vegas on May 7, the philosophical Philadelphian said he wants the world to give the 39 year old veteran full credit.

No excuses will be taken.

"Nobody's ever walked out of a Shane Mosley fight. Nobody's ever asked for a refund from a Mosley fight. Shane is explosive all the way through the 12th round.

"The damage he can do is limitless. We have young guys (in camp at Big Bear) pushing Shane to the limit now.

"Don't say that (Pacquiao) was declawed, defanged or distracted," Richardson said. "I don't want to hear any of those things. Pacquiao is the most monstrous fighter out there today.

"I think that Manny is focused. I think his camp is totally focused. I don't think that Freddie (Roach) going to England with Amir Khan is a distraction. I think they are all 100 percent focused...

"When Shane cracks you, you will become a defensive fighter. So Pacquiao can become a defensive fighter in this fight, too," Richardson said.

Not that Richardson belittled Pacman in any way, comparing him to the great Aaron "The Hawk" Pryor.

"Like Manny, Pryor actually had an easier time moving into bigger weight classes. Like Pryor, Manny is an all action fighter."

Mosley was in quick agreement.

"Manny was a very good fighter back then, in the 130 pound division along with Barrera, Morales and even Marquez. He passed all the tests. He's one of the greats of his era.

"But I have a lot of advantages over him, I've just got to take advantage of them."
Richardson said continuing allegations about Pacman cheating with drugs are wrong.

"I think that is derogatory and disrespectful without any rock solid proof," Richardson said. "To say that about any young athlete without proof is wrong."

For his part, Mosley said he liked seeing how Antonio Margarito, who Mosley beat, tagged Pacman so often in their bout last November at Cowboys Stadium.

"Margarito landed the most punches ever on Manny Pacquiao," Mosley said. "Margarito never landed many punches on me so I know I'm fast enough to land on Manny Pacquiao."

Negative chatter, constant reminders of how the bookies so heavily favor Pacman, don't bother him, Mosley said.

"It gives me motivation to overcome what people are saying."

Again, the never knocked out Mosley brought up his victory over rock-hard Mexican Margarito.

"They said Margarito was going to kill me. People said they were worried about my health. I had about three different things going on in my life (including a divorce) but I just listened to myself. And I came out with the victory."

One wisenheimer brought up the release of the Dan Hill/Manny Pacquiao CD featuring their duet on "Sometimes When We Touch."

Richardson brushed off the innocuous query but Mosley answered it.

"Oscar had a CD out in 2000 and I won the fight so this looks good for me," Mosley said.

That must have been music to Brother Naazim's ears.

Richardson knows why Pacquiao beats bigger men

One of many amazing aspects of Manny Pacquiao’s rise to superstardom has been his ability to dominate opponents even as he has moved up in weight.

Naazim Richardson, the trainer of Pacquiao’s opponent on May 7, Shane Mosley, said the reason for that isn't complicated.

Smaller fighters typically bring more energy and a higher punch rate into the ring than bigger fighters. Pacquiao, one of the hardest workers in the sport, has been able to bring those tendencies with him as he has climbed weight classes.

Richardson compared Pacquiao to another whirling dervish, Hall of Famer Aaron Pryor.

“Aaron Pryor was an all-action fighter,” Richardson said on a conference call he shared with Mosley on Tuesday. "He had a decent punch, but what set him apart was that he was all over his opponents. He would get hit with a good shot and back off for a second and then jump right back on them. His energy level was extraordinary.

"Pacquiao brings the same kind of electricity to the ring. The smaller weight classes, they have a lot of energy down there. Moving to the bigger weights, he’s had an easier time.”

So why hasn't Pacquiao lost energy or punching power as he has moved up in weight?

Luck? Some fighters are naturally able to adapt better than others as they move up in weight. For example, Thomas Hearns maintained his punching power as he grew; many don't.

The hard work? Ask anyone who has seen Pacquiao train and they’ll tell that he’s insane in that regard.

Richardson rejects the notion that Pacquiao might’ve used foreign substances to help him transition from one weight to the next.

“Without any guaranteed proof, I wouldn’t put anything out like that on a young athlete,” he said. “I feel it’s derogatory, disrespectful. He has a great team. He prepares himself in a great manner."

Marquez offer: Mosley wasn’t offended by Top Rank’s offer to Juan Manuel Marquez to be Pacquiao’s next opponent when he has yet to beat Mosley.

The fight would take place in October, although no specific date or site has been determined.

“That’s fine,” Mosley said. “Sometimes business people have to make … the next fight, to look ahead. That’s what makes Top Rank a great promoter, looking to the next fight.

“That’s not for Manny Pacquiao to think that way, or me. We have to think about May 7."

Bob Arum, president of Top Rank, wasn’t as magnanimous as Mosley.

Top Rank apparently had to send a copy of the offer to arch rival Golden Boy Promotions, whose contract with Marquez has expired but which retains the right to match any offer.

Richard Schaefer, CEO of Golden Boy, was the source of the news about the offer.

“Take whatever Schaefer says as gospel,” Arum said sarcastically. “I’ll leave it at that. I have no comment about offering a fight, which is absurd. Manny has a very tough fight with Shane Mosley. Just carry on listening to what Schaefer says."

Absurd? Does that mean Schaefer lied about the offer? Arum was asked.

“I’m not saying anything,” he said.

That pretty much confirms that the offer was made.

There’s old and then there’s old: Richardson said many people have the wrong perspective on Mosley’s age, 39.

“Most of you saw the (Erik) Morales fight,” Richardson said, referring to Morales’ stunning performance against Marcos Maidana. “You saw (Jean) Pascal and (Bernard) Hopkins. These aren’t just old men who are still boxing. These are legendary fighters who have aged.

“… Michael Jordan can probably still make the starting five of any team today. When a special athlete gets older, he can still be extraordinary."

Mosley didn’t look extraordinary in his last two fights, against Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Sergio Mora. He just looked old.

Roach not worried about Pacquiao’s showbiz commitments

Manny Pacquiao’s trainer Freddie Roach is not at all worried about his ward’s pre-fight extra-curricular activities and guesting in U.S.television shows.

“For as long as Manny is happy and those appearances won’t be too much exacting, it’s okay with me,” the 51 year-old four-time ‘trainer of the year’ awardee told Malaya Business Insight in an overseas telephone interview yesterday.

Roach was reacting to reports that Pacquiao will be guesting at ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ Thursday (Friday in Manila) or a little over a week before his title-fight against “Sugar” Shane Mosley on May (May 8 in Manila) at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

“Manny is a pro, he’s mature enough to know what he’s doing. He has a job to do barely a week from now and he knows that. So, he would know when to go home and rest,” Roach said. “Manny, we all know, loves to do many things. I know that, too.”

“Manny loves to sing as he loves to box. He loves to act. He even loves to dance,” he said. “If someone loves everything he does, nothing to worry about. What is bad is he stays late at night. Look, he is killing himself in training. He’s almost dead after four, five hours of gym work. Count his early morning condition stuff and he’s really sapped of energy at the end of the day.”

“In other words, whether he likes it or not, he will have to go home after whatever social events he is committed to meet,” he reasoned out.
“What I don’t want is for some people to fetch him at nights and stayed very late doing things athletes should not do. That’s also bad. But, as I said, Manny is old enough to understand what he should do and should not do. And I trust him on that,” Roach remarked.

“That’s why I allow him to do some social functions event while in training. Manny’s a different kind of fighter. He’s a politician, too,” he explained.
Roach was referring to an instance when the pound-for-pound king had to train on good Friday in the presence of rock legend Steven Adler of Guns “N Roses, which he said he agreed to happen.

The WBO world welterweight champion also reached out further on the same day when he allowed Petie Stewart, who is suffering from multiple sclerosis to watch him while working out at the Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles.
While his training has been very strict as far as visitors are concerned, he himself invited Stewart, who came all the way from Indiana to watch him spar.

"Tuloy pa rin naman ang training kahit na paminsan-minsan ay may social functions tayong ina-attendan. Maintain parin ang extensive training. Basta dalangin ko lang pagingatan ako ng Panginoon na huwag masasaktan o magkakaroon ng disgrasya na makakapigil sa ensayo,” Pacquiao, for his part, said.
"Masaya ako dahil kahit nag-e-ensayo, nakakapagbigay naman ako ng kasiyahan sa mga fans na nanggagaling pa sa iba’t-ibang lugar, lalo na yung may karamdaman,” he said. It's an honor really na may mga ganung tao na hindi lang Pilipino at also American people."

Meanwhile, the heaviest phase in training camp will be winding down this week before the team heads to Las Vegas on May 2 for the fight

This week actually is turning out to be a week of music in the camp as the Pacman released his new CD, prior to guesting on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" for the 4th time, where fans hope to hear another knockout singing performance.

ARIZA WORRIED THAT PACQUIAO IS PUSHING HIMSELF TOO HARD

Normally, trainers and strength and conditioning coaches tend to complain that fighters don’t train hard enough. But in the case of pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao its just the opposite.

Strength and conditioning coach Alex Ariza told the Inquirer that while Pacquiao looks great “I just hope that he slows down a little bit. I’m really worried that he’s pushing too hard. He needs to be extra careful.”

Pacquiao sparred twelve rounds on Saturday, going six with welterweight Shawn Porter and three each with longtime sparring partners, lightweights Raymund Beltran (24-4, 16 KO's) and David Rodela (15-3-3, 6 KO's) who has a scheduled fight next week.

Ariza said “I think Pacquiao looks great man. He is really focused on this one and I don’t see tnhis fight going more than five or six rounds.”

The strength and conditioning guru who teamed up with celebrated trainer Freddie Roach some two weeks before Pacquiao scored a dominating 9th round stoppage to win the WBC lightweight title from David Diaz said Pacquiao has “too much pressure, too much power, his speed, his footwork. He looks very good.

Ariza said he has “never seen him like this for a long time.”

Even as he prepares for his WBO welterweight title defense against former three-time world champion Shane Mosley at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on May 7, Pacquiao is excited about a career move of a different kind with the release of his CD single/DVD “Sometimes When We Touch.”

Pacquiao who sang the song in his TV appearance on the Jimmy Kimmel Show prior to his masterful conquest of the much bigger Antonio Margarito, Pacquiao used breaks during training to record the unforgettable, iconic ballad.

Pacquiao worked with the same production team that piloted the song to the top of the charts in 1977 with songwriter and original singer Dan Hill in his corner and producers Mathew McCauley and Fred Mollin

Initial reviews say Pacquiao “delivers a passionate performance that shows the warmth and courage in the boxer’s heart.” The CD/DVD will be available on April 28 at iTunes and Amazon.com while a preview is available on mannysings.com.

In a brief message to his millions of fans around the world Pacquiao said "you know I'm excited about the new album 'Sometimes When We Touch' with Dan Hill and I hope you are gonna like it."
                                                                                                                              -Ronnie Nathanielsz

12 DAYS TO GO

“Sugar” Shane Mosley, who will try to wrest Manny Pacquiao’s World Boxing Organization welterweight crown 12 days from now , looks the more serious of the two combatants going into the homestretch of their preparations for their May 7 (May 8 in Manila) confrontation at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

While the Filipino 147-pount belt-owner is scheduled to appear in several entertainment shows in Los Angeles where he has pitched camp, Mosley plans nothing of that sort in the next week before driving of flying to the City of Sin early next month.
Such an extra curricular activity chief trainer Freddie Roach doesn’t approve of.

Boxing's pound-for-pound king, for instance, has been set to again appear at the "Jimmy Kimmel Live" Thursday evening (Friday in Manila) to serenade his fans as arranged by members of his team.

Unlike in his first three guestings in the popular television show, the eight-division champ is bringing along song-writer and singer Dan Hill, the same guy who had invited him to record the 1970s hit “Sometimes when We Touch” with him.

Pacquiao, who prides himself as a recording artist, an actor and even a columnist, first appeared in the same show before his fight against Miguel Cotto in November of 2009. The last time he was on the show, Pacquiao sang "Imagine" by the Beatles alongside comedian Will Farrell November last year prior to his 12th-round triumph over Antonio Margarito.
Count several more appearances when Team Pacquiao sets foot in Las Vegas and one will know why Roach isn’t smiling they he did in the first weeks of preparations he declared as almost without distractions.

The Sarangani Congressman though has pronounced himself ready for the fight as early as last week following a rigid and rigorous six-week training that started in Baguio City.
Ditto for Mosley, who virtually warned his title rival from complacency by announcing that he will have the stronger drive to win comes their Las Vegas showdown.
And he has reasons to be. First, outside of the millions he expects to gain, he has almost nothing to lose but his life and career.

In an interview during Easter Sunday with FightHype.com, Mosley said that except for shedding more pounds, nothing more stands to obstruct him from his attempt to, precisely, save his career and earn his place in the Hall of Fame with his dignity intact.

The Pacman, therefore, cannot afford to be less hungry for a knockout win and be mentally complacent climbing up the canvas on May 7 however hard he stretched himself in training to condition his body and whatever affirmations his team would tell him.

Shane told Ben Thompson of FightHype that he is serious in coming on fight night at his strongest even as he vowed to dominate and force the issue against Pacquiao inside the first five rounds. He admitted though he is concerned that after round five, he would have nothing left in his “reservoir” to turn the tide and make it possible not to suffer a knockout defeat that would be the first in his colorful career to a fighter known to have the best combination of crushing power and speed.
While boxing fans predict a sensational victory, they reserve such projection to the boxer who is completely prepared and motivated enough.

Everything is looking good. My boxing is looking good and excited to come here and fight,” the challenger told Thompson, revealing that he was weighing from 152 to 154 and a hands down to make it the 147-pound limit comes fight night.
Mosley expressed elation hearing the odds, which started at 10-1 in Pacquiao’s favor, had been down to 6-1.

“That’s good, it means they’re getting the picture, I guess,” he said. Odds are going to come down even further at weigh-in,” he remarked. “Vegas is going to be on fire.”

UNSTOPPABLE CHAMP

Los Angeles -- Barely two weeks to go for the big fight and yet everyone at Team Pacquiao swears that Manny is very much prepared and raring to go.

I have the opportunity to watch Manny as he sparred at the Wild Card Gym for 12 rounds Thursday and I am convinced that the same old speed, agility and footwork still exist and even more. His enduring stamina is phenomenal. At the rate he trains and focused in his workout, Shane Mosley wouldn't have a chance.

Manny drew his inspiration from lots of Filipinos based in the U.S and from those who came to visit him to give support though at times visitors were restricted to watch in order not to congest the gym. Worth mentioning are my wife Goody, parents-in- law Ditdit & Virgie Llido, Mario Villanueva, Leah Dela Cruz, Joy, Tonton, Abet, Shandee, Johna and many more.

To Congressman Manny, our pride, our hero, our man: Good Luck! God Bless! Mabuhay!

Pacquiao enters final two weeks of training

With everything believed to have been put in place – physical condition, stamina, power and speed; world welterweight championship protagonists Manny Pacquiao and “Sugar” Shane Mosley enter the crucial last two weeks of their preparations aimed at applying the finishing touches on the game plans and strategies they will exploit in their May 7 (May 8 in Manila) encounter in Las Vegas.

Both Filipino 147-pound belt-holder Pacquiao and challenger Mosley have declared themselves in tip-top shape for what is expected slambang 12-round confrontation, each promising to destroy one another to justify the fight that has drawn flaks from experts and fans alike.


Pacquiao will, of course, seeking the distinction of becoming the first man to ever stop the American in his long boxing career, while Mosley will try to prevent that and himself attempt to cut short the Filipino ring idol’s string of 13 straight victory in the span of five years.

Except for the fact that Mosley is decidedly the bigger, heftier and the heavier boxer in terms of fight records, his camp has yet to divulge what their game plan is to accomplish his target.

As for Pacquiao’s chief trainer Freddie Roach, the way to attaining the goal no fighter has yet accomplish is simple – sapped the 39-year-old’s three-division champ’s energy by starting strong and fast in order not to allow Mosley use his huge advantage in terms of physical attributes.

Roach believes the key to winning is for his ward to pummel the challenger with body shots from the opening bell on to wear him down.

“I want Manny to box him and break his body down,” he said during last week’s m,edia day at the Wild Card Gym in Hollywood. “While Everybody has usually gone after Mosley’s chin, I wasn’t Manny to go to the body, break that body down and take his legs away from him,.” Roach bared before media men.

“Shane has a strong chin and the plan is to stop him late in the fight with those body shots.We’ve been really concentrating on the body. That’s part of our game plan,” he expounded in an overseas interview with Malaya Business Insight. .

“Shane is a good boxer, good speed and uses a lot of techniques. He feints a lot, he gets you out of position, very clever and we just have to nullify that and take that away from him if we can,” he added.

Pacquiao, a lawmaker representing the province of Sarangani in the Lower House, for his part, said he’s ready for everything Mosley will dish out once the bell rings.

“I’m ready [for anything],” said Pacquiao. “Whatever his style in the ring. I’m ready for that.”

In his entire, soon-to-be Hall of Fame boxing career of 54 fights with six losses and 46 wins, 39 KOs, Mosley has never been defeated via stoppage. While most boxers his age have already gone downhill and suffered horrible knockout losses in the latter end of their career, Mosley has remained in good fighting form. Roach noted.

“I’m confident Manny will become the first person to knockout Mosley,” Roach said, reaffirming what he’s been saying right from the start ot training in Baguio City. “It’ll be icing on the cake for Manny and prove that he’s truly the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world.”

Pacquiao, who has a knack for doing the impossible, has destroyed his rivals the past five years where he has moved up several weight classes and gone against the best of each division.

Pacquiao’s last loss occurred in 2005 in the first of a trilogy with Mexican legend Erik Morales. Since then, he’s fought 13 times and have stopped his opponents either by knockout or fight stoppage in 10 of those bouts, two of them involving Morales in their next two meetings.

Pacquiao, the reigning welterweight titleholder and an eight-division-world-boxing-champion, is much more reserved though than his outspoken trainer about the possibility of becoming the first person to knockout Mosley.
“Sa lahat ng naging laban ko, hindi ko inisip na manalo ng knockout,” the pound-for-pound king said. “Basta ako, focus lang, gawin ang lahat ng magagawa ko para manalo. Yung knockout dumadating yun.”

“Mosley can still fight,”Pacquiao said as he shows respect for his opponent. . “He’s fast. He moves fast and this time he trained real hard for this fight.”

“I know he’s really determined to shock the world,” he added.
                                                                                                             -philboxing.com

SALIDO DERAILS LOPEZ-GAMBOA SUPERFIGHT

April 16, 2011, Bayamon, Puerto Rico - Orlando Salido (R) celebrates after winning by TKO over Juan Manuel Lopez (L) in the 8th round at the Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum Saturday night. Salido's unexpected upset of Lopez effectively derails the highly anticipated superfight between Lopez and Cuba's Yuriorkis Gamboa.
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Manny Pacquiao: King of Boxing

Eight division World Champion Manny Pacquiao has earned the title of “King of Boxing.” With victories over Marco Antonio Barrera, Erik Morales, Oscar De La Hoya and Ricky Hatton to name just a few, it’s very easy to see why boxing betting lines have him as a favorite over Sugar Shane Mosley.

Fox Sports on a consistent basis gives Pacquiao major coverage which is rare for any boxer to receive this kind of media attention. When Manny fights, not only do the boxing fans tune in, but many others who are not boxing fans want to see what he will do in a boxing ring. Everyone wanted to see Floyd Mayweather, JR. face Pacquiao, but as usual, the big fight that the public wanted was not made because of a myriad of problems PBF has faced as of late. One of them being, NERVES…..

The boxing world can do all the comparisons in records they want, but when it is all said and done, Manny Pacquiao is the active fighter, the one who shows more class outside of the boxing ring and the true P4P champion today in boxing.

In the 1970′s you had Muhammad Ali who was the King of Boxing. In the 1980′s Sugar Ray Leonard was the King of Boxing for the first three years. Mike Tyson was the King of Boxing for the latter part of the 1980′s. Evander Holyfield it can be argued was the King of Boxing for most of the 1990′s maybe tied with Lennox Lewis / Oscar De La Hoya.

However, the early 2000′s until today, hands down, Manny Pacquiao is the King of Boxing. He will keep that title unless Floyd “No Way Will I Risk My 0” Mayweather, JR. fights him and beats him! End of story….
                                                                                                                                        -Brad Berkwitt

"It's just a rumor" Shawn Porter talks sparring Pacquiao and camp rumors

NABF welterweight champion Shawn Porter (18-0-13KO) joined the 8CN Podcast and updated us on how his sparring sessions have been going with Manny Pacquiao. Porter also addresses the recent rumor that he was knocked down by Pacquiao during a sparring session.

Shawn has been at the Wild Card Gym, and in the Philippines working with Pacquiao and gives us a great update on how camp is going thus far.
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Pacquiao vs Mosley

The negotiation was over and the fight was all set.

What will the May 7th fight between Manny Pacquiao (52-3-2, 38 KO) and Shane Mosley (46-6-1, 39) leave fans with? Will it leave us with more questions than answers?

Will it gives us answers to questions about the future of the Filipino politician? Can the 39-year-old former welterweight champion give fans one more shining moment before he leaves the sport?

Few questions that comes on our mind as we are getting excited for the upcoming event. Will be answered during 7th of May. Watch out